Diane Burns Stamford Girls Basketball Years as head coach: 7 Full-time profession: Math Teacher at Stamford High School. From the coach: “I grew up in Brewster, New York, and played field hockey, basketball and softball. I attended Felician College in NJ on a basketball scholarship and was a four-year starting point guard and three-year captain. … Read more
Rick Lewis Westhill and Stamford High Schools Girls and Boys Swimming & Diving Years as head coach: 42 Full-time profession: Aquatics Coach – Stamford YMCA About the coach: A State Champion Swimmer at Greenwich High, Rick went on to an illustrious career at The University of Connecticut where he won numerous New England and Yankee … Read more
Mike Smeriglio Stamford Volleyball Years as head coach: 25 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Westhill boys volleyball and girls basketball (current). Full-time profession: History teacher. Hobbies: Reading, Running. From the coach: “I have been lucky to have coached hundreds of great athletes in the best conference. It is satisfying that many former players stay … Read more
A caravan of players, former teammates and friends parade passed the homes of Stamford High School’s Class of 2020 senior softball players Emily Ferretti and Morgan Yacavone, led by their coach Melissa Giordano, Thursday. Click here for more
It’ll be a super Saturday for FCIAC teams as the conference crowns its girls ice hockey champion, and also opens its boys basketball and ice hockey tournaments today. FCIAC Boys Basketball Quarterfinals All games at Fairfield-Warde No. 3 Warde 51, No. 6 Staples 44 No. 2 Trinity Catholic 53, No. 7 Wilton 50 No. 4 … Read more
The field is set for the 2020 FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey Tournament, which gets underway with two playdown games on Saturday, Feb. 29. Here’s the complete tournament schedule. FCIAC Playdowns – Saturday, Feb. 29 No. 6 Fairfield vs. No. 3 Darien at Darien Ice House, 6 p.m. No. 5 Westhill/Stamford at No. 4 Ridgefield at … Read more
WESTPORT — If there is one place the Trumbull girls basketball team thrives, it is in the FCIAC tournament. The Eagles have won two titles in the last three season and have appeared in the conference finals 5 of the last 10 seasons. No. 3 Trumbull looked comfortable from the opening tip in Saturday’s quarterfinal, … Read more
The Staples Wreckers are the top seed for the FCIAC girls basketball tournament, which gets underway with four quarterfinal games on Saturday. Here is the full schedule for the tournament. FCIAC Quarterfinals at Staples HS – Saturday, Feb. 22 No. 3 Trumbull vs. No. 6 Stamford, Noon No. 2 Danbury vs. No. 7 Ridgefield, 2 … Read more
STAMFORD — Doing it at crunch time can cure many ills. After fighting itself for three quarters, the Stamford boys basketball team owned the fourth period Monday night to post an important 68-57 home triumph over Norwalk Monday night before a partisan crowd at Paul Kuczo Memorial Gym. “It wasn’t our best performance,” Stamford coach … Read more
NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team can rebound. After each of the team’s four losses this season, the Bears have come back the next game with resounding wins. Norwalk lost an overtime thriller to Danbury last Thursday and had FCIAC rival Stamford coming to town Monday night. Click here for more