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Staples defense stymies Warde in Class LL girls soccer semifinals

TRUMBULL — The recipe for Staples girls soccer team’s success is simple: score a goal — singular — and good things tend to happen. In the Class LL semifinals against FCIAC rival Fairfield Warde, Staples again used that formula en route to a 1-0 victory at McDougall Stadium on Tuesday night. Click here for the … Read more

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

Ridgefield cross country’s postseason run highlights FCIAC’s performance in state meets

MANCHESTER – Ridgefield High School’s boys cross country team utilized some proficient pack running to win the team title at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference State Open Cross Country Championships on Nov. 5 at Wickham Park. That capped quite the successful run for coach Bryan Kovalsky’s Tigers over a span of 17 days. They won … Read more

Greenwich captures swimming and diving crown; Staples’ Olasewere named Most Outstanding Swimmer

GREENWICH – Greenwich sophomore Payton Foster won two races very impressively to lead the Cardinals to the team title at the 2021 FCIAC Girls Swimming and Diving Championships on Nov. 6 at the Greenwich High School pool. Another significant highlight was that Staples’ fabulous freshman, Anna Olasewere, made quite the FCIAC Championships debut. Olasewere was … Read more

2021 All-FCIAC Field Hockey Awards

All-FCIAC First Team – From left, front row, Ryan Hapgood, Darien; Kaci Benoit, Darien; Raina Johns, Darien; Julia Carrozza, Ridgefield; Sofia LaFalce, Ludlowe; Ozzy Redrup; and Kaelyn Fogelson, Norwalk; middle row, Charlotte Casiraghi, Wilton; Jess Leon, Staples; Lily Harrington, Staples; Jade Marin, Brien McMahon; Lyndsay Guzzetta, Trumbull; Leah Pascarelli, Brien McMahon; and Mikayla Gentile, Stamford; … Read more

Twelve FCIAC teams have reached the CIAC tournament semifinals

A dozen FCIAC teams have advanced to the CIAC tournament semifinals, which will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday. In Class LL girls soccer, the conference is guaranteed a championship, with all four semifinalists coming from the FCIAC. St. Joseph defeated Branford 2-1 in a Class L quarterfinal game which started on Saturday and was … 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