STAMFORD – Chris Zajac, the 6-foot-8 senior center on the Staples’ boys basketball team, was right to the point. “That’s the greatest win in Staples’ history,” Zajac said, without hesitation. It would indeed be a tall task to find one that comes even close. Trailing by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter, … Read more
TRUMBULL—It is one thing to set lofty goals. It’s another thing entirely to accomplish all of them. An unbeaten regular season… An FCIAC championship… And now a trip to their first state final for a chance to complete an undefeated, championship run. The Ludlowe girls basketball team has checked off all but one item from … Read more
The FCIAC is represented with four teams among the eight teams in Saturday’s quarterfinals of the 2023 Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Division I Boys Hockey Tournament. Darien, New Canaan, Ridgefield, and Greenwich all won their first-round games on Wednesday (March 8) to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. The victories by fourth-seeded New Canaan and fifth-seeded Darien … Read more
East Catholic and Notre Dame-West Haven are ranked 1-2 again, while fourth-ranked Danbury and No.9 Ridgefield are the two FCIAC teams in the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll voted on just before the state tournaments. Due to Danbury winning the 2023 FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament and four-time defending conference champion Ridgefield having been … Read more
HAMDEN — For the first time since 2018, Darien girls ice hockey rules Connecticut. The Blue Wave scored the final two goals and overcame the Southington/Avon co-op 5-3 to capture the CHSGHA championship Wednesday night at Quinnipiac’s M&T Bank Arena. Click here for the complete story
DANBURY — On the perimeter of a celebration that was starting to wind down, Elliott Lancaster skated through a swamp of equipment. He grabbed one glove, looked it over, put it back down, skated to the next pile. Darien’s players had tossed their equipment in the air, coming off the bench to mob goalie Finley … Read more
WILTON — It was an emotional scene for the Danbury boys basketball players and coaches as the final seconds horn sounded and their fans stormed the court to celebrate the Hatters winning the FCIAC championship. A few tears flowed from players and coaches as No. 3 seeded Danbury beat No. 6 Staples 69-53 at Zeoli … Read more
NEW HAVEN – Greenwich senior Gianluca Bianchi, Fairfield Warde junior Parker Broderick, and Ridgefield senior Lucas Williams were individual champions at the 2023 CIAC State Open Indoor Track and Field Championships to highlight many of the high finishes by FCIAC athletes at the State Open and state class championship meets. Bianchi led Greenwich to second … Read more
WILTON — Of the four teams in the FCIAC boys basketball semifinals, only Staples had never reached a championship game. That long wait is finally over as No. 4 seeded Staples defeated No. 1 Ridgefield 71-54 at Zeoli Field House in Wilton Wednesday night. Click here for the complete story
BRIDGEPORT — Fairfield’s boys hockey team has been waiting to honor Charlie Swanson when he scored his 100th point. Then he went and did it under the radar Wednesday night in a big game at the Wonderland of Ice. An assist in the third period wasn’t announced as his originally, leaving the coaching staff figuring … Read more