Fried’s two goals help St. Joseph girls soccer edge New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — There was a bit of a Thunderdome feel when the St. Joseph and New Canaan girls soccer teams met for their showdown on Friday night at Dunning Field. While the two teams entered with matching unbeaten records, it was the Cadets leaving unscathed as they topped the host Rams in a 2-1 … Read more

Greenwich takes No. 1 in first state volleyball poll; Ludlowe, Trumbull and Westhill in top 10

Greenwich received 11 of the 25 first-place votes to be voted No. 1 in the first State Coaches Girls Volleyball Poll which was released Oct. 3. The voting took place just after Greenwich improved to 7-0 with a 3-0 victory over St. Joseph on Sept. 26 and the following week the Cardinals had had three … Read more

No. 2 St. Joseph delivers tour de force against No. 9 New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — On St. Joseph’s first play from scrimmage, quarterback Jack Wallace fired a deep pass downfield to receiver Will Diamantis, who turned the play into a 58-yard touchdown. It turned out to be just the first of many explosive moments for the No. 2 Cadets, who made New Canaan’s Dunning Field their personal … Read more

Two-point conversion with 18.2 seconds left lifts Ludlowe by Norwalk

NORWALK — The Norwalk football team had seen this movie before. And the Bears didn’t care for the ending the second time around either. It was deja vu and heartache Friday night as Ludlowe scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with 18.2 seconds left to defeat Norwalk 43-42 at Sam Testa Memorial Field. Click here … Read more

Kirby’s 3 TDs lead No. 4 Darien past Trumbull

TRUMBULL — Darien coach Rob Trifone crossed his arms and looked out at the football field following the Blue Wave’s 41-13 victory over Trumbull at McDougall Stadium on Friday night. “It was a strange one,” Trifone said. “We couldn’t get a rhythm going. It seems every time you turned around there was a penalty. In … Read more

Joyner, Danbury roll over Westhill on homecoming

DANBURY — Because of construction on the track surrounding the football field, the Danbury football team was playing for the first time all season in its home stadium. The Hatters made the most of the time in the stadium, running all over Westhill 42-0 in front of a jubilant homecoming crowd. Click here for more

Zager, Staples rediscover zip in offense, in win over McMahon

NORWALK — With the Staples football team scoring only 27 points while losing two of its first three games, first-year head coach Adam Behrends’ decision to start junior transfer Jackson Zager at quarterback (moving incumbent Jake Thaw to wide receiver) was a trending topic of second-guessing. Thaw, after all, had helped the Wreckers go 7-3 … Read more

St. Joseph Has Message For State After 58-14 Win Over New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — Joe Della Vecchia figured he had a simple yet effective gameplan. After watching film of New Canaan before a week of practice in preparation for tonight’s much anticipated battle of top 10 opponents, the St. Joseph football coach thought his receivers were fast enough to create openings in the secondary that would … Read more