The match-ups are now set for what shapes up to be a stirring FCIAC boys soccer tournament. Here are the match-ups for the quarterfinals on Thursday, Oct. 26: No. 7 Staples (8-4-4) at No. 2 Greenwich (11-4-1), 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Danbury (7-4-5) at No. 1 Ridgefield (12-3-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 6 Norwalk (9-5-2) at … 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
The field of eight teams is set for the FCIAC boys soccer tournament, but how they all shake out in terms of seeding is going down to the final day of the regular season. Seven of the eight qualifiers will be in action on Monday, as the Greenwich Cardinals have completed their schedule. Just two … Read more
Greenwich High School football head coach John Marinelli has been named this week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week award, fueled by Gatorade. The Greenwich Cardinals defeated the New Canaan Rams, 36-21, last Saturday, breaking a six-game losing streak against Marinelli’s former team. The Cardinals raised their record to … 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
FCIAC Girls Cross Country Championship 4,000 meters, Waveny Park, New Canaan Team Scores 1. Greenwich 47; 2. Danbury 54; 3. Trumbull 98; 4. Ludlowe 101; 5. Ridgefield 141; 6. Wilton 152; 7. Warde 170; 8. Staples 222; 9. Darien 242; 10. New Canaan 261; 11. Stamford 278; 12. St. Joseph 377 Top 30 Individuals All-FCIAC … Read more
FCIAC Boys Cross Country Championship 5,000 meters, Waveny Park, New Canaan – Wednesday, Oct. 18 Team Scores 1. Staples 33; 2. Warde 37; 3. Trumbull 109; 4. Danbury 111; 5. New Canaan 119; 6. Darien 185; 7. Ludlowe 190; 8. Ridgefield 228; 9. Greenwich 246; 10. Wilton 292; 11. Westhill 319; 12 (tie). – Norwalk … Read more
A dominating Staples Wreckers boys team and a wide-open girls race are the themes as the FCIAC cross country championships hit the trails of Waveny Park in New Canaan on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The meet will feature six races — two each at the varsity, junior varsity and freshman levels — with many of the … Read more
The fall athletic season has flown by and the FCIAC volleyball tournament is just two weeks away. The playoff race is a wild one, with eight teams separated by just two games from fifth place to 12th place. The St. Joseph Cadets have been flying high and are unbeaten in league play heading into their … Read more
John Marinelli took the reins of the Greenwich High School football program back in 2015, and almost immediately the Cardinals’ yearly showdown against the New Canaan Rams, who are coached by his father Lou, was dubbed the “Marinelli Bowl.” If that name ever completely fades away, neither father nor son would miss it. The game … Read more