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The FCIAC girls tennis tournament will get underway on Tuesday with four quarterfinal games on the home courts of the top four seeds. Defending champion Staples is the No. 1 seed, as the Wreckers were unbeaten during the regular season. Last year’s runner-up, Darien is the No. 2 seed. Tuesday, May 14 Here’s the full … Read more
Alexa Andrews, Trumbull Girls Outdoor Track and Field Alexa has a 4.12 GPA as a High Honor Roll student and has been inducted into the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish Honor Society. She is currently a member of the girls’ outdoor track and field team and was a four-year member of the … Read more
NEW CANAAN — If the “sophomore stud” goalie, as his coach called him, is stopping everything coming near him, and if he and his defense are getting on the same page in communication, it’s not a good time to be someone other than Darien in state boys lacrosse. The No. 1 Blue Wave dominated defensively, … Read more
NEW CANAAN — To say the Greenwich girls lacrosse team had a rough week would be an understatement. Just a few days removed from a 21-8 loss to No. 1-ranked Darien, the Cardinals dropped a 10-2 decision to No. 2 New Canaan Saturday afternoon at Dunning Field. Click here for more
STAMFORD — It was exactly what a good non-league softball matchup should be. Two talented teams feeling each other out like boxers early then displaying intensity late within the concept of all 21 outs are important. The Stamford and Norwich Free Academy softball squads proved ready for the upcoming postseason Saturday as the Black Knights … Read more
STAMFORD — As Montana Semmel stepped on the rubber to throw his first pitch against Stamford Wednesday night, the collection of scouts in the bleachers behind home plate collectively raised their radar guns. It has been this way at every start Semmel has made this season and should continue through the Major League Baseball draft … Read more
The Darien Blue Wave scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and defeated the Westhill Vikings, 5-3, in a key FCIAC baseball game Friday at DHS. Two of the runs came home on wild pitches, as Nick Briganti scored the tying run, and Aaron Sears scored the go-ahead run. Liam McLaughlin then … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Throughout the week Brett Lauterbach kept an eye on Friday’s forecast, which called for rain. The Fairfield Warde junior remained optimistic the advance radar would be wrong and his team’s game against rival Fairfield Ludlowe would go on as scheduled. Rain or shine, Lauterbach never expected his afternoon to unfold the way it … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull’s baseball team is looking to qualify for the FCIAC playoffs. To do so, coach Phil Pacelli and his Eagles know there is no room for error. Trumbull scored six runs in the fourth inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit and went on to win an 11-1 run-rule decision over Trinity Catholic on Friday. … Read more
Losses have been few and extremely far between for the Staples girls tennis team, especially on its home court. A defeat against Fairfield Ludlowe on April 23, 2015 marked the last time the Wreckers lost a home match. Since then, Staples has won 52 consecutive home matches, its latest coming when it topped FCIAC foe … Read more