FCIAC field hockey quarterfinal match-ups set

New Canaan defeated Staples 2-1 on Thursday to complete an undefeated regular season, and the Rams secured the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament, which begins this week. New Canaan, Darien, Staples and Ridgefield are the top four seeds and will host quarterfinal games. Here is the playoff schedule: FCIAC Tournament Quarterfinals Fri., Oct. … Read more

FCIAC scoreboard and schedule for Wed., Oct. 27

Boys Soccer Greenwich 3, Stamford 1 Warde 1, Darien 1 Norwalk 2, Trumbull 1 Brien McMahon 5, Bridgeport Central 1 Ridgefield 1, Danbury 0 Staples 3, Ludlowe 0 Wilton 2, St. Joseph 1 Westhill at New Canaan, 6:30 Girls Soccer Harding/Bassick at Bridgeport Central, 4 p.m. Field Hockey Ludlowe 6, Westhill 0 Staples 8, St. … Read more

All in the Family: St. Joseph’s Morrissey twins latest stars related to head coach

TRUMBULL — Nick Adzima, a former St. Joseph football player, was on a party bus Friday heading to his wedding rehearsal dinner with his bride to be, Brittany Batten, a former St. Joseph cheerleader. Those on the bus erupted in cheers around 9:30 p.m. upon learning Adzima’s cousin and present St. Joseph quarterback Matt Morrissey … Read more

Darien turns to ‘The Beast’ Tighe Cummiskey to put opponents down

Mike Forget was getting his Darien football team ready for practice earlier this season when senior running back Tighe Cummiskey approached him with a bold strategic plan. “He told me one day in practice, coach we should never kick an extra point, let’s always go for two. Just give me the ball,” Forget said. While … Read more

Cooper’s kick lifts Wilton to win over No. 3 New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — Wilton football kicker Michael Cooper was about to step into a white-hot spotlight. With just a few seconds left and a game-winning field goal attempt coming up against New Canaan, Wilton coach EJ DiNunzio delivered a message to Cooper, a former soccer player. “This is why you stopped playing soccer and you … Read more

Danbury beats Westhill behind strong running of Taft

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

FCIAC scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 22

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

No. 2 New Canaan field hockey rallies past No. 1 Darien

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