Norwalk Boys Soccer Hammers Westhill, 4-1

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1. Norwalk boys soccer hammers Westhill, 4-1

This time, the Norwalk boys soccer team made sure it would get past the second round of the Class LL state tournament.

In a dominating performance Monday, the third-seeded Bears defeated Westhill 4-1 to set up a quarterfinal meeting on Wednesday with No. 6 seed and defending state champion Farmington, which advanced with a 1-0 win over Staples.

Nic Zuniga and Kevin Joslyn each scored two goals for Norwalk, which was in control after jumping out to a 2-0 halftime lead.

Mateo Gallego scored in the second half for the Vikings, who finished the year at 10-7-2.

Westhill did well to get this far as the Vikings started the year 0-5 after being forced to forfeit three games for using an illegal player. They responded with a 9-0-2 tear to qualify for the FCIAC playoffs.

Westhill goalkeeper Eli Kisselbach kept Monday's game relatively close with 10 saves.

Svet Kozak stopped three shots for Norwalk, which improved to 15-2-2 after getting eliminated in the quarterfinals of the FCIAC playoffs. Last year, the Bears were ousted in the second round of the state tournament as a No. 4 seed, so they were determined to get further this season.

In other Class LL games involving FCIAC teams on Monday, top seed Pomperaug defeated Greenwich 5-2 and Trumbull slipped past Simsbury, 2-1.

In Class L, Darien eliminated defending state champion New Canaan 1-0 and top seed Wethersfield outlasted Wilton 6-4 in overtime.

2 Norwalk field hockey defeats New Canaan

The Norwalk field hockey team gained a measure of revenge Monday.

Katie Schmidt and Christine Mase scored for the third-seeded Bears, who defeated No. 11 New Canaan 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Class L state tournament.

Norwalk, which improved to 14-3-1-0, avenged a 1-0 loss to the Rams in the quarterfinals of the FCIAC playoffs earlier this month.

The Bears will take on No. 2 Glastonbury in the semifinals on Wednesday at Sheehan at 6:30 p.m.

Schmidt opened the scoring in the first half and Mase made it 2-0 in the second.

New Canaan, which finished the season at 11-6-1-2, didn't go quietly and pulled within 2-1 on a goalie by Melanie Sztorc with just under 10 minutes remaining.

Shannon O'Malley made two saves for Norwalk and Britt Gardella stopped four shots for New Canaan.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Boys soccer

Norwalk 4, Westhill 1, Class LL, second round

Field hockey

Norwalk 2, New Canaan 1, Class L, quarterfinals

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

No games scheduled

STANDINGS

• Football

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

Girls volleyball