Darien topples Simsbury in battle for the state’s top spot

DARIEN — The wheel that is the top of the state girls ice hockey standings is about to go for a spin. With goals from three of its senior captains, Darien handed Simsbury its first loss of the season as the Wave won, 3-1, Tuesday night at the Darien Ice House. Click here for more

Balanced Lineup Fueling High Hopes For Fairfield Warde

Fairfield Warde has had two common traits during a recent run of four straight FCIAC Tournament appearances: a dominant go-to player and first-round exits. Two seasons ago Sean Conway was one of the most prolific scorers in league history. Last year Matt Becker and Matt Houghton handled most of the offense. Click here for more

Staples, Norwalk lead FCIAC girls basketball into home stretch

Notre Dame-Fairfield unanimously maintained its hold on the No. 1 ranking while FCIAC teams Norwalk and Staples are ranked third and fifth, respectively, in the latest GameTimeCT Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll which was released Jan. 26. Notre Dame-Fairfield, which dropped to 10-1 after suffering its first loss of the year to Hudson Catholic (N.J.) … Read more

FCIAC Monday night basketball scoreboard

Boys Basketball Trinity Catholic 61, Wilton 48 St. Joseph 64, Stamford 48 Staples 84, Brien McMahon 62 Trumbull 65, Westhill 58 Warde 76, Danbury 52 Ludlowe 49, New Canaan 35 Ridgefield 72, Darien 35 Girls Basketball Trumbull 67, Westhill 51 Staples 69, Brien McMahon 26 Norwalk 62, Greenwich 54 Ridgefield 32, Darien 27 Danbury 53, … Read more

Murry, Hunte power No. 3 Norwalk girls basketball past Greenwich

NORWALK — Norwalk girls basketball’s dangerous duo of Jakara Murray and Belinda Hunte are laying waste to opponents in their Class LL State Title defense. The two seniors led the Bears once again Monday night, matching each other with 19 points each in Norwalk’s 62-54 over FCIAC foe Greenwich. Click here for more

No. 4-ranked New Canaan hockey team silencing doubters

There’s plenty of talent throughout the New Canaan boys ice hockey roster this season. But despite the skill-level, along with an impressive eight wins in the first nine games, the Rams just couldn’t seem to get any respect. Count coach Clark Jones among the those who were waiting to see more. “To be honest, I … Read more

FCIAC Friday Basketball Scoreboard

Boys Basketball St. Joseph 70, Danbury 65 Stamford 80, Darien 68 Warde 69, Wilton 62 Ridgefield 67, Brien McMahon 56 Staples 65, Greenwich 47 Trinity Catholic 71, Westhill 51 New Canaan 50, Trumbull 48 Norwalk 63, Bridgeport Central 57 Girls Basketball Westhill 45, Trinity Catholic 43 Staples 60, Greenwich 44 Norwalk 95, Bridgeport Central 10 … Read more

New Canaan earns first win over Trumbull since 2013

NEW CANAAN — With eight teams separated by just one game heading into Friday night’s FCIAC basketball action, every conference win is a precious one when it comes to potential playoff pecking order. The New Canaan Rams made significant headway toward their conference postseason goal with a hard-fought 50-48 win over Trumbull. Click here for … Read more

Johnson, No. 4 New Canaan shut out No. 6 Ridgefield for ninth win

RIDGEFIELD — The Winter Garden in Ridgefield hasn’t exactly been kind to the New Canaan boys ice hockey team over the years. Of course much of that has to do with the great teams the Tigers have recently put on the ice. On Friday night, New Canaan and freshman goalie Beau Johnson put the recent … Read more