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Darien Scores And Standings: Jan. 17
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1. Darien ski teams open season
The ski team got off to a good start in its first race of the new season against Berlin, Hand, Gilford, Glastonbury and Southington at the Mt. Southington Ski Area on Jan. 10.
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The girls varsity finished second with a time 316.11, defeating Glastonbury (338.82) and Southington (365.29) and losing to Berlin (312.40).
The boys placed third with a time of 297.38, defeating Berlin (DSQ) and Hand (300.22 while losing to Glastonbury (276.18) and Southington (291.95)
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Girls time were: Co-captain Fay Rizzuto, 49.29; Allison Graham, 51.46; Taylor Hart, 52.16; co-captain Kailin Edgar, 52.52; Katharine Graham, 55.15; Kelsey Edgar, 55.53; Abby Howe, 57.70; Ashley Penfield, 61.63; Courtney Ormon 61.67; and Courtney Kyritz, 67.17.
Boys times were: Peter Del Col, 46.41; co-captain Chris Brophy, 47.61; Mike Rizzuto, 48.51; Matt Nelson, 50.15; Nick Wolf, 50.75;Conner Nackley, 53.95; Alex Von Stuelpnagel, DSQ; co-captain Will McCoy, DSQ; Pablo Castro, DSQ; and Andy co-captain Mogenson, DSQ.
More scores and information about the Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League may be found at http://www.cislracing.org/.
Coaches Brian Zeyer and Marc Power are leading the teams again this year after the successful 2010-2011 season.
“The boys and girls teams both had good nights," Zeyer said. "With the first race being one of the larger races of the year, the kids did a great job.”
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2. Darien girls basketball to face Trinity Catholic
The Darien girls basketball team looks to climb over .500 on Tuesday when the Blue Wave visits Trinity Catholic (5:45 p.m.).
The Blue Wave overcame the absence of Meg Marren, who was still sidelined with a foot injury, to defeat Greenwich 41-29 on Friday.
Junior Kate Bushell picked up the slack against the Cardinals with 22 points and six rebounds.
The Blue Wave hopes to have Marren back in the lineup against the Bears as they look to stay in the FCIAC playoff race.
Trinity Catholic (6-5) has dropped two in a row, including a 56-46 loss on Friday to Danbury, now the only remaining unbeaten team in the FCIAC.
The Darien boys team has a difficult assignment as the Blue Wave hosts Trinity Catholic on Tuesday (7 p.m.).
The Blue Wave were held on 30 points in their previous game, suffering a 57-25 loss to Greenwich to fall to 2-6.
Trinity Catholic rebounded from a 65-61 loss to St. Joseph to hand Danbury its first loss of the season with a 65-55 victory over the Hatters on Friday. The Crusaders improved to 6-3.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Trinity Catholic at Darien, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Darien at Trinity Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Wrestling
Wilton at Darien, 4 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-1 8-1 Danbury 5-1 7-1 Bridgeport Central 5-2 5-2 Westhill 3-2 4-3 Trumbull 3-3 4-4 Staples 3-3 4-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 6-0 8-0 Norwalk 4-3 6-3 Stamford 2-4 3-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-6 1-8 Harding 1-6 1-7East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 7-0 9-0 Bassick 5-2 7-2 Trinity Catholic 5-2 6-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-4 5-4 Wilton 1-5 3-5 Darien 1-6 2-7 New Canaan 0-71-8
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 8-0 10-0 Danbury 7-1 9-1 Staples 6-2 7-3 Westhill 5-3 6-4 Greenwich 1-8 1-10 Bridgeport Central 0-91-10
Central Division
Stamford 6-2 6-4 Norwalk 5-37-3
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 4-4 4-6 McMahon 3-6 3-8 Harding 0-8 2-8East Division
St. Joseph 8-1 10-1 Wilton 6-2 6-3 New Canaan 5-4 7-4 Trinity Catholic 5-4 6-5 Darien 4-4 5-5 Fairfield Warde 4-5 6-5 Bassick 0-90-10
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-0 Darien 1-0 0 4-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-0 0 2-6-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 Wilton 0-1 0 0-7-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Greenwich 1-1 2 2-7-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 6-2-0 Staples 0-1 0 5-1-0 Westhill 0-1 0 0-5-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-2 0 1-4-0Girls Hockey
1-3 2 2-4 Fairfield 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 0-4 0 0-5 Stamford 0-4 0 0-5
