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NEW CANAAN, Conn. — St. Luke's boys varsity basketball returned to the site of the Kingswood Invitational Friday in West Hartford to take on the hometown Wyverns of Kingswood-Oxford School in non-league play. 

After a strong start, St. Luke's struggled to score in the second half and dropped a 56-43 decisions.

For the first five minutes, the Storm stood toe-to-toe with its opponent, even holding a lead in the early going. But as Kingswood's offense heated up, the Storm found itself on familiar ground, struggling to hold onto the ball and get points on the ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Woe is us who choose to wear green this weekend.

This Sunday, the New York Giants and New England Patriots will take to the gridiron for Super Bowl XLVI, playing to determine the NFL’s next champion. Of course, many football fans in Fairfield County and the rest of Connecticut are excited about the contest, a rematch of a classic Super Bowl from four years ago featuring teams with loyal followings in the area.

But for me and others in this state who root for the New York Jets, it’s a game we could probably do without. While still healing from ...

WESTON, Conn. – Alissa Hornung was thrust into a starring role as a coxswain for the Connecticut Boat Club when she was just a freshman. The Weston High senior not only survived, she also thrived. Now, she’s primed for one more run at a national title with the Norwalk-based club before continuing her career at the University of Virginia.

Hornung joined the team in the spring of her freshman year. Her sister, Jesse, was also a coxswain for coach Liz Trond. Alissa Hornung was the coxswain for the Novice boat when the Junior Varsity cox quit shortly before nationals. Trond put ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – With followers from both Super Bowl teams in Fairfield County, some households will have divided loyalties when kickoff rolls around on Sunday night.

Main Street Connect asked readers to weigh in if they had members of their house rooting for different teams, and here are some of the responses:

Deborah Pope Landsiedel wrote on The Daily Stamford’s wall: ”My family ... husband, daughter and myself are GIANTS fans! My son is a Patriots fan. After the GIANTS won last week I posted the following in my status: 'Let me tell you a story about a GIANTS ...

WESTPORT, Conn. – Sean Obi scored 18 points and grabbed 29 rebounds Wednesday as Greens Farms Academy’s boys basketball team extended its school-record winning streak to nine games with a 68-60 victory over Hamden Hall.

Greens Farms improved to 12-3 and 9-3 in the Fairchester Athletic Association with the win over Hamden Hall, which is ranked No. 1 among Class C New England Prep Schools by the national sports website Max Preps. Hamden Hall is 11-3 overall and 7-1 in the league.

Tremont Waters added a career-high 21 points for Greens Farms, and Westport’s Brien Comey ...

NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk-based Xtreme Cheer Blaze rallied from behind over the weekend to win the national title in the Platinum Athletic Championships in Providence, R.I.

The  Blaze, which has Fairfield County athletes up to age 18, were in third place after the first day of the two-day event. The Blaze won the competition with a big performance on Sunday.

The Blaze had to adjust its lineup when a cheerleaderler left the team late last week. Norwalk’s Sophia Buitrago, a late addition to the team, filled in admirably, coach Dana Talbot said.

“We only ...

Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Girls Basketball Standings as of Feb. 1

* = Clinched state playoff berth

East Division                               Conference Record               Overall Record

Wilton - *                                                  10-3   ...