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Girls Basketball

DeMarco retires as Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball coach

Scott Ericson | August 7, 2019

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during CIAC Class L girls basketball tournament action against Hillhouse in Monroe, Conn., on Friday Mar. 8, 2019.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during CIAC Class L girls basketball tournament action against Hillhouse in Monroe, Conn., on Friday Mar. 8, 2019.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during girls basketball action against Kolbe Cathedral in Fairfield, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during girls basketball action against Kolbe Cathedral in Fairfield, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during SWC girls basketball action against Kolbe Cathedral in Stratford, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2018.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during SWC girls basketball action against Kolbe Cathedral in Stratford, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2018.

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Notre Dame-fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco watches the girls basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and Newtown high schools, Tuesday night, February 13, 2018, at Newtown High School, in Newtown, Conn.
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Notre Dame-fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco watches the girls basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and Newtown high schools, Tuesday night, February 13, 2018, at Newtown High School, in Newtown, Conn.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during girls basketball action against New Fairfield in Fairfield, Conn., on Friday Jan. 27, 2017.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach: Eric DeMarco during girls basketball action against New Fairfield in Fairfield, Conn., on Friday Jan. 27, 2017.

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Notre Dame-Fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco shouts instructions to his players in the closing seconds of the Connecticut Class-M girls semifinal basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and Enfield high schools, on Friday night, March 11, 2016, at Berlin High School, Berlin, Conn.
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Notre Dame-Fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco shouts instructions to his players in the closing seconds of the Connecticut Class-M girls semifinal basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and Enfield high schools, on Friday night, March 11, 2016, at Berlin High School, Berlin, Conn.

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Notre Dame-Fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco give instructions to his players during the girls basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and New Fairfield high schools, on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, At New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, Conn.
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Notre Dame-Fairfield head coach Eric DeMarco give instructions to his players during the girls basketball game between Notre Dame-Fairfield and New Fairfield high schools, on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, At New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, Conn.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach Eric DeMarco, during SWC girls basketball tournament action against Lauralton Hall in Stratford, Conn. on Friday February 22, 2013.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach Eric DeMarco, during SWC girls basketball tournament action against Lauralton Hall in Stratford, Conn. on Friday February 22, 2013.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach Eric DeMarco, during Appalachian Classic girls basketball tournament action against Mansfield in Fairfield, Conn. on Saturday December 29, 2012.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Head Coach Eric DeMarco, during Appalachian Classic girls basketball tournament action against Mansfield in Fairfield, Conn. on Saturday December 29, 2012.

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Notre Dame of Fairfield girls basketball coach Eric DeMarco during a home scrimmage with Fairfield Warde on Monday, December 6, 2010.
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Notre Dame of Fairfield girls basketball coach Eric DeMarco during a home scrimmage with Fairfield Warde on Monday, December 6, 2010.

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After 12 successful seasons, Notre Dame-Fairfield head girls basketball coach Eric DeMarco is retiring from coaching.

DeMarco informed the team Tuesday of his decision.

DeMarco brought Notre Dame to three CIAC state championship games, finishing second in 2007, 2013 and 2016.

Notre Dame won the SWC championship in 2016, finishing as runner-up four times under DeMarco.

In 2016, DeMarco was named the Hearst Connecticut Media Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.

This past season, the Lancers finished 22-2, earning the No. 1 seed in the Class M state tournament before losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Hillhouse.

“I have waited and thought long and hard about if it is ‘time’ and I feel that this is the correct decision for me,” DeMarco said in a press release issued by the school “The team is in a great place and will be well positioned to succeed for the next coach. It has been a great twelve years and I am very thankful for the opportunity that I was given to join and work as a coach in the Notre Dame family. I have been very lucky to meet supportive parents and coach great student athletes that have produced many good memories over the years. I have enjoyed this experience and the many supportive staff members who have contributed to our success. Thank you, and I wish nothing but continued success for Notre Dame.”

DeMarco began coaching at Seymour in 1987, serving as an assistant for Joe Frager, now the head coach at Fairfield University.

DeMarco spent one season as head coach at Farmington a year before taking over at Seymour in 1998.

DeMarco guided the Wildcats to the Class L state championship game in 2000, losing to Hillhouse.

The search for a new coach will begin immediately, according to the press release.

The team will return several starters from last year’s squad.

“I would like to thank Eric personally for what he has done over the past twelve years as the Head Coach of the Girls’ Basketball team,” athletic director Rob Bleggi said. “His hard work, loyalty and professionalism at all times is second to none. Notre Dame girls basketball would not be in the position it is today without the leadership he provided these past years. I understand and respect his decision he has made and wish him only the best in the future for him and his family. He will always be a part of the Notre Dame family.”

About Scott Ericson

Scott Ericson is a sports reporter for GameTimeCT based in Stamford. Email him at Sericson@stamfordadvocate.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @ericsonsports.

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