The high school fall sports season will begin shortly. Teams have been practicing in preparation for this year’s campaign.
Leading off The Stamford Times fall sports previews is girls swimming. The Westhill/Stamford co-op swim team only lost one senior to graduation so it has a great deal of depth to work with. Veteran coach Rick Lewis [...]

The Stamford Board of Representatives will be honoring the New England Regional and Connecticut State champion Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team, which is coming off a fifth-place finish in the Babe Ruth World Series, on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Government Center at 8 p.m.

The Stamford 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team will be honored at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, for winning this year’s New England Regional championship.
“I think it’s a great thing Babe Ruth Baseball and the Boston Red Sox do,” Stamford manager John Calo said.
Stamford will be recognized on the field before Boston’s [...]

The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team had a nice run in the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series in Monticello, Ark. Get a recap of all the games, with the exception of Wednesday’s loss to Bryant, Ark., which knocked Stamford out of the tournament.
Marc Powers, the No. 1 singles player at Yale and a Stamford resident, got [...]

Former King standout Kevin Pierre-Louis of the Boston College football team has been rated the top defensive newcomer by Rivals.com.
Here’s the link: http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1110453&PT=4&PR=2

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team’s run in the Babe Ruth World Series has unfortunately come to an end.
Stamford suffered a hard-fought 2-1 loss to Bryant, Ark., in eight innings in the first round of the single-elimination playoffs on Wednesday at Burlington Field.
The Stamford 15s took their friends and family on quite a [...]

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Phil DelMazio continues to work hard at the Babe Ruth 15-year-old World Series.
DelMazio has four new videos of the Stamford 15s in the World Series.
To view them, enter PhilDel44 in the search bar or click on the following links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhTdCThRblY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuaJf2F3COA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejTIJIti83A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnAOpEwb6aY

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team has overcome several obstacles to advance to the playoffs of the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series.
After starting its final pool play game two hours behind schedule in a game originally slated for Sunday but was postponed due to weather, Stamford came through with a 10-3 victory over [...]

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team got back to its winning ways on Tuesday with a 6-4 victory over Torrance, Calif., in a pool play game of the Babe Ruth World Series at Burlington Field.
Stamford (1-2) still has a shot to advance out of pool play and make the single-elimination playoffs but it [...]

NEW HAVEN – Tennis standout Marc Powers of Stamford has experienced a number of high points this summer.
The No. 1 men’s singles player for Yale recently returned from a six-week stay in Great Britain through the Prentice Cup exchange program. During that time, he played on the famous grass courts of Wimbledon.
And now he will [...]

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team’s pool play game against the host team Monticello in the Babe Ruth World Series was postponed on Sunday due to rain and lightning.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Stamford will play Torrance, Calif., at 10 a.m. CST at Burlington Field and [...]

Phil DelMazio has been gracious enough to provide video of Stamford on YouTube from the 15-year-old Babe Ruth World Series in Monticello, Ark.
In the DSC 06591 video, Stamford’s Greg DelMazio receives the Ron Tellefson World Series Player of the Game award for his performance against Hamburg, Ark.
In the DSC 05401 video, DelMazio hits a two-run [...]

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team couldn’t get that big timely hit it needed in dropping a 9-3 decision to Hamburg, Ark., in a pool play game of the Babe Ruth World Series on Saturday at Burlington Field.
Read the full story at http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/sports/local/

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Stars opened pool play of the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series with a 5-4 loss to Saginaw Valley, Mich., Friday morning.
It was Stamford’s first loss of the postseason. See full story at www.thestamfordtimes.com/sports/local/

The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team brought home the Babe Ruth New England Regional championship on Monday after defeating Leominster, Mass., 5-4 in eight innings at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass.
Stamford now advances to the Babe Ruth World Series, which will be held in Monticello, Mass.
The Stamford Stars U-10 softball team also brought home a New [...]

All four of the Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team videos on YouTube, courtesy of Phil DelMazio, can be viewed by clicking the following link:
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Jeff Cortese wasn’t the only member of the Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team with a walk-off hit.
Kyle DiVico’s RBI base hit in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Stamford a 4-3 win over Cranston, R.I, in the winners’ bracket semifinals on Saturday.
Watch DiVico’s key hit on YouTube, courtesy of Phil DelMazio. Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOx1BTtl9nY

QUINCY, Mass. – Kyle DiVico’s RBI single to right field plated Louis Lopez with the winning run to lift the Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team to a 4-3 victory over Cranston, R.I., in nine innings in the winners’ bracket semifinals of the Babe Ruth New England Regional Tournament Saturday at Adams Field.
It was the second walk-off [...]

For those not lucky enough to have been there, Jeff Cortese’s walk-off two-run single for the Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team in the New England Regionals has been posted on YouTube. The video is courtesy of Phil DelMazio.
This is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo84R2Oi5HU

Debbie Johnson and Michael Troy came away with titles at the annual Stamford Amateur Golf Tournament at E.G. Brennan last Sunday.
The Stamford 15-year-old All-Stars continued their winning ways on Tuesday. Jeff Cortese’s two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Stamford a dramatic 3-2 win over Portland, Maine, in the first round of [...]

The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team had its game on Friday against Cranston, R.I., in the winners’ bracket semifinals of the Babe Ruth New England Regionals postponed due to rain.
The game was rescheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass.

Baseball, baseball and more baseball in this week’s edition.
The Stamford Babe Ruth Baseball 15-year-old All-Stars captured the state title following an 8-5 victory over Ridgefield. The All-Stars advance to play in the New England Regional Tournament in Quincy, Mass., with their first game this coming Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Stamford Legion Post 3 baseball team [...]

The Senior Babe Ruth Baseball New England Regional Tournament concluded on Monday with Eastern Massachusetts beating Housatonic Valley 14-12 in the championship game at Cubeta Stadium to earn a berth to the World Series.
Even though the Stamford team failed in its bid to capture the New England Regional crown, the City should be proud of [...]

FAIRFIELD – Louis Lopez pitched six innings in relief and the Stamford 15-year-old All-Stars erased a 3-0 first-inning deficit on their way to an 8-5 victory over Ridgefield in the Babe Ruth State Championship on Monday at Kiwanis Field.
Lopez took over for starter Danny O’Leary, who had to leave the game in the second inning after [...]

STAMFORD — Ryan Walsh pitched a two-hitter with 17 strikeouts to carry the Stamford 16-18 All-Star baseball team to a 2-1 victory over Maine in an opening-round game of the Babe Ruth New England Regional Tournament on Thursday night at Cubeta Stadium.
Walsh was perfect through three innings before allowing a one-out walk, his lone free [...]

The North Stamford 10-11-year-old and 11-12-year-old All-Stars split their opening games of the Little League Section 1 Tournaments on Thursday.
The 10-11-year-olds beat Edgewood 6-2 at Scalzi Park while the 11-12-year-olds dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision in 10 innings to Shelton at Shelton.
Pitchers Grant Purpura and Grant Stone combined for the victory for the 10-11-year-olds. Stone [...]

The Stamford American Legion Post 3 baseball team defeated Simsbury 6-4 in the Senior Legion State Tournament on Wednesday at Cubeta Stadium.
Stamford will play at East Hartford in a second round game at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at Conard High School.
Starting pitcher Steve Hagedus put forth a gutsy effort despite a little wildness, going 6 [...]

The Stamford Babe Ruth 13 and 14-year-old All-Star teams had their respective state tournament games postponed on Monday due to inclement weather.
The 13-year-olds, who fell into the losers bracket after dropping their opener to South Windsor 3-2 on Saturday yet bounced back to beat Shelton 15-2 on Sunday, play Fairfield on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. [...]

The Stamford Babe Ruth 16-18-year-old All-Stars are gearing up for the New England Regional competition, which get underway July 22-27 at Cubeta Stadium. The team has a solid nucleus and it will look to challenge for the New England title.
The Stamford 15-year-old All-Stars blasted Darien 13-3 in five innings in the District 1 Babe Ruth [...]

The North Stamford and National Lione Little League All-Stars will clash in a much-anticipated pool-play game in the District 1 Tournament on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Chestnut Hill Park.
North Stamford is 4-0 following a 22-1 victory in five innings over Weston on Thursday. Luke Dawson pitched a four-hitter with nine strikeouts and Kevin Stone [...]

The Babe Ruth State Softball Tournaments in U-10, U-12, U-14 and U-16 will held in Stamford this year.
The U-12 and U-16 tournaments started on Friday, July 9, and wrap up on Sunday, July 11. The U-10 and U-14 tournaments begin on Friday, July 16, and run until Sunday, July 18.

Whenever you go to a ballgame, you never know what you’re going to see or in this case, not see.
What I’m referring to happened at the Babe Ruth 15-year-old District 1 championship game when Stamford took on Darien on Thursday at Darien High.
In the latter stages of Stamford’s victory, the sun was setting right over [...]

DARIEN — The Stamford 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on its way to an 8-2 victory over Darien in the finals of the District 1 Tournament on Thursday at Darien High.
Lefty Shawn Crowell earned the win, scattering three hits over five innings with one strikeout, [...]

DARIEN — The Stamford 15-and-under All-Star team pounded out 11 hits and scored in every inning on its way to a 13-3 win in five innings over Darien in the winners bracket final of the Babe Ruth District 1 Tournament on Tuesday at Darien High.
Kevin Epp got the job done on the mound and at [...]

Federal PAL won the Little league Stamford Tournament of Champions with a 5-1 win over Stamford American Dr. B’s Bandits.
The District 1 Little League Tournament opened this past week and the Stamford teams are looking to go far in the competition.
Edwin Rodriguez will manage of the Florida Marlins for the remainder of the season, ending [...]

Federal PAL jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and Jimmy Tompkins pitched a six-hitter over five-plus innings on their way to a 5-1 victory over Stamford American’s Dr. B’s Bandits in the District 1 Little League All-City Tournament of Champions on Sunday at National Lione Field.
The lefty Tompkins allowed an unearned [...]

Spring football practice concluded recently. Correspondent Joe Ryan took in Trinity Catholic’s annual Green & Gold game and he sat down with new Stamford head coach Bryan Hocter.
Stamford Legion baseball downed Wilton earlier this week 3-2 behind pitcher Morgan Williams.
There’s plenty of youth soccer and Babe Ruth baseball results.
To see what’s in this week’s edition, [...]

The Westhill High softball team captured the Class LL state title with a 4-2 victory over Newtown last Saturday at DeLuca Field in Stratford.
The Vikings, who finished 26-1 this year, were led by senior co-captains Jen Joseph and Julianne Vincent, who said they had last year’s seniors on their minds all through this season and [...]

The Westhill High softball team, which is coming off a Class LL state championship, was voted the second-ranked team in the state.
The Vikings, who finished 26-1, were voted No. 2 in The New Haven Register poll, which was released on Monday, and received one first-place vote. Waterford (27-0), the Class L state champion, earned the [...]

HAMDEN – Trinity Catholic boys tennis standout Dante Terenzio defeated Ryan Carr of Fairfield Prep to claim his second consecutive State Open singles championship on Tuesday at Hamden High.
Terenzio downed Carr 6-1, 6-2 in the finals. Prior to the match, Terenzio only lost four games in his three matches on his way to the title.
Flash [...]

STRATFORD – Allison Macari’s two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and senior co-captain Jen Joseph pitched a four-hitter to lift the Westhill High softball team to a 4-2 victory over Newtown in the Class LL state championship game on Saturday night at DeLuca Field.
The second-seeded Vikings (26-1) handed [...]

The Westhill softball team advanced to the Class LL state finals with a 3-2 win over Southington in the semifinals. The Vikings overcame a 2-0 to reach the finals for the first time since 1993.
Vanessa Petrini reached the State Open finals for the third straight year but lost out on her third title after losing [...]

If the last practice for the Westhill High softball team was any indication, the Vikings can feel good about playing in Saturday’s Class LL state championship game.
Second-seeded Westhill (25-1) plays No. 1 seed Newtown (26-0) for the state title at 7 p.m. on Saturday at DeLuca Field in Stratford.
Vikings head coach Tom Pia said the [...]

STRATFORD – Eileen Tublin’s RBI groundout plated the go-ahead run in the fourth inning as the Westhill High softball team defeated Southington 3-2 in the CIAC Class LL state semifinals on Tuesday at DeLuca Field.
The second-seeded Vikings (25-1) move on to the Class LL state championship game, where they’ll face No. 1 Newtown, a 1-0 winner [...]

The Stamford Times would like to know where people will be watching World Cup games. If anyone knows of clubs, bars or restaurants where the games will be featured, and what teams they’ll be rooting for, send an email to steveg@thestamfordtimes.com with all the details.

Times correspondent Joe Ryan captures video of Westhill’s victory over Bristol Central on Saturday, June 5 in the CIAC Class LL Softball quarterfinals for The Ryan Report.
See the video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncrdASKGqqs

The Westhill High softball team scored more than enough runs for pitcher Jen Joseph as the Vikings blasted Bristol Central 11-0 in the CIAC Class LL state quarterfinals on Saturday at Allyson Rioux Field.
Joseph pitched a four-hitter to lead second-seeded Westhill (24-1) into the state semifinals where the Vikings will take on No. 3 Southington [...]

The Stamford High cheerleaders are holding car wash fundraisers starting this Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Stamford High side driveway.
They will have two more car washes the following two Saturdays, June 12 and 19 also from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There’s a rain date of Saturday, June 26.

The Westhill softball team suffered its first loss of the season in the FCIAC Championship game on Thursday, May 27.
Veteran Westhill track coach Ed Lane will be inducted into the FCIAC Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. at Testo’s Restaurant in Bridgeport.
Trinity Catholic standout pitcher Ryan Walsh goes “On the Record” [...]

With the stormy weather that made its way through the state on Tuesday, several state tournament games were halted before being completed.
Two local teams did get their games in, but with mixed results.
In baseball, Trinity Catholic was ahead of Valley Regional 5-0 after six innings in the first round Class S state tourney. The game [...]

State tournament games and events begin on Tuesday.
In baseball, Trinity Catholic will hold down the 14th seed in Class S and host Valley Regional at 3:30 p.m. In Class LL, Westhill is the 21st seed and will be at No. 12 Southington while Stamford is the 27th seed and will be at No. 6 Newtown.
In [...]

FAIRFIELD – Trumbull High pitcher Alex Puglisi pitched a four-hitter to lead the Eagles to a 3-1 win over Westhill in the FCIAC Softball Championship on Thursday at Sacred Heart University.
Puglisi was named MVP as she halted the Vikings’ 22-game winning streak and prevented them from capturing a third consecutive FCIAC title.
It’s the fifth conference [...]

The Westhill baseball and softball teams advanced to the FCIAC Tournament semifinals. The baseball team lost to eventual champion Fairfield Ludlowe while the softball team advanced to its third straight FCIAC final with a 2-1 win over Darien.
The Trinity Catholic softball team suffered a hard-fought 7-6 loss to St. Joseph in the opening round of [...]

The Westhill High softball team is looking to join select company.
The Vikings, who are 22-0 and the two-time defending FCIAC champions, can become the second team in the history of the league to win three or more consecutive conference crowns. The only team to accomplish the feat was Norwalk from 1978-1981.
That brings with it some [...]

Allison Macari’s RBI double with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning plated Julianne Vincent with the winning run and lifted the Westhill High softball team to a 2-1 win over Darien in the FCIAC Tournament semifinals on Tuesday at Sacred Heart University.
Jen Joseph pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and one walk [...]

The Westhill softball and baseball teams earned semifinal berths in the FCIAC playoffs on Monday.
The top-seeded softball team downed No. 8 Stamford 8-0.
“It should’ve been a 1 or 2-0 game but Stamford made some errors in the fifth inning and we were able to score five runs,” Westhill coach Tom Pia said.
With the Vikings ahead [...]

Westhill softball scored a big win over Darien to remain unbeaten and earn the No. 1 seed in the FCIAC playoffs. The Vikings also downed Stamford for the city championship.
One player who is having a great season for Westhill softball is Julianne Vincent, who goes “On the Record” with The Stamford Times.
Westhill baseball is also [...]

STAMFORD – Steve Hagedus continued his hot hitting by going 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and three RBIs to lift the Stamford High baseball team to a 3-1 win over Fairfield Warde on Thursday.
Hagedus backed starter Tommy McIntosh (2-3), who pitched a five-hitter with two walks and seven strikeouts.
The Black Knights (9-10 overall, 9-8 [...]

STAMFORD – The King softball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings and pitcher Kaitlyn Della Jacono pitched a three-hitter as the Vikings beat Holy Child 7-1 in the Fairchester Athletic Association Championship on Wednesday at King.
King completes the 2010 season with a 16-0 record while winning its third straight FAA title. [...]

STAMFORD – The King baseball team pounded out 13 hits en route to a 12-7 win over Greens Farms Academy in the New England Small School Championships on Wednesday at King.
The Vikings (10-7) advance to the New England tournament semifinals where they’ll host South Kent School or play at Hamden Hall on Friday at 4:15 [...]

STAMFORD — Eileen Tublin’s RBI base hit plated Cassandra Kish with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Westhill softball team defeated Darien 1-0 in a battle of the FCIAC’s best on Monday at Allyson Rioux Field.
The Vikings, who have clinched the No. 1 seed in the FCIAC [...]

The King softball team scored a dramatic 8-7 win over Millbrook School in the Western New England Prep School Softball Association championship game Sunday at King.
The Vikings, who had a 5-0 lead before Millbrook came back to take a 7-5 lead after five innings, rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Winning [...]

By JOE RYAN
STAMFORD – The King boys lacrosse team outhustled and outplayed Suffield Academy for most of the game but three unanswered goals in the final period allowed the Tigers to outlast the Vikings for a 9-8 win on Saturday on the King turf.
Peyton O’Connor scored three times in the second half, including the game-winner [...]

The King softball team scored a convincing 16-1 win over Wibrahm Monsoon Academy (Mass.) in six innings in the Western New England Prep School Softball Association tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon at King.
With the win, the top-seeded Vikings (13-0) advance to Sunday’s WNEPSSA championship game, where they’ll host Millbrook School at 4 p.m.
Against Wilbrahm, Kaitlyn Della [...]

By JOE RYAN
STAMFORD — The Westhill baseball team came up with just enough offense and J.C. Porter made those precious runs stand up in a 4-2 win over Stamford at the Westhill diamond on Friday.
Porter pitched a six-hitter and struck out eight as the Vikings improved to 10-6 overall, 10-5 FCIAC.
Steve Hagedus gave his second [...]

Bryan Hocter is the new Stamford High football head coach, replacing Kevin Jones, who departed after eight years at the helm.
John Nash’s column about Jones lauds the coach’s ability to get his players into college.
The High School Sports Extra is back. Featured in this week’s “On the Record” feature is Eileen Ornousky, who is putting [...]

The Trinity Catholic softball team scored a key FCIAC victory by beating Wilton 4-1 Thursday on the road.
Tina Boehn pitched a four-hitter to lead the Lady Crusaders, who raised their record to 8-7 in the FCIAC and 8-9 overall. Trinity still has a shot to make the FCIAC playoffs.
The Trinity Catholic baseball team suffered a [...]

By GEORGE ALBANO
Silas Redd made his debut for the Penn State football team recently.
Well, sort of.
It was actually the Nittany Lions’ annual Blue-White intra-squad game at Beaver Stadium, which culminates spring football practice.
But Redd was impressive nonetheless.
The Norwalk product and former King standout gained 16 yards on four carries and caught a pass for another [...]

STAMFORD – Norwalk’s Nick Esposito tallied four goals and Da’Quan Keel had a hat trick and three assists as the Bears handed the Stamford High boys lacrosse team a 12-4 loss on Saturday.
Ryan Phillip and Jesse Levitt each added two goals for Norwalk, which outscored the Black Knights 7-1 in the second half.
The Bears improved [...]

Nick and Vin Cortese will be playing football together at Catholic University this coming season. Correspondent Joe Ryan talked to the brothers about how they ended up at the Washington D.C. school and what they expect for the upcoming season.
Mark Ellis will be playing his college basketball at Division II American International College in Springfield, [...]

Stamford High senior boys basketball standout Mark Ellis has committed to play basketball at American International College.
Ellis, who led the Black Knights to an FCIAC championship during his junior season, was looking forward to the challenge of competing at the Division II level.
“I’m definitely excited,” said Ellis, who plans to sign his letter of intent [...]

STAMFORD — Taylor Zito pitched a one-hitter to lead the Stamford softball team to a 9-0 victory over Greenwich on Tuesday.
Zito struck out 12 and walked only one for the Black Knights, who are now 6-6 overall, 5-5 in the FCIAC. Zito raised her personal record to 5-6.
Stamford will be back in action on Wednesday [...]

In a matchup of two of the best softball teams in the FCIAC, Westhill defeated St. Joseph 4-2 on Friday at Westhill High.
The Vikings remained undefeated with the win at 9-0.
Jen Joseph pitched a three-hitter for Westhill. She gave two earned runs and struck out 12 with one walk.
The Vikings took advantage of several errors [...]

The King softball team came up with a big 6-2 victory over Greenwich Academy. Kaitlyn Della Jacono pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Vikings.
In a rematch of the last two FCIAC baseball championship games, Westhill got the better of Staples this time around, posting a 10-3 win.
Westhill baseball player Scott Valenzano’s season [...]

Former Stamford High football standout Vladimir Ducasse was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft on Friday.
Ducasse, an offensive lineman who had a great collegiate career at UMass, was the 61st overall selection.
He’ll join an offensive line that was one of the best in the league a [...]

The King baseball and softball teams each scored home victories on Monday.
In baseball, the Vikings blasted The Williams School 14-4 in five innings.
A trio of freshmen helped lead the way. Joe Santora belted two home runs and knocked in six runs, Logan McCullough got the win and struck out four over four innings and Elie [...]

Steve Hagedus overcame illness to throw four-hit ball over six innings to lift the Stamford High baseball team to a 9-2 victory over New Canaan Saturday at Mead Park.
Hagedus (2-0), who battled flu-like symtoms all week, settled down after the third inning to hold the Rams in check. He walked six and struck out two [...]

The Sports section of The Stamford Times is taking on a new look. We hope you’ll like it.
The high school spring season is in full swing and last week brought about several City clashes in a number of sports, including baseball, softball and lacrosse.
Trinity Catholic baseball is off to a strong start and the Crusaders [...]

The Westhill boys lacrosse team overcame an 8-4 halftime deficit to defeat King 14-13 on Monday at King.
Doug Graves led the Vikings (2-1) with five goals and four assists. Teammate Kyle Sturrock also had five goals.
Mitch Staples paced King (1-1) with five goals and two assists and Austin Doering contributed a goal and five assists.
Westhill [...]

The high school lacrosse and golf teams are previewed.
Doug Graves will be counted upon to provide the Westhill boys lacrosse team with leadership and scoring.
At King, Lee Couch is the new girls lacrosse coach and she has the Vikings off to a good start.
Former Trinity Catholic basketball standout Dave McClure was able to enjoy watching [...]

The annual high school spring sports previews begin this week with baseball and softball.
Trinity Catholic baseball pitcher Ryan Walsh and Westhill softball pitcher Jen Joseph plan to lead their respective teams to postseason glory.
There are capsule previews of each city team.
King’s baseball season started off on the right foot with a 10-0 victory over Chase [...]

There’s a wide range of sports featured this week.
Former Stamford High standout and current Fairfield pitcher Gavin McCullough has had his ups and downs during his college career yet now he seems to be on the upswing.
Tennis standout Marc Powers of Stamford, who excelled at Greens Farms Academy, has continued his strong play as a [...]

Tyler Rich of the Westhill hockey team is racking up awards.
Not only was he named to the Division II All-State first team recently, Rich also was named a Hobey Baker High School Character Award recipient from Division II.
Trinity Catholic’s Ryan Boland, a senior center who missed most of the season due to an injury, and [...]

Trinity Catholic hockey players Chris Lambrinakos and Ryan Doherty were named to the Division I All-State teams.
Lambrinakos, a senior, received first team all-state laurels while Doherty, a junior, was named second team all-state.
The duo led the Crusaders to a 9-12-1 overall record, which included appearances in the FCIAC and Division I tournaments.

The Westhill-Stamford co-op boys swimming and diving team placed second at the FCIAC Swimming Championships at Greenwich High. It’s the highest finish in the program’s history.
The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team is coming off a 57-44 victory over Stonington in a Class M first round playoff game on Tuesday, March 9 at Walsh Court. The Crusaders [...]

The Stamford High ice hockey team was knocked out of the Division II State Tournament following a 6-4 opening-round loss to FCIAC foe St. Joseph on Tuesday at The Rinks in Shelton.
The 15th-seeded Black Knights (8-14) had a 2-1 after the first period, on goals by Zach Fornaciari and Nick Hollendonner, but the second-seeded Cadets [...]

The three city hockey teams will be playing this week in the CIAC state tournaments and their match-ups were announced on Saturday.
In Division I, Trinity Catholic (9-11-1) drew the No. 15 seed and will have the difficult task of trying to knock off No. 2 seed Fairfield Prep. The teams will square off on Wednesday [...]

The Westhill-Stamford co-op boys swim team turned in a great performance at the FCIAC Swimming Championships, placing second overall.
Greenwich won its third straight FCIAC crown (39th in 40 years) with 408 points and Westhill-Stamford was second, it’s highest place ever, with 308 points. New Canaan took third with 302 points.
“I thought we had an awesome [...]

The Trinity Catholic girls basketball team had a lead going into the fourth quarter of the FCIAC Championship but couldn’t hold on as St. Joseph rallied to defeat the Lady Crusaders.
Whereas one girls basketball team lost in the conference finals, another prevailed. King downed Hamden Hall to claim its first FAA Tournament title since 1996.
Trinity [...]

By JOE RYAN
NEW CANAAN — St. Luke’s scored the last six points of the game, including a clutch 3-pointer by Josh Dugas with just over a minute remaining to put the Crusaders in front for good on their way to a 69-64 win over King in the NEPSA Division ‘D’ Boys Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.
St. [...]

The Trinity Catholic girls basketball team came up short in its pursuit of an FCIAC championship.
Top-seeded St. Joseph pulled away from the Crusaders in the fourth quarter on its way to a 47-38 victory over No. 2 Trinity in the conference title game on Saturday at Fairfield Ludlowe.
It was the first loss for the Crusaders [...]

The Stamford High boys basketball team defeated Harding 63-62 in the FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at Fairfield Warde.
Marc Guirand scored the game-winning basket off an assist from Jethro Anilus with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game to lift the sixth-seeded Black Knights (14-7) into the semifinals, where they’ll play No. 2 St. [...]

The Trinity Catholic girls basketball team is a much different team now than the one that lost to St. Joseph early in the season.
The Lady Crusaders lost to the Cadets 61-47 in Trumbull back on Dec. 16. That brought their record to 0-2 to start the season.
“We didn’t play our best,” Trinity coach Tom Kriz [...]

The seeds for the upcoming FCIAC boys basketball and hockey playoffs have been set.
In boys basketball, the FCIAC quarterfinals will take place on Saturday at Fairfield Warde with defending conference champion Stamford (11-7 in FCIAC play), the No. 6 seed, taking on No. 3 Harding at noon.
Trinity Catholic’s string of 12 consecutive FCIAC playoff berths [...]

The Trinity Catholic girls basketball team defeated Ridgefield 51-43 in the FCIAC Tournament semifinals on Wednesday at Fairfield Ludlowe.
The second-seeded Lady Crusaders (19-3) advance to the FCIAC Championship game for the fourth time in five years and will play against the winner of the No. 1 St. Joseph/No. 4 New Canaan semifinal on Friday at [...]

Anthony Chiaramonte and John Doherty, two former Trinity Catholic hockey players, have continued their hockey careers at the University of Rhode Island and Boston College, respectively.
The High School Sports Extra makes its return. Westhill standout wrestler Cosmo Iadanza goes ‘On the Record’ with The Stamford Times.
In girls basketball, Trinity earned an FCIAC semifinal berth with [...]

The Trinity Catholic hockey team suffered a 3-2 loss to Ridgefield in overtime on Monday at Winter Garden Ice Arena.
Hayden Lowry scored both of the goals off assists by Chris Lambrinakos for the Crusaders, who lost their second straight to fall to 9-10-1 overall, 7-5-1 in the FCIAC.
Kenny Eger made 24 saves for Trinity, which [...]

The Trinity Catholic girls basketball team advanced to the FCIAC semifinals.
The second-seeded Lady Crusaders (18-3) defeated No. 7 Danbury 57-35 in the quarterfinals. They’ll play No. 3 Ridgefield, which beat Staples 56-33, in the semifinals on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Fairfield Ludlowe.
The fifth-seeded Stamford girls (14-5) lost to No. 4 New Canaan 48-28 in [...]

By JOE RYAN
STAMFORD – King girls basketball co-coach Ervin Thompson said he had lofty goals for his team this season but the 18-game winning streak it has put together has been beyond his wildest dreams.
The Vikings dispatched Greenwich Academy with a 64-51 victory on Friday in a game dominated by King on Senior Night honoring Briana [...]

Westhill wrestler Cosmo Iadanza won the FCIAC crown at 189 pounds during the annual Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 13 at New Canaan.
Iadanza edged Montel Williams Jr. of Greenwich 1-0 in the title tilt. He helped the Vikings place eighth as a team with 86 points.
Stamford, meanwhile, performed well in the competition [...]