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Norwalk and Ludlowe clinched playoff berths on the final day of the regular season, setting the field for the FCIAC boys soccer tournament. The tournament will begin on Thursday with quarterfinal games at the top four seeds. The semifinals will follow on either Monday or Tuesday at Ludlowe, with the final scheduled for Thursday, Nov. … Read more
GREENWICH — It was one of the more dramatic football games of the FCIAC season, with the most anti-climactic of endings. After a roller-coaster ride which saw a couple of huge momentum swings, the game ended when Greenwich QB James Rinello spiked the ball on fourth-and-one at the 13-yard line, as No. 4 Darien held … Read more
GREENWICH — The pass was complete, the ball was spotted at the Darien 13-yard line and the frantic seconds were ticking. Junior quarterback James Rinello, Gavin Muir’s backup during Greenwich’s unbeaten and overpowering 2018 season, steadied his offensive teammates. Darien was up, 27-21 in this compelling October FCIAC showdown and the blocked extra-point after the … Read more
STAMFORD — Commitment to an athletic goal is an admirable quest. But at some point there needs to be a reward for all the hours of sweat equity. That day, that moment and that wonderful feeling of success arrived Saturday for the Westhill football team. Click here for more
TRUMBULL — First Jaden Shirden cut to the right, gained almost 20 yards, somehow stayed in bounds, got away from one defender, cut back left, took it inside the 10. It seemed the whole Ridgefield defense was swarming the St. Joseph running back but couldn’t pull him down. The Tigers did drag him down eventually … Read more
GREENWICH — Being a first-year starting quarterback is a tough task at any level, especially when a new signal caller replaces a player who set program passing records at the position, while leading the team to a state championship. Taking over the quarterback reigns from 2019 Greenwich graduate Gavin Muir, James Rinello faced such a … Read more
DARIEN — During a football practice at Darien High School last fall, coach Rob Trifone was speaking with one of his assistants about J.H. Slonieski and Sam Wilson, two outside linebackers who were making their mark with the Blue Wave. “I’ve never seen two young men smile from the start of practice to the end … Read more
GREENWICH — Marj Trifone thought her husband was joking when she was told of his intention to coach their son’s third-grade football team. My son is a senior, back in the day whenever that was 10 years ago I said to my wife look, I’m not going to let somebody else coach my own kid … Read more
WESTPORT — A couple of early-season losses and a host of injuries have conspired to put the New Canaan football team’s season on thin ice. So, while facing a stiff challenge from Staples and its quarterback Jake Thaw, the Rams knew they had to answer the bell. Led by another stellar effort from junior running … Read more
TRUMBULL —Norwalk quarterback Kyle Gordon knew what he needed to do, and was confident his teammates would give him the space to do it, when the Bears took on Trumbull at McDougall Stadium on Friday night. Gordon ran for four touchdowns in the first half, propelling the Bears to a 42-14 victory. Click here for … Read more