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It was not Santa in a red suit but rather seven Westhill baseball players wearing purple and gold jerseys outside the Boys & Girls Club in Stamford delivering some holiday magic. Sparked by an idea from their coach Mike Riveles and thanks to a generous donation, Westhill players passed out new baseball gloves and baseballs … Read more
When Dillon Schoen first headed west to join the Stanford women’s lacrosse team in the fall of 2014, she was entering uncharted waters as the first player from coach Lisa Lindley’s Darien lacrosse program to play for the Cardinal. As it turns out, Schoen was opening the floodgates. Senior Kate Bellissimo became the latest member … Read more
Since the day he first volunteered, Lance Walsh has always been eager to give back to his community. Whether it’s been collecting sneakers through donations to give to kids, helping refurbish basketball courts or traveling out of the country to help those in need, the Trumbull High senior has found different ways to help the … Read more
Last fall as juniors, Charles Namiot and Charlie King came up just short of delivering the Ridgefield cross country program its first FCIAC championship since 2013. Ridgefield was the runner-up in that race behind Staples, a team that had just claimed its fourth straight FCIAC title. When the 2020 season became reality, the duo of best friends knew they would get a chance … Read more
Things Andrew McClellan has recently discovered: it really does get dark out by late afternoon, it is not difficult to maintain a tidy domicile and, most of all, though there are a variety of ways to make use of free time as fall turns to winter, all in all he would rather be on a … Read more
At a young age, Rich Bulan learned a clear and everlasting lesson from his father. “No matter how bad you think things are or what’s going on in your life,” he was told, “there’s always somebody out there who has it worse. If you can do something to help, you should help.” It’s a message … Read more
In most aspects, Jess Leon’s life the past nine months has been no different than any other high school student navigating the tides of change brought on by the pandemic. Because Leon is an outstanding athlete, the Staples junior, like her peers that are a year older, has had the additional challenge of making the … Read more
The FCIAC girls swimming and diving teams did get to compete in postseason meets to conclude their respective seasons and there were many superb performances by individuals and teams at the three regional championship meets during the second week of November. The East, Central and West regional meets were held at separate sites and those … Read more
All-East Megan McCarthy – Trumbull Gianna Socci – Trumbull Sofia LaFalce – Fairfield Ludlowe Lauren Buck – Trumbull Lauren Pleszko – St. Joseph Alannah Fleming – Trumbull Izzy Mastino – Fairfield Ludlowe Maura Carbone – Trumbull Alex DiPierro – Fairfield Warde Madeleine Goodman – Fairfield Warde Katherine Fitzgerald – St. Joseph Lucy Sweeney – Fairfield … Read more
All-East Ali Castro – Trumbull Bailey Cenatiempo – Trumbull Allie Clark – Fairfield Ludlowe Stewart Gaillard – Fairfield Warde Jenna Koonitsky – St. Joseph Brittany Mairano – St. Joseph Gabby Price – Fairfield Ludlowe All-Central Isabella Arvanitis – Norwalk Kathleen Cummings – Danbury Ryan Hicks – Danbury Annabelle Iannone – Staples Catherine Maguire – Ridgefield … Read more