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Greenwich HS Track Teams 2nd in LL Championships
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Led by Abby Markowitz and Marcus Motill, who won two events apiece, the boys and girls indoor track teams each finished second at the Class LL championships Thursday in the New Haven.
Glastonbury (83) won the girls team title, followed by Greenwich (64), Amity (39), McMahon (36) and Norwich Free Academy (32).
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Staples (80.55) took the boys crown, beating out Greenwich (55) by 25 1/2 points. Danbury (52) was third, followed by Amity (41) and Conard (38).
Markowitz won the 1,000- and 1,600-meter races. In the former, she posted a winning time of 2:58.39, finishing almost two seconds ahead of runner-up Brianna Lenehan of NFA (3:00.06).
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In the longer race, she crossed in 5:17:43, just over a second ahead of runner-up Kathleem Kaliban of Cheshire (5:18.61).
Motiff finished first in the 300-meter dash and 600-meter runs.
In the shorter race, he posted a winning time of 35.68, edging Trumbull's Keith Bond (36.05) by less than half a second.
In the 600-meters, Motill also had a close race as his winning time of 1:23.12 was 0.36 seconds faster than Amity's Alexander Neumann (1:23.48).
Combined, Greenwich had a total of nine first-place finishes. Markowitz's sister Elizabeth won the 600-meters (1:38.66), defeating Glastonbury's Deryca Johnson (1:39.26) by more than a second, while the Cardinals also won the 4x200 and 1,600 sprint relays.
In the boys competition, Robert Gelcius (47-10.50) won the shot put with a toss of 47-10.50, almost two inches better than runner Owen Dawsoh of 47-08.75), and the Greenwich boys also took the 4x200 relay.
Greenwich's Amanda Michaud finished third in the 300-meters and Ryan Kelly placed third in the 300-meters for the boys.
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Having survived an ugly game against New Canaan, the Greenwich boys basketball team continues its pursuit of an FCIAC playoff spot on Friday when the Cardinals host defending FCIAC champion Bassick (7 p.m.).
Greenwich overcame a double-figure deficit in the first half to defeat New Canaan 46-39 on Tuesday and snap its three-game losing streak.
The win eabled the Cardinals to hold on to an FCIAC playoff spot as the Cardinals (10-5, 8-5) are sixth in the crowded standings, one-half game ahead of Bridgeport Central (8-6). Danbury, Fairfield Warde, Stamford and Staples are all tied fo eighth at 7-6, meaning there six teams separated by just a single game.
Bassick (12-4, 10-4) figures to be a tough opponent for the Cardinals especially after the Lions were embarrassed 92-56 at Trinity Catholic on Tuesday. Greenwich could be facing an angry group.
The Greenwich girls (3-14, 3-12) have a good chance to pick up their fourth win of the season Friday when they visit winless Bassick (5:15 p.m.)
Greenwich is coming off Tuesday's 69-57 loss at Greenwich while Bassick dropped to 0-17 following a 66-30 setback to Trinity Catholic.
FCIAC Playoff Races
Girls Basketball
1.Danbury 15-0
2.Trumbull 13-2
3.St. Joseph 12-3
4.Wilton 11-4
5. Trinity Catholic 11-5
6. Norwalk 10-5
7. Darien 9-6
7. Stamford 9-6
7. Staples 9-6
7. Fairfield Warde 9-6
11. Westhill 8-7
12. New Canaan 8-8
Boys basketball
1. St. Joseph 13-0
2. Ridgefield 11-2
3. Trinity Catholic 11-3
4. Bassick 10-4
5. Westhill 9-4
6. Greenwich 8-5
7. Bridgeport Central 8-6
8. Danbury 7-6
8. Fairfield Warde 7-6
8. Stamford 7-6
8. Staples 7-6
12. Norwalk 7-7
13. Trumbull 6-7
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Bassick at Greenwich, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Greenwich at Bassick, 5:15 p.m.
Girls hockey
Greenwich at Simsbury, 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling
FCIAC championships, 4:30 p.m., at New Canaan
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Greenwich at Stamford, 6:40 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Girls hockey
Greenwich at Darien, 6:50 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Wrestling
FCIAC championships, 9:30 a.m., at New Canaan
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 9-4 10-5 Greenwich 8-5 10-5 Bridgeport Central 8-6 8-6 Danbury 7-6 9-6 Staples 7-6 8-7 Trumbull 6-7 7-8Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 11-2 13-2 Stamford 7-6 8-7 Norwalk 7-7 9-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 5-10 Harding 2-11 3-12 McMahon 2-11 2-13East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 13-0 15-0 Trinity Catholic 11-3 12-4 Bassick 10-4 12-4 Fairfield-Warde 7-6 9-6 Wilton 5-8 7-8 Darien 1-12 2-13 New Canaan 0-13 1-14GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 15-0 17-0 Trumbull* 13-2 15-2 Staples 9-6 10-7 Westhill 8-7 9-8 Greenwich 3-12 3-14 Bridgeport Central 1-14 2-15Central Division
Norwalk 10-5 12-5 Stamford 9-6 9-8 Ridgefield 6-9 6-11 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-9 7-10 McMahon 3-12 3-14 Harding 1-13 3-13East Division
St. Joseph* 12-3 12-4 Wilton 11-4 11-5 Trinity Catholic 11-5 12-6 Darien 9-6 10-7 Fairfield Warde 9-6 11-6 New Canaan 7-8 9-8 Bassick 0-16 0-17BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 8-0 16 14-1-0 Darien 8-0 16 11-3-0 Wilton 6-3 12 7-9-0 St. Joseph 6-3 12 10-6-0 Trinity Catholic 5-3 10 6-10-0 New Canaan 5-3 10 9-6-1 Stamford 0-8 0 2-12-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Westhill 5-3 10 5-8-1 Fairfield 4-3 8 6-8-0 Trumbull 4-5 8 10-6-0 Staples 1-7 2 6-8-0 Greenwich 1-7 2 3-13-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-8 0 2-13-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 12-0 24 17-1 Darien* 9-2 18 11-4 Greenwich* 9-3 18 10-4-1 Ridgefield 7-3 14 10-5-0 Wilton 4-7 8 5-8-1 Fairfield 3-7 6 5-8-0 Staples-Trumbull 1-9 2 4-10-0 Stamford 0-11 0 1-11-0
