Holding high expectations for each student's learning. 3-2 (L) Xavier vs. Fairfield Prep. The Lafayette-bound senior has been Warde's rock in goal all year. David Fierro /Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 5 of 8. The Blue Wave won their fourth FCIAC title. The top veterans on the blue line are senior Ryan Tullo and junior Chris Hamilton, with senior Matt Silliman in goal. Assistant coach Jack Duffy steps into the top spot behind the bench, and should have plenty of upperclass experience in the forward lines. The official 2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster for the Notre Dame High School Green Knights. Posted by: Jim Clark “We’ve had good teams the last couple of years and now we just need to find a way to finish the job and win a championship,” Budd said. 11/05/10, Darien High School captain Ellie Riegal stick handles the ball between a pair of Fairfield Warde defenders during the Blue Wave's 4-0 FCIAC win over Fairfield Warde at Brian McMahon HS on Friday afternoon. Looking in on the play is Fairfield Warde's Stacey Dileo. The Cadets are another team that experienced tragedy in the offseason with the death of coach Eddy Lemaire, who had been at the helm for five seasons. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved. Much of the returning depth is in front of Johnson on the blue line, where sophomores Shane Mettler (6-11-17) and Luke Lampert (1-4-5), as well as seniors Gavin Reid (1-3-4) and Matt Pannella (1-2-3). "We're going to need her. February 6, 2021. ... Roster Post Graduate Basketball: News Hockey Hockey: Facebook Hockey: Twitter Hockey: Instagram Hockey: Schedule Hockey: ... Fairfield, CT. Full Bio. in Connecticut, High School Hockey, NE High School Gerace, and they will be among four captains for Nelson. Sophomore Fairfield, CT. Curriculum & Instruction Curriculum & Instruction Department for the Fairfield Public Schools. 11/5/10, Darien High School player Leslie Gill and Fairfield Warde player Sara Fabri give chase to a loose ball in the Mustang's zone during Darien's 4-0 drubbing over Fairfield Warde. 11/5/10, Darien's Leslie Gill advances the ball upfield despite the defensive efforts of Fairfield Warde's Laura Veit during Darien's 4-0 FCIAC win at Brian McMahon HS on Friday afternoon. Jim Clark has covered Massachusetts high school hockey for three decades, and joins Hockey Night in Boston for the 2019-20 season. Story Links FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Head Field Hockey Coach Jackie Kane welcomed her six newcomers to campus as Katie Allen, Kate Fenner, Riley Patro, Hanna Saxon, Carmel van Dijk, and Anna Grace Whitaker joined the program. “We are well-balanced across our forward and defensive groups with a group that knows how to win,” Jones said. Defensively, Sam Swanson will get help from fellow seniors Andrew Shavinsky (0-3-3) and Brady Pomer (1-5-6) in front of senior goalie John Grace. 11/5/10, Darien High Schools Madeline Gill, who was the MVP in the FCIAC Championship game, fires a shot on goal during the Blue Wave's 4-0 dominating win at Brian McMahon HS on Friday afternoon. Hometown/High School: Fairfield, CT / Fairfield Warde HS No. At 13, he won a world championship as a member of the Mid-Fairfield … Final. Fairfield's Charlie Capalbo is back in a Boston Hospital battling cancer for a third time. Junior goalie Chris Schofield was honorable mention last season, giving Darien good experience and balance throughout the lineup. Brien McMahon “Senators” Central “Hilltoppers” Danbury “Hatters” Darien “Blue Wave” Fairfield Ludlowe “Falcons” Fairfield Warde “Mustangs” Greenwich “Cardinals” … Mason Whitney’s name might eventually get on that list, but for now what he has done in the past four seasons has already left an impression on Fairfield Prep coach Matt Sather. 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Emma Matlach and Mackenzie Boyle also scored in the second half for Fairfield. Fairfield Prep 3. “This young Tiger group needs to bring full effort and enthusiasm to every game and practice,” Gallagher said. Winter Fairfield Prep Jesuits Varsity Boys Ice Hockey Season. Even if Warde is able to knock off the Blue Wave in its second round rematch, the 10th seeded Mustangs will still have to overcome better seeds throughout the tournament. GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL, 10 HILLSIDE ROAD GREENWICH, CT 06830 USA 203.625.8000 headcoach@greenwichcardinalhockey.comheadcoach@greenwichcardinalhockey.com The official athletics website for the Fairfield University Stags 3 seed in its conference tournament, and survived a comeback bid by the Fairfield co-op to win, 4-2, in the FCIAC playdown round Saturday at the Darien Ice House. Johnson was a second-team FCIAC All-Star along with senior center Boden Gammill (13-9-22) and senior wing Griffin Deane (11-12-23). Senior wing Carter Ellis (12-7-19) is another key returnee at forward for the Rams. Applebee’s offering ‘Apps For Apps’ — free appetizer with job application, Guns discovered in Fairfield home of mobster’s grandson, New Milford passes town and education budget for next fiscal year. The blue line should be solid with seniors Albert Liam and Matthew Stein also back, while senior Teddy DeBeradinis also has experience in net. Among the new players for Gallagher and the Tigers are sophomore forward Everett Greenwood (transfer from Watertown-Pomperaug), and a pair of freshmen in forward Luke Pereira and defenseman Shaun Rigby. Which CT businesses are keeping the mask mandate? 1 state championship in 2017. Coach Carl Larouche welcomes back FCIAC First-Team All-Star Rhys Davies (14-14-28), a senior center, as well as senior defenseman Sam Swanson (14-13-27), who earned second-team honors. Staples will carry a perfect record and the No. The Fairfield Co-op boys ice hockey team fought valiantly from behind all evening but couldn’t stop West Haven High School from conquering the … Girls D2 Poll: Top 5 remain in place, Connecticut D2 Poll: No. | HNIB News &, Hockey Night in Boston Summer Tournaments, Connecticut HS Boys Hockey – FCIAC Division 1 Preview: New Canaan Returns Veteran Group; Darien Is Optimistic, Cardigan Mountain School Pre-Prep Hockey Program Continues To Thrive, Connecticut HS Boys Hockey – Division 3 Final Top 8: Newington Goes Wire-To-Wire; BBD A Strong No. But rival coaches expect a big bounce-back from the Tigers and coach Shaun Gallagher, despite some relative youth on the roster. 11/5/10, Darien High School FCIAC winning field hockey players Sophie Doering,Leslie Gill, Sophie Watters and Ellie Riegal celebrate the Blue Wave's fourth FCIAC title at Brian McMahon HS on Friday afternoon. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. : 18 Marie Funes The list of great Fairfield Prep hockey players is long. Returning along with Moore up front are seniors Sam Erickson (11-12-23), James Conway (11-9-20), Danny Lowe (5-14-19) and Teddy Dyer (6-9-15). "She's solid," Shannon said. Should the Mustangs be able to get through the Class M playoffs, they'll do it on the back of goalie Jess Deutsch. "Their defense is totally beatable," Shannon said. However, the Mustangs will have to beat the Blue Wave in the second round of their Class M state playoffs. She stopped 18 shots in the FCIAC final loss. ... Twitter … Senior Will Stewart (31 points) is the top returning forward, along with junior Eric Pereira and sophomore Michael Bianco. Senior captains Thatcher Danielson, Jack Hutchins and Sean Duffy will lead the way there. "I think she's totally beatable.". The Blue Wave won 4-0 over Fairfield Warde. The Mustangs managed just three shots in the FCIAC championship game. Story Links For Immediate Release: February 2, 2020 Hockey Falls Flat in Matchup With Fairfield Prep Bridgeport, CT - The Notre Dame hockey team faced off with arch rival Fairfield Prep for the first of two regular season matchups this season on February 1, 2020 at the Wonderland of Ice. The two met twice this season, with Fairfield Prep winning 4-2 in the first game and the two teams tying 2-2 in the second game. Now third-year coach Clark Jones and the Rams will focus on defending their title in what should be another tough league race. A former high school hockey player in our state continues to battle off the ice. Previously he was the lead high school hockey writer for 19 years for the Boston Herald, where he also worked full-time on the copy desk in the sports department and served as the paper's high schools editor from 2000-06. Ridgefield took a bit of a step back in 2020 coming off a run of three consecutive league championships, as well as the Div. Senior Michael Conciatore, whom Gallagher expected to have a big senior season, instead will miss the campaign after breaking his femur during the fall. ". Oak Hills High School Greenwich girls hockey team beats Fairfield, advances to state quarterfinals Assistant Chris Nelson steps into the top spot. NC returns 18 players from last season, led by FCIAC tournament MVP Beau Johnson (2.08 GAA, .935 SP) for his sophomore season in net. “We have a number of returning players and expect to be in the mix for a championship if we play to our potential,” Budd said. Fairfield’s Charlie Leddy, just a high school sophomore, has already put together quite a hockey resume. Larouche also is high on the additions of sophomores Charlie Swanson (RW) and Connor Zavory (G), as well as freshmen Ryan Tymon (LW) and Liam Forrest (D/RW). Danielle Profita scored what proved to be the winning goal just 91 seconds after visiting American University tied the game to lead the Fairfield University field hockey team to a 3-1 NCAA tournament win on Wednesday. The Fairfield Area School District directs and supports this mission through the following beliefs: We believe each student and her/his needs are unique. The Xavier varsity ice hockey team lost Saturday's home conference game against Fairfield Prep (Fairfield, CT) by a score of 3-2. Exemplary Scholar Athletes, Sponsored by Fairfield County Sports Commission; Calendar; Directory. To put some numbers to this graph- … Tagged with: Beau Johnson Boden Gammill Connecticut D1 Darien Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe FCIAC Greenwich Ivan Kovalev Jamison Moore Luke Johnston New Canaan Ridgefield slider St. Joseph Wesley Zolin Will Stewart. New Canaan took home the FCIAC championship a year ago and was poised for big things as the No. “The league is very strong this year and our best players will need to be our best players, as they say.”. Trying to stop Gibosn's efforts is Darien's Sam Johnston. New Canaan girls ice hockey coach Rich Bulan once made 80 saves in a game during his playing days at Rippowam High School in Stamford. 1 seed into the FCIAC boys tennis tournament, which gets underway with first-round matches on Thursday. She also knows what the Darien field hockey team is capable of, and she knows that the difference between Darien and Warde is not as great as the scoreboard has indicated thus far this year. The Mustangs are another team that can make a serious push for the top of the league, also with a strong veteran cast. … Jones also tabs a pair of freshmen – forward Doster Crowell and goalie Mason Pickering – as well as sophomore defenseman Cam Weitfeldt, as newcomers to watch. Below is a graph of of the number of Tweets for the two hockey teams for 2018 and 2019 seasons from the official FLHS AD Twitter account. 15 of 21 16 of 21 New Fairfield's Emily Radovic, left, and Brookfield's Nora Swift battle for possession of the ball during the field hockey game at Brookfield High School Oct. 3, 2017. 5 New Canaan in 2002. A graduate of UMass, he also spent eight years as sports editor and reporter for the Sentinel & Enterprise in Fitchburg, Mass. Use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. "I don't think we played to our full potential.". Defending champion New Canaan returns a veteran group and should be among the favorites along with Darien and Greenwich, while Ridgefield can’t be counted out. "I don't think their goalie saw anything," Shannon said. "We had some opportunities," Shannon said. 11/5/10, Darien High School player Courtney Wynne and Fairfield Warde counterpart Stacey Dileo vie for control of a loose ball during Darien's decisive 4-0 FCIAC win at Brian McMahon HS. Teams will play each of the other five schools twice, and will be allowed to schedule teams from the other side of the FCIAC, as well as out-of-conference Division 1 opponents. 11/5/10, Contamination adds nearly $2M to Fairfield berm project, Vaccinated? Not surprisingly, Shannon believes her squad is capable, even despite the two earlier defeats. The Blue Wave have high expectations entering the season, and coach Mac Budd said the team is embracing that with a strong returning cast. Xavier 2. Junior Tyler Stiewing is back in net. Senior Liam Gelston and junior Kyle Marcinko are the captains on the blue line with alternate captain Matthew Morales, a senior. Junior Jack Smith, a transfer from the now-closed Trinity Catholic, is among the newcomers for the Cadets. Sports Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. 2,365 likes. The Mustangs have been outscored by the Blue Wave 6-0 in a pair of losses to the FCIAC champion Darien, but Shannon believes that if her squad could put more pressure on the Darien defense -- and specifically goalie Perrin Brown -- Warde could have more success. 2, Connecticut HS Boys Hockey – Division 2 Final Top 8: Champion North Haven Edges Out Sheehan For Top Spot, Connecticut HS Boys Hockey – Final Division 1 Top 8: Fairfield Prep Edges Out Notre Dame-West Haven, Connecticut HS Boys Hockey: New Canaan’s Jack Johnson, Westhill-Stamford’s Jordan Grabine Net Hat Tricks As Six Conference Champions Crowned, Eastern Hockey League Frozen Finals: Jr. Rangers Rally, Grab Title With 3-2 OT Win, Eastern Hockey League Frozen Finals – EHLP Title Game: New Jersey 87s Claim 2021 Crown With 5-2 Win Over Worcester, Boys Prep Poll: Avon Old Farms takes over #1 spot, Mass. "We need to come out and put it in the net against them," Shannon said. Leading scorer Wyatt Chrisman returns for this senior season at forward along with A.J. New Canaan led just 1-0 after two periods, and never completely put away Fairfield until the late minutes, as the Rams eked out a 3-1 win at the Darien Ice House. Defenseman Sam Swanson, outside the team's dressing room at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, Conn., has helped the Fairfield co-op boys hockey … We believe all students should become contributing members of the school and community. Darien, the state’s top-ranked team in the GameTimeCT boys ice hockey poll, ended up as the No. The Greenwich High School field hockey team beat Fairfield Warde, 2-1, on September 17, 2019, in Greenwich. 11/5/10, Darien High School captain Sam Johnston fires a shot on the Fairfield Warde goal during the Blue Wave's 4-0 FCIAC drubbing over the Mustangs of Fairfield. In addition to Davies, Larouche will look to junior right wing Matt Jankovsky (10-13-23), senior right wing Brendan Carney (8-7-15), senior center Bobby Winter (6-8-14) and junior left wing Finn Hoey (4-11-15) to balance out the offense. The Blue won won the FCIAC title for the fourth time. Those “best players” start with a pair of returning FCIAC First Team All-Stars in senior forward Jamison Moore (11-24-35) and senior defenseman Luke Johnston (3-18-21). This was the second Fairfield Prep team forced to withdraw from the postseason. 11/5/10, Fairfield Warde defensive player Mallory Gibson tries to advance the ball outside the Mustangs defensive zone during the Warde/Darien FCIAC championship at Brian McMahon HS on Friday afternoon. Duffy said a key will be breaking in some of the younger defensemen to provide depth on the blue line. Clark was honored by the Mass. Jim Clark has covered Massachusetts high school hockey for three decades, and joins Hockey Night in Boston for the 2019-20 season. Connecticut Sun name former UConn star Morgan Tuck... Darien High School field hockey player Madeline Gill fires a shot on goal for a Darien score during the Blue Waves 4-0 FCIAC win over Fairfield Warde on Friday afternoon. The lowest seed to ever win the Class M field hockey title was No. A Fairfield County sports place Submit eighth grade, high school varsity or local sports stories to sportsfairfield@gmail.com Previously he was the lead high school hockey writer for 19 years for the Boston Herald, where he also worked full-time on the copy desk in the sports department and served as the paper's high schools editor from 2000-06. With 35 athletic teams and a robust intramural program, Fairfield Prep offers competition for everyone. NEW FAIRFIELD — This week started out rough for the New Fairfield High School field hockey team, but after suffering back-to-back losses, the Rebels finished the week on a … The official 2020-21 Wrestling schedule for the . 1 of 14 Darien High School field hockey player Madeline Gill fires a shot on goal for a Darien score during the Blue Waves 4-0 FCIAC win over Fairfield Warde on … … ... Xavier High School . Warde's best scoring opportunity came 20 minutes into the game when Stacey DiLeo's blast was stopped by Brown. Fairfield Warde field hockey coach Jodie Shannon knows what her team is capable of. Box Score; Mar 6, 2021 @ 5:30pm. State Hockey Coaches Association with its William Stewart Award for contributions to the sport in May 2019, and also received the Joel Perlmutter Award for media coverage in 2006. It contains NHL players, professional players and collegiate players. Shannon believes that having the opportunity to see Darien twice only aids its potential state run. Greenwich also returns a pair of FCIAC All-Stars in junior Ivan Kovalev (second team) and senior Wesley Zolin (honorable mention), as well as senior Jake Shreders and junior Liam Mathews. A strong freshman class will feature Jonathan Vitka, Brady Tomasi, M.J. Torre, Alex Balko, Dominic Beshara and Dean Tsichlas. The Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference has split into two divisions this year, placing the league’s six Division 1 squads in one group. Whether you are a top hockey or baseball player looking to compete in a Division I league, or just looking to play a game of flag football with friends, there’s a place for you here at Prep. 1 North Haven unbeaten In division. A trio of Division 1 teams from Fairfield were involved in thrilling finishes to highlight weekend hockey action in Connecticut. ", Fairfield Warde field hockey confident that it can beat Darien. The two teams will be named co-champions of the SCC/SWC Division I. Fairfield Prep is the defending SCC/SWC champion. It was a trying offseason for the Cardinals program, which had to deal with the sudden death of coach Chris Rurak last July. A pair of senior captains – Ben Bates and Chris Cataldo – anchor the defense for the Cardinals, where junior Charlie Zolin returns in net and should be one of the FCIAC’s best netminders once again.