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Fairfield Scores and Standings: Feb. 3
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Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick had a pair of top-three finishes Thursday at the FCIAC indoor track championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
Warnick fiinished second in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:32.89, just over a second behind winner Henry Wynne of Staples (2:31.66). Fairfield Ludlowe's Jack White (2:34.73) was third in the event.
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Warnick also finished third in the 3,200-meters (9:44.27) behind Ridgefield's Benjamin O'Regan (9:40.40) and Wynne (9:42.98).
Wynne also won the 1,600 meters, helping Staples claim its first team title since 2006. The Wreckers ended Danbury's five-year reign as FCIAC champions.
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Fairfield Ludlowe girls sprinter Sydney Kay, and the boys sprint medley relay team (Arda Kocturk, Jordan Filipowich, Andrew Fernandes, and White) earned All-FCIAC honors at the FCIAC championship meet.
Kay finished second in the 55-meter dash, with a school record time of 7.43, behind Shelly Lindo, of Brien McMahon. The boys sprint medley team also set a school mark, finishing second (behind New Canaan), with a time of 3:44.38.
The Falcons also earned medals and set records in several other events. White ran an outstanding race in a highly competitive field in the 1000, besting the previous school record by more than five seconds.
Andrew Fernandes also took down a FLHS record with his 1:25.44 in the 600, which earned him a fourth-place medal. White and Fernandes also placed fourth in the 4X400 relay. Complemented by Jordan Filipowich and John Grant, they ended the night with one more school record performance, finishing in 3:34.71.
Led by White and Fernandes, the boys’ team earned a total of 22 points, to finish ninth oveall out of 18 teams. The girls team ranked 13th on the strength of eight points for Kay’s second-place finish. Staples won the overall boys championship while Greenwich took home the girls’ trophy.
The Ludlowe girls will move on to the Class LL State Championship meet on Thursday, while the boys will compete at the Class L meet on Saturday.
Full meet results available at: http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Results/FCIACIndTFChampionship-20120202.htm
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Alley Meyer represented the Gymnastics and Cheerleading Academy of Connecticut at the National Judges Cup on Jan. 7 in Indianapolis. Meyer competed against 20 gymnasts from around the country including Alabama, Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Utah, Washington and Indiana. She became the national vault champion with a score of 9.30. Alley placed third on uneven bars with an 8.40 and third in the all-around with a 34.15.
On Jan. 21, the GCA Prep-Op Novice and Prep-Op intermediate competitive gymnastics teams took first-place team awards at the Abie Grossfeld Invitational at the University of Bridgeport. Paige Feldman placed third all- around, second on bars and second on balance beam. Isabel Fromme placed first all-around, second on vault, first on balance beam and first on bars. Ayla Staferstein placed second on balance beam. Jordan Bloom placed second on floor and fourth all-around. Emerson Raymond placed first on balance beam.
Jane Marella, director of GCA, brought her Trumbull High School cheerleading stunt group to a second-place finish at the 15th annual FCIAC cheerleading tournament at Ludlowe High School on Jan. 26. On Saturday , they will continue FCIAC team competition at Wilton High School.
On Jan. 28, GCA’s dance teacher Jennifer Kealey took her Warde High School dance team to a first-place finish in the Hip Hop competition and a third-place finish in jazz out of 25 competing high school teams.
The following day, the GCA Level 4 gymnastics team took first place at the Mardi Gras Invitational in Kingston, Mass. Out of 65 competitors, the top three finishers were GCA gymnasts: Tara Chomienne (37.8), Caroline Placey (37.6) and Madison Cerny (37.3).
GCA's new trampoline and tumbling team performed in its first meet on Jan. 28 at The Trampoline Place in Plainville. As their first formal competition, GCA's T&T team performed exceptionally well, placing first and second in the girls level 4 age 8-9 events.
Lily Rodier, age 8. scored an outstanding 8.4, followed closely by Tess Stapleton, age 9, with an 8.2. Together, they scored the highest compulsory routines of the meet spanning all levels. Further, Michelle Monte, age 11, placed first in girls level 4 (ages 10-11) with a score of 7.8. Christopher Polley, age 11, also placed first in boys level 4 (age 11-12) with a score of 7.8. Finally, Charlie Miller and Zach Angel placed first and second in boys level 4 (ages 12-13) with scores 7.5 and 6.8, respectively.
In addition to their individual scores, Monte and Stapleton also entered the synchronized level 4 routine competition, an event they had never practiced until minutes before their performance. They earned an outstanding execution score of 9.0. GCA T&T is scheduled to perform its new level 5 routines on Mar. 3 at The Trampoline Place in Plainville.
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Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick had a pair of top-three finishes Thursday at the FCIAC indoor track championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
Warnick fiinished second in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:32.89, just over a second behind winner Henry Wynne of Staples (2:31.66). Fairfield Ludlowe's Jack White (2:34.73) was third in the event.
Warnick also finished third in the 3,200-meters (9:44.27) behind Ridgefield's Benjamin O'Regan (9:40.40) and Wynne (9:42.98).
Wynne also won the 1,600 meters, helping Staples claim its first team title since 2006. The Wreckers ended Danbury's five-year reign as FCIAC champions.
Fairfield Ludlowe girls sprinter Sydney Kay, and the boys’ Sprint Medley relay team (Arda Kocturk, Jordan Filipowich, Andrew Fernandes, and Jack White) earned ALL[FCIAC honors at the FCIAC Championship meet.
Kay finished second in the 55-meter dash, with a school record time of 7.43, behind Shelly Lindo, of Brien McMahon. The boys sprint medley team also set a school mark, finishing second (behind New Canaan), with a time of 3:44.38.
The Falcons also earned medals and set records in several other events. White ran an outstanding race in a highly competitive field in the 1000, besting the previous school record by more than five seconds.
Andrew Fernandes also took down a FLHS record with his 1:25.44 in the 600, which earned him a fourth-place medal. White and Fernandes also placed fourth in the 4X400 relay. Complemented by Jordan Filipowich and John Grant, they ended the night with one more school record performance, finishing in 3:34.71.
Led by White and Fernandes, the boys’ team earned a total of 22 points, to finish ninth oveall out of 18 teams. The girls team ranked 13th on the strength of eight points for Kay’s second-place finish. Staples won the overall boys championship while Greenwich took home the girls’ trophy.
The Ludlowe girls will move on to the Class LL State Championship meet on Thursday, while the boys will compete at the Class L meet on Saturday.
Full meet results available at: http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Results/FCIACIndTFChampionship-20120202.htm
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Bianka Bell scored 12 points Thursday as the Notre Dame of Fairfield girls basketball team posted a 44-35 victory over New Fairfield.
Tory Wainwright and Amber James each added 10 points for the Lancers, who improved to 9-7 overall and 8-4 in the SWC.
With four games left in the regular season, the Lancers are in good shape to secure a spot in the SWC playoffs. They entered Thursday tied with Barlow and Bunnell for fourth place in the conference standings.
Notre Dame grabbed a 6-2 lead after a slow-paced first quarter, then outscored the Rebels 19-13 in the second quarter to build a 25-15 lead at the half.
Notre Dame put away the game with an 11-4 spurt in the third quarter, taking a 36-19 lead into the final period.
Katie Broderick had 18 points for New Fairfield, just over half of her team's total. The Rebels dropped to 6-11 and 4-8.
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The boys basketball team will have a chance to clinch a state tournament berth on Friday, but the Mustangs will have to beat one of the FCIAC's hottest teams to do it as they host Trinity Catholic (7 p.m.)
After some rough stretches early in the season, the Crusaders have been on a roll and have regained their standing as one of the FCIAC teams to beat.
Trinity Catholic (11-3, 10-2) has reeled off six straight wins, including Tuesday's 60-45 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe, and has moved back into the top 10 in the New Haven Register's top 10 media state poll.
The Crusaders are led by Jason Boswell, a transfer from St. Elizabeth in New Jersey who is getting some Division I looks.
Warde (7-6, 5-6) has won two straight since its 44-43 loss to rival Fairfield Warde and is coming off Tuesday's 69-31 rout of New Canaan.
The Warde girls basketball team (10-5, 8-5) goes for its seventh straight victory at Trinity Catholic on Friday (5:45 p.m.)
The Mustangs, who defeated New Canaan 63-54 on Tuesday, are in a six-way tie for sixth in the FCIAC standings with Norwalk, Darien, Westhill, Staples and Stamford.
That group will be pared to no more than four teams following Friday's action as Norwalk takes on Darien and Westhill faces Staples. Stamford plays New Canaan.
Trinity Catholic (10-6, 9-5) is in fifth place in the FCIAC standings. Crusaders center Mackenzie Griffin recently became the seventh player in school history to score 1,000 points.
In other action Friday, the Fairfield Ludlowe boys (3-10, 3-8) visit Danbury (9-4, 7-4) and the Ludlowe girls (6-9, 5-8) host the undefeated Hatters (15-0, 13-0) in a pair of 7 p.m. games.
The Ludlowe girls, who are coming off a 56-39 loss to Trinity Catholic, need two wins to secure a state tournament berth.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep and the Notre Dame of Fairfield boys teams look to extend their winning streaks on Friday.
The Jesuits (12-2) go for their eighth straight win when they host Notre of West Haven at Alumni Hall (7 p.m.) while the Lancers (10-4) seek their sixth consecutive victory at New Fairfield (7 p.m.).
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The deadline for the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Journalism Scholarship is Monday, Feb. 6.
The scholarship is open to Connecticut high school seniors who aspire to careers in sports journalism. Named for the longtime scholastic sports editor of the Hartford Courant who passed away in 2003, the award provides the winner $1,000 for freshman-year college study and a chance to receive increased aid in succeeding years by meeting certain standards
FCIAC girls basketball playoff race
1.Danbury 13-0
2.Trumbull 11-2
3.Wilton 10-3 (beat St. Joseph)
4.St. Joseph 10-3
5.Trinity Catholic 9-5
6. Darien 8-5
6. Norwalk 8-5
6. Stamford 8-5
6. Staples 8-5
6. Fairfield Warde 8-5
6. Westhill 8-5
12. New Canaan 6-7
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Girls basketball
Notre Dame-Fairfield 44, New Fairfield 35
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Trinity Catholic at Fairfield Warde, 7 p.m.
Fairfield Ludlowe at Danbury, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame-West Haven at Fairfield Prep, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame-Fairfield at New Fairfield, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Morgan, 3 p.m.
Fairfield Warde at Trinity Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Danbury at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.
Boys hockey
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Fermi, 2:40 p.m., Enfield Twin Rinks
Fairfield at Wilton, 4 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Girls hockey
Greenwich at Fairfield, 3:30 p.m., Wonderland of Ice
Boys swimming
Fairfield at Norwalk-McMahon, 3;15 p.m.
Wrestling
Fairfield Ludlowe, Fitch, Masuk at Fairfield Warde, 4 p.m.
Indoor track
Notre Dame-Fairfield at SWC championships, 5 p.m., New Haven Athletiic Center
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
New Canaan at Fairfield, 6:30 p.m., Wonderland of Ice
Gymnastics
Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde at Darien, 3:30 p.m., Goodwives Gymnastics Center
Wrestling
NFA, Newtown, Fairfield Prep, Shelton, Westhill, Harding, Greenwich, Norwalk, Rocky Hill at Staples, 9 a.m.
STANDINGS
*--clinched playoff spot
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 9-3 10-4 Bridgeport Central 8-5 8-5 Danbury 7-5 9-5 Greenwich 7-5 9-5 Staples 6-6 7-7 Trumbull 6-6 7-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 10-2 12-2 Norwalk 7-6 9-6 Stamford 6-6 7-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-8 4-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-11 2-13East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 12-0 14-0 Trinity Catholic 10-3 11-4 Bassick 10-3 12-3 Fairfield-Warde 6-6 8-6 Wilton 4-8 6-8 Darien 1-12 2-13 New Canaan 0-12 1-13GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 14-0 16-0 Trumbull* 12-2 14-2 Staples 9-5 10-6 Westhill 8-6 9-7 Greenwich 3-11 3-13 Bridgeport Central 1-13 2-14Central Division
Norwalk 9-5 11-5 Stamford 9-5 9-7 Ridgefield 6-8 6-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-9 6-10 McMahon 3-12 3-14 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 11-3 11-4 St. Joseph 11-3 13-3 Trinity Catholic 10-5 11-6 Darien 8-6 9-7 Fairfield Warde 8-6 10-6 New Canaan 6-8 8-8 Bassick 0-15 0-16BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 7-0 14 12-1-0 Darien 7-0 14 10-3-0 Wilton 5-2 10 6-8-0 St. Joseph 5-3 10 9-5-0 New Canaan 4-2 8 8-5-1 Trinity Catholic 3-3 6 4-10-0 Stamford 0-6 0 2-10-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 4-2 6 6-7-0 Westhill 4-2 8 4-8-1 Trumbull 4-4 8 10-5-0 Staples 1-6 2 6-7-0 Greenwich 1-6 2 2-12-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-8 0 2-11-0Girls Hockey (through Friday)
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 11-0 22 16-0 Greenwich* 9-3 18 10-4-1 Darien 8-2 16 10-4 Ridgefield 6-3 12 9-5-0 Wilton 4-6 8 5-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 5-7-0 Staples-Trumbull 1-9 2 3-10-0 Stamford 0-10 0 1-9
