The motion is so smooth, the mechanics so polished, it sometimes appears as if Darien baseball’s Henry Williams is pitching with no effort at all. Make no mistake, however. When Williams throws a pitch, it’s always with a purpose. “With how smooth he is, it might not appear that he’s actually throwing that hard because … Read more
GREENWICH — Darien scored 10 runs and pounded out just as many hits in five innings of Friday’s game against Greenwich, but just one run would have been plenty for hard-throwing right-hander Henry Williams. A senior, Williams was on his game from the outset, striking out the first six batters he faced for the Blue … Read more
DARIEN — Through four innings, the Darien baseball team had been held to just a pair of singles and was being shutout in its showdown with the Trumbull Eagles. All it took was a clutch hit to change the momentum. Senior Mac McLean hit an RBI single through the middle of the infield with two … Read more
The preseason had a slightly different feeling for the Darien girls lacrosse team this spring. For the first time in six years, the Blue Wave didn’t have a state championship to defend, having lost to rival New Canaan 12-11 in the 2018 CIAC Class L semifinals. That loss also ended Darien’s streaks of 107 wins … Read more
DARIEN — It would’ve been very easy for the Darien boys lacrosse team to let emotions get in the way during its Friday night showdown against Ridgefield. This was, after all, the Tigers team that had defeated the Blue Wave in the Class L final last season, ending Darien’s remarkable 76-game winning streak. In the … Read more
DARIEN — The moment was as tense it gets in girls tennis — third set, match on the line against a league contender, fading light, teammates cheering from the fence — but Darien’s Caroline Homes and Daniella Castellanos were cool and calm on the court. Or maybe not. “I was so freaked out,” Homes admitted … Read more
DARIEN — A little more than nine months ago, the Darien boys lacrosse team had a remarkable 76-game winning streak come to an end against Ridgefield in the Class L final. On Saturday, Darien started over with victory No. 1. The Blue Wave scored just 24 seconds after the opening faceoff and never relinquished the … Read more
Ten FCIAC players are on the ice Sunday as the Connecticut High School Coaches Association holds a pair of boys hockey games at Bennett Rink in West Haven. Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project The games feature Connecticut teams versus Massachuessetts teams, with the Junior All-Stars starting at 1 p.m., and Senior All-Stars starting … Read more
For the past 10 years, the Darien Blue Wave football team has held a lift-a-thon fundraiser to support various charities. The event has done well every year, but the latest fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) was by far the best to date. Click here for more
There were four FCIAC boys’ hockey teams – Ridgefield, Darien, New Canaan and Greenwich – in the Final 2018-19 GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll which was released March 21. The Fairfield Prep Jesuits defended their Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Division I Boys Hockey Tournament championship so they were voted No. 1 in the Final … Read more