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NORWALK — Not that any extra motivation is needed for a city rivalry game, but Norwalk came in to is game against Brien McMahon needing one win to qualify for the state tournament. Qualifying for states is not big deal most seasons for the Bears, but after starting the season 1-5, the postseason seemed like … Read more
NORWALK — A competitive girls lacrosse game turned into a handy McMahon win over Norwalk in the Kuchta Cup game on Monday night at Jack Casagrande Field. Quite often, it was because the girl scoring a goal went back to midfield and won the draw. Anna Makover scored five second-half goals to turn a one-goal … Read more
DARIEN — The Staples Wreckers plated two runs in the top of the second inning in their baseball game against Darien on Monday. The way senior Chad Knight was pitching, it might as well have been 10. Knight delivered a dominating performance, firing a three-hit shutout as the Wreckers defeated the Blue Wave 3-0 in … Read more
The unbeaten St. Joseph Cadets softball team and a Staples Wreckers baseball team which has just one league loss currently own the first-place spots as the FCIAC playoff race heads into its final two weeks. Eight teams will qualify for the two tournaments, which get underway with the quarterfinals on Friday, May 17. To view … Read more
Emotions always run high when the Darien and New Canaan girls lacrosse teams clash. In their latest game, there was added motivation for the Blue Wave after senior co-captain Nicole Humphrey suffered a season-ending injury during a loss at Manhasset (N.Y.) on Thursday. With juniors Sarah Jaques and Ashley Humphrey leading the attack, No. 1 … Read more
GREENWICH — Facing Darien is tough enough, but playing the Blue Wave shortly after they experienced two losses against premier teams is even more difficult. Trumbull felt the Blue Wave’s power on Tuesday and Greenwich was on the receiving end Saturday. Building a wave of momentum as the game progressed, Darien downed Greenwich, 15-0, in … Read more
FAIRFIELD — New Canaan had just gone up by two for the first time at Rafferty Stadium in the third quarter Saturday, on the way to a 15-12 win over Fairfield Prep in one of the best regular-season boys lacrosse matchups on the schedule. Justin Wietfeldt won a faceoff for the Rams. Sean Fox forced … Read more
NEW CANAAN — It is unlikely — if not nearly impossible — for the No. 1-ranked team in the state to find itself in a must-win game during the regular season. But if one considered all the factors at play, such a scenario was not too far-fetched for the Darien girls lacrosse team today at second-ranked New … Read more
MONROE — It’s only the beginning of May, but it was a playoff atmosphere as No. 2 St. Joseph softball took down No. 1 Masuk 2-0 Saturday afternoon. The anticipated matchup was a battle of aces as Payton Doiron of St. Joseph outdueled Masuk’s Sam Schiebe. Doiron tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just five … Read more
Greenwich wasted little time in setting the tone of Friday’s softball game against visiting Wilton. A five-run first inning set the Cardinals up nicely for a successful Senior Day. Following a tough stretch in which it lost several one-run games, Greenwich posted its third straight win, beating Wilton, 12-2, in an FCIAC game. Click here … Read more