NEW CANAAN — There is no Wrecking the Wreckers.
The Staples High School boys cross country team put an exclamation point on Hall of Fame coach Laddie Lawrence’s 50th season Thursday by capturing the FCIAC Boys Cross Country team championship at Waveny Park.
Staples High was an impenetrable pack as its top seven runners all finished between fourth and 19th place over the 5,000 meter course that was revamped for safety due to wet conditions from last week’s rains.
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The Greenwich High School girls soccer team entered Tuesday night’s game against Danbury knowing they needed a victory to keep their hopes of qualifying for the state tournament alive.
After 80 minutes of intense action, the Cardinals were still in the running for the postseason.
Kelly Martyanov, a freshman, scored with six minutes remaining in the second half, lifting visiting Greenwich to a well-earned 1-0 win over Danbury in an FCIAC matchup.
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GREENWICH — During the preseason, Greenwich High School football coach John Marinelli mentioned AJ Barber as a receiver capable of stepping up and making plays.
Well, Marinelli was right on in his assessment.
Barber, a sophomore, helped set the tone of the Cardinals’ season-opener against Trumbull, catching three touchdowns from quarterback Gavin Muir in the first half.
Those three receptions, coupled by Ryan Raybuck’s interception return for a touchdown sparked Greenwich to a 42-7 win over FCIAC foe Trumbull in the season-opening game for both squads.
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David Summers threw for a record 49 touchdowns as a junior. — David G. Whitham photo There will be no surprises when the St. Joseph football team plays host to New Canaan in the season opener at Dalling Field on Saturday at 1:30. Coach Joe Della Vecchia’s Cadets won the Class M championship a year … Read more
The first official games of the fall athletics season are just two weeks away, so we’re taking one last look back at what some former FCIAC stars have been doing in the college ranks. Each of these stories was featured over the summer, as compiled by Bob Greeney, and include numerous brilliant performances by graduates … Read more
Tiana England, Stamford High’s all-time leading scorer with 1,501 career points, had a very good freshman season for St. John’s University to highlight some of the successful women’s college basketball seasons which were turned in by former FCIAC players. The accomplishments and statistics of those players are listed underneath each of the respective FCIAC high … Read more
New Canaan’s Bailey Pilder was the starting goalie for the Gettysburg Bullets, who won the 2018 NCAA Div. III National championship this spring. — Gettysburg Athletics photo Former Fairfield Ludlowe star Ali Gorab was a senior captain, former New Canaan star Bailey Pilder was the starting goalie, and former Darien standout Daphne Budd was a … Read more
Former New Canaan High School lacrosse stars Michael Kraus, Harry Stanton and Cole Turpin each had quite the memorable seasons to highlight some of the many accomplishments of former FCIAC lacrosse players for their respective men’s college teams this past spring. Kraus had a superb season as a sophomore attack for Virginia and was selected … Read more
After 39 seasons at the helm of the Trinity Catholic Boys Basketball program, Mike Walsh has announced his decision to retire from full-time coaching, hoping to spend more time as a full-time grandfather to his eight grandchildren. The decision was announced in a press release sent out by Trinity Catholic Sunday evening. Walsh plans to … Read more
Former Trinity Catholic basketball star Schadrac Casimir got the March Madness experience for the second consecutive year and former Wilton star Eric Houska concluded a very good career for Colorado College to highlight the many accomplishments of former FCIAC players for their respective men’s college basketball teams this past winter The accomplishments of the former … Read more