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The boys swimming and diving team defeated Norwalk 104-81 Wednesday afternoon at the Darien YMCA to improve to 2-0.
Darien took the top three spots in the diving with Jackson McGoldrick finishing first, followed by Lee Christensen and Kyle O'Donnell.
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"Our divers continue to be standout performers for us," Blue Wave coach Jason Cochran said. "They contnue to get stronger each week."
Will Smelser won the 200 and 500 freestyle events, improving his times from last week.
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Tyler Gould and Chris Janson finished 1-2 in the 200 IM while Jack Bair, Owen Brannigan and Joe Haddad took the top three spots in the 50 free.
In addition, Gould won the 100 fly and freshman Nicolai Ostberg took third. James Baker captured the 100 free with Sam Gillespie placing third.
Matt Ross and Alex Rodriguez finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 500 freestyle.
"Ross continues to gets stronger each time he swims the event and Arod posted a good first swim of the season," Cochran said.
Bair also won the 100 backstroke with Christian Weeks finishing second, and Gillespie took second in the 100 breast.
"It was a good chance to swim some different events and try some new relay combinations," Cochran said. "We have been working hard each day and the guys are all tired, miserable, and sore which is right where I want them.
"We continued with our morning practice before a meet routine and given the practice, I was happy with our performances. I like pushing them to the limit each day and seeing them step up and race regardless of how they feel. So far we are doing a good job."
Darien's next meet isn't until Jan. 6 against Staples due to the holiday break.
"While happy with the win, we have plenty of areas we can improve on," Cochran said.
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Darien wrestler Max Kiplinger and girls hockey player Ellie Bennett have been named as this week’s winners of the BlueStreak-Overtime FCIAC Player of the Week awards.
Kiplinger won his second straight Derby Invitational title in the 160-pound weight without giving up a point in the tournament.
Bennett scored four goals and took 15 shots in the Blue Wave’s 7-3 win over Fairfield on Friday.
She followed up that performance with her third straight hat trick in Darien's 7-0 win over Stamford and Monday as has nine goals in the Blue Wave's first three games this season.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys swimming
Darien 104, Norwalk 81
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys wrestling
Darien at McMahon, 6 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 2-0 3-0 Bridgeport Central 2-1 2-1 Greenwich 2-1 2-1 Trumbull 2-1 2-1 Westhill 1-1 1-1 Staples 1-2 1-2Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 3-0 3-0 Norwalk 2-1 2-1 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-2 1-1 Stamford 1-2 1-2 Harding 0-3 0-3 McMahon 0-3 0-3East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 3-0 3-0 Bassick 3-0 3-0 Trinity Catholic 3-0 3-0 Fairfield-Warde 1-2 1-2 Wilton 0-2 0-2 New Canaan 0-3 0-3 Darien 0-30-3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 5-0 5-0 Danbury 4-0 4-0 Staples 4-1 4-1 Westhill 1-3 1-3 Greenwich 1-4 1-4 Bridgeport Central 0-50-5
Central Division
Stamford 5-0 5-0 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-2 3-2 Ridgefield 3-2 3-2 McMahon 2-3 2-3 Norwalk 1-3 1-3 Harding 0-5 0-5East Division
St. Joseph 4-1 4-1 Wilton 3-1 3-1 New Canaan 3-2 3-2 Trinity Catholic 3-2 3-2 Darien 2-2 2-2 Fairfield Warde 1-4 1-4 Bassick 0-50-5
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 0-0 0 1-1-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 1-1-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-1-0 Stamford 0-0 0 0-1-1 Wilton 0-0 0 0-0-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 0-1-0 Darien 0-0 0 0-2-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 1-0-0 Westhill 0-0 0 1-0-0 Fairfield Co-op 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 1-1-0 Noralk-McMahon 0-0 0 1-1-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 0-2-0Girls Hockey
0-0 0 0-0 Wilton 0-1 0 0-2 Fairfield 0-2 0 0-2 Stamford 0-2 0 0-2
