With more than one-third of the tournament field, the FCIAC will be well-represented when the CIAC Class LL playoffs begin on Tuesday, May 30. The conference had 12 of its 17 teams qualify for the state tournament, with 11 in Class LL and one — the St. Joseph Cadets — in Class M. Five league … Read more
The FCIAC will have 12 teams on the baseball diamond on Tuesday, May 30, as they step to the plate for the first round of the CIAC tournaments. The conference had 13 teams in the state playoffs, but the Stamford Black Knights lost a Class LL qualifying round game to Norwich Free Academy, 4-1, on … Read more
The Darien Blue Wave softball game went into the FCIAC final as a distinct underdog against top-seeded Westhill Vikings. Now, the Blue Wave is wearing the crown. Darien took control with four runs in the second inning and then held off the Vikings to win its first FCIAC championship in five years, 6-3, Wednesday at … Read more
The Westhill Vikings are at the front of the pack as eight softball teams get set for the FCIAC softball playoffs on Friday. The Ridgefield Tigers punched the final ticket into the tournament with a walk-off victory on Wednesday, as Sabrina Grizzaffi ripped a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh … Read more
We’re nearly set for the start of the FCIAC baseball tournament. “Nearly” is the key word. With perhaps just two outs left to play, one spot remains open in the conference tournament, which begins with quarterfinal games on Friday. The Wilton Warriors, who have already qualified, will travel to Danbury to finish their game against … Read more
The match-ups have been set for the FCIAC girls and boys tennis tournaments which will kick off the league’s postseason competition this week. The Staples Wreckers look like double trouble for the rest of the conference as both the boys and girls teams earned the No. 1 seeds with undefeated records. The Staples’ boys wrapped … Read more
There are many former FCIAC girls basketball players who had successful careers in high school and plenty of them have continued to pursue their passion for hoops as student-athletes at their respective colleges. Sixteen of those women’s college basketball players are listed under which high school they each graduated from along with their respective statistics … Read more
It’s been a wild and crazy FCIAC baseball season and, with the start of the league tournament 10 days away, only one playoff bid has been officially clinched. The Vikings of Westhill own that distinction, and are in first place with three games to play, but as we’ve seen all spring, fortunes can change seemingly … Read more
Da’Nasiah Blackwell, Brien McMahon This senior has been a member of the varsity cheerleading team since her freshman year and she has a 3.7 GPA by having achieved Honors or High Honors every year. Da’Nasiah was selected All-FCIAC in cheerleading during her sophomore and junior years and has been a team captain as a junior … Read more
The Stamford Black Knights edged the Westhill Vikings in a city boys lacrosse battle, 7-6, Thursday at Westhill High School’s J. Walter Kennedy Stadium. Stamford can retain the city championship by beating Trinity Catholic next week. Scott Morneau and Nick Lucente each scored twice for the Knights, who outscored the Vikings, 4-3, in a wild … Read more