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Norwalk Soccer Advances To Class LL Semifinals
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1. Norwalk boys soccer advances to Class LL semifinals.
The third-seeded Norwalk boys soccer team continued its state tournament run in dramatic fashion Thursday night.
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Kevin Joslyn scored with 5:40 left in double overtime, lifting the Bears to a 1-0 victory over No. 6 seed Farmington, the defending state champion.
Norwalk improved to 16-2-2 while Farmington, which defeated Staples in last year's state final, concluded its season at 13-2-3.
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Svet Kozak had five saves for the Bears, who will face No. 7 seed Trumbull on Saturday at West Haven at 4:30 p.m.
The Golde Eagles, who are the reigning FCIAC champions, set up an all-FCIAC semifinal with a 1-0 victory over No. 18 seed Glastonbury.
Norwalk advanced to its first state semifinal since 2004 and also avenged a loss to Farmington in the 2008 state tournament.
In the regular season, Norwalk dropped a 2-0 decision to Trumbull on Sept. 22.
2. Norwalk field hockey reaches state finals
Esthimia Kutrubis scored with six seconds left in overtime Wednesday, lifting the third-seeded Norwalk field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Glastonbury and a berth in the Class L state finals.
The Bears will face top seed Cheshire, which eliminated No. 20 Greenwich 2-0 in the other semifinal, on Saturday at Wethersfield at 2 p.m.
While Darien, Greenwich, Wilton and New Canaan are the traditional FCIAC field hockey powers, Norwalk will be playing in its first state final. The Bears lost in their previous two appearances in the state semifinals.
The FCIAC is guaranteed to get a second team into a state final as Darien and Wilton meet in the Class M semifinals on Thursday.
Lidsay Musio scored in the first half to give Glastonbury (14-3) a 1-0 lead at the intermission, but Norwalk tied it on a goal by Katie Schmidt.
Christine Mace assisted on both goals for Norwalk, which improved to 15-3-1. Shannon O'Malley made four saves for the Bears.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Boys soccer
Norwalk 1, Farmington 0, Class LL quarterfinals
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys soccer
Norwalk vs. Trumbull, Class LL semifinals, 4:30 p.m., at West Haven
Field hockey
Norwalk vs. Cheshire, Class L finals, 2 p.m., at Wethersfield
STANDINGS
- Football
FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
Overall Points F/A Norwalk 7-1 226-120 7-1 226-120 Ridgefield 7-2 271-176 7-2 271-176 Stamford
6-2 268-124 6-2 268-124 McMahon 3-6 234-208 3-6 234-208 Harding 2-6 77-235 2-6 77-235 Fairfield Ludlowe 0-9 72-339 0-9 72-339 East Division FCIAC Record
FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
Overall Points F/A New Canaan 8-1 331-158 8-1 331-158 Darien
8-1 285-165 8-1 285-165 Wilton
5-4 287-226 5-4 287-226 Fairfield Warde 4-5 212-204 4-5 212-204 St. Joseph 3-6 167-242 3-6 167-242 Trinity Catholic 3-6 173-240 3-6 173-240 Bassick 0-9 74-343 0-9 74-343
- Boys soccer
6-7-3 21 St. Joseph 2-11-3 9 Trinity Catholic 2-13-1 7
- Girls soccer
Field hockey
West DivisionFCIAC Record Points
Staples 7-2-3-1 18 Stamford 8-4-1-0 17 Greenwich 3-5-3-2 11 Westhill 5-7-1-0 11 Ridgefield 0-6-5-2 7 Danbury 3-10-0-0 6 Trumbull 0-12-1-0 1 East Division Darien 13-0-0-0 26 Wilton 11-2-0-0 22 Norwalk 10-2-1-0 21 New Canaan 8-4-1-0 17 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-6-1-1 12 McMahon 4-7-2-0 10 Fairfield Warde 3-6-3-1 10
Girls volleyball
11-7 Brien McMahon 5-13 Norwalk 3-15 Harding 1-17 East Division Darien 18-0 New Canaan
14-4 Fairfield Warde 9-9 Trinity Catholic 7-11 St. Joseph
7-11 Wilton 5-13 Bassick 0-18
