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Darien Scores And Standings: Jan. 19
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1. Darien boys track excels at FCIAC qualifying meet
The boys indoor track and field team kept up its strong midseason push toward the FCIAC championships with another solid performance in an FCIAC qualifying meet.
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The Jan. 14 meet, held at Westport’s Staples High School, showcased Darien’s particular talent and depth across the field and sprinting events. The Blue Wave faced off against rival high schools Fairfield Ludlowe, Greenwich, Harding, Stamford and New Canaan.
Highlights of the meet included first-place finishes for the Blue Wave in the pole vault, the 4x240 sprint relay, the 300-meter dash and a win and tie for second in the 50-meter dash.
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Senior pole vaulter Windsor Hall blew by the rest of the field with his 10-6.00 jump, a full foot higher than the No. 2 finisher. Seniors Will DeRocco and sophomore J.T. Fucigna placed third and fourth with identical 9-00.00 jumps.
Darien’s 4x240 team finished first in 2:03.10.
The Blue Wave dominated the 300-meter dash with its runners coming in first, second and fourth. Spencer McMullin won in 38.8 seconds, Elliot Helgans came in second in 39.1 and sophomore Nicholas Lombardo finished a close fourth in 39.5 seconds.
Senior Billy Siemers finished fifth in the 600-meter with a time of 1:34.7.
The Blue Wave also ruled the 50-meter race with Bryan Previte taking first place in 6.1 seconds and teammates Lombardo and Eppley tied for second in 6.2 seconds.
Lombardo continued his standout performance by taking first in the high jump (5-10). Patrick McDonald placed fourth with a 5-8.00 jump and Patrick Reilly was seventh at 5-4.00.
The Blue Wave also performed well in distance events with Sean Lee placing third in the 1000-meter race in 3:00.1. Peter Kreuch was second in the 1,600 in 4:54.9 and Ben Olsen was third in 4:55.3.
Darien is looking to avenge last year’s loss to New Canaan in the FCIAC East championships.
“We are having some great performances," Darien head coach Tyson Kaczmarek. "We feel good about what we have accomplished so far. We are incredibly deep as a team."
The team’s next meet is slated for Saturday at 4 p.m. at Staples against rivals Stamford, McMahon, Bassick,Norwalk and Trumbull.
2. Darien boys hockey beats Greenwich
The surging Darien boys hockey team defeated Greenwich 4-1 Wednesday night at the Darien Ice Rink.
Darien improved to 6-3 following its fifth straight victory while Greenwich dropped to 2-8.
Dana Wensberg opened the scoring for Darien in the first period before Brendan Hathaway tallied twice in the second period to give the Blue Wave a 3-0 lead.
Tommy Green got the Cardinals on the board in the third period, but Darien's George Gregory scored with just over three minutes remaining to restore the three goal margin.
Max Rothston need to make only seven saves for Darien while Vinny Scorese stopped 17 shots for Greenwich.
Darien has allowed only four goals during its winning streak.
Things don't get any easier for the Cardinals, who host Ridgefield, the state's second-ranked team, on Thursday at the Dorothy Hamill Rink at 8 p.m.
Ridgefield (8-1) drubbed Stamford 6-0 on Wednesday.
3. Darien swimmers fall
The Darien boys swimming and diving team suffered its first loss of the season, falling 99-87 to Westhill-Stamford.
The Blue Wave dropped to 4-1.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Darien 4, Greenwich 1
Boys swimming
Westhill/Stamford 99, Darien 87
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Darien at Staples, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Staples at Darien, 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-2 8-2 Danbury 5-2 7-2 Bridgeport Central 5-3 5-3 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4 Staples 4-3 5-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-3 7-3 Stamford 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Trinity Catholic 6-2 7-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 1-6 3-6 Darien 1-7 2-8 New Canaan 0-81-9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-2 8-3 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-91-10
Central Division
Norwalk 6-3 8-3 Stamford 6-36-5
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 4-5 4-7 McMahon 3-7 3-9 Harding 0-9 2-9East Division
St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 7-2 7-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 5-4 6-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-100-11
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-1 Darien 2-0 0 5-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 0 2-7-0 Wilton 1-1 0 1-7-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 7-2-0 Greenwich 1-1 0 2-7-0 Westhill 0-2 0 0-7-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-3 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4 Fairfield 2-4 4 3-5 Staples/Trum 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 1-4 2 1-5-1 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6
