Slow start sinks Greenwich girls ice hockey team

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00

Here’s a little note to the non-believers in Connecticut. The Greenwich High School girls ice hockey team is state contenders this year.

Back on Jan. 16, the Cardinals battled perennial power and rival New Canaan at the Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink. Stunning the Ram fans in attendance, Big Red came away with a 2-1 victory. However, most thought Greenwich was lucky to get the victory and the Cards would get blown out in the rematch later in the year.

Greenwich ski team charging to championships strong

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 04 February 2010 11:22

The Greenwich High School boys and girls ski teams are making a strong push towards the postseason.

Yesterday at Mount Southington, the GHS girls team went 3-0 on the afternoon while the boys squad finished with three wins and only one loss Wednesday.

Bruins proving they belong

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 04 February 2010 00:02

In a game that was dubbed one of the biggest to ever take place at the Hartong Rink, all the hype was backed up by the Brunswick ice hockey team.

This season, the Bruins made the jump to Division I hockey, which meant upgrading the program by playing a bunch of the elite hockey programs in the Northeast. None bigger than Monday afternoon, when defending New England champions Salisbury School came into town.

GHS cagers reach class LL tourney...again

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 04 February 2010 00:01

When head coach Bill Brehm took over coaching the Greenwich High School boys basketball team, the program was looking for stability.

Fast forward four years and that’s exactly what the Cardinals have become.

Although Tuesday night’s victory against Fairfield Ludlowe High School wasn’t the prettiest, winning 45-42, the win gave Big Red its eighth win and fourth consecutive CIAC class LL touranment appearance.

Annual skating competition set for Sunday

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 04 February 2010 00:00

The Department of Parks and Recreation’s 33rd annual Greenwich town skating competition will be held on Sunday at the Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink.

Bruins get royal treatment by King

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 11:04

Brunswick School’s Zach Lynch goes hard to the basket during Monday afternoon’s meeting against King Low-Heywood Thomas School. Although the Bruins beat up on King earlier in the season, winning by 17 points back on Dec. 16, the Vikings were the more motivated team Monday afternoon, beating Brunswick 51-46. Brunswick’s Max Barrett led all scorers with 24 points. He also drained a game-high five 3-pointers in the losing effort. Teammate Phil Pierce added 11 points and Billy Murphy finished with nine points. For King, Jabrille Williams finished with 19 points and had three 3-pointers in the game. Tre Tipton pitched in with 17 points. With the loss, Brunswick fell to 10-8 overall and 8-2 in the Fairchester Athletic Association. King improved to 5-5 in the FAA. On Saturday afternoon, the Bruins will look to return to its winning ways with a game against Masters at 2 p.m.­ — Paul Silverfarb photo

GHS cheerleaders win at Wolcott, eye FCIACs

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00

While looking at her cheerleading team during practice, Greenwich High School head coach Maryanne Catalano has plenty of reason to be confident of her team’s chances during the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference and state class LL tournaments.

Bruins win tournament; team gains momentum

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 28 January 2010 00:01

The Brunswick wrestling team was looking for a little momentum heading into the final stretch of the season and that’s exactly what they got last weekend.

The Bruins hosted its annual Brunswick Invitational Tournament and in front of their home fans, Brunswick came away with a whopping 254.50 points and the tournament championship.

Hoops week set at Western Civic Center

Thursday, 28 January 2010 00:00

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center will have a special program called hoops week during the Greenwich Public Schools’ winter recess Feb. 15 to 18.

Skyliners skate for the gold

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 12:23

On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Skyliners Synchronized Beginner Skating team skated a gold medal performance at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford.

Competing against three other teams in its category, the Skyliners team was the unanimous first-place choice of the five competition judges.