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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Jan. 30
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The indoor track teams dominated Saturday's FCIAC Central Division meet, winning titles in both the boys and girls competion at Wilton's Zeoli Field House.
The boys, who outdistanced six teams with 160.50 points, were led by Ben O'Regan, a two-time winner in the 1,000-meters and 3,200-meters.
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Ridgefield also had wins in the pole vault (Nicolas Brunsden) and shot put (Colin Fitzgibbon).
The girls, who competed with five teams, posted a total score of 146. Caroline Carr (1,000 and 3,200) was a double-winer for the Tigers, who also got wins from Sarah Gulliaume (1,600), Madison Damron (pole vault) and Amanda Barta (long jump).
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Here are the individual results:
BOYS
4x255 relay: 1. Norwalk 1:55.4, 2. McMahon 1:56.1, 3. Fairfield Ludlowe 2:00.1
4x750 relay: 1. Ridgefield 8:28.1, 2. Norwalk 8:33.8, 3. Fairfield Ludlowe 8:38.4
1000: 1. Benjamin O'Regan (Ridgefield) 2:46.83, 2. McCall Keller (Ridgefield) 2:49.50, 3. Blake Liebling (Ridgefield) 2:56.64
pole vault: 1. Nicholas Brunsden (Ridgefield) 9-0, 2. (tie) Greg Gorski (Ridgefield) and Ryan Arrigo (Fairfield Ludlowe) 8-6
600: 1. Isiah Bell (Norwalk) 1:29.83, 2. Connor Findley (Ridgefield) 1:29.49, 3. Andrew Fernandez (Fairfield Ludlowe) 1:31.21
shot put: 1. Colin Fitzgibbon (Ridgefield) 40-6, 2. Rob Ficarra (Fairfield Ludlowe) 40-0, 3. Patrick Whalen (Norwalk) 39-10
high jump: 1. Bell (Norwalk) 6-2, 2. James Randolph (Fairfield Ludlowe) 5-10, 3. Jordan Filipowich (Fairfield Ludlowe) 5-6
45 dash: 1. Garth Anderson (Harding) 5.87, 2. Andrew St. Fleur (Norwalk) 5.88, 3. Trevon Forner (McMahon) 5.99
45 hurdles: 1. Adam Robertino (Norwalk) 7.05, 2. Diess Jacques (Norwalk) 7.31, 3. James Barile (Ridgefield) 7.67
1600: 1. Jack White (Fairfield Ludlowe) 4:40.03, 2. O'Regan (Ridgefield) 4:44.47, 3. Edwin Rosales (Norwalk) 4:53.34
long jump: 1. Tarvon Kinder (McMahon) 18-9.75, 2. Barile (Ridgefield) 18-9, 3. Lyle Cruz (Stamford) 18-4
1600 sprint medley: 1. Fairfield Ludlowe 3:51.6, 2. Ridgefield 3:53.9, 3. Norwalk 4:07.1
3200: 1. O'Regan (Ridgefield) 10:26.14, 2. Kristian Soagard (Ridgefield) 10:33.30, 3. White (Fairfield Ludlowe) 10:42.49
4x375 relay: 1. Norwalk 3:36.9, 2. Ridgefield 3:37.0, 3. Fairfield Ludlowe 3:38.8; 300: 1. Robertino (Norwalk) 39.24, 2. Kinder (McMahon) 39.68, 3. Filipowich (Fairfield Ludlowe) 39.73.
Girls
4x225 relay: 1. Norwalk 2:16.0, 2. Fairfield Ludlowe 2:18.6, 3. Ridgefield 2:19
4x750 relay: 1. Fairfield Ludlowe 10:12.2, 2. McMahon 10:28.8, 3. Norwalk 11:03.4
1000: 1. Caroline Carr (Ridgefield) 3:21.18, 2. Claire Turner (Norwalk) 3:22.42, 3. Kristin Burnham (McMahon) 3:25.93
600: 1. Turner (Norwalk) 1:45.14, 2. Karryn Christiansen (Ridgefield) 1:45.93, 3. Alexa Connors (Norwalk) 1:50.12
long jump: 1. Amanda Berta (Ridgefield) 15-9.5, 2. Kynisha Pierce (McMahon) 15-1.5, 3. Claire Kaptinski (Staples) 14-5.75
shot put: 1. Kamri Yarborough (McMahon) 30-9, 2. Vernae McCray (Norwalk) 30-4, 3. Michelle St. Cyr (Staples) 28-10
45 dash: 1. Crystle Hill (Norwalk) 6.33, 2. Shellyann Lindo (McMahon) 6.33, 3. Sydney Kay (Fairfield Ludlowe) 6.49
1600: 1. Sarah Guillaume (Ridgefield) 5:31.02, 2. Lauren Hergenrother (Ridgefield) 5:41.9, 3. Hannah Fleming (Ridgefield) 5:42.33
45 hurdles: 1. Sarah Boyd (McMahon) 7.56, 2. Lindo (McMahon) 7.72, 3. Kaptinski (Staples) 8.19
1600 sprint medley: 1. Fairfield Ludlowe 4:29.1, 2. Norwalk 5:03.2, 3. McMahon 5:04.9
300: 1. Lindo (McMahon) 44.71, 2. Boyd (McMahon) 45.72, 3. Berta (Ridgefield) 45.88
3200: 1. Carr (Ridgefield) 12:10.9, 2. Heather Moriarty (Faifield Ludlowe) 12:15.7, 3. Burnham (McMahon) 12:24.8;
high jump: 1. Emily O'Keefe (Fairfield Ludlowe) 4-8, 2. (tie) Jessica Stratzel (Staples), Madison Damron (Rirdgefield) and Dylan Keith (Staples) 4-2
pole vault: 1. Damron (Ridgefield) 7-0, 2. Ashley Ramirez (Norwalk) 6-6, 3. Marisa Lobelson (Ridgefield) 6-0
4x375 relay: 1. Ridgefield 4:22.1, 2. Norwalk 4:29.6, 3. Fairfield Ludlowe 4:30.
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Thanks to Kurt Steidl, who had a menmorable night, the Ridgefield boys basketball team had no trouble rebounding from its first loss of the season.
Steidl erupted for 42 points Friday as the Tigers hammered Bridgeport Central 84-64 on Friday night to improve to 11-1 overall and 9-1 in the FCIAC.
Fourteen was the magic number for Steidl as he made 14 field goals and shot 14-of-14 from the foul line.
While Ridgefield did allow a season high in points, the Tigers bounced back from Tuesday's 48-44 setback to Trinity Catholic.
With Steidl almost singlehandedly beating the Hilltoppers, Ridgefield's next leading scorer was Jack Heller with eight points.
After the Tigers jumped out to a 21-11 lead after the first quarter, Central outscored Ridgefield 19-13 in the second period to pull within 34-30 at the intermission.
But Ridgefield put it away durng a dominating third quarter when it outscored the Hilltoppers by a 29-13 margin. The Tigers exploded for 50 points in the second half.
Shaquan Bretox scored 16 points to pace Central, which dropped to 7-4 and 7-4.
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The Ridgefield girls basketball team blanked Bridgeport Central in the second quarter Friday en route to a 46-14 victory over the Hilltoppers.
Samme Jancin scored 14 points for the Tigers, who improved to 5-9 overall and 5-7 in the FCIAC. Emily Favorite added seven for Ridgefield, which used 11 players in the blowout.
The Tigers built a 17-3 lead after the first period, then blanked Central 21-0 in the second to extend their lead to 38-3 at halftime.
With the loss, Central dropped to 2-11 overall.
Ridgefield snapped a three-game losing streak and needs to win three of its remaining six games to qualify for the state tournament.
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The second-ranked Ridgefield boys hockey team won its 11th straight game Saturday with a 3-2 victory over Fairfield Warde-Ludlowe at the Wonderland of Ice.
Jack Christensen, Danny McMullan and Jack Tregurtha scored for the Tigers, who improved to 11-1 overall and 6-0 in the FCIAC.
Ridgefield goalkeeper Dustin Rausa needed to make only 13 saves to preserve the victory.
Fairfield dropped to 4-9.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Ridgefield 84, Bridgeport Central 64
Girls basketball
Ridgefield 46, Bridgeport Central 14
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Ridgefield 3, Fairfield Warde-Ludlowe 2
Girls hockey
Greenwich at Ridgefield
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 7-3 8-4 Danbury 7-3 9-3 Bridgeport Central 7-4 7-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 5-5 6-6 Trumbull 5-5 6-6Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-1 11-1 Norwalk 6-5 8-5 Stamford 4-6 5-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-7 3-9 Harding 2-9 3-10 McMahon 1-10 1-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 9-0 11-0 Trinity Catholic 9-2 10-3 Bassick 8-2 10-2 Fairfield-Warde 4-6 6-6 Wilton 4-6 6-6 Darien 1-10 2-11 New Canaan 0-10 1-11GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 12-0 14-0 Trumbull 10-2 12-2 Westhill 8-4 9-5 Staples 7-5 8-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 7-5 7-7 Norwalk 7-5 9-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-7 6-8 Ridgefield 5-7 5-9 McMahon 3-10 3-12 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-2 10-3 St. Joseph 10-2 12-2 Trinity Catholic 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 7-5 9-5 Darien 7-5 8-6 New Canaan 6-6 8-6 Bassick 0-12 0-13BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 6-0 12 11-1-0 Darien 5-0 10 8-3-0 St. Joseph 5-1 10 9-4=0 New Canaan 4-0 8 8-3-1 Wilton 2-2 4 3-8-0 Trinity Catholic 1-3 2 2-10-0 Stamford 0-4 0 2-9-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Trumbull 3-3 6 9-4-0 Fairfield 2-1 4 4-9-0 Westhill 2-3 4 2-8-1 Staples 1-4 2 6-4-0 Greenwich 1-5 2 2-11-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-6 0 1-9-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 9-0 18 14-0 Ridgefield 6-1 12 9-3 Darien 6-2 12 8-4 Greenwich 6-3 12 7-4-1 Wilton 3-6 6 3-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 4-7-0 Trumbull-Staples 1-7 2 3-8 Stamford 0-8 0 1-8
