Three FCIAC teams battle for state basketball championships on Saturday

Three FCIAC basketball teams will play for state championships as the CIAC tournament finals tip off on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. All the state championship games can be seen on the NFHS Network. A subscription is required. Basketball Championship Schedule – Saturday, March 16 Boys Basketball – Div. IV Final No. 4 New Canaan … Read more

Balanced approach leads No. 1 Norwalk to first state final since 2000

Take a look through the box scores for the Norwalk girls basketball team and one thing stands out. Almost every night, a different player is leading the team in scoring. In the CIAC Class LL semifinals it was junior Belinda Hunte with 18 points and senior center Naeva Rene with 16. In the quarterfinals, freshman … Read more

No. 1 Norwalk surges past Hamden, earns first Class LL title berth since 2000

FAIRFIELD — The 19-year wait is over. The No. 1 seeded Norwalk girls basketball team is heading back to the CIAC Class LL state championship game for the first time since 2000, beating No. 4 Hamden 62-54 Monday night at Warde High School in the semifinals. This will be Norwalk’s sixth appearance in the championship … Read more

Murray-Leach’s foul shots knocks off defending champ Mercy, sends Norwalk to LL semifinals

NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team has gone through a lot this season, but one place the Bears never found themselves was trailing in the final two minutes of a game. But with 1:49 left in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals, that is exactly where No. 1 Norwalk sat, trailing No. 9 Mercy by … Read more

Norwalk’s Kevin Bradley repeats as FCIAC diving champ

STAMFORD — The champ is still here. The champ is still here. Kevin Bradley of the Norwalk-McMahon Co-op enjoyed his reign as FCIAC boys diving champion so much that he felt compelled to keep the title for a second straight year Wednesday night. Displaying a wide-ranging and high-scoring repetoire, Bradley amassed 562.25 points on his … Read more

No. 1 Norwalk tops Greenwich in first round of LL tourney

NORWALK — When Norwalk won the FCIAC girls basketball championship on Thursday by defeating Trinity Catholic in the title game, it knew there was still plenty left to accomplish. Though thrilled to capture the conference championship, a couple of days later, the Bears’ thoughts turned to winning their second title of what’s been a season to remember … Read more

Norwalk wins 1st FCIAC title since 2001, topping Trinity Catholic

TRUMBULL — Norwalk senior Sanaa Boyd was not going to shy away from the challenge of guarding the FCIAC’s best player in Trinity Catholic’s Iyanna Lops in the biggest game of the year. In fact, she requested the assignment. Boyd stole the ball from Lops three times in the first half and was all over … Read more

Unbeaten Norwalk remains atop GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll

The girls basketball league tournaments are nearing their conclusions. With snow on the way Wednesday night, many of them were getting pushed to later in the week. But the state tournament pairings have been released, and the latest top 10 poll will not be delayed. Click here for more

Norwalk needs rally to top Danbury, reach FCIAC girls basketball final vs. Trinity Catholic

TRUMBULL — The first quarter of the FCIAC semifinals was arguably as bad as the Norwalk girls basketball team has played all season. The team missed layups, turned the ball over and got beat inside by Danbury. Despite the subpar effort from the No. 1 team in the state, the Bears led Danbury by one … Read more

Danbury wins Class LL wrestling title for 19th time in 23 years; Trumbull claims 2nd

TRUMBULL — For the 19th time in the past 23 years, Danbury has been crowned the kings of Class LL wrestling. Danbury, the state’s top-ranked team, survived a strong challenge from the Trumbull Eagles and claimed the state title during the tournament this weekend at Trumbull High School. The Hatters had nine wrestlers reach the … Read more