St. Joseph leads wire-to-wire in victory over Trinity Catholic

STAMFORD — Sometimes it takes a village. And on Friday night, the St. Joseph High School girls basketball team employed an 11-deep player roster to earn a 43-30 road triumph over Trinity Catholic High at Walsh Court. “We played 11 kids and that allowed us to do different things on the court. Everybody gave us … Read more

Defensive adjustments help Ridgefield put the brakes on Stamford

RIDGEFIELD — The matchup between the Stamford and Ridgefield boys basketball teams featured a pair of offenses capable of lighting up the scoreboard, and it played out that way for the opening eight minutes as the Tigers built a narrow 21-15 lead after one quarter. But then the Black Knights — who scored 101 points … Read more

New Canaan girls hockey remains perfect with 9-0 win over Ridgefield

Rich Bulan has had plenty of great teams during his time as head coach of the New Canaan girls ice hockey program. While Bulan always has a positive attitude when it comes to his players, this season has been extra enjoyable for the veteran coach. “It’s been cool to watch,” he said. New Canaan made … Read more

Ridgefield’s Mitchell makes it official, signs with UConn

Jackson Mitchell probably didn’t mind getting called to the principal’s office Wednesday. Six months after giving a verbal commitment, Mitchell, a senior at Ridgefield, signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for UConn on Wednesday morning. The ceremony took place in Principal Dr. Stacey Gross’s office at the high school. Flooded with suitors … Read more

Nash, Greenwich ice hockey stop New Canaan in home opener

GREENWICH — With senior goalie Ben Nash turning away nearly every shot that came his way, the Greenwich boys hockey team didn’t need too much offense to prevail in its home-opener on Wednesday night. A 34-save performance from Nash and a two-goal first period did the trick for the Cardinals, who earned the first of … Read more

Danbury tops Warde in clash of top wrestling programs

DANBURY — The Danbury wrestling team won eight of 14 matches against Fairfield Warde on Wednesday night, leaving the Mustangs with a respectable six triumphs over the defending FCIAC, Class LL and State Open champions. The score didn’t reflect the close gap, though. The Hatters scored a host of pins early in the meet to … Read more

New Canaan’s Braden, Conley, Stewart sign to play Division I football

NEW CANAAN — Jack Stewart, Jack Conley and Garrett Braden have been side-by-side ever since their days playing football in the New Canaan youth leagues. So it was perfectly fitting that when they began the next chapter of their lives, they did so together. It was a banner day for New Canaan football, as the … Read more

Williams pours in 39 as Trumbull pulls away from Stamford

STAMFORD—In the offseason, Trumbull coach Buddy Bray had to decide what style his team would play. The Eagles are traditionally a half-court grind-it-out type of team but with his entire team back from last season and two of the best players in the FCIAC in Timmond Williams and Chris Brown surrounded by high-quality players around … Read more

Class LL champ Greenwich tops final state football polls

Greenwich finished atop the rankings at No. 1 to lead a trio of FCIAC football teams ranked among the top four in The Final Day of New London Top 10 Coaches Poll and The Final 2018 GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll voted on by 28 members of the media. The coaches and media polls both … Read more