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NEW CANAAN — Last Friday in New Canaan’s Dunning Stadium, Jason Cooper was in his element.
His larger-than-life personality on display whether he was talking football with old friends or offering advice to the current New Canaan players.
Coope…
NEW CANAAN — The Grip it and Rip it passing tournament annually draws the best teams in the area to New Canaan High School for a weekend designed for those who love the spread offense.
This year, the level of quarterback play on several teams …
With recent success and state championships, the epicenter of Connecticut high school football is often at New Canaan High’s Dunning Field.
That will once again be the case this weekend as the 11th edition of the Grip It & Rip it tournamen…
NEW CANAAN — Garrett Braden had to be patient. After seeing three of his teammates commit to Division I programs in a 24-hour period, the rising senior started wondering when his time would come. It took a little while longer, but the 6-foot-2, 215-pound defensive end/outside linebacker has found a home with Rice University at […]
NEW CANAAN — It’s tough to learn a ton during the abbreviated spring sessions in high school football, but if there’s one thing that New Canaan made clear in the 11th Annual Brian Wilderman Memorial Red and White game Friday afternoon, it’s th…
Heading into the CIAC Class L boys lacrosse tournament, the burning question on everyone’s mind in the lacrosse community was could anyone beat Darien? The Blue Wave, the top ranked team in the Register Top 10 Lacrosse Poll all season, entered the Class L final on Saturday against Ridgefield with a 22-0 season record, a […]
MILFORD — In the end, it was a simple plan for the New Canaan High School girls lacrosse team.
Be intense. Be patient on offense. Be physical at both ends of the field. Win critical draws.
The No. 5 seeded Rams checked all the boxes and earned…
CIAC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD LIVE UPDATES ♦♦♦ CLASS L No. 5 NEW CANAAN (16-5) vs. No. 6 RIDGEFIELD (15-5) When: Saturday, 10 a.m. Where: Jonathan Law High School Field, Milford On the Web: NFHS Network (subscription required) Championship game appearances: Ridgefield makes its first appearance. New Canaan makes its eighth championship appearance with four Class M […]
FAIRFIELD — You don’t win 76 games in a row without a few close calls.
So, what’s the secret to pulling off those nail-biters? In Darien coach Jeff Brameier’s opinion, it’s the seniors.
It took all of them Wednesday, as top-seeded and top-rank…
NORWALK — Interviewing a teary-eyed coach following a state playoff game is no rare occurrence in high school sports. That coach being on the winning side however, isn’t something seen every day. According to New Canaan coach Kristin Woods, it’s the first time she’s welled up following a win, but after defeating top-ranked Darien 12-11 […]
TRUMBULL — New Canaan and Fairfield Warde finished in a tie when they met during the regular season, so what happened when the two formidable girls golf teams competed in the CIAC Championship on Tuesday? They finished their respective rounds …
NEW CANAAN — The New Canaan boys lacrosse team’s first venture into the Class L playoffs is shaping up to be a sort of revenge tour.
That was the case Saturday as the No. 4 Rams downed 12-seed Fairfield Prep 9-7 in the state quarterfinals. New…
WILTON — The best game plan to beat the Wilton High girls lacrosse team is actually rather simple.
Just don’t let the Warriors possess the ball.
Fifth-seeded New Canaan worked that strategy to perfection in the second half, pulling away for a …
NEW CANAAN — And another grand quest began Wednesday for the New Canaan High School boys lacrosse team. After losing in heartbreaking fashion in the FCIAC Championship final to Darien, New Canaan set its sights on the Class L state title. The Rams took a bold first step as they vanquished No. 13 seed Ludlowe […]
Darien did it again. The No. 1-ranked Blue Wave held off New Canaan to win their fifth-straight FCIAC championship and have now won 74 straight games as they vie for their fourth-straight Class L championship and fifth-straight state championship overall. Can…anyone…stop…the Bue Wave? Let’s find out. The complete state tournaments in boys lacrosse begin Wednesday […]
FAIRFIELD — Kylee provided the pitching and Luka provided the power. The Holderied sisters, Luka, a junior and Kylee, a sophomore, have been critical parts of the Falcons’ softball machine all season long, but never as much as in Tuesday’s opening round of the Class LL tournament against New Canaan. Kylee pitched a complete-game shutout, […]
NORWALK—It’s not easy for find phone booths in the 21st century, so Superman wasn’t going to come to save the day for the Darien boys lacrosse team. Instead, mild-mannered senior goalie Sean Collins did the job. Collins made four big saves in the final four minutes of play on Friday, including one by Walker Ker […]
NORWALK — New Canaan’s performance in the FCIAC semifinals was —in a word — methodical.
It never looked too flashy, but the No. 2 Rams were efficient from top-to-bottom and beginning to end in their 10-6 win over No. 3 Ridgefield Wednesday aft…
NORWALK — All it took was 76 seconds.
That short span during the second half, in which Wilton scored three times, was enough for the No. 3 Warriors, who upset No. 2 New Canaan 10-8 in the FCIAC girls lacrosse semifinals Monday afternoon at Nor…
NEW CANAAN—The New Canaan High School boys lacrosse program lives for the postseason.
And the Rams let everybody know exactly what time it was Monday as they rolled to a 13-3 triumph over No. 7 seed St. Joseph in the FCIAC playoff quarterfinal…
TRUMBULL — Nothing was going in. New Canaan kept firing, kept looking for good looks at the St. Joseph net, and Kyle Burbank kept stopping them to keep the FCIAC boys lacrosse game close Thursday.
Then Chris Canet found a hole up high with 56….
NEW CANAAN — There’s a reason Ridgefield is the No. 1 team in the FCIAC. Actually, there’s several. One being the pitching that the Tigers possess, and another the ability to piece things together despite an otherwise lethargic performance. Both those factors were at play Wednesday as the Tigers edged out New Canaan 4-2 at […]
DARIEN — Coming off five games in as many days last week — and dropping the final two — Darien needed a win in a big way. After losing to Ridgefield Thursday and Staples on Friday, the Blue Wave had two days to reset and come out Monday rested and with their ace Henry Williams […]
NEW CANAAN — On the same day the Kentucky Derby was ran, Fairfield Prep and New Canaan were neck-and-neck right down to what amounted to a photo finish.
New Canaan grabbed an early lead, Prep came roaring back and the Rams late comeback fell j…
NEW CANAAN — After giving up seven runs in the top of the first, New Canaan coach Geoff Lambert huddled his team up, reassuring it that there was plenty of time and offense to erase the deficit. As it turned out, the Rams would score eight runs in the bottom of the inning and, 3 […]
NORWALK—Kyle DeMayo plays baseball for moments like this. Bottom of the seventh, bases loaded, the game on the line, the ball in his hand. DeMayo, a senior right-hander for New Canaan, made the long walk in from right field to stand high up on the mound, getting the final out with the bases loaded in […]
DARIEN — After New Canaan scored four to tie it, Jack Joyce’s goal with 1:16 left in the third quarter put Darien ahead for good in a 9-7 home win Saturday afternoon.
Henri Pfeifle and Hudson Pokorny scored in the fourth quarter for the top-ra…
DARIEN — They do it with speed. They do it with chemistry. They do it with depth. They do it with grit.
The one thing that the Darien High School girls lacrosse team always does is bring the hammer and club the opposition with it.
The national…
GREENWICH—No more obstacles. No more interruptions. Just laser-like focus on the big battle for the big prize.
The New Canaan High School boys lacrosse team took care of business in impressive fashion Thursday as the Rams downed Greenwich High…
