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Football preview: Ridgefield needs new starters to be quick learners

If the Ridgefield High football team is going to once again contend for a playoff berth, younger and less-experienced players will need to perform like veterans. The Tigers — who open the season tonight (7 p.m.) on the road against three-time reigning Class LL state champion Darien — lost most of their starters on both … Read more

Football Week One: New coaches for seven teams; Four FCIAC powers top state poll

Get out your coaching scorecards, the high school football season is about to kick off. If the look of some of this year’s FCIAC teams seems a bit different, there’s a very good reason. Nearly half of the conference’s football teams are being guided by new head coaches for the 2018 campaign. Of the seven … Read more

Pay it forward: Darien football looks to continue its reign in 2018

Running back Andrew Lucas races for a big gain during Darien’s victory over St. Joseph last fall. Lucas and Will Kirby lead the Blue Wave’s rushing attack this season. — Darien Athletic Foundation photo A team would have to get up pretty early in the morning to have a shot at beating the Darien football … Read more

The sky’s the limit for New Canaan football in 2018

New Canaan’s Drew Pyne throws on the run during the state semifinals last December. Pyne returns for his third year as the starting quarterback this fall. — Dave Stewart photo It’s Lou Marinelli’s favorite time of the year. Days away from the opening kickoff to the 2018 high school football season, Marinelli and his staff … Read more

LocalLive partners with FCIAC to stream high school sports; New Canaan-St. Joe’s football leads off

STAMFORD, CT — With the dramatic increase of live streaming of major national and international sports of all kinds, it’s only natural that the technology would find its way to the grassroots level and extend live-event access to high school and youth sports.  Tech startup LocalLive of Stamford, CT, is poised to lead this new … Read more

Darien field hockey dives into new season with state final rematch vs. Staples

Darien’s Katie Elders sends the ball upfield during a game last season. This year, Elders is a senior co-captain alongside Bridget Mahoney, Shea van den Broek and Daphne Cutler. — Darien Athletic Foundation photo Talk about starting the season off with a bang. After losing the Class L state championship to Staples last fall 1-0, … Read more

Greenwich swimmers out to repeat as FCIAC, LL and Open champions

Entering its 2017 season with two straight State Open titles and seven consecutive Class LL championships to its ledger, the Greenwich High School girls swimming team added the FCIAC crown to the mix last fall.

Put them all together and the Cardinals accomplished the triple crown last season, winning the State Open, Class LL and FCIAC titles in convincing fashion.

Now the Cardinals are relying on five experienced seniors and one sensational sophomore to help continue their reign of supremacy in the conference and state.

“It was a special group last year,” said GHS coach Lorrie Hokayem, who is starting her fifth season at the helm. “Everything came together and we received contributions from all four classes. It was a really exciting year.”

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Girls soccer preview: State champs aim for more titles

For the first time, the Ridgefield High girls soccer team enters a season as defending state champs. After losses in the finals to unbeaten Glastonbury teams the previous two years, Ridgefield defeated Staples, 2-0, in the Class LL title game last November, earning the program a long elusive state championship. With many players returning, the … Read more