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The bleachers in the New Canaan High School gymnasium are decked out in the school colors, with black letters spelling out “NCHS” and “Rams” nestled within a sea of red.
Not long ago, those letters could be…
NEW CANAAN — The decision did not come easily.
A Stamford Black Knight through and through, Danny Melzer had been offered the job of head coach of the New Canaan boys basketball team in 2016, taking over a …
FAIRFIELD — Two years ago, the New Canaan boys basketball team won just four of 20 games. Now, the Rams are going dancing at the Sun.
New Canaan won a full-tilt battle with the St. Joseph Cadets, pulling aw…
The Sheehan Titans have won just one state girls basketball championship in program history, but you’d have to turn the calendar back to 1976 to find it.
They’re about to get a shot at a second title this w…
WEST HAVEN — It had been six long years since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team had last won a state championship.
So as the last few seconds ticked off the clock in the Rams’ 3-1 win over rival Darien i…
Even as his New Canaan girls ice hockey team was delivering a spectacular season and winning an FCIAC title, head coach Rich Bulan repeatedly said until someone defeats three-time defending champion Darien in the state tou…
NEW CANAAN — One day, when the boys basketball season is complete, New Canaan head coach Danny Melzer will be able to sit down and take a good long look at what has been a historic season for his Rams.
For …
SHELTON — It’s been awhile since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team has reached the state championship game — six years to be exact. That’s an eternity for a team which used to make the final its personal playground.
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DARIEN — Gunnar Granito has delivered an endless parade of highlights for the New Canaan boys ice hockey team during the past four seasons. But with the seconds ticking away and the Rams trailing the Greenwich Cardinals in a playoff game on Tuesday, the highlights were fading and the emotions were coming to the forefront. […]
DARIEN — The Darien boys ice hockey team had to wait nearly a week to get back on the ice following a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals.
Needless to say, it was an angr…
DARIEN — No matter what the game plan may be for a girls ice hockey team on a given night, there’s one simple fact: As long as you keep the pressure in the other team’s zone, you’re not going to lose many games. Or, as New Canaan head coach Rich Bulan puts it: “You aren’t […]
DARIEN — The Darien girls ice hockey team had to feel like history was repeating itself.
The Wave was leading 2-0 in its state quarterfinal game when Greenwich sophomore Emiri Fukuchi scored with 2:58 remai…
DARIEN — When Greenwich’s Charlie Graves scored in double overtime to give the Cardinals a dramatic 2-1 double-overtime win in the FCIAC boys hockey semifinals on Wednesday, there was no one happier than Charlie Zolin.
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DARIEN — Don’t look now, but the Greenwich Cardinals are once again playing like a team on a mission. Greenwich opened the postseason by exploding for three goals in the first period and defeating the New Canaan Rams, 3-2, in the FCIAC boys ice hockey playdowns Saturday night at the Darien Ice House. Winning in […]
DARIEN — It took seven years to get the seventh.
The New Canaan Rams scored once in each period and held off the Greenwich Cardinals, 3-1, to win their first FCIAC girls ice hockey championship since 2012 S…
DARIEN — It’s always a mystery how players are going to react come playoff time. When you’re talking about freshmen, the pressure can sometimes be a bit much.
The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has nothin…
DARIEN — The Darien Blue Wave players were not happy campers as they skated off the ice following the second period of their game against Notre Dame-West Haven on Thursday. A comfortable 3-0 lead had become a 3-2 edge in the final two minutes, as penalties opened the door for Notre Dame. Darien, however, was […]
The New Canaan Rams already had a great girls ice hockey program when a flood of talented young players began reaching the high school last year. They’ve helped take the Rams to an elite level. New Canaan heads into the postseason with many impressive numbers. The Rams are 17-1-2 and have earned the No. 1 […]
For the 19th time in the past 23 years, the Danbury Hatters have been crowned the kings of Class LL wrestling.
Danbury, the state’s top-ranked team, survived a strong challenge from the Trumbull Eagles and …
NEW CANAAN — It’s been the theme of the New Canaan boys basketball team this season: Everyone plays a part. That recipe for success was on display as every player seemed to have a big moment in the Rams’ 55-44 victory over the St. Joseph Cadets on Wednesday night at NCHS. New Canaan, which has […]
DARIEN — With 40 seconds remaining in their basketball game against the Harding Presidents, the Darien Blue Wave had seen a 15-point lead advantage evaporate and were in danger of having their first bid to secure a state tournament berth slip away. Then a freshman stepped up and played the hero. Miles Drake took a […]
NEW CANAAN — Emotions run the full gamut every season at the Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling Tournament. From Staples’ Jacob Rizy raising his arms to the air after dramatically turning and pinning his opponent for a heavyweight title; to Trumbull’s Joseph Palmieri finally defeating a rival on a championship stage; and even to Danbury’s Ryan […]
Jack Conley was a clear favorite heading into the FCIAC shot put competition. As he prepared to go for the gold, the New Canaan senior added something new for the event: A t-shirt owned by New Canaan assistant football coach Jason Cooper, who passed away at age 52 last July. “Quintin O’Connell got a bucket […]
NEW CANAAN — It was difficult not to be distracted by the electricity in the air when Darien met rival New Canaan on the basketball court on Tuesday night. Darien head coach Charoy Bentley, however, managed to make sure his players kept their minds on the task at hand. “I preached during the game that […]
DARIEN — There’s been a Granito suiting up for New Canaan’s boys hockey teams for more than 10 years. When it came time for Gunnar, the youngest of five siblings, to skate in his final senior night game on Monday, he made sure to put on a show. Granito collected four goals and an assist, […]
Will Rolapp has been one of the top shooters for the Darien boys basketball team during the past two years. On Thursday night in Fairfield, he took his game to an elite level. Rolapp racked up a career-best 44 points, also the high mark for the FCIAC this winter, while leading the Blue Wave to […]
DARIEN — It’s a thrill a minute whenever the New Canaan and Darien boys ice hockey teams clash. Just ask Darien senior Blake Swiggett, who made the most of his first game against the rival Rams.
Swiggett to…
Even the best teams need to change things up every once in a while. A switch on the forward lines helped lead to three goals in the second period as the New Canaan Rams’ girls ice hockey team topped the Ridgefield/Danbury co-op, 4-1, Monday night at the Darien Ice House. Sophomores Courtney O’Connell and Anika […]
It was a girls ice hockey game more befitting a state championship in March than squarely in the middle of the regular season for the Darien Blue Wave and New Canaan Rams. Darien’s Colleen Cassidy scored with 0.7 seconds remaining in regulation and the two rivals skated through an eight-minute overtime before finishing in a […]
