Rivals Jupp, Owen both have solid wins at Class LL boys track championship

NEW HAVEN — Simon Jupp of Ridgefield knew he was going to face tough competition in the boys 600. He knew had to make some adjustments to the way he ran in the regular season if he wanted to win. “This is the postseason and you have to run like it’s the postseason,” Jupp said. … Read more

Record-setting day for Ludlowe’s Stapleton at Class LL championships

NEW HAVEN — Despite a disappointing distance in the long jump, it was another banner day for Tess Stapleton of Fairfield at the CIAC Class LL girls track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Thursday. “I was really disappointed with my distance in the long jump,” Stapleton said. “I really wanted to … Read more

McGarrity And Knachel Combine For 45 Points To Lead Ridgefield Past St. Joseph

TRUMBULL — It is death by a thousand cuts when facing the Ridgefield boys basketball team. There are seldom roundhouse knockout punches. No, it is winning minutes by three points here, four points there, until you are like St. Joseph was tonight, down by 17 late in what would become a 68-55 loss to the … Read more

The 2020 FCIAC wrestling tournament brackets; Finals streamed by LocalLive

The 2020 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling Tournament will be held at New Canaan High School this weekend, with matches getting underway on Friday afternoon. Click here for tournament brackets The FCIAC finals will streamed live by local live at 4 p.m., Saturday. Click here to watch. Tournament schedule Friday, Feb. 14 Weigh-ins, 3-4 p.m. Scratch … Read more

After lost season, Staples’ Gerig has become one of the state’s best

WESTPORT — It was all lining up perfectly for Arianna Gerig. As a sophomore at Staples in the 2017-18 season, Gerig was named to the All-FCIAC second team and looked poised for a breakout campaign in her upcoming junior season. She was returning to a team that had its eyes set on FCIAC and state … Read more

FCIAC Thursday Night Basketball Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Trinity Catholic 60, Danbury 44 Brien McMahon 53, Norwalk 45 Greenwich 58, Bridgeport Central 40 Warde 65, Stamford 56 Staples 86, Darien 65 Ludlowe 51, Westhill 46 Wilton 73, Trumbull 69 Girls Basketball Danbury 73, Trinity Catholic 43 Ludlowe 57, Westhill 24 Greenwich 62, Bridgeport Central 24 New Canaan 51, Bassick 42 Ridgefield … Read more

No. 5 New Canaan edges No. 4 Greenwich with late goal

GREENWICH — New Canaan boys hockey coach Clark Jones decided to make a couple of changes recently, one of which involved moving senior Justin Wietfeldt from defense to forward. A look at the results show the strategy has indeed, paid dividends. After tallying twice in his first game up front in a win against Westhill-Stamford … Read more

Fairfield Prep depth helps Jesuits beat Ridgefield

BRIDGEPORT — If it was going to be the kind of mid-February hockey game where a team needed everyone pulling on the rope, Fairfield Prep goalie Andrew Stietzel saw a little bit of mid-March in it. “That’s the type of stuff you need at the Whale,” the senior said after a 3-1 win over Ridgefield … Read more

FCIAC girls basketball playoff race nears finish line

The girls’ high school basketball regular season is now in its homestretch and things are starting to clear up regarding the FCIAC playoff picture. Staples has been sizzling hot for the last few weeks and just as the Wreckers have been consistently surging higher up in the state poll they have put themselves in a … Read more

Girls Ice Hockey Notebook: New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden is “fearless”

It’s safe to say that New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden isn’t using Google Maps to find her way up and down the ice. If something is on her route, she’s simply coming through. “She’s just absolutely fearless,” New Canaan girls hockey coach Rich Bulan said with a chuckle. “She’s not going to go around you, she’s … Read more