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STAMFORD — One can never put a high enough price on the value of bragging rights when boys basketball intracity rivals get together. The capacity crowd at Westhill’s J. Walter Kennedy Athletic Center Saturday was treated to 32 minutes of roller-coaster hoop action as Stamford rallied to conquer Westhill, 57-51 in the second annual MLK … Read more
STAMFORD — One of the principles of the second annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Basketball Classic, sponsored by the Stamford branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is to highlight opportunity. The Stamford girls basketball team embraced that philosophy Saturday as the Black Knights defeated intracity rival Westhill, 49-29 at … Read more
The Ludlowe Falcons captured the boys and girls East crowns, while the Staples boys and Danbury girls were victorious in the West, as the FCIAC’s indoor track and field division championship meets were run . on Saturday. East Division – Boys Championship 1 Ludlowe 121, 2 Darien 104, 3 St. Joseph 60, 4 Wilton 59, … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull went on the attack from the opening tip on its way to a 70-37 victory over No. 3 Norwalk on Thursday. The outcome between the host Eagles and the Bears was a tossup coming in. The margin of victory was surprising. Trumbull improved to 11-3 overall and moved to 8-2 in the … Read more
Defeating an opponent it hasn’t beaten in a long time is one of the signs of a team that’s clearly on the rise. The Norwalk/Brien McMahon boys swimming team, which has displayed significant improvement for several seasons, is in such a position. Click here for more
Wednesday, Jan. 29 Ludlowe 66, Darien 15 106 – Ruby Spadone (FL) won by forfeit 113 – Jacob Pressler (FL) won by forfeit 120 – Yuri Case (FL) pinned James Kennedy, 0:37 126 – Ryan Flora (FL) pinned Mike Kennedy, 0:28 132 – Nicholas (FL) pinned Savion Razor, 1:13 138 – Alexander Moore (FL) won … Read more
DARIEN — The Xavier and New Canaan boys ice hockey teams put their unbeaten overtime records on the line after finishing tied in regulation on Wednesday. Both emerged from the extra session unscathed. In game which delivered a little bit of everything, No. 8 Xavier and No. 4 New Canaan skated to a 3-3 tie … Read more
Boys Ice Hockey Ridgefield 4, Trinity Catholic 1 Darien 7, Staples 0 Branford 4, Westhill/Stamford 1 Fairfield co-op 2, Trumbull 1 Xavier 3, New Canaan 3 (OT) St. Joseph 2, McMahon/Norwalk 0 Greenwich 10, Wilton 3 Girls Ice Hockey Avon co-op 6, Stamford/Westhill/Staples 2
HAMDEN — It wasn’t supposed to happen the way it did, but for Stamford, it didn’t matter. After the original play Black Knights’ coach Diane Burns drew up broke down, Jessica Nelson took it upon herself to take the ball to the basket and scored on a layup at the buzzer as Stamford (11-2) knocked … Read more
NORTH BRANFORD — Westhill/Stamford’s Nick Ulbrich had Jack Manware lined up. The Branford senior had circled in the neutral zone, and Ulbrich had a bead on him in the third period. And as Ulbrich arrived, Manware followed through and turned the tables, knocking the Westhill/Stamford forward to the ice. It was that kind of night … Read more