How Staples fought back to top Darien in a Class LL classic
After feeling each other out in the first half, Darien kicked the tempo up on Staples with a four-goal run in just over two minutes to start the second half of Saturday's Class LL championship game at Fairfield University. But the end of that run was also the end of Darien's scoring for the … [Read more...]
CIAC championship preview, Part 2: Breaking down L and M
The long and winding road toward the Connecticut state championship games is finally reaching its end. On Saturday, all four state title games will be held in Rafferty Stadium at Fairfield University – Class L gets things started at 10 a.m., followed by Class LL at 12:30, Class S at 3 and Class M at … [Read more...]
CIAC championship preview, Part 1: Breaking down LL and S
The long and winding road toward the Connecticut state championship games is finally reaching its end. On Saturday, all four state title games will be held in Rafferty Stadium at Fairfield University – Class L gets things started at 10 a.m., followed by Class LL at 12:30, Class S at 3 and Class M at … [Read more...]
Semis, tough: New Canaan vs. Darien, Ridgefield vs. Staples top CIAC slate
The state tournaments in Connecticut have more chalk than Bart Simpson in detention. All four boys lacrosse classes will play their semifinal rounds on Wednesday. Every class saw its top four seeds make the semifinals except for Class M, where the No. 5 seed, Brookfield, is the spoiler. The only … [Read more...]
CIAC: The heavyweights, contenders and dark horses
Wednesday is the day the CIAC state tournaments kick into high gear. Though a handful of the top seeds across the four divisions earned byes into Saturday's quarterfinal round, most of the state's top teams in Class LL, Class L, Class M and Class S will be in action. Every class has its tiers of … [Read more...]
