Darien wins first FCIAC girls swimming and diving championship since 2014

GREENWICH — Fittingly, Tuesday night’s FCIAC Girls Swimming Championships ended with Darien winning the 400-yard freestyle relay — an event that takes a team effort. It takes an ultimate team effort for a squad to win a championship swim meet and that’s exactly what the Blue Wave received Tuesday evening before a packed house at … Read more

Top-seeds Warde, Trumbull to meet for FCIAC boys soccer championship

FAIRFIELD — One of the things that has made the Warde boys soccer team so successful this season is its ability to adapt game plans based on game situations and opponents. In the FCIAC semifinals Tuesday night at Ludlowe’s Taft Field, the No. 1 Mustangs used a stout defense, smothering the attack of No. 5 … Read more

Trumbull shuts out New Canaan in FCIAC volleyball quarterfinals

TRUMBULL — It was a rematch the Trumbull volleyball team wanted. The defending FCIAC champion Eagles made the second time around count, taking three close sets for a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) victory over New Canaan in the conference quarterfinals Tuesday at Trumbull High School. Click here for more

No. 1 seed Westhill rolls over Staples, into FCIAC volleyball semifinals

STAMFORD — For the eight seniors on the Westhill girls volleyball roster, the hours still to be spent in the J. Walter Kennedy Athletic complex are dwindling down and are becoming precious. The good news for all the Vikings is the postseason has finally arrived. And thus begins Westhill’s chase for FCIAC and Class LL … Read more

FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athletes, Fall, 2019

Alexander Bein, Greenwich Boys Cross Country Alexander Bein has run cross country and track for four years and has maintained a 4.95 GPA while taking Honors and AP courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is a National Merit Commended Scholar. Last year as a junior he was on the 2018 … Read more

St. Joseph wins in OT, Staples cruises to advance to FCIAC final

WILTON — As part of her pep talk before the start of overtime, St. Joseph junior forward Maddie Fried reminded her teammates that they hadn’t come this far for nothing, adding that she had never wanted to win a game so badly in her life. Fried then did her part, converting a penalty kick in … Read more

Darien and Staples will clash again for FCIAC field hockey crown

NORWALK — As a freshman, Darien’s Raina Johns is making her first journey through the FCIAC field hockey tournament. If the early returns are any indications, the Blue Wave is in for a heck of a ride. Johns scored on two penalty strokes, including one with 2:04 remaining as Darien defeated rival New Canaan, 3-2, … Read more

Peters goes off in second half as No. 3 Darien survives Danbury’s upset designs

BROOKFIELD — After topping Greenwich on the game’s final play last week, there was every reason for the Darien football team to view Saturday’s road contest with Danbury as a trap game. While the Blue Wave made early miscues and faced enough scares from Danbury to last a plethora of Halloweens, at crunch time they … Read more

Six different players score as No. 4 Greenwich routs Trinity/WT in bounce-back game

STAMFORD — It has been a long time since the Greenwich football team has had to deal with recovering from a loss — nearly two years in fact. In the aftermath of their tough 27-21 defeat against Darien last weekend, the Cardinals have continued to look forward. With quarterback James Rinello passing for three touchdowns … Read more