The 2017 regular season football comes to a close for most of the FCIAC’s football teams as the league’s rivalries take center stage on Thanksgiving. Three teams — the Darien Blue Wave and Greenwich Cardinals in Class LL, and the St. Joseph cadets in Class S — are on their way to bigger and better … Read more
For most FCIAC football teams, week 10 is the final tune-up before they close out their regular seasons with the annual Thanksgiving week rivalry games. For some — New Canaan, Westhill, Ridgefield and Staples — it’s a must-win weekend as they look to keep their playoff hopes alive. Darien and Greenwich in Class LL and … Read more
The calendar has flipped to November, so it’s time for the contenders to make their moves as we head into Week Nine of the FCIAC football season on Friday. The week’s slate features some big games, led by Staples at St. Joseph and Ridgefield at Greenwich, both on Saturday afternoon. The Wilton-Darien and New Canaan-Norwalk … Read more
FCIAC Girls Soccer Quarterfinals Staples 2, Wilton 0 (final) Wilton 0-0 0 Staples 0-2 2 Staples Scoring: Julia Lombardo 1 goal; Ashley Wright 1 goal; Reese Sutter 1 assist Goalies W – Taylor Floyd S – Anna Sivinski St. Joseph 2, Brien McMahon 1 (final) Brien McMahon 0-1 1 St. Joseph 2-0 2 Brien McMahon … Read more
We’re a week away from what will be considered some huge match-ups in FCIAC football, but week eight still has a few interesting match-ups on tap as the schedule gets set to turn the corner into November. The state tournament picture is good for some and muddled for others. In Class LL, Darien is No. … Read more
The FCIAC girls soccer tournament gets underway on Thursday with eight teams in action in four quarterfinal contests. The HAN Network will carry the 4-5 game between the Darien Blue Wave and Ridgefield Tigers live from Tiger Hollow in Ridgefield, with coverage beginning at 4 p.m. Here’s a look at some stats on the eight … Read more
The Staples Wreckers are the No. 1 seed and will lead a field of eight strong teams into the FCIAC girls soccer tournament, which gets underway on Friday. Here’s are the match-ups for the quarterfinals on Friday, Oct. 27: No. 8 Wilton (9-6-1) at No. 1 Staples (12-3-1), 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Brien McMahon (10-4-2) at … Read more
The final playoff picture for the FCIAC girls soccer tournament will have to wait one more day as several games have been postponed to Wednesday due to today’s forecasted thunderstorms. Below is the updated schedule for the next three days. Tuesday, Oct. 24 Note: These games are still listed as on as scheduled on the … Read more
Half the field is settled, but another eight teams remain alive for the final four playoff spots, as the FCIAC volleyball season turns the corner into its final week. The St. Joseph Cadets, Greenwich Cardinals, Ridgefield Tigers and Danbury Hatters all punched their tournament tickets last week, and just one head-to-head match-up involving those teams remains … Read more
Three huge games led to some separation in the league’s football standings last week, as Darien topped Staples, St. Joseph rallied past Ridgefield, and Greenwich defeated New Canaan. The week seven match-ups aren’t nearly as intriguing, but the schedule does include four games between teams with winning records. The featured contest is a renewal of … Read more