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Darien Scores And Standings: Jan. 23
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The boys swimming and diving team returned to its winning ways Friday with a 97-89 victory at Ridgefield.
Christian Weeks finished first for the Blue Wave in the 100 breaststroke while Darien also won two relay races in addition to taking the top three spots in the diving with Lee Christensen, Jackson McGoldrick and Kyle O'Donnell leading the way.
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The Blue Wave rebounded from a 99-87 loss to Stamford/Westhill to improve to 6-1. Darien coach Jason Cochran called the win over Ridgefield "exciting."
"It was a good bounce back for us after a close loss at home to Westhill/Stamford on Wednesday," he said. "The guys had one of their most focused practices on Thursday and showed up on Friday ready to win. We knew it would be a close meet where every race would matter and it was a true test of who wanted it more.
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"Overall, I think we had some good performances for this time of the season. The boys have been training hard and when you add midterm exams to the schedule, exhaustion levels were high. We continued to have some great diving performances as we took the top three spots.
"Having three divers with this level of talent is a great advantage for us since we are a small team. I continue to look forward to watching Lee, Jackson and Kyle progress as they have been solid in every meet.
"In the individual races I felt we performed well but not great. We definitely opened the door to make things interesting but we came through in the end. Christian Weeks stepped up big for us giving us a first-place finish in the 100 breast."
Darien is off until face Greenwich on Feb. 3.
"Given where we are right now at 6-1, we are in a good place but we have a lot of work to do," Cochran said. "The boys already got their wakeup call with the loss to Westhill, and now we need to keep our focus and work harder than ever. Friday's win on the road was a good sign and the
boys know what they have in store over the next few weeks."
1. Darien ski teams in action
The ski team, in its second race in as many days from a postponement last week due to lack of snow, faced a tough field in Greenwich, Lauralton Hall, Litchfield, and New Canaan at the Mt. Southington Ski Area on Jan. 11.
The girls varsity team finished second with a time of 325.00, defeating Lauralton Hall (380.67) and losing to Greenwich (317.33). The boys varsity placed third with a time of 292.3, defeating Litchfield (333.15) while finishing closely behind Greenwich *290.63) and New Canaan (287.46).
Girls’ times this week were co-captain Fay Rizzuto, 50.17; co-captain Kailin Edgar, 53.94; Taylor Hart, 54.38; Allison Graham, 54.96; Katharine Graham, 55.49; Courtney Kyritz, 56.06; Kelsey Edgar, 58.20; Sarah Swirbul, 58.90,; Abby Howe 60.47; and Hannah Nilsson. 64.96.
Boys’ times this week were co-captain Will McCoy, 46.63; Pablo Castro, 47.51; Peter Del Col, 48.43; Mike Rizzuto, 49.49; Matt Nelson, 49.81; co-captain Andy Mogenson, 50.44; Nick Wolf, 52.06; Alex Von Stuelpnage,l 53.52; Graham Lesco; 53.69, and co=captain Chris Brophy, DSQ
More scores and information about the Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League may be found at http://www.cislracing.org/.
“The boys and girls teams both had a tough night last night with their second race in two days," Darien coach Brian Zeyer said. "The kids were competitive on some not so good snow conditions.
2. Darien YMCA gymnasts off to good start
The Darien YMCA gymnastics travel team recently competed at the DSG Northeast Invitational in Hartford. Three out of the four levels that competed placed in the top three among the teams at the meet
In the senior division, gymnasts Katherine Mosher, Hayley Holzinger and Christina Brandt led the Level 8 girls, placing second (34.15), third (33.6) and fourth (32.175), respectively.
In the all-around competition. In the intermediate division, top scorers include Christina Crowell, who finished second (34.2), and Jessica Freiheit, who finished fourth (32.6).
Samantha Aparicio gave a notable individual performance on beam, placing second before an injury kept her from finishing the competition.
Lauren Chung led the Level 7 gymnasts in the senior division, placing first overall (34.95) with wins on vault, beam and floor.
Samantha Gunn placed second overall (33.375), capturing the win on bars.
In the intermediate division, Elise Mercein placed seventh overall (34.575) while Kaly Houston placed tenth (33.05).
In the child division, Adnerys DeJesus placed second with a high-scoring 36.6, grabbing first on bars.
Head coach Vladamir Kovalenko was pleased with the solid start of the 2012 season, which will continue through June and culminate at the YMCA Nationals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
3. Bobby Valentine to make local appearance
Stamford native will make his first local appearance as manager of the Boston Red Sox on Jan. 29, when he will join popular broadcaster Ed Randall for a baseball conversation at Rippowam Middle School, Valentine's old high school.
The hot stove session will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 4:45 p.m.. The middle school is located on 381 High Ridge Road in Stamford.
The event will benefit Randall's fan's for the cure, prostate cancer awareness program. Attendees will have an opportunity to win Red Sox tickets, autographed items and more.
Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. They are available at Bobby V's Sports Gallery Cafe in Stamford or online at www.fans4thecure.org.
For more information contact Randall at 917-856-7545 or John Lupton at 914-525-0463 or via email at jlupton07@optonline.net
For more information about Fans for the Cure go to: www.fans4thecure.org
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Girls hockey
Darien 7, Trumbull-Staples 3
Boys swimming
Darien 97, Ridgefield 89
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
North Haven at Darien, ppnd, TBA
Girls hockey
Darien at Springfield Catholic (Mass.), cancelled
Wrestling
Darien, Greenwich, Wilton, Ridgefield at New Milford Invitational, canceled
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls hockey
Darien at Greenwich Academy, 3:45 p.m,
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 7-2 9-2 Bridgeport Central 6-3 6-3 Danbury 5-3 7-3 Staples 5-3 6-4 Westhill 5-3 6-4 Trumbull 4-4 5-5Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 8-0 10-0 Norwalk 5-4 7-4 Stamford 4-4 5-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-6 2-8 McMahon 1-8 1-10 Harding 1-8 2-9East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Trinity Catholic 7-2 8-3 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 2-6 4-6 Darien 1-8 2-9 New Canaan 0-91-10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 10-0 12-0 Trumbull 9-1 11-1 Staples 7-3 8-4 Westhill 6-4 7-5 Greenwich 2-9 2-10 Bridgeport Central 1-102-11
Central Division
Stamford 7-3 7-5 Norwalk 6-48-4
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6 5-7 Ridgefield 4-6 4-8 McMahon 3-8 3-10 Harding 0-10 2-10East Division
St. Joseph 9-2 11-2 Wilton 8-2 8-3 Darien 6-4 7-5 New Canaan 6-5 8-5 Trinity Catholic 6-5 7-6 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Bassick 0-110-12
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien 3-0 6 6-3-0 New Canaan 3-0 6 6-3-1 Ridgefield 3-0 6 8-1-0 St. Joseph 2-1 4 6-4-0 Wlton 1-1 2 2-7-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 2 2-8-0 Stamford 0-3 0 2-7-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Trumbull 2-2 4 8-3-0 Fairfield 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Greenwich 1-2 2 2-8-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 0-8-1Girls Hockey
