Doug Reilly
Sports Editor
With just 15 minutes left to play in the FCIAC Championship game against St. Joseph last weekend, hopes of an undefeated season and a conference championship for the Rams started to fade as they entered the 3rd period trailing 3-1. Thanks to goals by juniors Dylan Hart and Jake Granito, the game was tied, with a few minutes left in the game, bringing the New Canaan crowd back to life. Two disallowed goals in the final 2:30 of the third period, one for each team, kept the game at a 3-3 tie, and the FCIAC Championship was to be decided in sudden death overtime.
Category: Sports
Keep up with all the Rams sports teams as well with game recaps and in-depth features.
Girls Hockey primed to win State Championship
Logan Phillips
Senior Editor
With the way the Girls Hockey team played this season, there was little doubt among the fans who attended the FCIAC championship game against the Darien Blue Wave who would pull out the W. By the time the Rams took a 5-0 lead by the end of the first period, the Rams’ FCIAC chances were all but assured. The 7-1 massacre at the Darien Ice Rink, the Rams’ fifth FCIAC Championship victory in the past seven years, is illustrative of the Rams’ incredible season. They have been absolutely unstoppable with a 22-1 record.
Sarah Mannelly reaches 1,000 points
Logan Phillips
Senior Editor
On Saturday, Feb. 19, junior Sarah Mannelly became the first woman in NCHS history to score 1,000 points. Sarah’s record-setting shot was a three-pointer in the third quarter of the FCIAC quarter-finals against the Danbury Hatters, giving the Rams a six-point lead. New Canaan ended up beating the Hatters 51-46 and advanced to the FCIAC semi-finals, where they lost 51-33 to the Ridgefield Tigers on Feb. 22.
Ski team races toward recognition
Gogo Jones
Reporter
The official ski team was disbanded years ago due to a lack of seriousness and dedication among its participants, but the high school has revived the program this winter.
“For a long time the kids on the team would join, and didn’t have any intentions of taking it seriously. Unfortunately, their misconduct led to the team losing recognition,” one of the team’s parent founders, Suzanne Cole said.
What you missed over break
Scott O’Brien and Doug Reilly
Sports Editors
During last week’s February vacation a lot happened in our schools athletic programs:
Girls’ Basketball:
Sarah Mannelly scored her 1000th point against Danbury in the FCIAC Quarterfinals.
Girls’ Basketball lost to Ridgefield in the FCIAC Semi-Finals. The Rams defeated Middletown 71-41 in the first round of states and play RHAM on Thursday.