Tigers blank N.Y. School of the Deaf 3-0

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 10:32

The Convent of the Sacred Heart volleyball team easily took care of the New York School for the Deaf by a score of 3-0 on Senior Night Monday.

Megan Jarchow led the way for the Tigers with nine aces, two kills, two assists and one dig. Elaine Jame added seven aces and one kill, while Mary Liquori added five aces and one kill. Beth LaBassiere finished with four acces and three kills and Michelle Peng added nine assists and five aces.

Greenwich High soccer, field hockey teams reach semis

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Sunday, 01 November 2009 20:15

The Greenwich High School athletic teams will be quite busy the next few days, as the boys and girls soccer teams, as well as the field hockey team, has reached the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference semifinals.

Tomorrow, the No. 4 seeded boys soccer team will travel to Fairfield Ludlowe High School and take on top-seeded Staples High School at 5 p.m. Two hours later, the No. 4 seeded girls soccer team will kick off in its FCIAC semifinal match, when they play top-seeded Ridgefield High School at Wilton High.

Greenwich Youth Football Recap

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Friday, 30 October 2009 23:01

Gators 14 vs. BANC 6

The Gators trailed 6-0 early in its contest with the BANC Raiders, however they were able to come away with the 14-6 victory during week six action from the Greenwich Youth Football League.

Greenwich field hockey opens FCIAC tourney today

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Friday, 30 October 2009 09:25

The Greenwich High School field hockey team will open play in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament starting today.

The Cards, which finished the regular season 10-3-0-0 and Western Division champions, picked up the third seed in the FCIAC tournament and will host the first round game today at Cardinal Stadium at 3 p.m. against Fairfield Warde High School.

With the victory, Big Red will advance to the semifinals, which will be held at New Canaan High School's Dunning Field.

GHS runnin’ at FCIACs

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Thursday, 29 October 2009 23:00

Members of the Greenwich High School boys and girls cross-country teams took to Waveny Park last week for the FCIAC championships. The Greenwich boys team finished 11th overall, while the girls team finished 11th as well with 295 points. The GHS girls team was led by junior Camille Matonis, above, who finished 22nd overall with a time of 16:05. Sophomore Alicia King took second on the team and 61st overall with a time of 18:10 and senior Nicole Carroll took 66th overall with a time of 18:23. On the boys side, junior Victor Dahl was the quickest male Cardinal, crossing the finish line with a time of 17:33. Senior William Newberry finished 42nd overall and second for GHS with a time of 18:09. Fellow senior Alex Huebner took 74th overall with a time of 19:11. — Dave Stewart photo

GHS volleyball spiking its competition

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 23:02

Every now and then, Greenwich High School girls volleyball head coach Steve Lapham has to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming.

With the loss last year of Erika Videtto, Olanna Nissum and other talented athletes, this year’s volleyball team was supposed to be in a rebuilding mode. Only one player had significant varsity experience and three other starters were new to the sport.

However, with all the adversity, Big Red has yet to be affected. As of press time, the Cardinals have only two games to play in the regular season and are sitting pretty with an impressive 14-2 overall record.

GHS topped by Central 14-13 in key FCIAC battle

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 23:01

It was the third and final game of the road trip that got the best of the Greenwich High School football team.

On a cold and misty evening at Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport, Big Red’s offense was never able to get in sync. Throw into the mix that the Cardinals were unable to stop the Bridgeport Central High School’s running game and the result was a crushing 14-13 victory for the Hilltoppers.

Basketball registration set

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 23:00

Registration for the Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation men’s basketball leagues will be on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center.

Games are played Monday through Thursday evenings at various gym locations around town. The league is set to begin Jan. 4. For more information, call Frank Gabriele at 622-7821 or visit Greenwichct.org.

Sacred Heart falls to King, 3-1

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 23:00

The Convent of the Sacred Heart volleyball team clashed with defending Fairchester Athletic Association champions King Low-Heywood Thomas School, 3-1.

Megan Jarchow led the way for Sacred Heart. She finished with 11 kills, four blocks, four aces and three digs.

GYCL exhibition set for Nov. 8

Written by Paul Silverfarb
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 13:01

The Greenwich Youth Cheerleading League will host its 11th annual cheerleading exhibition Nov. 8 in the Greenwich High School gymnasium.

Cheerleaders for the North Mianus North Mianus Bulldogs, Cos Cob Crushers, Old Greenwich Generals, Riverside Gators, Glenville Mavericks and Banc Raiders, and the Greenwich High School freshmen, junior varsity and varsity cheerleading squads will participate in the 11th Annual Greenwich Cheerleading Exhibition.