DARIEN — It’s not unusual to see the Darien girls volleyball team celebrating another victory. What has seemed strange so far this season, however, is a Wave celebration without long-time head coach Laurie LaRusso on the sideline. Click here for the complete story
Mike Forget has been such an integral part of the Darien football program’s dynasty during the past decade, it seems strange to be mentioning the coach and “first win” in the same breath. At the same time, that initial win was a long time coming. Click here for the complete story
In a chaotic and unpredictable week one of high school football, there is comfort to be found in the consistency of St. Joseph. Ranked No. 2 in the GameTimeCT pre-season poll, St. Joseph opened its season with a decisive 49-0 win over FCIAC opponent Danbury. Click here for the complete story
Greenwich defensive lineman Cam Doyle was telling coaches before the game he had a feeling he was going to get his hands on a pass. What Doyle did not anticipate was snagging a ball tipped at the line and running with it to the end zone but that it just what happened in the second … Read more
It was destined to be an emotional night in Westport, but this went far beyond expectations. On a night when Staples honored former head coach Marce Petroccio, now leading the Trumbull football team from the visitors’ sideline, senior Charlie Howard’s 73-yard pick six with 17 seconds remaining gave the Wreckers a dramatic 27-20 victory late … Read more
Norwalk football coach Pat Miller waited a long time for his first win. Miller was hired after the 2019 season, but had to wait until Friday to finally lead the Bears onto the field. Click here for the complete story
WESTPORT — It does not take much digging to find that the Ridgefield and Staples girls soccer programs have been the class of the FCIAC and for that matter, the state the last few years. In the 2018 Class LL State Championship game, Ridgefield beat Staples and then both teams reached the state semifinals in … Read more
Kieran Smith, a Ridgefield High School graduate three years ago, had already established himself as the state’s greatest high school distance freestyle swimmer ever. And then, suffice it to say, Smith went quite a bit better last month and secured his status as being among the best middle distance freestyle swimmers in the world. That … Read more
Ridgefield won a state championship and subsequently was voted the No. 1 team in the state to lead a group of six FCIAC teams ranked among the top seven in the Final 2021 GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Lacrosse Poll. Ridgefield and FCIAC champion Darien were ranked first and second, respectively. Ridgefield’s 14th-seeded Tigers, who won … Read more
Darien may have lost the first three times to New Canaan this spring, but then Darien won yet another state championship and that enabled the Blue Wave to leapfrog over previously-undefeated New Canaan and into the top spot in the Final 2021 Top 10 Girls Lacrosse Coaches Poll. Darien and New Canaan were ranked No. … Read more