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STAMFORD — Danbury football coach Augie Tieri said running back Artez Taft carried them Saturday against Westhill. On a few runs, including one in the second quarter where he shed tackle after tackle, he seemed to carry the entire Westhill team with him as well. Taft scored twice as Danbury rallied from an early deficit, … Read more
Football Darien 50, Ludlowe 27 Greenwich 44, Trumbull 12 Norwalk 42, Bridgeport Central 16 Brien McMahon 14, Capital/Achievement 8 St. Joseph 17, Ridgefield 14 Staples 54, Stamford 0 Boys Soccer Brien McMahon 1, Staples 1 Greenwich 7, St. Joseph 0 Stamford 3, Bridgeport Central 0 Darien 4, Wilton 2 Ludlowe 0, Danbury 0 Ridgefield 3, … Read more
DARIEN — Grace Gilman couldn’t stop smiling following New Canaan’s field hockey victory over rival Darien on Friday. Of course, that’s what happens when you win twice in one day. “We were so hyped,” Gilman, the Rams’ starting goalie, said. “We also had a pep rally (for homecoming) today, and we won the pep rally … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — The streak lives on, and state football fans are going to get the 1-vs.-2 matchup they have been craving. It did not come easy. No. 2-ranked St. Joseph had to rally in the fourth quarter and hold on in the final minutes for the second straight week but escaped with a 17-14 win over … Read more
TRUMBULL — Greenwich faced a familiar problem at halftime of its FCIAC football game with Trumbull. Could the No. 5 ranked Cardinals find a way to win. “Fortunately, and unfortunately, we’ve been in this situation before,” Greenwich coach Anthony Morello said after Greenwich posted a convincing 44-12 victory. “We were tied with Shelton (lost 34-14) … Read more
When the current Connecticut Coaches Field Hockey Top 10 Poll was released Wednesday (Oct. 20) with FCIAC teams ranked in the top three spots, it confirmed that there will indeed be a No. 1-versus-No. 2 showdown of undefeated teams this Friday at the Darien High School Stadium Field at 4 p.m. Darien and New Canaan … Read more
4K race, Waveny Park, New Canaan. Team scores 1 Ridgefield 54, 2 Greenwich 102, 3 New Canaan 103, 4 Staples 133, 5 Trumbull 134, 6 Darien 138, 7 Wilton 158, 8 Danbury 187, 9 Warde 223, 10 Ludlowe 231, 11 Stamford 342, 12 St. Joseph 352, 13 Brien McMahon 401 Individual finishes 1 Katie Rector … Read more
5K race, Waveny Park, New Canaan. Team Scores 1 Ridgefield 37, 2 Staples 75, 3 Warde 116, 4 Trumbull 141, 5 Greenwich 146, 6 Wilton 159, 7 Danbury 164, 8 Darien 167, 9 Ludlowe 190, 10 Westhill 293, 11 New Canaan 317, 12 Norwalk 370, 13 Stamford 399, 14 Brien McMahon 430, 15 St. Joseph … Read more
NEW CANAAN — The Ridgefield girls cross country team wrapped up its third consecutive undefeated regular season last week. That was the cake, and now the Tigers have applied the icing. Led by a first-place finish from senior Katie Rector, Ridgefield captured its second straight FCIAC championship with a dominating performance Wednesday in New Canaan’s … Read more
NEW CANAAN — It says a lot about how high the Ridgefield boys cross country team has set the bar for itself that after winning the program’s first FCIAC championship since 2013, the Tigers weren’t satisfied. “A lot of them are a little bit disappointed,” Ridgefield coach Bryan Kovalsky said. “This was almost like a … Read more