The Staples girls’ tennis team and Staples boys’ tennis team both won state class team championships, Evan Felcher of Staples was the State Open individual boys singles champion, while girls and boys doubles teams from the FCIAC won State Open titles to highlight the dominance of the conference at state championship tennis tournaments. Hanna Bjorkman … Read more
Former FCIAC commissioner John Kuczo will be among the inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame as the Class of 2018 was announced on Wednesday. Kuczo will be inducted into the J. Walter Kennedy Community Service Wing, alongside his father, the late Paul Kuczo, Sr. Former Trinity Catholic and UConn basketball star Rashamael … Read more
Bobby Neuner, Darien Boys Tennis Among the best tennis players ever from the FCIAC, Bobby has a cumulative GPA of 3.86 while taking AP and Honors courses throughout his high school career and he has a score of 1,530 on his SAT. He has played No. 1 singles all four years for Darien’s varsity program … Read more
School Championships Runner-up Total New Canaan 158 59 217 Darien 145 60 205 Greenwich 141 59 200 Staples 123 62 185 Danbury 130 50 180 Wilton 80 33 113 Ridgefield 58 37 95 St. Joseph 62 28 90 Trinity 32 19 51 Trumbull 22 25 47 Warde 14 25 39 Norwalk 13 18 31 Westhill … Read more
2018 RALPH KING AWARD The FCIAC will annually recognize someone who has made substantial contributions to the FCIAC with the distinguished coach award named for Ralph King, whose professionalism was characterized by excellence in service to the FCIAC, the CHSCA and the CIAC. Nick Zeoli Nick Zeoli spent his professional career at Wilton H.S. from … Read more
The FCIAC will celebrate the past and present with its annual recognition program Thursday night at the Norwalk Inn. The highlight of the festivities will be the FCIAC Hall of Fame inductions, and the Class of 2018 features six honorees: Mario Caminiti, Jim Gerweck, Ed Huydic, Sheila Moffett, Rick Shook and Betsy Underhill. To see … Read more
Mario Caminiti Without a doubt, Mario Caminiti has been a soccer player all of his life. He developed a passion for the game at an early age in his native town of Fiumara in Calabria, Italy. He arrived in the U.S. in 1962 and graduated from Rippowam High school in 1968. During his time at … Read more
NEW BRITAIN – The Danbury boys’ team had a Triple Crown season when it won the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference State Open Track and Field Championships on June 4 at Willow Brook Park in New Britain. That was a major highlight among many accomplishments by FCIAC teams and individuals during the recent state championship meets. … Read more
The undefeated Staples Wreckers will clash with the Ridgefield Tigers for the CIAC Class L championship in an all-FCIAC state final at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Shelton High School. The top-seeded Wreckers are 24-0 this season and have beaten Ridgefield three times this season, including for the FCIAC crown in May. Staples reached the Class … Read more
Wednesday, June 6 CIAC State Open Tennis at CT Tennis Center, New Haven Boys Tennis Doubles Final, 10 a.m. Boys Tennis Singles Final, Noon Girls Tennis Doubles Final, 2 p.m. Girls Tennis Singles Final, 4 p.m. CIAC Class L Boys Lacrosse Semifinals No. 1 Darien vs. No. 4 New Canaan at Fairfield Prep, 5 p.m. … Read more