Darien, St. Joseph and New Canaan will all be in action tonight as the CIAC football playoffs head into the semifinal round. In Class LL, No. 3 Darien will travel to No. 2 Southington to take on the Blue Knights. The Wave defeated Southington 24-8 in week two of the regular season. The Class L … Read more
TRUMBULL — One down, two to go. Jaden Shirden scored six touchdowns Wednesday night, leading No. 1 St. Joseph past No. 8 Wilton, 49-7, in the Class L quarterfinals at Jerry McDougall Stadium. The victory leaves Joe Della Vecchia’s Hogs two wins away from winning a third straight state title in its third different class, … Read more
Six FCIAC teams will kick off postseason action on Wednesday as the CIAC tournament gets underway with the quarterfinal round. Click here for a rundown of where to follow the games on twitter. Here’s the complete schedule Class LL Quarterfinals No. 6 Greenwich (9-1) at No. 3 Darien (9-1) Watch: Darien Athletic Foundation Listen: WGCH … Read more
TRUMBULL — St. Joseph is FCIAC football champion for the first time, the only unbeaten team in the conference. And it might have to run through a couple of FCIAC teams to reach its ultimate goal. In the meantime, though, the Hogs could take a deep breath after a 52-7 win over Trumbull on a … Read more
Daniel Hand maintained its No. 1 ranking and is followed by three FCIAC teams – St. Joseph, Darien and Greenwich – in the Week 11 GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll which was released Nov. 18. Daniel Hand (9-0) received 19 first-place votes while second-ranked St. Joseph (8-0) got the other six first-place votes. Darien (9-0) … Read more
TRUMBULL — Ridgefield vs. St. Joseph could have been a possible state final had the Class LL tournament seedings been a little different. But the two FCIAC titans had to settle for a state quarterfinal Saturday afternoon. The high-level contest came down to the final seconds as expected, with St. Joseph trying to tie it. … Read more
TRUMBULL — Jaden Shirden ran for four touchdowns, Jack Wallace threw for three scores, and the St. Joseph defense kept Staples out of the end zone en route to a 50-0 victory at Dalling Field on Saturday. Coach Joe Della Vecchia’s Cadets are ranked second in the GameTimeCT poll and improved to 8-0. Coach Phil … Read more
WILTON — In a physical game full of hard challenges and fouls, it was fitting the only score came off a set piece. Autumn Smith was able to convert on Gabby Gonzalez’s free kick with 33 minutes left in the second half, and the Staples defense made the goal stand up as the top-seeded Wreckers … Read more
WILTON — The seniors on the Staples girls soccer team made it their quest this fall after going 0 for 3 in championship games to make sure their careers did not end empty-handed. So when the moment finally arrived tonight after a hard-fought and intelligently played 1-0 win over St. Joseph for the FCIAC title, … Read more