Nearly seven months after the CIAC canceled its winter tournaments on March 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of student-athletes across the state returned to competition Thursday, including the Norwalk and Brie…
FCIAC ADs approve 7-on-7, linemen challenges
A proposal for 7-on-7 football in the FCIAC has been approved by the conference’s athletic directors, FCIAC commissioner Dave Schulz confirmed Wednesday. The plan discussed at the FCIAC ADs meeting was from Ridgefield Athletic Director Dane Street. The plan, which Street discussed during a board of education meeting in the town Monday night, is for […]
Granby scores record 6 goals, tops Plainfield to cap unbeaten Class M championship season
HARTFORD – Most of Granby’s 10 seniors have been playing soccer together since they were seven years old. A few days ago, the players got a written note from their former travel coach. “He wanted to stress that we were part of a family and that this was going to be our last game,” said […]
Coloney excited to coach Ridgefield, return to FCIAC
The new head coach of the Ridgefield High girls basketball team is someone well versed in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. And someone well known in Wilton. Rob Coloney, who served as Wilton’s head coach until leaving at the end of the 2017-18 season to take a job in career services at the University […]
LeClaire’s breakaway OT goal ends Ridgefield’s perfect season, sends Xavier to D1 semifinals
WEST HAVEN — The team with nothing to lose beat the team that hadn’t lost.
Nick LeClaire’s breakaway goal gave eighth-seed Xavier a stunning 3-2 overtime win over top-ranked and previously undefeated Ridgef…