MONROE — Masuk’s girls lacrosse team pinned a 15-3 loss on Shelton in an out-of-conference clash on Saturday afternoon. Masuk had a quick turnaround after a 12-10 comeback win over visiting Bethel in the rain the night before. Midfielders Bennett and Pagano had key goals late in the victory over Bethel. Coach Rob Troesser liked how his team performed in […]
Shelton tops Abbott Tech for fourth consecutive win
SHELTON — Shelton’s baseball team has turned the corner. The Gaels followed up a tough start to the campaign with wins in four consecutive games (five-of-six, overall) after a 12-2, run-rule triumph over Abbott Tech on Thursday. The Gaels banged out 11 hits, one day after accumulating 15 hits in a 9-2 triumph over Lyman Hall. Shelton […]
St. Joseph baseball’s victory over Trumbull a walk in the park — sort of
TRUMBULL — As intense and riveting as the friendly rivalry can be, the latest installment of St. Joseph-Trumbull baseball was a walk in the park for the Cadets. Almost literally. Visiting St. Joseph, after stringing together a trio of hits to score three first-inning runs, walked six times in a five-run third inning en route […]
No. 4 Fairfield Prep topples No. 8 Wilton
FAIRFIELD — The Wilton boys lacrosse team rallied with three unanswered goals — including a pair seven seconds apart — to tie the score in the third quarter of Saturday night’s visit to Fairfield Prep. Unfortunately for the Warriors, they couldn’t muster another comeback in the fourth quarter. Prep, ranked No. 4 in the latest […]
Ridgefield’s Matt DeLuca one hits, holds off Trumbull
TRUMBULL — Ridgefield High’s Matt DeLuca pitched 6 2/3 one-hit innings and Trumbull’s two-out rally in the seventh fell short when the Tigers earned a 2-0 FCIAC win on Friday. Trumbull got an excellent outing from starting pitcher J.Y. Nyarady, but his 5 2/3 innings of two-run work just wasn’t quite enough for the Eagles to overcome Ridgefield’s tandem […]
Girls lacrosse: Warde made memorable run to final
Fairfield Warde’s girls’ lacrosse team might have been the sixth-seeded squad in the Class L state tournament bracket, but with all said and done, the Mustangs are the second-best squad. Warde marched through three rounds of play to the pinnacle game, before falling 12-5 to four-time champion and top-seeded Darien, at neutral site Jonathan Law […]
Class L Boys Volleyball: Darien holds off Staples in five games, to play Ridgefield for state crown
Twice during the regular season, the Staples High School boys’ volleyball team took FCIAC rival Darien to five games, only to fall short. The Wreckers were hoping the third time would be the charm when the Class L state tournament semifinal round match went the distance, but Darien again prevailed, winning Tuesday’s matchup, at neutral […]
Class L girls lacrosse: Warde edges Greenwich, will face Darien for title
FAIRFIELD >> “It doesn’t get any better than this, and this is what all the hard work is from,” Fairfield Warde girls lacrosse coach Tom Davis told his team members In the huddle following Tuesday’s 11-10 win over Greenwich in the Class L state semifinal girls’ lacrosse game, which was held at neutral site Fairfield […]
Class LL girls basketball: Defense propels Fairfield Warde over rival Ludlowe in second round
FAIRFIELD >> Defense has been the name of the game for Fairfield Warde High School’s girls basketball team. And the Mustangs, behind yet another strong effort in the backcourt, took a step in what they hope will be a path to a state title with a 49-29 triumph over visiting Fairfield Ludlowe on March 4. […]
Wrestling: Fairfield Warde 2nd at LLs, sends nine to State Open
Fairfield Warde’s wrestling team was runner-up to Danbury in the Class LL state championships, at Trumbull High, on Feb. 20. The Mustangs scored 202 points as a team, Danbury had 268.5. Newtown, with 174, Trumbull with 165 and Southington, which scored 147.5, rounded out the top five. Fairfield Prep placed 13th with 56 points, and […]
Wrestling: Fairfield Warde takes second behind Danbury at Class LL
Fairfield Warde’s wrestling team was runner-up to Danbury in the Class LL state championships, at Trumbull High, on Feb. 20. The Mustangs scored 202 points as a team, Danbury had 268.5. Newtown, with 174, Trumbull with 165 and Southington, which scored 147.5, rounded out the top five. The Mustangs were led by Charles Kane, who […]
FCIAC boys basketball: Brancato leads Warde over Ludlowe
Fairfield Warde boys’ basketball team defeated visiting Fairfield Ludlowe 52-48 in the second game of a doubleheader before a capacity crowd of 1,800 on Thursday. The Mustangs led from the late stages of the second quarter on, built a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter, and held off the Falcons to improve to 10-7 overall; […]
FCIAC girls basketball: Warde tops Ludlowe for 16th straight win
Host Fairfield Warde’s girls’ basketball team defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 59-38 in the first game of a doubleheader. The Mustangs were led by Shania Osborne with 19 points, and Daja Polk dropped in 13. With the win, Warde picked up its 16th straight triumph after a season-opening loss to Norwich Free Academy. Ludlowe, led by Alex […]
Football: Warde sets tone early, defeats Ludlowe in battle of Fairfield
Visiting Fairfield Warde scored on its first play from the line of scrimmage, setting the tone for a 35-14 Thanksgiving Day stuffing of Fairfield Ludlowe in the annual all-Fairfield football clash. Warde quarterback Jack Potenza completed a 70-yard scoring strike to Mike Whiting for the first of Whiting’s three touchdowns to start the Mustang feast. […]
Field hockey: Staples wins, but Warde also looks to build off game
FAIRFIELD >> Staples High School’s field hockey team, desperately in need of a goal after being on the losing end of four consecutive shutouts, broke through with a 2-0 win over host Fairfield Warde, on Tuesday night. Although this was an outcome the Staples Wreckers hope to build off of, it’s also a clash from […]
Class L boys lacrosse: Staples beat Ludlowe in tourney opener
FAIRFIELD >> Staples’ boys lacrosse team snapped a 2-2 tie and scored a trio of goals in a span of 3:02 early in the third quarter, added another tally late in the quarter, and held off host Fairfield Ludlowe for a 6-4 Class L state tournament first-round win, on Wednesday. “That was the big difference […]
Class L girls lacrosse: Staples holds on to beat Warde
WESTPORT >> The Staples girls’ lacrosse team scored five unanswered goals in the final 2:12 of the first half and opening 31 seconds of the second half en route to an 11-8 win over visiting Fairfield Warde in the first round of the Class L state tournament on Monday. That scoring barrage broke open a […]
Softball: Fairfield Warde edges Staples
WESTPORT >> The Fairfield Warde High’s softball team, on Tuesday afternoon, earned its third consecutive nail-biting win with a 5-4 edging of host Staples. The Mustangs improved to 8-2 overall, and the Wreckers fell to 4-4. Gabriella Natoli smacked a run scoring single down the left field line, driving in courtesy runner Deja Seawright, to […]
Girls lacrosse: Fairfield Warde father-daughter go head to head for first time
FAIRFIELD >> It’s not all that uncommon for athletes to be coached by their parent. But coaching against dad …well, that’s another story. On April 21, Allie Davis, leader of Stamford High School’s girls’ lacrosse team, got that opportunity when her Black Knights squad visited her alma mater, Fairfield Warde. And, of course, her dad […]
Class LL Boys Basketball: Fairfield Prep crushes Ludlowe, advances to semifinals
FAIRFIELD >> Fairfield Prep’s basketball team used a stifling defensive effort, good passing and sharp shooting to defeat visiting Fairfield Ludlowe 70-48 in the quarterfinal round of the Class LL state tournament, at sold out and noisy Alumni Hall, on Friday. The top-seeded Jesuits advance to face No. 5 Hillhouse in the March 17 semifinals, […]
SWC Girls Basketball Championship: New Fairfield claims title over Notre Dame-Fairfield
NEWTOWN >> No team in the South-West Conference had beaten New Fairfield this winter. Notre Dame-Fairfield, seeded third in the SWC tournament, came close to finally getting it done, almost pulling off an upset of the No. 1 team in Thursday’s championship game, at Newtown High. The Rebels, however, erased a five-point deficit in the […]
Girls basketball: Wilton beats Warde in battle of FCIAC’s best, earns tournament No. 1 seed
WILTON >> A regular season-ending battle of 16-1 girls basketball teams with the top seed in the FCIAC Tournament on the line went to the Wilton Warriors on Wednesday night. Wilton seized early control and defeated the visiting Fairfield Warde Mustangs 72-50. Warde fell behind 40-21 at halftime as the Warriors applied a full-court press […]
Boys Ice Hockey: Staples crushes Stamford
MILFORD >> The goals kept coming – five of them in the second period alone – and the Staples-Weston-Shelton boys’ hockey team rolled to an 11-5 triumph over Stamford at Milford Ice Pavilion on Saturday. Sameul New scored a hat-trick, and Sebastien Zeman, Ryan Johnson and Samuel Zaritsky each hit the back of the net […]
Football: Staples runs over Greenwich, dashes playoff hopes for Cardinals
GREENWICH >> With Staples High School’s strong running game going up against host Greenwich’s stingy run defense, something had to give in the annual Thanksgiving Day clash. The Wreckers gave it some thought and opted to resort to the passing game. It worked as they rode a trio of first half touchdowns through the air […]
Class LL Girls Soccer: Warde scores in waning seconds to earn spot in state final
NEWTOWN >> For 79-plus minutes, not enough went right for a goal to be scored – at least one that counted. Then, as the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard clock, everything fell into place for the Fairfield Warde girls’ soccer team, which earned a 1-0 victory over Ridgefield in the Class LL state tournament […]
Field Hockey: Fairfield Ludlowe stuns Warde in OT
FAIRFIELD >> Fairfield Warde High School’s field hockey team piled up the penalty corner chances, one after another – 23 in all for a decisive advantage over the visiting Fairfield Ludlowe Falcons, who mustered only two. It wasn’t enough. Fairfield Ludlowe fended off the Mustangs’ assault and eventually cashed in on a rare scoring chance, […]
Class LL baseball: Fairfield Warde defeats Trumbull, advances to semifinals
TRUMBULL >> Fairfield Warde High School’s baseball team suffered its most lopsided defeat at the hands of the Trumbull Eagles, but has since had two of the program’s most significant wins over its FCIAC rivals. Warde, which defeated Trumbull to win the FCIAC championship six days earlier, again knocked off the Eagles with a spot […]
Boys lacrosse: Staples edge Newtown in playoff tuneup
By Andy Hutchison NEWTOWN >> Staples High School’s boys’ lacrosse team got three goals from Will Johnson, including the game-winner, to nip host Newtown 5-4 on a damp Thursday night. The Wreckers, despite being shut out in the opening half, overcame 2-0 and 3-1 deficits, and snapped a late four-all deadlock to win their third […]
Danbury wins FCIAC wrestling title, Warde claims 2nd
NEW CANAAN >> From 99-pound weight division competitors to 285-pounders, the best wrestlers in the FCIAC came together to battle for championships on the mats at New Canaan High School on Saturday. Always-dominant Danbury won the team title with 250 points and Fairfield Warde (215) earned a runner-up finish ahead of Trumbull (185). Fairfield Ludlowe […]