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NORWALK — New Canaan had suffocated Wilton’s momentum through the middle of the FCIAC boys lacrosse championship Friday night at Jack Casagrande Field, and in large part, that was because of Rams goalie Carl Mazabras. Mazabras was there again at the end, making big fourth-quarter saves to earn Most Valuable Player honors and to preserve … Read more
The FCIAC bots lacrosse final featuring No. 3 New Canaan vs. No. 4 Wilton ill be carried by LocalLive on Friday, May 24. The game will begin at 5 p.m. at Brien McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field. The game can be seen by clicking the FairfieldLive tab on the top right of the FCIAC.net home page, … Read more
Due to the threat of thunderstorms on Thursday evening, the FCIAC softball and boys lacrosse finals have been postponed until Friday. Both games will begin at 5 p.m. The FCIAC softball final featuring No. 1 St. Joseph and No. 2 Trumbull will be played at Sacred Heart University. The FCIAC boys lacrosse final featuring No. … Read more
STAMFORD—You could not ask for more from a championship game. No. 1 Staples got two hits with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, driving in the tying and winning runs and giving the Wreckers the FCIAC championship 2-1 over No. 2 Ludlowe at Cubeta Stadium in Stamford. Click here for more
NORWALK — Two championships is a repeat, and three is, appropriately, a three-peat. So what’s it called when a streak reaches eight girls lacrosse championships? “Eight in a row,” Darien’s Ashley Humphrey said. “Wow, that’s crazy.” “Crazy” or not, the Darien girls lacrosse team’s FCIAC dynasty kept rolling on Wednesday night at Testa Field in … Read more
STAMFORD — Bottom of the seventh, one out, no one on, trailing 1-0, seven hits over two games in the last 24 hours. An unenviable situation to say the least, but not hopeless for one team that has been transfixed on an FCIAC championship since losing in the final a year ago. Click here for … Read more
WILTON — Darien High School sophomore Ethan Zhang saw a Blue Wave of teammates sprinting toward him immediately after winning the final point of his match at fourth singles in the FCIAC championship against rival Staples. Zhang was enthusiastically swarmed by his Blue Wave teammates clad in blue shirts, as they celebrated a long-awaited victory. … Read more
NORWALK — The look on Tyler Previte’s face betrayed so many emotions, some all at once, some in sequence. There was joy, obviously, after his Wilton boys lacrosse team took down No. 1 Darien in the FCIAC semifinals Tuesday night at McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field, a 4-3 win that ended the Blue Wave’s five-year reign … Read more
NORWALK — He didn’t want to give away any secrets, Chris Canet said, but even so, it’s hard to imagine that last play went exactly as New Canaan drew it up on the chalkboard. Moments after Ridgefield tied their FCIAC boys lacrosse semifinal Tuesday at McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field, Canet dodged left, dodged back right, … Read more
WILTON — Even though the Wilton girls tennis team was playing on its home courts, unbeaten Staples remained the favorite to win Tuesday afternoon’s FCIAC championship match. Less than two hours after the finals began, the top-seeded Wreckers had shown why. Straight-set victories in two singles matches and two doubles contests gave Staples a 4-0 … Read more