DARIEN — In 2019 and 2021, Darien’s boys lacrosse team had a pretty good idea who their man was in net. Andy Demopouolos helped the Blue Wave to a state championship as a sophomore and an FCIAC title as a senior. It’s the nature of high school sports, Blue Wave coach Jeff Brameier said, that … Read more
When the Class of 2022 arrived on the Wilton girls lacrosse team three years ago, head coach Meredith Meyran and her coaches didn’t really need much introduction. The players had been on their radar for some time. “We saw them coming a mile away,” Meyran said. “We said ‘ok, when these girls get to us, … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield baseball opened the season just two spots removed from the GameTimeCT preseason Top 10 poll but took down No. 5 Fairfield Prep in its first game. The Tigers improved to 2-0 on Friday with a 12-2 six-inning mercy-rule victory over neighboring rival Danbury (2-1). Ridgefield totaled 12 hits and did not commit … Read more
DARIEN — Ceci Stein was having a chat about girls lacrosse with her uncle when he brought up the subject of Darien’s drought against Manhasset. It had been a while. “I had cousins who played a couple of years ago and he was saying how this was a really big deal because we hadn’t beaten … Read more
Notre Dame-West Haven seized the No. 1 ranking in the middle of January, never relinquished it, won a state championship and consequently was the easy and obvious choice for that top spot in the Final 2022 GameTimeCT Hockey Top 10 Poll. The top-seeded Green Knights defeated Darien, 4-2, in the championship game of the Connecticut … Read more
History runs deep in the Darien girls lacrosse program. And that history often makes things as straightforward as the season-ending banquet even more meaningful. So as coach Lisa Lindley spoke at last year’s gathering, Molly McGuckin, then a junior, and her teammates learned about Jon Schoen, who died of cancer at the age of 56 … Read more
NEW CANAAN — It seems like nothing can slow down New Canaan’s Dillyn Patten. Not opposing defenses, brick wall goalies, or even the pressure that comes with playing for a girls lacrosse team ranked in the top 10 nationally. If anything Patten and the Rams seem to thrive in that spotlight. Click here for the … Read more
FAIRFIELD — A mere 10 months later, a lot of the faces in black and orange looked very familiar. Colsey brothers putting the ball in the net. Big saves from Matt Shepard. Kai Prohaszka taking care of clears. Ridgefield had a lot of the band back together Saturday in a 14-10 season-opening win at Fairfield … Read more
