Ali Castro admits that when she first started playing volleyball, she really wanted to be an outside hitter. There is, after all, a lot of excitement in a hard shot which booms off the floor and draws a roar from the crowd. One of her coaches, however, suggested she try her hand at setting. “At … Read more
Vienna Prado began wrestling in seventh grade, mostly taking on boys as she progressed from middle school and up through three years of high school wrestling. Prior to her junior year at Stamford, it was announced the CIAC would hold its first All-Girls Wrestling State Open Invitational with 75 female wrestlers participating. Click here for … Read more
The Fairfield Ludlowe girls basketball team needed to get past half its schedule before finding any traction last season. The Falcons lost their first three games and were 3-6 at the midway point. “I think we had a lot of new girls coming into the program and new positions being filled than we had in … Read more
Meghan Lynch and Annie Bingle of Greenwich and Trumbull’s Lauren Walsh all had the best performances in the state in their respective events this past fall as they highlighted a large group of 55 young ladies from the FCIAC selected to the 2020 Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State Girls Swimming and Diving Team. Greenwich … Read more
FAIRFIELD — After five years of facing what seemed like an impenetrable barrier, the Fairfield Warde boys basketball team last winter finally made it past the opening round of the FCIAC Tournament, overcoming a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat Staples. Though the Mustangs were defeated by Trinity Catholic in the semifinals, they ended the regular … Read more
Stamford athletic director Chris Passmano said he owes the majority of his career to Norwalk athletic director Doug Marchetti. Marchetti gave Passamano his first coaching job and while at Norwalk, and Passamano learned how to be an athletic director by watching Marchetti conduct his business. It is fitting that both the Norwalk and Stamford athletic … Read more
Click here for the CIAC’s winter sports plan, which was approved by the Board of Control on Jan. 14
St. Joseph’s senior soccer star Maddie Fried was named the state’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive year as she led a contingent of 11 players from the FCIAC selected to the 2020 CHSCA/CGSCA All-State Girls Soccer Teams. Fried was joined by teammates Lacy Lewis and Mary Lundregan on the Class L All-State … Read more
The governing body for high school sports in Connecticut approved a winter plan Thursday morning that permits the start practice as early as Tuesday for many sports and games as soon as Feb. 8. But the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference also announced it will not hold its winter state championships. Click here for the complete story
The CIAC officially announced its plan for the 2021 winter season in a 33-page document Thursday. We have taken the liberty of highlighting and pulling out the quick and important information. Click here for the complete story