FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athletes, Fall, 2019

Alexander Bein, Greenwich Boys Cross Country Alexander Bein has run cross country and track for four years and has maintained a 4.95 GPA while taking Honors and AP courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is a National Merit Commended Scholar. Last year as a junior he was on the 2018 … Read more

St. Joseph wins in OT, Staples cruises to advance to FCIAC final

WILTON — As part of her pep talk before the start of overtime, St. Joseph junior forward Maddie Fried reminded her teammates that they hadn’t come this far for nothing, adding that she had never wanted to win a game so badly in her life. Fried then did her part, converting a penalty kick in … Read more

Darien and Staples will clash again for FCIAC field hockey crown

NORWALK — As a freshman, Darien’s Raina Johns is making her first journey through the FCIAC field hockey tournament. If the early returns are any indications, the Blue Wave is in for a heck of a ride. Johns scored on two penalty strokes, including one with 2:04 remaining as Darien defeated rival New Canaan, 3-2, … Read more

Peters goes off in second half as No. 3 Darien survives Danbury’s upset designs

BROOKFIELD — After topping Greenwich on the game’s final play last week, there was every reason for the Darien football team to view Saturday’s road contest with Danbury as a trap game. While the Blue Wave made early miscues and faced enough scares from Danbury to last a plethora of Halloweens, at crunch time they … Read more

Six different players score as No. 4 Greenwich routs Trinity/WT in bounce-back game

STAMFORD — It has been a long time since the Greenwich football team has had to deal with recovering from a loss — nearly two years in fact. In the aftermath of their tough 27-21 defeat against Darien last weekend, the Cardinals have continued to look forward. With quarterback James Rinello passing for three touchdowns … Read more

Unbeaten St. Joseph spreads the wealth, defeats Warde

TRUMBULL — St. Joseph won a 63-3 decision from Warde in an FCIAC football contest at Dalling Field on Saturday afternoon. The easy answer to the Hogs’ offensive success would be the individual talents of quarterback Jack Wallace, who threw for five touchdowns. Or maybe it was Jaden Shirden and his 100-plus yards rushing and … Read more

Pyne’s five TD passes leads New Canaan past McMahon

NEW CANAAN — Drew Pyne has put up record-setting passing numbers in his four years as the quarterback of the New Canaan football team. But on a Friday night when he was honored for his selection to the Under Armour All-America Game, and then threw five touchdown passes in the Rams’ 42-0 victory over Brien … Read more

Field set for FCIAC volleyball tournament

The field is set for the FCIAC girls volleyball tournament, which will feature seven playoff matches in a span of five days next week. The tournament will begin with quarterfinal games at the top four seeds on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the semifinals will follow on either Monday or Tuesday at Ludlowe, with the final … Read more

FCIAC tournament tickets available from EventBrite

Tickets for all FCIAC tournament semifinal games, as well as the conference swim finals, are available through EventBrite. Tournament t-shirts are also available. Click here for the Eventbrite website link FCIAC Tournament Schedule Boys Soccer Semifinals at Fairfield-Ludlowe, Tues., Nov. 5, 5 and 7 p.m. Final at Norwalk HS, Thurs., Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Girls … Read more