Eric Van der Els, a rising sophomore at the University of Connecticut, scored a gold medal and set a meet record in the 1,500-meter run at the 2017 Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships on Sunday, July 23, in Trujillo, Peru. A 2016 graduate of Brien McMahon High School, Van der Els captured the … Read more
Former New Canaan star Olivia Hompe wrapped up her great career at Princeton University by earning First-Team All-America honors to highlight the many achievements of former FCIAC girls lacrosse players who have continued their careers as student-athletes in college. An Ivy League champion and record-setter with Princeton, Hompe is a nominee for the NCAA’s Woman … Read more
Former Brien McMahon track standout and FCIAC cross country champion Eric Van der Els is taking part in the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships in Trujillo, Peru, this weekend. Van der Els, who just finished his freshman year at UConn, earned a spot at the competition by winning the 1,500-meter run at USATF Junior Nationals … Read more
There were many former high school baseball players from the FCIAC who maintained their passion for the sport and were student-athletes at their respective colleges this past spring. Many of those players are listed below, underneath each of the high schools they attended, along with some highlights from college during the 2017 spring season. Brien … Read more
One of the highlights of the summer lacrosse season — the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Weekend — is taking place at Towson University in Maryland beginning today and the FCIAC is well-represented. The Darien Blue Wave and New Canaan Rams each have two recent graduates one of the featured events: The North-South Senior Boys game … Read more
Olivia Wood, Staples This senior two-time captain of the girls golf team has a 3.98 GPA after having made First Honors every semester. Olivia had been inducted into the National Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society and Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society and is a recipient of the AP Scholar Award and the … Read more
Kinsley Maloney, Brien McMahon Kinsley is a two-year captain of the cheerleading team who takes pride in her team’s biggest accomplishment of placing third in its division at the U.S. Finals at Virginia Beach. Her team also was runner-up at a major competition at Quinnipiac University and made it to this year’s “Team of the … Read more
Da’Nasiah Blackwell, Brien McMahon This senior has been a member of the varsity cheerleading team since her freshman year and she has a 3.7 GPA by having achieved Honors or High Honors every year. Da’Nasiah was selected All-FCIAC in cheerleading during her sophomore and junior years and has been a team captain as a junior … Read more
Baseball, softball and boys lacrosse are on deck for the HAN Network this week, as the FCIAC’s spring season rolls into May. First up are the Danbury Hatters and Stamford Black Knights, who will clash on the SHS baseball diamond at 4:30 p.m., Monday. Coverage will begin with the Nutmeg Sports show at 4 p.m. … Read more
Taylor Brown, Trumbull This senior who will play for the Montclair State University women’s basketball excelled on the court and in the classroom. Taylor is an honor student with a 3.4 GPA, she made the All-FCIAC Girls Basketball First Team and also was selected the MVP of the FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament after leading the … Read more