Video special: Team spotlight on Ridgefield (CT)

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Ridgefield (CT) has picked up a pair of huge wins over NY powers Garden City and Yorktown. Here’s more on the Tigers from three of the team’s leading players: junior attackman Ryan Dunne, senior midfielder Micky Carbone and junior  goaltender Brendan Winne. Joe Lombardi caught up to the Tiger trio after Ridgefield’s 7-4 win over […]

Video special: Team spotlight on Darien (CT)

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Regular-season starts don’t get much better than the one Darien High School (Conn.) is off to this sprin. After beating national power Niskayuna 8-7 on April 12, the Blue Wave then picked off Manhasset 7-4. Manhasset has advanced to the Nassau County (NY) final 13 times the last 14 years. The win over ‘Set came […]

Player’s perspective: Lindley looks to lead Darien (CT) back to championship

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UMass-bound Peter Lindley (fourth from left), with seven fellow 2014 commits from Connecticut power Darien, from left: Kyle Cornell (Bryant), Phil Huffard (Yale), Owen Koorbusch (Rhodes), John Reed (Bucknell), Kyle Gifford (Washington & Lee), Sam Meyjes (Haverford) and Brad McCarthy (Colby).  End the season in a pile. Simply stated, that’s the annual goal at Darien […]

Player’s perspective: Devane, Wilton eye shot at another CT state title

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It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. The 2013 Wilton Warriors were living proof of just that. Wilton won the Connecticut Class M state title after starting the season 1-4. One of the catalysts to the 17th-seeded unlikely run to glory was the play of attackman Brendan Devane. Now a senior, Devane will […]

Lacrosse Insider: Darien eyes return to CT state championship status

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Will Saturday, June 14 mark the date the Darien returns to a familiar place? The Blue Wave have won seven state titles the last nine years, with 2011 and 2013 marking the only years they fell short. June 14 is the date of the annual Connecticut state title tripleheader. We’ll look at the entire Darien […]

Darien (CT) 2015 two-way middie Burgoyne will take his size, skills, athleticism to Navy

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You would have a tough time arguing whether Ian Burgoyne is more valuable to the Darien High School (Conn.) boys lacrosse team on either offense or defense. That’s because Burgoyne is the protoypical two-way midfielder. “I enjoy playing defensive midfield just as much offense,” he said. It’s that kind of versatility — coupled with the […]

Thursday, 5/16: Full slate of Section 1 opening-round games; Suffolk Class A playoffs start; Nassau Class B quarterfinal doubleheader at Hofstra; Suffolk playoffs start; St. Anthony visits Don Bosco

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The Section 1 tournament started yesterday with a pair of outbracket games as Pearl River downed Dobbs Ferry 17-5 and Haldane beat Lourdes 11-3 in Class C. Here’s today’s opening-round lineup with the quarterfinals set for Saturday, May 18. The games below are all on the home field of the higher seed. Class A: No. […]

Wednesday, 4/3: Connecticut teams get things started; Chaminade hosts Fairfield Prep; Delbarton faces Ridgewood in its Game 1; Ward Melville will be tested by Smithtown East

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What looks to be a wide-open race in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference begins with a bang today. Ridgefield, the 2011 Connecticut Class L state champs and 2012 state finalists, visits Greenwich at Cardinals Stadium. Greenwich, with a roster of mostly underclassmen, finished 9-9 last year but is expected to contend for the top […]

Player’s perspective: Brendan Devane, Wilton (CT) attackman

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Tradition-rich Wilton is enjoying a revival. After hovering around the .500 mark from 2006-2008, the Warriors have won 15 or more games in three of the last four seasons, including 2011, when the Warriors won the Connecticut Class M state championship. The resurgence coincides with the arrival of former WHS standout John Wiseman as the […]

Player’s perspective: Pete Johnson, New Canaan (CT) attackman

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New Canaan was one of the biggest success stories in tristate boys lacrosse last year. The Rams won the postseason championship one of the region’s most competitive leagues, Connecticut’s Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, by beating Ridgefield 11-9 in the title game at Brien McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field. The game proved to be a microcosm […]

News and notes: New Canaan coach Whitten heading south; US Lacrosse calls for recruiting age limit

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Defending FCIAC boys lacrosse champion New Canaan is in search of a new coach. Alex Whitten told his team on Wednesday that he will be leaving the area to become head coach at Western Albermarle High School in Crozet, Va. Whitten, who is the son of legendary former Wilton coach Guy Whitten, had guided the […]

Player’s perspective: Darien’s Matheis prepares for varsity finale

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Few players in the area have had as important an offseason as Case Matheis. The Darien senior attackman’s 2011 season was cut short by a knee injury. After igniting the Blue Wave’s FCIAC title run, Matheis suffered a torn meniscus in the state quarterfinals. Darien’s quest for “Seven in 11” – a seventh straight state […]

FCIAC semis postponed till tomorrow

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Just received word via e-mail that today’s scheduled FCIAC semfinal doubleheader featuring Ridgefield vs. New Canaan and Wilton vs. Darien has been postponed till tomorrow. The games, which were scheduled for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. today Brien McMahon, will now be played tomorrow. The schedule is as follows: Darien vs. Wilton, 3 p.m. and […]

A View from the Dome: Who's your pick for player of the year?

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In the next few weeks public school state champions in both New York and Connecticut will be crowned. Along the way we’ll also learn who received all-America recognition and respective state, sectional and conference accolades.

Interview: Ridgefield coach Roy Colsey

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Headstrong, charismatic, supremely confident … all these superlatives sum up Roy Colsey. The new Ridgefield coach opened a new chapter in his illustrious career with a lopsided win over Bridgeport Central on Wednesday. The sky appears to be the limit for his team in 2009. Colsey has some high expectations, desires he says his players […]

A View from the Dome: Breaking down the FCIAC

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As far as Roy Colsey is concerned, his first season as Ridgefield coach will be all about gaining respect. And the former All-American at Yorktown and Syracuse is ready to do just about anything to make sure his team gets it. No, seriously, anything. “We will play anyone,” Colsey said. “This team does not get the credit it […]