Six FCIAC stars named to All-State team in girls ice hockey

Senior goalie Blythe Novick and junior forward Kaleigh Harden of New Canaan and Darien senior forward Nelle Kniffin were repeat selections and three of the six players from the FCIAC who were selected to the Connecticut High School Girls Hockey Association All-State team. The three other players from the conference selected to the 18-player all-state … Read more

Sommers’ OT goal gives Ludlowe girls lacrosse win over Guilford

FAIRFIELD — Kaleigh Sommers had the ball in her stick and a possible victory in sight during Ludlowe’s girls lacrosse game against Guilford on Tuesday. She didn’t overthink the moment. “You can’t let it get into your head too much,” Sommers said. “I just had to stick to my game and who I was.” Click … Read more

FCIAC Scoreboard and Schedule for Tuesday, April 27

Softball Westhill 2, Warde 0 Ridgefield 16, Harding 2 Boys Lacrosse Trumbull 12, Brien McMahon 9 Staples 12, Cheshire 9 Ridgefield 21, Warde 12 Greenwich 17, Westhill 3 Wilton at Stamford Girls Lacrosse Ludlowe 12, Guilford 11 (OT) St. Joseph 17, Norwalk 3 Staples 23, Danbury 4 Ridgefield 14, Warde 1 Greenwich 16, Westhill 3 … Read more

New Canaan catcher Ramppen learned the game watching baseball in Japan

The earliest memories Zack Ramppen has are frequent family trips to Japan to see his father Frank, who was an assistant coach for Bobby Valentine in the Japanese Professional League. There Ramppen got to be around baseball on a daily basis and the seeds that would grow into an undeniable love of the game were … Read more

Ridgefield’s Colseys playing lacrosse together for first time, for their Hall of Fame father

RIDGEFIELD — They know, obviously. Your father’s in the national hall of fame for your sport, somebody’s going to bring it up, even if you never really saw him play anywhere but on video. Maybe the kids saw a tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y., Ryan Colsey asked his father last week. “By that time you … Read more

No. 1 Darien strikes quick, overwhelms No. 5 New Canaan to stay unbeaten

DARIEN — Saturday was a big day for Darien High School athletics. The school opened up its sports facilities to fans for the first time since the pandemic started more than a year ago. And what better way to christen this renewed era than with a Top 10 boys lacrosse showdown with arch-rival New Canaan? Students from … Read more

Fifteen FCIAC cheerleaders named to CHSCA All-State teams

The FCIAC was well represented with a combined 15 cheerleaders who were chosen to two of the four all-state cheerleading teams selected by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association. More than half of the CHSCA Class LL All-State Cheerleading Team consisted of FCIAC cheerleaders with 10 of them among the total of 19. Danbury High … Read more

FCIAC Scoreboard and Schedule for Thurs., April 22

Baseball Trumbull 10, Harding 0 Westhill 17, St. Joseph 4 Warde 11, New Canaan 0 Greenwich 10, Brien McMahon 5 Ridgefield 15, Harding 0 (5 innings) Softball Ludlowe 15, Trumbull 5 St. Joseph 13, Westhill 0 Warde 9, New Canaan 0 Darien 12, Norwalk 8 Staples at Brien McMahon Boys Lacrosse Staples 9, Greenwich 6 … Read more

Mahoney, New Canaan girls lacrosse top Darien in return from quarantine

NEW CANAAN — Maybe practice is overrated. After spending the last two weeks in quarantine and holding one workout before its first game, the New Canaan girls lacrosse team knocked off rival Darien 7-5 Thursday at Dunning Field. The defense, which featured a 10-save performance from junior goalie Claire Mahoney, set the tone for the … Read more

Greenwich beats Staples in return from quarantine, first game since 2019

GREENWICH — The last time the Greenwich girls lacrosse team was on the field for a game was May 28, 2019 in the CIAC Class LL First Round. Not only did the Cardinals miss the entire 2020 season like every other team in the state, but have not been able to get on the field … Read more