STRATFORD — Darien’s Jillian Roche summed up the Wave’s success on the volleyball court in a succinct way. “When we’re on,” Roche said, “We’re really on.” It’s tough to argue with that. Darien delivered a tour-de-force performance with a 3-0 shutout of Southington in the Class LL semifinals at Bunnell on Wednesday, earning its first … Read more
MILFORD – Maggie Carley usually closes her eyes when she goes to block a shot. By the time she opened them on the winning point Wednesday night and looked around, the ball fell to the hardwood to her left on the opposite side of the net. Then the Trumbull senior captain was ambushed by her … Read more
NAUGATUCK — The goal never changes at St. Joseph. Year in and year out, November is the complete focus for the girls soccer team. “We play to win championships,” St. Joseph coach Jack Nogueira said. The Cadets have made another deep run and will be playing on the final weekend for the second straight season. … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Three times in the CIAC Class LL boys soccer tournament Greenwich has gone to penalty kicks, three times they have kicked second and three times they have won. The No. 16 seeded Cardinals did it again in the semifinals, converting three penalties to advance to the Class LL title game with a 2-1 … Read more
NORWALK — Eva Filipponi and her Wilton field hockey teammates have had the date circled on their calendars since the start of the season: November 19. That’s the day of the state finals and for the Warriors, the moment has finally arrived. Filipponi and the defense delivered a shutdown performance and Riley Fitzgerald scored the … Read more
For the 17th time since 2000, Darien is a state girls swimming and diving champion. The Blue Wave scored 789.5 points to leave the rest of the field more than 200 behind as they captured the CIAC Class L crown for the third straight season Tuesday night at the Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford. Click here … Read more
Hall is heading back to the CIAC Class LL championship after surviving two overtimes and two rounds of penalty kicks in the semifinals. When No. 3 Norwalk’s final PK rang off the post, No. 2 seeded Hall’s celebration began. Click here for the complete story
FAIRFIELD — After eight long years, the FCIAC girls volleyball championship has finally gone back home to Darien. The top-seeded Blue Wave rallied for a 3-2 win over No. 2 Trumbull in a classic final, capturing their first conference title since 2014 Saturday afternoon at Ludlowe. Click here for the complete story
WILTON — In 80 minutes of fine girls soccer Thursday night at Kristine Lilly Field, eight first-half minutes and two penalty kicks proved pivotal. Emily Robinson stopped one PK. Alexa Pino actually had hers stopped but pounced on the rebound. St. Joseph doubled its lead and wound up defeating Staples 3-1 to win its fifth … Read more
NORWALK—There is no official definition of a dynasty in FCIAC soccer, but the Trumbull boys soccer team is making a strong argument for one. Trumbull pulled away from Darien in the second half en route to a 4-1 win in Thursday night’s FCIAC boys soccer championship game to earn its fifth title in 11 years … Read more