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New Canaan Beats Norwalk 1-0 in Field Hockey

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1. Norwalk falls to New Canaan in FCIAC field hockey playoffs

Melanie Sztorc scored the game's only goal with four minutes remaining Wednesday as sixth-seeded New Canaan blanked No. 3 Norwalk 1-0 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the FCIAC field hockey playoffs at Fairfield Warde.

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Wednesday's contest appeared headed to overtime as both team were in a defensive mode. New Canaan (10-4-1-1) did not record its first shot until the 30-minute mark.

In the semifinals, the Rams will take on No. 2 seed Wilton (15-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Fairfield Ludlowe.

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Britt Gardella made five saves for New Canaan and Shannon O'Malley stopped three shots for Norwalk (12-3-1), which outshot the Rams, 10-6, and now prepares for the state tournament, which begins next week.

2. State Open Cross County Meet Postponed Until Tuesday

CIAC has announced that the state Open cross country meet, scheduled for Friday at Manchester's Wickham Park, has been postponed until next Tuesday.

The site of the meet also has been changed as the girls and boys races now will be take place at at Hammonasset State Park in Madison. The boys will start at 1:45 p.m., followed by the girls at 2:30 p.m.

Darien won the Class L boys championship on Saturday at Wickham Park, which is unavailable for the state Open because of damage it suffered in Saturday's snowstorm.

The Open competition will determine which runners qualify for the  New England championships Nov. 12 at Ponaganset High School in North Scituate, R.I.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Field hockey

New Canaan1, Norwalk 0, FCIAC quarterfinals

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls swimming

FCIAC swim trials, 4 p.m., at Greenwich

STANDINGS

  • Football
West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record Overall Points F/A Staples 6-0 204-87 6-0 204-87 Greenwich 6-0 252-67 6-1 285-118 Danbury 3-3 171-111 4-3 201-117 Trumbull 2-4 124-155 2-4 124-155 Bridgeport Central 2-4 145-206 2-5 173-259 Westhill 0-6 81-242 0-7 81-263 Central Division FCIAC Record
 FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
 Overall Points F/A Norwalk 6-1 196-106 6-1 196-106 Ridgefield 5-2 188-124 5-2 188-124 McMahon
3-4 200-145 3-4 200-145 Stamford 4-2 204-75 4-2 204-75 Harding

2-5

57-200 2-5 57-200 Fairfield Ludlowe 0-7 44-261 0-7 44-261 East Division FCIAC Record
 FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
 Overall Points F/A New Canaan 7-0 253-109 7-0 253-109 Darien
6-1 201-136 6-1 201-136 Fairfield Warde
4-3 167-134 4-3 167-134 Wilton 3-4 219-192 3-4 219-192 Trinity Catholic 3-4 138-162 3-4 138-162 St. Joseph 1-6 88-210 1-6 88-210 Bassick 0-7 48-258 0-7 48-258
  • Boys soccer
West Division FCIAC Record Points Trumbull* 11-1-4 37 Staples 10-2-4 34 Greenwich 9-4-3 30 Westhill 9-5-2 29 Danbury 6-2-7 28 Bridgeport Central 3-11-2 11 Central Division FCIAC Record Points Norwalk* 13-1-2 41 Ridgefield 7-6-3 21 Stamford 6-9-1 19 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-9-2 17 McMahon 4-12-0 12 Harding 0-14-0 0 East Division FCIAC Record Points Darien* 11-2-3 36 Wilton 9-5-2 29 New Canaan 8-3-5 29 Fairfield Warde 6-6-3 21 Bassick
5-7-3 18 St. Joseph 2-11-3 9 Trinity Catholic 1-13-1 4
  • Girls soccer
West DivisionRecordPoints Westhill 11-1-4 37 Greenwich 10-2-4 35 Trumbull 7-3-6 27 Danbury 6-8-2 20 Central 0-16-0 0 Central DivisionRecordPoints Staples 8-5-3 27 Ridgefield 5-6-5 20 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-9-1 19 McMahon 5-10-0 15 Stamford 3-13-0 9 Norwalk 2-13-0 6 East DivisionRecordPoints St. Joseph 14-1-1 43 New Canaan 12-2-2 38 Darien 9-4-3 30 Wilton 8-3-5 29 Fairfield Warde 9-5-2 29 Trinity Catholic 1-15-0 3

Field hockey

West Division
FCIAC 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

West Division Record Staples 15-2 Greenwich 13-4* Danbury 12-6 Westhill 11-7 Trumbull 8-10 Bridgeport Central 1-16 Central Division Ridgefield 15-2* Stamford 12-6 Fairfield Ludlowe
11-7 Brien McMahon 5-12* Norwalk 3-15 Harding 1-17 East Division Darien 18-0 New Canaan
14-4 Fairfield Warde 9-8* Trinity Catholic 7-11 St. Joseph
6-11 Wilton 5-13 Bassick 0-17

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