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Staples Scores and Standings: May 13

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The Staples boys tennis team rallied from a match down to defeat New Canaan 4-3 Thursday afternoon in an eagerly anticipated battle of unbeatens.

The Wreckers won the final two matches to improve to 15-0 while New Canaan dropped to 16-1.

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Staples' Jake Hirschberg defeated Nick Laub 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, to tie the match at 3-3 before the doubles team of Steve Thompson and Luke Forman closed out Conner Hedley and Luke McDermott 6-3, 6-3 to give the Wreckers the victory.

Staples won the first and fourth singles with Danny Hirschberg besting Chase Urban, 6-1, 6-2, and Jesse Heussmen getting past Steve Evans, 6-3, 6-1.

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New Canaan's wins came at No. 3 singles, No. 5 singles and No. 1 doubles.

For the Rams, Will Burger downed Graham Hyman, 6-1, 6-2, Tom Worcester handled Justin Kleiner, 6-1, 6-3, and Patrick Newton and Jacob Reiss topped Baxter Stein and Evan Davis, 6-3, 6-1.

-- Jesse Ambrose and Maeve Flaherty each had three goals Thursday, leading Staples to a 14-10 victory over Ridgefield in girls lacrosse action.

Elizabeth Driscoll, Remy Nolan, Ali Croft and Adele Mackey each scored twice for the Wreckers, who improved to 12-1. Staples pulled away in the second half after nursing a 5-4 lead at the intermission.

For Ridgefield (8-5),  Caroline Ogden, Brita Christensen, Liana Mathias  and
Taylor Fischer had two goals apiece. The other Tigers' goals were scored by
Maggie Curran and Shauna Norris.

Ridgefield goalie Maggie Philbin kept the Tigers in the game with 12 saves

-- Unlike last season, when it finished 18-2 and clinched the top seed, the Staples baseball team hasn't  looked up an FCIAC playoff spot heading into the final week of the season.

Still, the Wreckers (11-4 in league play) are in pretty good shape, holding a two-game lead over ninth-place Greenwich (8-6) in the loss column. After losing four of its previous five games, Staples righted the ship with a big 12-1 win over Wilton on Wednesday.

The Wreckers can assure themselves a return to the FCIAC playoffs by winning two of their final three games, although they have a tough test against first-place St. Joseph on Friday.

A loss to St. Joseph means the race could come down to the final game of the season at Greenwich on next Friday. The Wreckers also play at Fairfield Ludlowe on Wednesday.

The Cardinals host Bridgeport Central on Friday, then face Trinity Catholic, Wilton and Staples next week. Wins over BC and TC could keep the pressure on the Wreckers, although Wilton will be a difficult test for Greenwich.

Meanwhile, the Staples softball team is in a bit more of a precarious position as the Wreckers head into the final week of the regular season tied for sixth with Stamford at 9-5 in league play.

Wilton (9-6) is now in sole possession of seventh, while  Staples has a one-game leas over Fairfield Ludlowe (8-6) and Fairfield Warde (8-6), who are tied for ninth.  Tenth-place Ridgefield (8-7) also is still in contention.

Staples has a pair of tough assignment s coming up against St. Joseph on Friday and undefeated Westhill on Monday. The Wreckers then close out the regular season against Ludlowe and Greenwich. Staples' playoff hopes could come down to its game against Ludlowe next Wednesday.

As far as tiebreakers, Staples lost to Stamford and Wilton.  The Wreckers fell to the Warriors 10-4 on Wednesday, further jeopardizing their FCIAC playoff hopes.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Girls lacrosse

Staples 14, Ridgefield 10 -- Jessie Ambrose and Maeve Flaherty each scored three goals for the Wreckers.

Girls tennis

New Canaan 6, Staples 1

Boys tennis

Staples 4, New Canaan 3

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Softball

Staples at St. Joseph, 4 p.m.

Baseball

St. Joseph at Staples, 4 p.m.

Girls lacrosse

Westhill at Staples, 1 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Weston at Staples, 5:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball

Staples at Greenwich, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Softball

Staples at Westhill, 10 .m.

Baseball

Norwich Free Academy at Staples, 1 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Staples at Westhill, 1 p.m.

STANDINGS

  • Baseball
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Danbury 11-3 12-3 Staples 11-4 12-4 Greenwich 8-6 9-7 Trumbull 7-8 8-9 Bridgeport Central 5-9 6-9 Westhill 2-12 2-15 Central Division FCIAC Record Overall Record McMahon 11-3 13-3 Norwalk 9-5 10-6 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-8 7-10 Ridgefield 6-8 8-8 Stamford 5-9 7-9 Harding 0-14 1-15 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record St. Joseph 13-1 14-1 New Canaan 10-5 10-6 Fairfield Warde 10-5 11-6 Wilton 9-5 11-5 Trinity Catholic 7-6 7-9 Darien 5-9 6-10 Bassick 0-15 0-15
  • Softball
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Westhill 13-0 14-0 Danbury 10-4 12-4 Staples 9-5 10-5 Trumbull 7-8 8-8 Greenwich 5-9 5-9 Bridgeport Central 2-10 2-11 Central Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Stamford 9-5 11-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-6 10-6 Ridgefield 7-7 7-9 Norwalk 6-8 6-10 McMahon 3-10 4-10 Harding 0-13 0-13 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Darien 13-1 14-1 St.Joseph 11-3 12-4 New Canaan 11-4 13-4 Wilton 8-6 8-7 Fairfield Warde 7-6 9-6 Trinity Catholic 3-10 3-12 Bassick 0-15 0-15
  • Boys Lacrosse
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Ridgefield 8-1 11-3 Greenwich 7-2 8-5 Staples 6-3 10-3 Danbury 3-6 8-6 Trumbull 2-6 3-11 Westhill 2-7 5-8 Stamford 1-8 5-8 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Darien 9-0 12-2 McMahon 8-2 10-3 New Canaan 7-2 7-6 Wilton 6-3 9-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6 7-6 St. Joseph 4-5 8-6 Norwalk 1-7 6-7 Fairfield Warde 0-10 0-13
  • Girls Lacrosse
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Staples 7-0 11-1 Danbury 5-3 8-5 Ridgefield 5-3 9-4 Greenwich 5-4 9-4 Norwalk 3-7 6-8 Stamford 1-6 4-8 Trumbull 1-7 2-9 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Wilton 8-0 13-0 New Canaan 7-1 9-5 Darien 6-2 6-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-3 8-4 Fairfield Warde 4-4 6-6 McMahon 4-5 5-7 St. Joseph 1-9 2-11

 

 

 

 

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