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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
