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David M. Danko Fairfield HS/Fairfield Warde Girls Basketball Years as head coach: 26 Full-time profession: Owner of Danko Painting and Power washing and Co-Director of CT Premier Girls AAU Travel Basketball About the coach: David Danko joined the Warde family in 1982 when he entered as a freshman and, other than a brief break while … Read more
Rick Lewis Westhill and Stamford High Schools Girls and Boys Swimming & Diving Years as head coach: 42 Full-time profession: Aquatics Coach – Stamford YMCA About the coach: A State Champion Swimmer at Greenwich High, Rick went on to an illustrious career at The University of Connecticut where he won numerous New England and Yankee … Read more
Joe Della Vecchia St. Joseph Football Years as head coach: 22 Other sports coached or currently coaching: St. Joseph boys golf From the coach: “I am married to my beautiful wife, Kathleen, (who I met at SJ). We will celebrate 32 years of marriage later this summer. We have four children, Christine (UMass-Amherst ’13), Joseph … Read more
Kevin O’Hara Fairfield Ludlowe Boys Soccer Years as head coach: 16 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Roger Ludlowe MS Girls Basketball Full-time profession: Roger Ludlowe Middle School 7th-grade math teacher. From the coach: “Happily married for 25 years with three children. My eldest daughter is a Special Education teacher in Hawaii. My son is … Read more
Staples senior Arianna Gerig and Greenwich’s freshman phenom Mackenzie Nelson were selected to both the Game-Time CT All-State Girls Basketball First Team and the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Girls Basketball Class LL Team to highlight the group of 10 FCIAC girls who earned all-state recognition. The CHSCA and GameTimeCT each had different formats by … Read more
Laddie Lawrence Staples Boys cross country, boys indoor track and field, and boys outdoor track and field Years as head coach: Cross country – 49; Indoor track and field – 51; Outdoor track and field – 44 Other sports you have coached or are currently coaching: Girls cross country and girls indoor track and field … Read more
Kevin Callahan Ridgefield Football Years as head coach: 20 years at Ridgefield and 28 years overall Other sports coached or currently coaching: Boys swimming and indoor and outdoor track and field Full-time profession: Physical Education Teacher and also has been a dean of students From the coach: “I have been married for 35 years to … Read more
Lisa Lindley Darien Girls Lacrosse Years as head coach: 26 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Basketball and field hockey Full-time profession: Middle School Physical Education Teacher and small business owner From the coach: Graduated from UMass and was a two-time All American in both Field Hockey and Lacrosse. “Was a member of the 1989 … Read more
Buddy Bray Trumbull Boys Basketball Years as head coach: 31 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Freshman football (10 years), freshman volleyball (6 years), freshman baseball (8 years), J.V. baseball (18 years), varsity assistant baseball (5 years), fall site director (3 years), director of Eagles basketball and baseball camp (33 years). Schools: Graduated Trumbull HS … Read more
FCIAC COVID-19 Pushup Challenge Monday, June 1, to Friday, June 5 The FCIAC is following up its “Run a Mile” to thank our “Front Line Heroes” with a new challenge to keep your upper body in shape! Start by registering for free at https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/FairfieldCounty/FCIACPushupChallenge Then you do as many push-ups as you can each day … Read more