FCIAC

St. Joseph tops Waterford in dominant fashion, advances to Class L final

WEST HAVEN — For the first time in four years, St. Joseph will be going back to the CIAC Class L girls’ soccer championship. The top-seeded Cadets reached the final with dominating 4-0 victory over 4th-seeded Waterford Tuesday night at Ken Strong Stadium. Click here for the complete story

Senior goalie Grace Gilman anchors New Canaan’s tough defense

At times this fall, New Canaan’s Grace Gilman has faced a relentless of barrage of shots in a relatively short period of time. And that’s just from her field hockey teammates. “For much of the season she’s been the only goalie on our team, so she gets peppered with shots all practice long from some … Read more

Danbury’s Rob Murray named National Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year

All Rob Murray was setting out to do was to combine his passion for running and coaching with the goal of coaching up young runners to be the best they could be. And all he knew was he was going to give his best commitment and dedication toward that end, and he would also expect … Read more

No. 1 New Canaan field hockey outlasts No. 8 Greenwich in double overtime in Class L quarterfinal

NEW CANAAN — Shawna Ferraro admitted she and her New Canaan field hockey teammates were feeling a bit tired after their latest victory. That can happen when you’re playing your third double-overtime playoff game in 12 days. Ferraro scored off a pass from Molly Mitchell with 3:02 remaining in a second overtime to give top-seeded … Read more

Cam Edwards scores five TDs, leads Norwalk football past No. 5 Wilton

WILTON — It’s been pretty clear since week one that Norwalk’s Cam Edwards is in the midst of an impressive season. But what the Bears’ senior running back did on Friday night in Wilton? That almost defies description. Edwards rushed for 291 yards and five touchdowns in a superlative performance, as Norwalk knocked off the … Read more

Staples’ defense gets stingy in win over Ridgefield

WESTPORT —After Week 3, Staples was 1-2 after a loss to Cheshire. Seven weeks later, the Wreckers enter the final week of the season with a chance to make the Class LL playoffs. After just six first-half points, the Staples offense found its footing and the Wrecker defense held Ridgefield scoreless in the second half … Read more

No. 10 Wilton reaches Class LL semifinals with win over No. 18 Danbury

WILTON — The state tournament pedigree for the two teams could not have been more different. The Wilton girls soccer program has appeared in 14 CIAC state championship games and won 10 titles, with the last one coming in 2008 in Class L. On the other side, was a Danbury team which had never played … Read more