The Darien Blue Wave capped a phenomenal boys volleyball season by sweeping past East Hartford, 3-0, to win the CIAC Class L championship Thursday night in East Haven. The second-seeded Wave defeated No. 4 East Hartford by scores of 25-14, 25-19, and 25-16. It was Darien’s third state championship and its first since 2011, when … Read more
Thursday, June 8 Softball Class L Semifinals at DeLuca Field, Stratford No. 9 Trumbull (19-5) vs. No. 5 Stamford (21-3), 4 p.m. Boys Volleyball Class L Final at East Haven HS No. 4 East Hartford (18-1) vs. No. 2 Darien (24-1), 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 Baseball Class LL Semifinals at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury Staples … Read more
The Darien Blue Wave rallied from a 2-0 deficit and edged the Ridgefield Tigers, 3-2, in a fantastic match during the CIAC Class L boys volleyball semifinals Monday at Fairfield-Warde High School. Ridgefield won a close first set, ran away with the second and had a 20-14 lead in the third to push the Blue … Read more
The final week of the spring sports season begins today and the FCIAC has plenty of action on tap, with 17 teams playing in the state semifinals in five sports. Monday’s action included a head-to-head conference match-up i boys volleyball as No. 3 Ridgefield takes on No. 2 Darien in the CIAC Class L semis at … Read more
As a graduate of Stamford Catholic High School (later known as Trinity Catholic High School) in 1967, who would have guessed that Al Malizia would return to his alma mater as a teacher and a coach? In 1979, Malizia began his 22-year tenure as the head coach of the girls varsity volleyball team, during which … Read more
The FCIAC will be inducting six new members into its Hall of Fame this year, and the Class of 2017 will be honored at the league’s year-ending banquet in June. The group includes inductees from seven schools and six towns. FCIAC Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Mike King – Trumbull AD and Westhill AD … Read more
Baseball Friday, May 19 – Quarterfinals at Higher Seeds Ridgefield 5, New Canaan 3 Wilton 3, Norwalk 2 (9 innings) Trumbull 3, Westhill 2 Darien 4, Staples 3 Wednesday, May 24 – Semifinals at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport Wilton 12, Darien 3 Ridgefield 3, Trumbull 2 Friday, May 26 – Final at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport Wilton 2, Ridgefield 1 Softball Friday, … Read more
Baseball Ridgefield 4, Darien 3 New Canaan 12, Ludlowe 0 Staples 13, Brien McMahon 3 Stamford 3, St. Joseph 0 Westhill 5, Trumbull 3 Greenwich 3, Norwalk 2 Wilton 6, Trinity Catholic 2 Softball Darien 7, Ridgefield 6 Ludlowe 5, New Canaan 4 Staples 17, Brien McMahon 3 (5 innings) Norwalk 13, Greenwich 5 Westhill … Read more
The top two teams in the FCIAC boys volleyball standings will clash today when the Ridgefield Tigers takes on the Darien Blue Wave at darien High School and you can catch all the action live on the HAN Network. Coverage will begin at 3:50 p.m., with the game scheduled to start at 4. The contest … Read more
Three weeks of events are in the books and we’re nearing the halfway point of the FCIAC’s spring sports season. A few undefeated teams still remain, with Darien topping that list with perfect records in boys lacrosse, girls tennis, and boys volleyball. Both of the Staples Wreckers tennis teams are undefeated, and the list of … Read more