New Canaan Sports
Girls' soccer team caps Rams' Super Saturday with State championship
Written by Dave Stewart
Saturday, 21 November 2009 21:08
A wild Saturday for the New Canaan Rams ended with the players of the girls’ varsity soccer team celebrating on the turf at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium, as the Rams captured the State Class L championship with a 1-0 victory over the Avon Falcons.
Senior Liz Bruno headed in the crown-clinching goal off a beautiful cross from junior Caroline Murray in the right corner in the 61st minute.
CIAC adopts new football playoff format for 2010
Written by Dave Stewart
Friday, 20 November 2009 03:35
In a move which will bring cheers from the football community in all corners of the State, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) yesterday announced that it will adopt a new division and playoff structure for football next season.
The CIAC board of control adopted the new format in a unanimous vote on Thursday. The new format will increase the number of qualifiers from 24 to 32, while decreasing the number of divisions from six to four. Thus, eight teams from each division will qualify.
Field Hockey: At long last, New Canaan is back in State final
Written by Dave Stewart
Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:51
Greer Stichnoth was having a little difficulty getting a grip on the reality of the moment Tuesday evening in Wallingford. The Rams field hockey team, a relative afterthought in the postseason tournaments for the past six years, was, at long last headed to a State championship game.
It’s a result Stichnoth and her senior teammates, are unfamiliar with.
“We would always get into States and get into FCIACs, but we never really did anything there,” Stichnoth said with a smile. “It’s sort of a shock to be in the finals. It’s almost hard to absorb right now.”
New Canaan, the No. 6 seed, reached the promised land with a 1-0 victory over the second-seeded Avon Falcons in the Class M semifinals on a neutral field at Sheehan High School.
Girls' Soccer: Rams cage Panthers in semis, will call on Avon in Class L final
Written by Dave Stewart
Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:45
Asked her thoughts about New Canaan reaching the State girls’ Class L soccer championship game, Clare Ashforth offered a smile and a quick observation.
“You can’t be co-State champions so that’s one good thing,” Ashforth said.
The senior co-captain was referring, of course, to the Rams’ scoreless tie with the Ridgefield Tigers in the FCIAC title game just two weeks ago. The league does use penalty kicks to determine a winner, so New Canaan and Ridgefield were declared co-champions.
The Rams didn’t have a problem with the “champions” part, but the “co” left them feeling a little edgy.
Another one bites the dust: Boys' soccer tops Lancers, 2-1 in OT, to reach State semis
Written by Dave Stewart
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 14:40
New Canaan held a 1-0 lead on the Bristol Eastern Lancers for more than 68 minutes Monday night in Bristol, when the fortunes of the game, and possibly the Rams’ season, changed in the blink of an eye.
With less than a minute remaining, a scrum in front of the Rams’ net resulted in a mass of confusion and finally a contentious goal by Bristol Eastern with 32 seconds remaining.
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