2018 All-FCIAC Girls Cross Country Awards

All-FCIAC First Team and individual photos are available as digital images or as 8×10 glossy prints. To purchase photos, click here or email [email protected]. First Team Note: Runners are shown with their places from the FCIAC championship race 1 – Gabriella Viggiano, Ridgefield 2 – Lauren Moore, Danbury 3 – Mari Noble, Greenwich 4 – Tess Pisanelli, … Read more

Darien’s Alex Ostberg excels for Stanford cross country team

VERONA, Wisc. – Alex Ostberg of Darien has already had as great and accomplished of a college cross country career as any former distance runner from the FCIAC. Ostberg had previously secured his status as being among the greatest high school distance runners in state history as a member of the Darien High School boys’ … Read more

Three FCIAC football teams advance with state quarterfinal victories

The Greenwich Cardinals, New Canaan Rams and St. Joseph Cadets all advanced with victories in the CIAC football quarterfinals on Tuesday, while the Darien Blue Wave had its run of three straight state championships come to an end with a loss in Newtown. Greenwich, New Canaan and St. Joseph will all be in action in … Read more

Top-seeded St. Joseph routs Rockville in Class M quarterfinals

STRATFORD — It was easy to see that St. Joseph and Rockville are at two different levels. The former is the defending Class S state champion with a tradition of winning championships while the latter is a state tournament novice having last appeared in the playoffs in 1995. The top-seeded Hogs overwhelmed the eighth-seeded Rams, … Read more

Muir, defense lead Greenwich past New Britain into Class LL football semifinals

GREENWICH — Despite the bit of uncertainty that comes with playing an unfamiliar opponent, one of the aspects Greenwich took some comfort in heading into Tuesday’s Class LL quarterfinal-round game against New Britain was the game was being held at Cardinal Stadium — a venue it hadn’t lost at since 2015. Senior quarterback Gavin Muir … Read more

Game over: Darien football falls to Newtown in Class LL quarterfinals

The reign of the Darien Blue Wave is over. The Newtown Nighthawks scored the first 16 points of the game and then held off the three-time defending champions in the second half for a 26-15 victory in the CIAC Class LL football quarterfinals Tuesday night at Blue and Gold Stadium. Much like their loss to … Read more

New Canaan upsets No. 1 Shelton, 42-34, in Class LL football quarters

Shelton High coach Jeff Roy and New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli agreed it was one heckuva game, but only one team got to continue their season after the visiting Rams defeated the Gaels 42-34, in a Class LL quarterfinal at Finn Stadium on Tuesday night. New Canaan (9-2), the No. 8 seed, will play No. … Read more

Four FCIAC teams ready to roll in state football playoffs tonight

The FCIAC will have four teams in the state football playoffs when the quarterfinals get underway on Tuesday night. The Greenwich Cardinals, Darien Blue Wave, and New Canaan Rams qualified in Class LL, with the St. Joseph Cadets earning the top seed in Class M. All quarterfinal games will be played at 6:30 p.m., with … Read more

Greenwich Cardinals take FCIAC football crown as league’s lone unbeaten team

For the second consecutive season, the Greenwich Cardinals have been crowned FCIAC football champions based on the league’s point system. Greenwich, the only unbeaten FCIAC team, finished with records of 10-0 overall and 9-0 in conference play. In their nine league games, the Cards accumulated 1,340 points for a 148.88 average. The closest teams to … Read more

No. 2 Greenwich knocks Staples out, to host Class LL quarterfinal

GREENWICH — Greenwich’s defense has displayed such dominance this season that scoring just one touchdown against it has been an accomplishment for its football foes. “We take pride in getting shutouts, seeing that zero on the scoreboard feels great,” Cardinals senior linebacker Jack Feda said, following Greenwich’s game against rival Staples Thursday — a matchup … Read more