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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Feb. 3
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Ridgefield's Benjamin O'Regan won the 3,200-meter run Thursday at the FCIAC indoor track championship at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
O'Regan posted a winning time of 9:40.40, beating out Staples' Henry Wynne (9:42.98) and Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick (9:44.27) for the gold.
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Wynne won the 1,000 and 1,600 meters, helping the Wreckers capture the overall team for the first time since 2006. Staples ended Danbury's five-year reign as FCIAC champions.
The Ridgefield boys placed eighth in the 15-team event. Danbury was second, followed by Greenwich, New Canaan and Trumbull.
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unior basketball player Kurt Steidl and Trinity Catholic senior Mackenzie Griffin have been selected as the inaugural winners of MSG Varsity’s FCIAC Player of the Week Award.
Steidl averaged 30 points in two games last week. After scoring 18 in a 48-44 loss to Trinity Catholic on Jan. 24, he erupted for a career-high 42 in an 84-64 victory over Bridgeport Central on Friday.
Griffin, a senior, averaged 25.5 points for the week and scored her 1,000th career point in Trinity Catholic's 53-44 win over McMahon on Friday.
The seventh player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, Griffin was presented with the game ball prior to Trinity Catholic's game against Fairfield Ludlowe this past Tuesday.
She scored 26 points against Ridgefield on Jan. 24, then followed that up with 25 three days later against the Senators.
The winners of the FCIAC Player of the Week Award are chosen by a committee consisting of four FCIAC athletic directors, along with sports writers from MSG Varsity and area newspapers.
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After going 10-0 in the first half of the season, the Ridgefield boys basketball team has started the second half 1-2, including Tuesday's 50-39 loss to Stamford.
The Tigers hope to reverse that trend on get back on track on Friday when the visit McMahon (7 p.m.), which has been struggling through a nightmarish season.
All year, Ridgefield has been known for its defense, holding 11 of its 12 opponents under 50 points. Against Stamford, the roles were reversed as the Tigers scored only 17 second-half points.
Ridgefield (11-2, 9-2) will be looking to shake off that defeat against the Senators (2-12, 2-10), who secured just their second win of the season with Tuesday's 51-43 victory over Darien. At the start of practice, McMahon was expected to contend for an FCIAC playoff spot
Meanwhile, the Ridgefield girls (5-10, 5-8) look to keep their state tournament hopes alive when they host McMahon (3-13, 3-11) in a 7 p.m. start.
The Tigers, who are coming off Tuesday's 66-44 loss to Stamford, need to win four of their final five games to earn a postseaon berth. But it won't be easy as they have games left against Trumbull, Fairfield Warde, Fairfield Ludlowe and Staples.
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The deadline for the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Journalism Scholarship is Monday, Feb. 6.
The scholarship is open to Connecticut high school seniors who aspire to careers in sports journalism. Named for the longtime scholastic sports editor of the Hartford Courant who passed away in 2003, the award provides the winner $1,000 for freshman-year college study and a chance to receive increased aid in succeeding years by meeting certain standards
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Ridgefield at McMahon, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
McMahon at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Ridgefield at South Windsor, 6 p.m., South Windsor Arena
Wrestling
Ridgefield at Brawl at the Pub, 9:30 a.m, Weaver High School
Boys swimming
Ridgefield at Brookfield, 2 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 8-3 9-4 Bridgeport Central 8-4 8-4 Danbury 7-4 9-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 6-5 7-6 Trumbull 5-6 6-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-2 11-2 Norwalk 6-6 8-6 Stamford 5-6 6-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-8 3-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-10 2-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 11-0 13-0 Trinity Catholic 10-2 11-3 Bassick 8-3 10-3 Fairfield-Warde 5-6 7-6 Wilton 4-7 6-7 Darien 1-11 2-12 New Canaan 0-11 1-12GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 13-0 15-0 Trumbull 11-2 13-2 Westhill 8-5 9-6 Staples 8-5 9-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 8-5 8-7 Norwalk 8-5 10-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 6-9 Ridgefield 5-8 5-10 McMahon 3-11 3-13 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-3 10-4 St. Joseph 10-3 12-3 Trinity Catholic 9-5 10-6 Darien 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 8-5 10-5 New Canaan 6-7 8-7 Bassick 0-14 0-15BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 7-0 14 12-1-0 Darien 6-0 12 9-3-0 St. Joseph 5-2 10 9-5-0 New Canaan 4-1 8 8-4-1 Wilton 3-2 6 4-8-0 Trinity Catholic 2-3 4 3-10-0 Stamford 0-5 0 2-9-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 3-1 6 5-4-0 Trumbull 3-4 6 9-5-0 Westhill 3-3 6 3-8-1 Staples 1-5 2 6-6-0 Greenwich 1-5 2 2-11-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-7 0 2-10-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 10-0 20 15-0 Darien 8-2 16 10-4 Greenwich 8-3 16 9-4-1 Ridgefield 6-3 12 9-5-0 Wilton 3-6 6 3-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 5-7-0 Trumbull-Staples 1-8 2 3-9 Stamford 0-8 0 1-8
