Thursday, February 9, 2012
Your daily interactive digest for all Ridgefield scores and standings and a place to add information and images for all youth sports
Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com The Ridgefield High School boys hockey team maintained possession of the Winter Garden Cup in convincing fashion Wednesday. Sean Wilkinson scored four goals as the Tigers rolled to a 7-0 victory over Wilton in the fourth annual game at the Winter Garden Arena. Wilkinson had a natural hat trick - three straight goals - for the second-ranked Tigers, who improved to 14-1 following their 14th consecutive victory. Ridgefield also improved to 4-0 against Wilton since the inaugural Winter Garden Cup game in 2009. Jack Tregurtha, Jack Christensen and Terry Guider also scored for the Tigers, who are battling Darien for the top seed in the …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com Jack Heller scored a career-high 18 points Tuesday as the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team cruised to a 66-41 victory over Trumbull. The Tigers, who boast the FCIAC's second-best record, improved to 13-2 overall and 11-2 in conference play. Trumbull dropped to 7-8 and 6-7. Kurt Steidl also scored 18 points for Ridgefield while Seth von Kuhn added 14. The Tigers built a 20-12 lead after the first quarter and extended their advantage to 35-25 at the intermission. Ridgefield then out away the game by outscoring the Eagles 15-7 in the third quarter to take a 50-32 margin into the final period. Mike Yerina kept Trumbull in the …
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The fourth annual game will be played on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Winter Garden Arena
The fourth annual Winter Garden Cup, featuring the boys hockey teams from Ridgefield and Wilton, is set for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Winter Garden Arena. Ridgefield has won the three previous games, including a 4-2 victory last season. Ranked second in the state, the Tigers (13-1) again will be the favorite in this year's clash as they have won 13 straight games since a season-opening 3-0 loss to top-ranked Fairfield Prep. However, Wilton has been on a tear since opening the season at 0-7, winning six of its last seven games to improve to 6-8. The Warriors, who are coming off a solid 3-0 victory over St. Joseph on Saturday, visit Stamford on Tuesday (4:30 p.m at the Terry Conners Rink) before the showdown against the Tigers. A win over …
Your daily interactive digest for all Ridgefield scores and standings and a place to add information and images for all youth sports
Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com The Ridgefield High School girls hockey team coasted to a 7-0 victory over Stamford on Monday afternoon at the Winter Garden Arena. Meghan Galloway had two goals for the Tigers, who improved to 11-5-1 overall and 7-3 in the FCIAC. Cara Lockwood, Caitlin DeBartolo, Erica Guider and Erica Ely also scored Ridgefield, which is back in action on Friday against Fairfield. Stamford dropped to 1-11 and 0-11. *** The Ridgefield boys basketball team looks for its 13th win of the season on Tuesday when the Tigers host Trumbull at 7 p.m. The Tigers rebounded from a 50-39 loss to Stamford with an 81-54 victory over McMahon on Friday. Jeff Racy …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Your daily interactive digest for all Ridgefield scores and standings and a place to add information and images for all youth sports
Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com After a tough loss to Stamford, the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team took on some frustrations on McMahon on Friday. Jeff Racy scored 22 points as the Tigers cruised to an 81-54 victory in Norwalk to rebound from a 50-39 set to the Black Knights, their second loss in three games. Ridgefield improved to 12-2 overall and 10-2 in the FCIAC while McMahon dropped to 2-13 and 2-11. Seth von Kuhn scored 15 points and Kurt Steidl added 12 for Ridgefield, which broke it open in the second half after taking a 37-26 lead at the intermission. Jack Heller chipped in with 10 for the Tigers. Darkyn Stroud scored 17 points to lead the …
Friday, February 3, 2012
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Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com Ridgefield's Benjamin O'Regan won the 3,200-meter run Thursday at the FCIAC indoor track championship at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. O'Regan posted a winning time of 9:40.40, beating out Staples' Henry Wynne (9:42.98) and Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick (9:44.27) for the gold. Wynne won the 1,000 and 1,600 meters, helping the Wreckers capture the overall team for the first time since 2006. Staples ended Danbury's five-year reign as FCIAC champions. The Ridgefield boys placed eighth in the 15-team event. Danbury was second, followed by Greenwich, New Canaan and Trumbull. *** Ridgefield High School junior …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Your interactive daily digest for all Ridgefield scores, schedules and standings - and a place to add information and images
Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com The Ridgefield High School boys hockey team snapped a tie after the second period with three goals in the third period Wednesday to defeat New Canaan 5-3 at the Winter Garden Arena. It was the 12th straight win for the second-ranked Tigers, who improved 12-1. Ridgefield got goals from five different players as Tim Kelly, Cam McGuire, Sean Wilkinson, Jack Christensen and Johnny Richards all scored. Nate Gliedman made 20 saves for Ridgefield the contest was tied 2-2 after 30 minutes. New Canaan lost for just the second time in its last nine games and dropped to 8-4-1. *** The New Canaan girls hockey team improved to 15-0 Wednesday with …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com Call it a case of role reversal for the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team. Barry Boderick scored 16 points as Stamford stunned the Tigers 50-39 Tuesday night, possibly jumpstarting its disappointing season to date. The Black Knights snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 6-7 overall and 5-6 in the FCIAC. Ridgefield, which had been ranked eighth in the state last week, dropped to 11-2 and 9-2 following its second loss in three games. Stamford nursed a 34-32 after the third quarter, but allowed only seven points in the fourth period. The Black Knights outscored Ridgefield 33-17 in the second half. Ridgefield had held …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Porky Vieira and Don Harrison will appear at the Bridgeport Library (925 Broad Street) from 2 to 4 p.m.
Porky Vieira, one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history, will join Don Harrison for a joint presentation on Saturday, Feb. 4 (2-4 p.m.) at the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad St.. Harrison, a contributing writer for Patch, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Hoops in Connecticut: The Nutmeg State's Passion for Basketball. (A press release and a Vieira-Wilt Chamberlain jpg attached for your perusal.). Although standing just 5-foot-6, Vieira was a two-time All-State player at Bridgeport Central H.S., a guard who AVERAGED 32.8 ppg. across four seasons at then-tiny Quinnipiac College in the mid-1950s. He was so good, in fact, that he was selected to play in the annual East-West College All-Star Game at Madison …
Your interactive daily digest for all Ridgefield scores, schedules and standings - and a place to add information and images
Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com What can Kurt Steidl do for an encore? After scoring a career-high 42 points in Friday's 84-64 victory over Bridgeport Central, Steidl leads the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team into Tuesday's game at Stamford. The contest has an early start time of 5:30 p.m. Steidl almost singlehandedly beat Bridgeport Central, making 14 field goals, shooting 14-of-14 from the foul line and grabbing 12 rebounds. Ridgefield rebounded from a 48-44 loss to Trinity Catholic earlier in the week to improve to 11-1. The defeat to the Crusaders dropped the Tigers, who had been ranked eighth, out of the top 10 in the New Haven Register state media …
