NORWALK — It is time for Team Keyes to come first.
After seven years spent as the boys varsity basketball coach at Norwalk High School, Tom Keyes stepped down Thursday, citing “personal and professional” reasons for stepping away from the game…
Baseball: Benincaso pitches Norwalk past Trinity Catholic
STAMFORD—The Norwalk baseball team came into the game against Trinity Catholic in the midst of a five-game losing streak and with its pitching staff taxed. Joey Benincaso picked the perfect time to pitch his first complete game of the season. Benincaso went seven innings, giving up six hits and striking out seven as Norwalk beat […]
Boys lacrosse: Fairfield Warde routs Norwalk
FAIRFIELD — Knowing what was coming next — a Thursday date with top-ranked Darien — and coming off a big-time battering at the hands of No. 4 Ridgefield a few days earlier, Warde needed a confidence boost in a major way.
And they got it.
Scori…
Boys lacrosse: Brown, Norwalk roll past Hamden
NORWALK — Marlon Brown has been a lacrosse player for just about a month now.
As an athlete, however, he knows an opportunity when he sees it.
The senior defensive middie went the length of the field with the ball, racing on goal when nobody p…
Baseball: St. Joseph makes adjustments in win over Norwalk
NORWALK — The best-laid schemes of mice and men, the poet Robert Burns wrote, often go awry.
The same could be said about baseball coaches.
Just two full innings into Friday’s FCIAC baseball game between St. Joseph and host Norwalk, seven runs…
Boys lacrosse: Staples beats Norwalk, pushes win streak to six
WESTPORT — Staples boys lacrosse continued its scorching hot start to the season with its sixth straight win Thursday evening, an 18-2 victory over Norwalk.
“It’s really awesome,” senior goalie Matt Garber said. “Last year, we got off to a slo…
Baseball: Wilton walks off on Norwalk in extras
WILTON — Brendan Skewis helped his team walk off with a win they thought they had an inning earlier.
The No. 8 hitter and senior for the Wilton baseball team came through with an RBI base hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Warr…
Baseball: Spano does it all in East Haven’s 10-6 victory over Norwalk
NORWALK — East Haven’s Ryan Spano had already single-handedly won the game thanks to six RBIs, including a seventh-inning grand slam that staked his team to a six-run lead.Suddenly, he was called upon to save the day, as well.Spano took to the…
Softball: Carriero’s sixth-inning single lifts Newtown past Norwalk
NEWTOWN—In a back-and-forth tilt between two teams with realistic hopes of winning their respective conferences, up stepped a sophomore to the plate to deliver the biggest hit of all.After the Newtown and Norwalk softball teams combined for 18…
Boys Lacrosse: Norwalk looks for redemption
NORWALK— Last season didn’t end the way the Norwalk High boys lacrosse wanted it to.The Bears dropped their final game of the season in heartbreaking fashion to city rival Brien McMahon, 10-9 in overtime, denying them a spot in the CIAC Class …
Girls lacrosse: Norwalk rebuilding after losing six four-year starters
NORWALK — The Norwalk High girls lacrosse team is in transition.Some of the familiar names who donned the green and white jersey over the last few years have departed via graduation, including All-FCIAC second-team selection Marissa Mastrianni…
Baseball: McMahon holds off Norwalk in season-opener
NORWALK — When Korey Morton looks out toward left field and sees his father’s retired No. 21 hanging off the fence, he doesn’t feel pressure.Instead, he feels a sense of pride, which is a pretty good emotion to wear on your sleeve when you ste…
Baseball 2018: Norwalk will be bolstered for big second half
NORWALK — If there is one thing Pete Tucci has shown over the course of his baseball coaching career at Norwalk High, it’s that the Bears are going to put a competitive team between the baselines.Be it with a veteran team, a young and inexperi…
Softball 2018: Norwalk looks to finish the job
NORWALK — It would be fair to say that last year’s postseason high of making the FCIAC playoffs by Norwalk High School was soon tempered by back-to-back losses in the league quarterfinals and first round of the state tournament.With a bunch of…
Boys basketball: FCIAC will bring back lots of talent next season
Timmond Williams of Trumbull and Denali Burton of Danbury stood near the foul line talking as they warmed up for the FCIAC Junior All-Star game at Staples High Monday night.Two weeks prior the pair had been going at it in the FCIAC championshi…
Boys Swimming: Norwalk’s Kevin Bradley wins State Open diving; sweeps postseason
HARTFORD— The perfect season had a perfect ending for Norwalk High School junior diver Kevin Bradley.It has been a winter of gold for Mr. Bradley. The gold medal from the FCIAC Diving Championship. The gold medal from the Class LL diving champ…
Norwalk’s Kevin Bradley wins Class LL diving; Greenwich’s Devon Satir 2nd
HAMDEN—The most wonderful season of the diving life of Norwalk High School’s Kevin Bradley added another chapter of excellence Tuesday evening as the junior captured the 2018 Class LL boys diving state title at the Hamden High School pool.Brad…
Boys Swimming: Norwalk’s Bradley, Sheehan’s Buehler win state diving titles
NORWALK/MCMAHON’S BRADLEY WINS CLASS LL Class LL diving championships at Hamden Individual results: 1. Kevin Bradley (Norwalk/McMahon) 572.10; 2. Devon Satir (Greenwich) 537.95; 3. Ethan Godfrey (Glastonbury) 450.85; 4. Sergei Shaw (Greenwich) 447.95; 5. Nicholas Jefferson (Glastonbury) 428.85; 6. Caitlin Inall (Ridgefield) 421.10; 7. Joel Satir (Greenwich) 409.55; 8. Chase Galayda (Southington) 409.40; 9. Kyle […]
Boys Basketball: Maatallah steps up, leads Wilton past Norwalk in D2 first round
WILTON — Kyle Maatallah didn’t quite have the senior year he expected.As the top returning scorer from last year’s Wilton team, Maatallah found his minutes, touches and shots cut into by the arrival of a transfer, senior guard Antonio Br…
Girls basketball: Mercy marches past Norwalk, into Class LL semifinals
MIDDLETOWN — Bella Santoro and Meghan DeVille have a very special bond, created by the sport of basketball.Since they were both in second grade, and started playing the game together, the Mercy seniors have been joined together as friends, t…
Girls Basketball: Rene’s layup at buzzer lifts Norwalk over Amity in double OT in Class LL 2nd round
NORWALK — There was no specific play drawn up during the timeout before Amity went to the line with the game tied and 7.2 seconds left in the second overtime.Norwalk coach Ricky Fuller just told his team to get the rebound and find the open …
Boys Swimming: Norwalk-McMahon survives chopping block and produces strong season
NORWALK — The future of the Norwalk-Brien McMahon co-op swim program was in doubt.With the school’s swimming pool on the chopping block during the last school budget cycle, it was going to take something special to keep both programs going…
Boys Basketball: Trumbull holds off Norwalk to reach first FCIAC final since 1983
WILTON — It’s starting to feel a lot like 1983.The Trumbull boys basketball team is heading to the FCIAC championship game for the first time in 35 years after fending off eighth-seeded Norwalk 82-75 on Tuesday at Zeoli Field House.Norwalk…
Girls Basketball: Wilson, Norwalk oust FCIAC rival Danbury in Class LL first round
NORWALK — Three straight FCIAC losses dashed Norwalk High’s hopes of a league championship this season.So the Bears might have been a little worried when they saw league rival Danbury as its Class LL first round state tournament matchup.Th…
Boys Basketball: Darien closes regular season by drubbing FCIAC-bound Norwalk
DARIEN — Playing in their final home game of the season, the Darien seniors put an exclamation point on their careers Wednesday night.The Blue Wave drubbed Norwalk 79-45 in a game that was never really close, finishing the regular season at …
Hockey: Remson’s hat trick lifts Norwalk-McMahon past Westhill-Stamford in OT
STAMFORD—They were two precious points at a critical juncture of the season.But the Westhill-Stamford Co-op boys ice hockey team saw those points slip away as Norwalk-McMahon Co-op rallied to grab a 3-2 overtime triumph Saturday at Terry Con…
Girls Baksetball: Stamford channels experience, upsets Norwalk in FCIAC quarterfinals
NORWALK — The Stamford girls basketball team has created a home for itself in the final four of the FCIAC tournament.After reaching the championship game the last two seasons, the No. 5 Black Knights are headed back to Ludlowe for the semifi…
Boys Basketball: McNamara, St. Pierre lead Ridgefield past Norwalk
NORWALK — Most teams would have worked the clock and hoped for a foul shooting contest down the stretch.The Ridgefield Tigers aren’t most teams.The Tigers saw an opening to go for the jugular and did just that, burying a 3-point shot with …
Boys Basketball: Vines, Mastropietro lead Norwalk’s rout of Trumbull
NORWALK — One thing opponents won’t be doing for the rest of the season is typecasting the Norwalk boys basketball team.Not after Monday night where the team’s 6-foot-3 center became a 3-point shooter and one of the team’s spot-up 3-po…
Boys Basketball: Jackson’s 3 with seconds left lifts Stamford over Norwalk in OT
STAMFORD — Stamford senior Jelani Jackson has been coming in before school to work on his jump shot.On Friday night, the hard work paid off in what might have been the biggest shot of his life.Jackson got a pass at the top of the key with :0…
Girls Basketball: Norwalk seniors savor first win over Stamford since 2012
NORWALK — Ajsa Vega and her fellow seniors got flowers to start their “Senior Night” festivities at Norwalk High on Friday.They ended the night with what they really wanted: a victory over Stamford.The three Norwalk seniors — Vega, Din…
Boys Basketball: In thriller, Langley and Norwalk put McMahon away late
NORWALK — The Norwalk boys basketball got back to its winning ways on Monday by doing what they do best.Closing out close games.The Bears trailed by one with 2:52 left on the clock against cross-city rival Brien McMahon, but a coast-to-coast…
Girls Basketball: Norwalk blows past McMahon
NORWALK — The Norwalk and Brien McMahon girls basketball teams each had a lot to play for in their annual city rivalry game on Monday.The Bears are vying for the top seed ahead of the FCIAC playoffs while the Senators are trying to secure a …
Wrestling: McMahon upends Norwalk for 13th consecutive victory
NORWALK — The Brien McMahon wrestling team has had Norwalk’s number over the years.The winning trend over their city rivals continued on Saturday morning when the Senators turned a close meet into a comfortable victory with a 49-22 FCIAC w…
Boys Basketball: Brown, No. 7 Danbury snatch victory away from Norwalk
NORWALK — It’s never been a tradition to give presents on Groundhog Day, but the Norwalk Bears gift-wrapped Danbury High’s 61-57 win on Friday with a green-and-white, turnover-laden bow.Leading by 13 with 4:35 to play, Norwalk went to a …
Hockey: Gibson helps lift Norwalk-McMahon past Wilton
RIDGEFIELD — As the games wind down on Remy Gibson’s high school hockey career, all the Norwalk-McMahon co-op senior wants is to give his his all for his team.On Wednesday, he did that and then some.Gibson scored two goals and assisted on …
Boys Basketball: Norwalk’s education process continues
NORWALK — It was only the first game of the season, a nonconference road contest in New Milford, but for the Norwalk boys basketball team it was a difficult loss.The scoreboard read 77-75 in favor of the host Green Wave, but it was how the B…
Boys Basketball: Langley’s late free throws lift Norwalk over Staples
WESTPORT — After each practice, Norwalk’s Tyrique Langley says, he stays late to shoot an additional 50 free throws.That hard work paid off as the senior sank four clutch free throws late to propel the Bears over Staples 62-60 on Tuesday n…
Girls Basketball: Encouraged by its coach, Norwalk storms back to beat Staples
NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team wasn’t sure which version of Coach Rick Fuller would walk through the door at halftime while the Bears trailed by four.Would it be the fiery, intense and passionate coach, ready to rip into his t…
Jeff Jacobs: Parental, player support for Wehmhoff doesn’t legitimize what he did
The Instagram post is disgusting. Any attempt at an explanation or rationalization does not change this. All the sweat and love Dale Wehmhoff has given to hockey and the Norwalk-McMahon program does not change this. Neither does the outpouring of support he has received from players and parents, past and present, during a contentious process […]
Boys Basketball: Down six in final minute, Langley wills Norwalk to victory over Bridgeport Central
NORWALK — Title this rollercoaster ride Six Flags Over Scarso Gym.The Norwalk boys basketball team turned what appeared to be a runaway win into a disappointing loss, only to surge through one last loop-de-loop and pool out a stunning 70-67 …
Boys Basketball: Blake, Trinity Catholic defeat Norwalk in empty gymnasium
STAMFORD — The Trinity Catholic and Norwalk boys basketball teams played a good game Thursday night.Too bad nobody saw it.After last week’s game was postponed because of a fight involving the schools’ freshmen teams and fans, the two sch…
Hockey: Norwalk-McMahon Parents, players look for answers after dismissal of coach
NORWALK — For Dale Wehmhoff, it has been the worst season of his 40-year hockey coaching career, and he hasn’t even coached a single game.The one silver lining to come from the Norwalk-McMahon co-op boys hockey coach’s termination-turned…
Hockey: Anonymous letter leads to dismissal of Norwalk-McMahon coach
NORWALK — Dale Wehmhoff stood outside the glass at the SoNo Ice House on Monday afternoon, watching his Norwalk-Brien McMahon co-op hockey team lose its third straight game.A year ago, Wehmhoff was proudly standing on the bench behind his te…
Girls Basketball: Defense helps lift Norwalk past Trinity Catholic
NORWALK — Any coach who has scouted Norwalk guard Ashley Wilson will highlight her offensive prowess.In the Bears’ Friday night 52-45 victory over Trinity Catholic, however, it was Wilson’s defense that proved vital in giving her team an…
Boys Basketball: Freshman game fight postpones Norwalk-Trinity varsity, JV contests; Norwalk head coach coach cited
STAMFORD — A freshman boys basketball game between Trinity Catholic and Norwalk high schools ended with at least one person injured and a coach facing charges Friday after a fight broke out at Trinity Catholic High School. After the gymnasium was cleared, the junior varsity and varsity games were postponed. Several spectators at the game […]
Boys Basketball: Norwalk’s Benincaso adds his name to school’s record books
NORWALK — In the city they’ve always called home, the Benincaso family could easily be considered a baseball family.Sure, all three boys — Jimmy, Tommy and Joey — grew up playing multiple sports, bouncing from the soccer pitch to the b…
Boys Basketball: Benincaso drains nine 3s, scores 37 as Norwalk tops Westhill
STAMFORD—It wasn’t a one-man show. But Norwalk High School senior tri-captain Joe Benincaso grabbed the majority of the spotlight Tuesday night at Westhill’s J. Walter Kennedy Athletic complex.Benincaso knocked down nine 3-pointers on hi…
Girls Basketball: Norwalk rides defense in rout of Westhill
NORWALK — Norwalk High girls basketball coach Ricky Fuller feels he has one of the best shooting teams he’s had in his tenure.His team’s defense, however, is overshadowing those shooters.On Tuesday night on the Scarso Gymnasium court, No…
Hockey: Norwalk-McMahon to face Staples in game honoring Norwalk police, fire
NORWALK — Over their many decades of being involved in local hockey, the Wehmhoff family has found multiple ways to give back to the communities they’ve been involved in.On Saturday, when the Norwalk-McMahon co-op team hosts Staples, the c…
