Wave field hockey: 'They're just made of everything awesome'

Written by Steven Buono
Friday, 20 November 2009 15:29

Mo Minicus’ bottom line in the Wave’s 3-1 semifinals win over Daniel Hand on Tuesday night, was an exclamation on the whole undefeated season to date.

It had everything to do with her girls. Their elemental ingredients. Their human contents from head to toe.

And Minicus didn’t need a microscope to label all of those field hockey-friendly molecules.

Volleyball floors Foran in semis

Written by Steven Buono
Friday, 20 November 2009 09:12

Darien's undefeated girls volleyball team continued its playoffs, and season-long sweep, shutting out No. 4 Foran 3-0 in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class L semifinals at neutral site Fairfield Warde on Thursday.

The top seeded Wave (25-0) plays No.7 Farmington (18-5) for its ninth straight state title at Berlin 4 p.m. on Saturday.

This program continues to astonish, if in a methodical, almost hypnotic fashion seemingly winning by overwhelming rote in all but 11 matches in 16 years.

State playoffs expanded as CIAC football goes to four divisions in 2010

Written by Steven Buono
Thursday, 19 November 2009 18:35

The CIAC Board of Control voted unanimously at its meeting Thursday to accept the proposal of the CIAC Football Committee to adapt a new division and playoff structure for the sport of football beginning in the 2010 season.

'I would have said you're nuts': 7-2 Wave football season is one of its crazy-best all-time

Written by Steven Buono
Thursday, 19 November 2009 10:18

What would Darien High football coach Rob Trifone have told you, if a year ago, you said his team would be sitting at 7-2 come Thanksgiving ’09?

“I would have said you’re nuts,” said Trifone, who lost 18-of-22 starters from last year’s FCIAC and Class MM finalist squad.

So now it’s official. Darien’s season, is — crazy — as in it being a crazy-good one indeed at 7-2 with it’s win at Norwalk last week.

Ice ages: Wave boys hockey alumni game Nov. 28

Thursday, 19 November 2009 12:32

The annual Darien High School boys hockey team's alumni game is just around the corner.

Game time: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at The Darien Ice Rink.

Dual in the pool: Triple winner Katie Orem paces Wave at states in school's first twin-titles year

Written by Steven Buono
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 22:47

The Darien High swimming and diving team is dual champion in the pool for the first time in school history.

After taking its first Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference title last week, the Wave won the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class M gold tonight.

Katie Orem, a senior, paced the Wave racing in three winning events at host venue, Southern Conn. State University in New Haven.

Scoring 873.5 points to blow rival runner-up New Canaan from the lanes with 840, Darien had wins from Katie Orem, Rebecca Liu, Cammie Kirby and Catherine Treesh in the 200-yard medley relay, Orem in the 100 backstroke, Cali Ceglarski, Sam Berizzi, Katie Rohn and Orem in the 400 free relay, and diver Alex Leinroth.

Wilton was way back in third with 517 points, Branford fourth with 415, fifth East Lyme with 343.

Darien field hockey's perfect season must go through New Canaan

Written by Steven Buono with Joshua Fisher, The Darien Times
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:26

REFRESH PAGE

The undefeated Darien Blue Wave field hockey team is now one win away from perfection. After topping Daniel Hand High School this evening in Fairfield. No. 1 Darien is takes on rival New Canaan in the state finals Saturday. Below are the updates, provided live tonight, on DarienTimes.com.

Notes The state final will be a rematch of the Fairfield County final: Darien vs. New Canaan. In the FCIAC championship a couple weeks ago, the Wave shutout the rival Rams 3-0. Darien, now 21-0, will play for its third straight season of winning both the FCIAC title and state final.

Notes After their first two shots of the game, Darien out shot Hand 28-0. Game shot total: Darien 28, Hand 2.

2nd Half

0:00 GAME OVER. Darien wins 3-1.

6:57 Darien's Ellie Riegel scores on a penalty stroke. 3-1, Blue Wave. Darien got the penalty stroke after the Hand goalie and other Hand defenders fell on the ball during a scramble in front of the net.

Coach Trond rows over to new SoNo Athletic Club with crew of Darien athletes in tow

Monday, 16 November 2009 13:43

Liz Trond, assistant Junior National Team coach and a former United States Lightweight National Team candidate, was named the director of youth rowing at the SoNo Athletic Club, owner Christopher Wyant announced today.

In county rowing circles this marks quite a coup for the new club. And in Darien alone the move is significant as Trond has helped many local rowers reach national, and international heights this decade.

“Liz Trond has shown for years her personal commitment to oarsmanship,” said Wyant. “This is a value we honor here at The SoNo Athletic Club, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have Liz continue her winning ways here in South Norwalk.”

Field hockey one win away from third trip to state final

Written by Steven Buono
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:12

First seed and twice-defending CIAC Class M field hockey champion Darien plays No. 5 Daniel Hand of Madison in the semifinals at Fairfield Ludlowe High School at 6 p.m. today.

Darien is undefeated at 20-0. Hand is 15-2-1.

New Canaan, No. 6, faces No. 2 Avon (16-1) in the other Class M semis at Sheehan today at 4 p.m.

Ross the boss at New Englands for GFA cross country

Monday, 16 November 2009 20:45

Tommy Ross of Darien helped to lead the undefeated Greens Farms Academy (GFA) boys varsity cross country team to first place at the New England Championship races (NEPSTA) at Canterbury School in New Milford recently.