DANBURY — There were several instances, earlier in Friday’s FCIAC quarterfinal game, when Danbury High School boys soccer player Malamin Jallow came agonizingly close to scoring a goal but couldn’t quite capitalize.
With the fate of the Hatter…
Ridgefield girls top Trumbull in FCIAC soccer quarterfinals
RIDGEFIELD — The Ridgefield High School girls soccer team has prided itself all season long on its stellar defensive play — and rightfully so, as the Tigers allowed only three goals in the regular season and posted 14 shutouts in 16 matches.
O…
Newtown edges Barlow in volleyball thriller in SWC tournament appetizer
REDDING — For anyone hoping to whet their appetite for exciting girls volleyball in the days leading up to the South-West Conference playoffs, Joel Barlow High School was the place to be Wednesday night.
With the playoffs set to begin in less …
Bonelli to coach New Fairfield / Immaculate hockey team
The search for a new coach for the New Fairfield/Immaculate boys hockey team has turned up a familiar face.
Mike Bonelli — who coached the Immaculate High boys team for seven seasons, from the 2002-03 season to 2008-09, prior to the formation …
Brookfield edges Pomperaug in final playoff tune-up
BROOKFIELD — It was the final regular-season tune-up for two boys soccer teams already locked into their spots in the South-West Conference playoffs, but the fact that Monday night’s non-conference clash between Pomperaug and Brookfield high s…
Ridgefield holds off rival Wilton, extends unbeaten streak against Warriors to 21
WILTON — The Ridgefield High School football team’s defense had its back against the wall on two separate occasions in the fourth quarter Saturday against rival Wilton. Both times — with no margin for error — the Tigers came up big in preservi…
Pomperaug’s Wiser runs wild, Immaculate wins SWC girls team title
BETHEL — She didn’t waste a second.
As soon as the starter’s pistol went off at the start of the South-West Conference girls cross country championship race, Pomperaug High School sophomore Kate Wiser bolted to the front of the pack. By the ti…
Murray, Pomperaug edge Immaculate in SWC thriller
DANBURY — It was a rematch of last year’s South-West Conference field hockey final, and might have even been a sneak preview of a possible playoff clash still to come.
Just like last year’s championship match, Tuesday night’s battle between re…
Mooney, Danbury shut down Wilton to remain unbeaten
DANBURY — The unbeaten Danbury High School boys soccer team is determined to lock up the top seed in the upcoming FCIAC playoffs, and the Hatters took another step toward doing just that on Monday.
Joe Mooney had a goal and an assist and Marce…
Immaculate girls soccer gets back on track with win over ND-Fairfield
DANBURY — After a rough week that included back-to-back, one-goal losses to Newtown and Weston, Immaculate High School girls soccer coach Nelson Mingachos said his team needed a healthy dose of “Vitamin W” Saturday against Notre Dame of Fairfi…
Fanella’s late goal secures tie for Immaculate vs. Weston
DANBURY — The scoreboard may have indicated a 1-1 tie at the end of Saturday afternoon’s game, but for the Immaculate High School boys soccer team, it felt like one of its biggest wins in a long time.
On the other side, that same 1-1 tie was a…
Danbury’s Ryan Jack wins wrestling tournament
The high school wrestling season is still more than a month away, but Danbury High School junior Ryan Jack is already in championship form.
Wrestling out of Empire Wrestling Academy in Somers, N.Y., Jack won the 125-pound championship at the J…
Ridgefield, Staples deadlocked in rematch of Class LL girls soccer final
RIDGEFIELD — As far as regular-season soccer games are concerned, they don’t get much bigger than Tuesday afternoon’s battle between unbeaten Staples and unbeaten Ridgefield.
And as far as scoreless ties go, they don’t get any more entertainin…
New Fairfield field hockey shuts out Brookfield
NEW FAIRFIELD — This week started out rough for the New Fairfield High School field hockey team, but after suffering back-to-back losses, the Rebels finished the week on a high note Saturday night.
Emily Radovic scored two goals and Heather Cl…
Stratford tops Brookfield in clash of emerging contenders
BROOKFIELD — This year’s seniors on the Stratford High School girls volleyball team have seen a tremendous amount of growth and improvement in their program in the last four years — and the best may be yet to come.
The Red Devils defeated Broo…
Barlow’s Winstanley notches 200th career win
REDDING — A winning boys soccer team at Joel Barlow High School is as much an autumn tradition as the leaves changing, and although the season isn’t even halfway over, the Falcons had good reason to celebrate on Saturday.
Ben Goodacre scored t…
Ridgefield girls volleyball continues to prove worth, sweeps Danbury
DANBURY — The Ridgefield High School girls volleyball team hasn’t skipped a beat this season after graduating eight seniors from the squad that reached the Class LL state quarterfinals last year.
In fact, in what would have been a rebuilding s…
Abbott Tech / Immaculate forces 6 turnovers, holds off Prince Tech
DANBURY — Any hopes the Prince Tech football team had of pulling off a come-from-behind victory Saturday were snuffed out by an opportunistic Abbott Tech/Immaculate defense.
ATI forced six turnovers against a potent Prince Tech offense to secu…
Hernandez leads Woodstock Academy in sweep of Newtown
NEWTOWN — Nothing could stop the Woodstock Academy girls volleyball team on Monday, not even a bus ride all the way across the state for a match against a perennial contender.
Even after sitting on the bus for two solid hours, the undefeated C…
Defending LL champ Ridgefield girls soccer picks up where it left off
RIDGEFIELD — The Ridgefield High School girls soccer team seems to have picked up right where it left off last season — which is good news for the Tigers, who finished last season with a victory in the Class LL state championship game.
The Tig…
Weston’s hot start continues, has outscored opponents 22-1
BETHEL — The Weston High School girls soccer team really couldn’t have scripted a better start to this season.
Through four games, the Trojans have piled up three wins and a tie, and with Thursday’s 7-0 triumph over South-West Conference foe B…
2018 Boys Soccer: Next wave of SWC stars set to emerge
There will be plenty of new faces in new places on the boys soccer teams in the South-West Conference this season, with several teams graduating very large, very talented senior classes last year.
Newtown graduated 14 seniors. Bethel and Bunne…
Pequot Football 2018: CANTON preview
Vitals COACH — DANTE BOFFI (2nd year, 1-9) CONFERENCE — Pequot Uncas PLAYOFF CLASS — S (236 boys enrollment) HOME — Canton High School Turf Field 2017 RECORD — 1-9 2018 OPENER — Sept. 8 at Coginchaug/Hale Ray/East Hampton, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — MaxPreps Top players CARTER GAVIN, Jr., RB/LB (6-1, 205) CHARLIE PARCHEN, […]
CTC Football 2018: ABBOTT TECH / IMMACULATE preview
Vitals COACH — RICH HOLMES, fifth season with co-op (29-12) CONFERENCE — CTC PLAYOFF CLASS — M (co-op) HOME — Mustang Valley, Immaculate High School, Danbury 2017 RECORD — 6-4 TEAM WEBSITES — MaxPreps, TWITTER — @HATfootball Top players MATT CHRISTE, Sr., RB/DB (6-0, 175) ANTHONY FRASIER, Jr., RB/QB/OLB (6-0, 190) C.J. CIANFLONE, Jr., QB/DB […]
Six Connecticut wrestling greats picked for national hall of fame
Six distinguished members of Connecticut’s wrestling family have been selected to be enshrined in the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
The six — Colonel Charles Anderson, a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient who …
SWC Football 2018: NEWTOWN preview
Vitals COACH — BOBBY PATTISON (2nd year, 7-3) CONFERENCE — SWC Division I PLAYOFF CLASS — Class LL (844 boys enrolled) HOME — Blue and Gold Stadium, Sandy Hook 2017 RECORD — 7-3 (SWC Division 1 co-champions) 2018 OPENER — Sept. 7 vs. New Fairfield, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — NighthawksFootball.com | MaxPreps | TWITTER — @NewtownFootball Top Players DAN MASON, […]
After 42 years, Immaculate’s Dunleavy goes out with a banner season
Kevin Dunleavy had himself a good chuckle Wednesday morning when he showed up at the front doors of Immaculate High School and found himself locked out, needing to be buzzed in by security.
A revered member of the Immaculate family, Dunleavy s…
Western Connecticut hires former Masuk, Oxford coach to lead new cross country teams
Having guided two different programs in two different sports at two different high schools to their first-ever state titles, Ed Lucas is more than a cross country/track and field coach, he’s an architect, a builder of championship teams.
His l…
New Milford Green and White football spring game honors former player, Joe South
NEW MILFORD — Hard to believe, but it’s been nearly 14 years since New Milford High School senior football player Joe South was killed in a car accident on Route 7, those 14 years having flown by seemingly in the blink of an eye. No matter how…
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