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Darien and New Canaan play on opposite sides of the most intense girls ice hockey rivalry in Connecticut. Not only have the two powerhouses combined to win 11 state championships during a span of 14 years, they’ve also made their head-to-head clashes during the regular season marquee events. On a recent day at the Darien […]
Fields, tracks and weight rooms across the state sit empty as spring sports coaches and players stay at home, hoping they will be able to get back out and play the sports they love.
With social distancing p…
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Hockey team. Compiled by Dave Stewart. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Skater of the Year Catherine Martin Darien, Junior, Defenseman Stats: Helped lead a Wave defense which allowed just 21 goals and pitched eight shutouts in 19 games […]
From the moment Tyler Sung first stepped onto the wrestling mats at New Canaan High School, it was pretty clear the Rams had a star in their midst.
Four seasons later, Sung has not only rewritten the Rams’ …
Boys Basketball First Team: Luke McGarrity (Ridgefield), Paul Fabbri (St. Joseph), Jake Thaw (Staples), Lucas Basich (Staples), Kyle Hyzy (Wilton), James Bourque (Ludlowe), Rahsen Fisher (Trinity). Player of the Year: Luke McGarrity (Ridgefield). Coach of the Year: Andrew McClellan (Ridgefield). Second Team: Jaden Bell (Stamford), Matt Knachel (Ridgefield), Justyn Davis (Warde), Akim Joseph (Trinity), Jordyn […]
The championship meets are what high school swimmers plan their respective seasons around. It’s when they prepare themselves to swim their fastest and register times that draw the most attention to their talents.
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The defending champions are back on top of the GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll as the CIAC playoffs begin. Fairfield Prep hopped over Darien to the top spot in a bit of a split vote; three teams got first-place nods. The Jesuits are seeking their third straight Division I title, and they’re coming off […]
GREENWICH — One minute and 47 seconds felt like an eternity for Griffin Deane and the New Canaan boys ice hockey team.
The Rams’ once three-goal lead had been whittled down to one as rival Darien mounted a …
FCIAC championship. No. 1 vs. No. 3. Darien vs. New Canaan. Dorothy Hamil rink: Capacity 600. No wonder tickets for Saturday’s FCIAC hockey championship game at Dorothy Hamil rink sold out in less than five hours. But thanks to the Darien Athletic Foundation’s YouTube page, you don’t need to fight for parking to have a […]
GREENWICH — The 1969-1970 winter sports season, marked the first time the Greenwich boys swimming team captured the team title at the FCIAC Championships and since then many winner’s trophies have been placed in the school…
The hottest ticket in high school boys ice hockey is for Saturday’s FCIAC championship game, with tickets selling out in a matter of hours after the conference semifinal games were completed on Wednesday evening. The title game will feature Darien, the No.1 team in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, against No. 3 New Canaan, and […]
DARIEN — The FCIAC will be crowning a new boys ice hockey champion this year.
New Canaan freshman Shane Mettler scored off a pass from sophomore Nick Megdanis five minutes into double overtime as the Rams k…
STAMFORD—It would be incredibly hard to write a better script than this.
Greenwich freshman diver Whitaker Grover received two perfect 10.0 scores from judges and went on to be crowned champion at the FCIAC…
The wide smiles on the faces of the Darien girls ice hockey players after they won their latest championship delivered a clear message: This one was special.
Darien scored two early goals and then held off …
FORWARDS Kori Bartko (Avon), Nora Birmingham (Ellington), Demeri Carangelo (Hamden), Maddie Epke (Guilford), Kaleigh Harden (New Canaan), Nelle Kniffin (Darien), Meghan Lane (Wilton), Grace Melanson (Simsbury), Taylor Nowak (West Haven). DEFENSEMEN Tess Csejka (Amity), Shelby Little (Avon), Catherine Martin (Darien), Brooke McNabola (West Haven), Sydney Orszulak (Greenwich), Julia Swanson (East Catholic). GOALIES Caitlyn Caldon (South […]
This week’s GameTimeCT top 10 poll looks a lot like last week’s as the regular season comes to an end. But two tweaks hit the bottom. Simsbury, riding a four-game winning streak into the playoffs, hopped back in at No. 9. Notre Dame-Fairfield hung on, leaving Hand on the outside after two weeks at No. […]
FIRST ROUND Monday, March 2 No. 7 EAST CATHOLIC/GLASTONBURY/SOUTH WINDSOR (ETB) 1, No. 10 WEST HAVEN/SHA 0 WHSHA 0 0 0 – 0 ETB 0 0 1 – 1 ETB: Mary McKiernan 1g. Saves: WH – Hannah Davey 22; ETB – Caitlyn Caldon 34. No. 5 SUFFIELD CO-OP 4, No. 12 NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD CO-OP 0 NDFF […]
FAIRFIELD – The Warde boys basketball team’s defense stepped up big in the second half to kick start a comeback. Trailing by nine points at halftime, the Mustangs switched up their defense from man-to-man to zone and allowed just 12 points in the second half to beat Staples 51-44 in the FCIAC quarterfinals on […]
DARIEN — Kit Arrix and the four senior co-captains on the Darien girls ice hockey team have been crowned state champions multiple times during the past few seasons.
One achievement that has eluded them during that span …
Where: Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
When: Friday — Saturday (Finals scheduled for 5 p.m.)
Defending champion: Danbury
Contenders: Danbury, Warde, Xavier, Simsbury,…
The 2020 FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament will tip off Saturday, Feb. 29 with quarterfinals at Fairfield Warde and then shift to Wilton for the semifinals and championship game. BOYS BASKETBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT HUB The semifinals will be Tuesday, March 3 and the championship will be Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Ridgefield (15-1 FCIAC) is […]
DARIEN — The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has been faced with numerous obstacles this season, including injuries and illnesses which have led to an ever-changing lineup since Game 1 in December.
Now, th…
FINE PERFORMANCES
Caitlyn Caldon, East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor (ETB): The senior goalie was once again solid as she collected 29 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Avon co-op on Friday. Caldon also …
When New Canaan won FCIAC and state championships last winter, it may have seemed like a familiar sight. In reality, it hadn’t happened in a while for the Rams, who had last won a conference title in 2012, and last took th…
Anthony DiLungo’s No. 14 will hang forever in the rink that bears his father’s name. East Haven’s co-op boys hockey team retired DiLungo’s number before Monday’s game against Guilford at DiLungo Rink.
DiLun…
With one week to go in the regular season, and one conference’s postseason getting underway Saturday, the GameTimeCT top 10 poll stayed pretty steady this week. The 10 teams remained the same, we split a tie, and only one other set of teams switched places. The top five remained identical, led by No. 1 Darien, […]
NEW CANAAN — It didn’t take Alex Gibbens long to make his presence felt.
After a hip and then a finger injury sidelined him for seven of New Canaan’s previous nine games, Gibbens made his return Monday night against Sta…
BRISTOL — New Canaan has had its fair share of elite wrestlers over the years.
As far as coach Bobby Rushton is concerned, Tyler Sung is in a class by himself.
“He’s the all-time greatest,” …
The wrestling mat was a sanctuary for Tyler Sung.
An emotional month had led to this moment: Sung’s New Canaan teammates loudly cheering him on from the side of the mat, and his coaches watching intently fr…
