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WESTPORT—There is little argument that the FCIAC is the strongest league in the state in the sport of field hockey.
One result, unfortunately, is that the Class L Field Hockey Tournament takes on the character of the movie “Groundhog Day.”
In …
NEW CANAAN—New Canaan quarterback Drew Pyne had no clue he was nearing history until offensive coordinator Dante Correnty told him during a timeout.
When Pyne hit Wyatt Wilson for a 19-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, he launched him…
NORWALK — Opponents of the Staples High School field hockey team couldn’t find the formula to defeat the Wreckers during the regular season, as they rolled to a record of 16-0.
And the surging Wreckers have continued their eye-opening trend in…
NORWALK — Two years ago, Danbury running back Malik Thomas considered himself a soccer player.
When a friend of his joked that at 6 feet tall and 200-plus pounds he was too big for soccer, Thomas considered another sport — or more specifically…
TRUMBULL — The action between the Trumbull and Norwalk boys soccer teams finally heated up after 100 minutes of play.
After neither team could find the back of the net in regulation and overtime, each side came through in the penalty kick shoo…
We sent a photographer to the Danbury vs. Norwalk game to get pictures of the fans cheering on their teams because we know that high school sports aren’t what they are without the fans in the stands and we want to celebrate that!
At any game g…
NORWALK — There are multiple reasons Fairfield Ludlowe’s Nico Rullo wears the captain’s armband.
Having his foot on the ball with the game on the line is just one of them.
Rullo buried a penalty kick with 9:16 left to play in Saturday’s FCIAC …
WESTPORT — Jake Thaw has come into his own as quarterback of the Staples football team.
The junior signal-caller amassed 245 of the Wreckers’ 447 total yards Friday night, rushing for four touchdowns and throwing for another while leading Stap…
Week 7: Norwalk (3-2) at Staples (4-1), Friday, 7 p.m. NORWALK — Sean Ireland is glad he coaches Kyle Gordon. In fact, the eighth-year Norwalk High head football coach feels sorry for any defensive coordinators who have to game plan a way to slow down his junior quarterback. Be it by land or by air, […]
NORWALK — The Norwalk and Greenwich boys soccer teams both are likely headed for the FCIAC playoffs which begin next week.
Wednesday night at Testa Field in Norwalk, one team looked ready to take on anyone in the postseason while the other pla…
NORWALK — Brien McMahon volleyball coach Pete Georgiou has seen his team rise to the occasion against some of the best teams in the league this season.
He’s also seen his young squad falter in games it likely should have won.
When archrival No…
NORWALK — The connection between McMahon’s Peyton McNamara and Chloe Ortolano was too much for Norwalk to overcome.
The former registered two goals and two assists while the latter chipped in with two goals and an assist to lift the Senators t…
NORWALK — It’s never easy to try something new.
Norwalk High School senior Julia Sferlazza not only tried something new, but thrived in that new environment.
Sferlazza is a soccer player, and a talented one at that. In fact, she’ll be playing …
DANBURY—With now 20 combined games and one defeat between them, the Danbury and Norwalk boys soccer teams have proven by this point of the season they will be difficult to beat once the postseason arrives.
The two matched one another Monday ni…
There certainly wasn’t a shortage of goals in Monday’s field hockey matchup between Greenwich and visiting Norwalk, as the rivals traded goals the majority of the game.
Yet thanks to freshman Zita Cohen, the Cardinals had the final say.
Cohen’…
NORWALK — Kyle Gordon threw for two scores and ran for another with 47 seconds remaining in the game to lead Norwalk past Trumbull 14-10.
Gordon rushed for 138 yards and passe3d 85 for Norwalk (3-2).
Quarterback Colton Nicholas ran for two tou…
RankSchoolPointsRecord
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Staples (8)1607-0
2. Cheshire1347-0
3. Wilton1268-0
4. Immaculate919-0
5. Granby866-0
6. Hall746-0
7. Darien647-2
8. Pomperaug636-0-2
9. Westbrook447-0
10. Norwalk426-1
Also receiv…
NORWALK — Adriana Alfisi’s own worst critic has always been staring back at her in a mirror.
After Norwalk defeated Brien McMahon 5-2 on Monday at Testa Field, that critic was silenced.
Alfisi scored three goals and assisted on another to lead…
Finishing was an issue for the Greenwich High School girls soccer team, which struggled to register goals during its first seven games of the season. Yet the past two outings have seen the Cardinals click offensively and light the scoreboard, …
NORWALK — Norwalk scored more than 40 points in each of its first three football games, two of which were victories. Yet the Bears couldn’t reach the end zone against Greenwich, whose defensive unit was as stingy as ever Friday night.
Another …
WESTPORT — The beat goes on for the Staples girls soccer team.
The Wreckers netted two second-half goals to put away a feisty Greenwich side to improve to 6-0 on the young season en route to a 3-0 FCIAC victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday …
FAIRFIELD — Ludlowe coach Mitch Ross felt like he had a 50-50 chance.
And he liked those odds.
Aidan Wykoff had just scored from a yard out with 1:38 to play, bringing Ludlowe within one point in what had been a back and forth offensive battle…
NORWALK — Everybody at Norwalk High looks up to Sam Papp, and not just because he stands 6-foot-5 and weighs in at a strong and athletic 255 pounds.
No, it runs deeper than that. Far deeper, in fact.
Once, when he was far smaller than he is no…
NORWALK—Westhill sophomore goalkeeper Nathanael Aybar wants nothing more than to prove himself to his coach and teammates.
On Monday night, in a battle of FCIAC boys soccer unbeatens, Aybar won them over in a big way.
The first-year varsity st…
STAMFORD—Coming into the game, the Westhill football team knew the Norwalk offense could beat them in a variety of ways.
Turns out, the scouting reports were spot on as Norwalk scored on the ground, through the air and on special teams, disman…
NORWALK — Standing in a field hockey cage that measures 7 feet high by 12 feet wide, Wilton junior Megan Kaeyer, all 5-foot-2 of her, doesn’t appear all that intimidating.
Stick some pads on her and give her a stick, however, and the Warriors …
EAST LYME—For a team as young as Norwalk, it’s not a surprise the Bears got off to a slow start at East Lyme on Friday night.
After a nearly two-hour-plus bus ride, the sluggish Bears trailed at the half before rolling to a 41-24, opening-nigh…
NORWALK — If Norwalk coach Sean Ireland is excited about the future, he has every right to be.
The Bears have a lot of talent hitting the gridiron this fall and, while it’s young talent, a handful of players are already experienced at the vars…
