New Canaan Wins FCIAC Title
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 No Comments »STAMFORD — Nate Quinn threw three first quarter touchdown passes and New Canaan High School held off a late comeback bid to defeat Darien and win the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship, 28-20, before a crowd of 9,500 at ...
FCIAC Final Ticket Sales Approaching 7,000
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 1 Comment »New Canaan athletic director Jay Egan said early this afternoon that sales for tomorrow's Darien-New Canaan FCIAC final are up to 6,800. With the walk-up crowd, one suspects the final gate could reach somewhere between 7,500-8,000. For those who cannot get ...
Next Stop, Giants Stadium?
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 No Comments »When Jay Egan pulled into the parking lot outside his office at New Canaan High School this morning, he was amazed to find a line of several hundred people waiting to purchase tickets for Thursday's can't-be-hyped-enough FCIAC title game between ...
FCIAC Final Moving to Boyle
Monday, November 24th, 2008 No Comments »The ongoing saga over the location for Thursday morning's FCIAC football championship game was finalized this afternoon when the FCIAC Board of Directors took the decision away from New Canaan and decided to move the contest from Dunning Field to ...
FCIAC Title Game Likely Staying in New Canaan
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 No Comments »I just got off the phone with New Canaan football coach Lou Marinelli and in his words "it is 99 percent certain" the FCIAC title game against Darien Thanksgiving morning will be played at Dunning Field. There was some talk of ...
Site of FCIAC Title Game Still Uncertain
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 No Comments »Word has leaked out about the possibility that the FCIAC championship game between New Canaan and Darien may be moved to Boyle Stadium Thanksgiving morning. I learned about this yesterday morning and spoke both to New Canaan's athletic director, Jay ...
Let the Hype Begin
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 3 Comments »The New Canaan-Darien sports rivalry is as intense and passionate as any in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. No matter the sport, players and coaches from both sides have the date of their meetings circled on the calendar. The schools' ...
Some Flack About a Plaque
Monday, November 17th, 2008 No Comments »One of the more bizarre scenes of the fall sports season took place this afternoon at Wethersfield High School. The Stamford High field hockey team won its second straight state title after playing Simsbury to a 1-1 tie to produce ...
Looking to Make History
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 No Comments »The Stamford High School field hockey team will hold its final practice of the season tomorrow afternoon. Then it will meet at Bobby Valentine's for its final team dinner. Then on Saturday morning the Black Knights will face Simsbury for the ...
A Special Team
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 1 Comment »Ten years ago I left The Advocate for a job at ESPN, which turned out to be the worst one I ever had in my life. I quit six months later without having another position and eventually returned to the ...