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Ridgefield’s Viggiano nips Danbury’s Moore at wire at FCIAC Girls XC

NEW CANAAN — It was deja vu all over again.

It just wouldn’t be an FCIAC Girls Cross Country Championship if Danbury High School’s Lauren Moore and Ridgefield’s Gabriella Viggiano weren’t racing neck-and-neck to the finish line.

In 2017, it was Moore who hit the wire one second ahead of Viggiano to capture second place overall behind runaway winner Morgan McCormick of Wilton.

On Thursday, Viggiano turned the tables as her last push at the wire made her the 2018 FCIAC Girls Cross Country Individual Champion over Moore. The margin of victory at New Canaan’s Waveny Park for the 4,000-meter race was microscopic (Viggiano 14:39.07; Moore 14:39.53).

“It was a great race. I really love running at Waveny Park,” Viggiano said. “The final time was a personal best for both Lauren and I by about 20 seconds. After finishing third in 2017, I wanted better this year.”

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Staples captures third straight FCIAC cross country championship, New Cannan’s Malling wins

NEW CANAAN — There is no Wrecking the Wreckers.

The Staples High School boys cross country team put an exclamation point on Hall of Fame coach Laddie Lawrence’s 50th season Thursday by capturing the FCIAC Boys Cross Country team championship at Waveny Park.

Staples High was an impenetrable pack as its top seven runners all finished between fourth and 19th place over the 5,000 meter course that was revamped for safety due to wet conditions from last week’s rains.

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Running stars on their marks for FCIAC cross country championships Thursday

NEW CANAAN – The Staples boys and Greenwich girls’ teams are the defending team champions for the 2018 FCIAC Cross Country Championships which will take place Thursday afternoon at Waveny Park. The boys’ varsity race is scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m. The starting pistol for the girls’ varsity race should be fired off about … Read more

Greenwich girls soccer edges Danbury

The Greenwich High School girls soccer team entered Tuesday night’s game against Danbury knowing they needed a victory to keep their hopes of qualifying for the state tournament alive.

After 80 minutes of intense action, the Cardinals were still in the running for the postseason.

Kelly Martyanov, a freshman, scored with six minutes remaining in the second half, lifting visiting Greenwich to a well-earned 1-0 win over Danbury in an FCIAC matchup.

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Wilton girls soccer team plays to tie on Senior Night

The Wilton High girls soccer team recognized its seniors before Tuesday’s game with McMahon. Shown (left to right) are: Sarah Wiltshire (team manager), Ally Dejana, Isabella King, Grace Rava, Olivia Borden, Lindsay Groves, Delia Freliech, Alex Brichkowski, and Kaitlin Reif. — GretchenMcMahonPhotography.com Ironically, the emotion, fanfare, and excitement of Senior Night worked against the Wilton … Read more

2018 FCIAC Cross Country Championship Race Schedule

The FCIAC cross country championship meet will be held in New Canaan’s Waveny Park on Thursday, Oct. 18. Spectator parking will be at the Waveny Pool parking lot as well as other identified lots in the park. Access to the park may also be limited for cars depending on traffic. FCIAC Cross Country Championships Race … Read more

New Canaan field hockey blanks Stamford 3-0 on Senior Day

New Canaan senior Lily Farriss celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half of the Rams’ 3-0 win over Stamford on Tuesday. — Dave Stewart photo On a day when the New Canaan field hockey team celebrated its 12 seniors, the Rams moved two points closer to clinching an FCIAC tournament berth. Receiving goals … Read more

Dente, Westhill nip Darien on Senior Night

STAMFORD — Westhill celebrated its seniors prior to its contest with Darien, and the party kept right on going through postgame.

The Vikings took a huge step in their quest for a state tournament berth, defeating the Blue Wave 2-1 at home on Tuesday.

“It’s about making states for us, and hopefully we’re pretty close with that win,” Westhill coach Dave Flower said. “So, that’s why they’re so happy. The goal was to make states, and on their Senior Night they’ve done a good job of doing that.”

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Keeping it fun leads to winning for Darien volleyball team

Darien’s Hassana Arbubakrr puts down a shot during the Wave’s 3-0 win over the rival Rams in New Canaan on Monday. — Dave Stewart photo Darien volleyball co-captains Cristina Escajadillo, Gabby Highton, and Lindsay Bennett had one main goal in mind as they prepared for the new season: Everyone should be having fun on the … Read more

McMahon rolls past Norwalk

NORWALK — The connection between McMahon’s Peyton McNamara and Chloe Ortolano was too much for Norwalk to overcome.

The former registered two goals and two assists while the latter chipped in with two goals and an assist to lift the Senators to a 4-0 FCIAC victory over their city rivals on Monday night at Testa Field.

“They work really well off of each other,” McMahon head coach Angelo Tsingerliotis said of his dynamic playmakers. “They know where each other is at all times and they also work on getting others involved, too. They make everyone around them better.”

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