Darien edges rival Staples to claim first FCIAC boys tennis title since 1989

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

Boys Lacrosse: Wilton stuns No. 1 Darien in FCIAC semifinals, ends Blue Wave’s five-year conference reign

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

Boys Lacrosse: Canet’s goal at the buzzer lifts New Canaan over Ridgefield, into FCIAC title game

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

Staples girls win second straight FCIAC tennis championship

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

McMahon’s Forde shines, Ridgefield boys and Danbury girls capture FCIAC track titles

NEW HAVEN — For the Ridgefield High School boys outdoor track team, it was long-awaited history. For the Danbury girls outdoor track team, it was a 6 1/2 hour party. But the results Tuesday were the same for the Tiger boys and Hatter girls, they both went home as FCIAC Outdoor Track champions. Click here … Read more

Updates from Tuesday’s FCIAC track and field championships

The FCIAC’s boys and girls outdoor track and field championships will be held on Tuesday, May 21, at Sputherm Connecticut State University New Canaan and live updates can be found at PaynesCornerTiming.com. Click the links below to view the live results or see the performance lists. Live Updates (field events start at 1 p.m.; track … Read more

Girls Lacrosse: No. 2 New Canaan rolls past Staples, sets up FCIAC championship showdown with No. 1 Darien

NORWALK — The New Canaan and Staples girls lacrosse teams didn’t face each other during the regular season, so it was difficult to know what to expect when they squared off in the FCIAC semifinals Monday night at Testa Field in Norwalk. One thing second-ranked New Canaan didn’t expect was to fall into a 3-1 … Read more

Top-seeded Darien too much for Wilton, reaches 9th straight FCIAC girls lacrosse final

NORWALK — In what has become an annual rite of spring, the Darien girls lacrosse team is once again headed to the FCIAC championship game. Darien reached the final for the ninth consecutive season and for the 19th time in 25 years when it defeated Wilton, 19-9, in the semifinals Monday night at Testa Field … Read more

Wilton’s Sullivans team up for OT goal in FCIAC quarterfinal win over Staples

WILTON — The plan, on the hottest day yet this boys lacrosse season, was to wear down Staples’ strong defense, said Wilton’s unrelated Sullivans: hold the ball, work it around, grind them down. It mostly worked Saturday at Fujitani Field, at least until the Wreckers came all the way back to force overtime. But Liam … Read more

Kirby’s walk-off, two-run home run lifts St. Joseph past Trumbull, into FCIAC semifinals

TRUMBULL — Aaron Kirby delivered a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to power St. Joseph to an 11-10 walk-off win over town rivals Trumbull in the FCIAC baseball quarterfinals on Saturday. “That’s definitely the biggest hit of my life,” Kirby said. “I was looking for something in my zone. My … Read more