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Darien Grapplers: 3:1, Indoor Track Successful
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1. Darien wrestlers go 3-1 in guad meet
The Darien wrestling team went 3-1 at the Darien duals on Saturday.
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The Blue Wave defeated Seymour 53-30, bested Bethel 43-42 on criteria, lost to New Britain 44-30 and downed Stratford 60-21.
2. Darien boys indoor track team excels
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The following update is a news release by Sandy Burke of Athena Public Relations:
The athletes of the 2012 Darien High School Boys Indoor Track and Field Team continue to post strong performances in the field, as well as sprint and distance running events. The Blue Wave extended its solid season, this time at the FCIAC Qualifying Meet at Staples held Saturday, January 7 against conference rivals Central and Harding High Schools (Bridgeport), New Canaan, Staples and Stamford’s Westhill High Schools.
Highlights of the Staples meet included first place finishes for the Blue Wave in the 4x240 sprint relay, seconds in the high jump, long jump, sprint medley relay and 600M dash, and a 2-5 sweep of the 1600M run. The 4x240 team of senior co-captain Corey Eppley, senior co-captain Matt Pik, Spencer McMullin and Harlan Smith had a blistering sub-two minute time of 1:59.9, for a #1 finish. Sophomore Nick Lombardo had another outstanding meet, taking second in both the High Jump (6-0) and the Long Jump (18-8.75).
Darien athletes also had great sprint performances, with Pik taking second in the 600M Sprint (1:28.6) and sophomore Brian Davey placing third in the 1000, with a time of 2:49.7. Davey also placed second – this time with teammates Billy Siemers, Will Ardery and Bryan Previte – in the Sprint Medley Race, with a time of 4:15.
Darien athletes also had great sprint performances, with Pik taking second in the 600M Sprint (1:28.6) and sophomore Brian Davey placing third in the 1000, with a time of 2:49.7. Davey also placed second – this time with teammates Billy Siemers, Will Ardery and Bryan Previte – in the Sprint Medley Race, with a time of 4:15.
The Blue Wave dominated in distance events, too, with an impressive 2-5 sweep of the 1600M race. Co-captain Michael Johnston placed second (4:53); senior co-captain Charlie Baird came in third in 4:56; senior Eli Converse finished fourth (4:59); and freshman Alex Ostberg finished a close 5th in 4:59.4.
DHS head coach Tyson Kaczmarek saw a lot to like at the meet. “Our guys continue to step up, and the Staples Meet was no exception. Our sophomore jumper Nick Lombardo had a really terrific meet, as did Matt Pik and Brian Davey. All the guys are working hard, and it shows.”
Original report:
The boys indoor track and field team continued its winning ways with strong showings at two recent meets that showcased the team’s strength across the full range of field, sprint and distance track events.
In the first meet, the Blue Wave competed at the Bacon Academy developmental meet held on Dec. 28 at New Haven’s Hillhouse High School. In the second meet, the team competed at an FCIAC qualifying meet at Wilton on Dec. 29.
Highlights of the Bacon Academy meet included first-place finishes for the Blue Wave in the long jump and the 200M dash and going 1-2 in the 400M dash.
Sophomore Nick Lombardo out-jumped the competition with his 20-00.25 jump. Senior co-captain Matt Pik won the 200M dash in 24.47 and senior Harlan Smith won the 400M dash in 55.46 with junior Patrick Reilly close behind in second in 55.91.
Other strong field performances at Bacon included: senior Windsor Hall, sixth in the pole vault, at 9-6; Spencer McMullin, third in long jump with a leap of 18-6.75; and Will Lochtefeld, fifth in the shot put with a 41-5 throw
Pik had another strong race in the 500M dash, finishing second in 1:09.90, while sophomore Brian Davey and senior Eli Converse were close behind, finishing in 1:16.80 and 1:17.93, respectively.
In the distance running events, senior co-captains Michael Coe and Charlie Baird had strong races in the 3,200 meters, finishing at 4:45.68 and 4:47.25, respectively. Davey also placed fourth in the 1,000 meters in 2:45.36.
Highlights of the Blue Wave’s results at the FCIAC qualifying meet included 1-2 finishes in the pole vault and long events and a first in the 1,500 meter sprint medley relay.
Senior Windsor Hall won the pole vault with a jump of 9-6 and J.T. Fucigna finished second with his 8-6 leap.
Nick Lombardo won the long jump with his 19-7.5 jump and teammate Spencer McMullen finished in second at 18-10.0. The Blue Wave’s 1,500 meter sprint medley team of Hall, Corey Eppley, Ryan Barthold and Sean Lee bested the field with its 4:02.50 time.
Other strong performances included a No. 2 finish in 1:52.50, for the 4x225 meter relay team of C.J. Raia, Corey Eppley, Elliott Helgans and Matt Pik.
The team set the school record in the event, breaking the previous record of 1:53.3 held Stockton McMullin, Eppley, Kevin Keller and Brandon Coley.
Andrew Xiong finished second in the 1,600 meters race with a time of 5:02 while Darien shot putters Will Lochtefeld (39-11.0) and Reed Coots (38-7) finished second and third, respectively.
Also, Lombardo finished third in the high jump with a leap of 5-10. Epley was fourth in the 45-meter dash (6.02) with McMullen seventh 6.04) and Lombardo ninth (6.06).
In the 3,000-meter dash, Pik (39.22) was fourth and Harlan Smith (39.35) fifth.
Aiden Brannigan placed seventh in the 600 meters (1:44.60) and Ben Olsen was fifth in the 1,000 meters (3:01.60)
“I was pleased with our guys’ performances at the Bacon and Wilton meets," Darien coach Tyson Kaczmarek said. "Our sprinters and jumpers had especially strong showings. It’s still early in the season, and we have work to do, but we’re doing what we need to do.”
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2. Darien wrestlers go 3-1 in guad meet
The Darien wrestling team went 3-1 at the Darien duals on Saturday.
The Blue Wave defeated Seymour 53-30, bested Bethel 43-42 on criteria, lost to New Britain 44-30 and downed Stratford 60-21.
Darien winners vs. Stratford:
Darien 60, Stratford 21 (at Darien):
126: Patrick Daigle (D) pinned Kyle Kubic 1:32
132: James Reed(D) pinned Brian Evan 3:04
138: Colten Appelby (D) pinned Peter Chaber 30 seconds;
145: Ryan Martin(D) pinned Drew Cerone 27 seconds;
152: Tyler Hill (D) pinned Avery Nelson 1:13;
160: Max Klimpinger (D) pinned Brandon Murphy 54 seconds;
170: John Forlivio (D) pinned James Jackson 53 seconds;
182: Tyler Maul (D) won by forfeit;
195: Ariel Leon (D) won by forfeit; 2
20: Oscar Parsons (D) won by forfeit;
285: Rashad Mitchell (D) won by forfeit.
Darien winner vs. Seymour
Darien 53, Seymour 30 (at Darien):
106: Cole Deberandinis (D) pinned Joe Ausutitus 3:48; 113
138: Colten Appelby (D) pinned Ben Urbano 4:57
152: Ryan Martin (D) tech. fall Andrew Granese 16-0
160: Max Klipinger (D) won by forfeit
170: Brian Love (D) won by forfeit
182: John Forlivio (D) won by forfeit
195: Tyler Maul (D) won by forfeit
220: Oscar Parsons (D) won by forfeit
285: Rashad Mitchell (D) won by forfeit.
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3. Darien boys hockey sweeps Notre Dame of Fairfield
Jack Knowlton, Trent Bergin, Branden Hathaway and Nick Bruno scored goals Sarturday to lead the Darien boys hockey team to a 4-2 victory over Notre Dame of Fairfield.
Hunt Bartram made 26 saves for Darien, which improved to 3-3 and completed a sweep of the home-and-home series. The Blue Wave blanked Notre Dame of Fairfield 3-0 on Thursday at the Wonderland of Ice.
Colin Rush and Erik Laaksonen scored for the Lancers, who dropped to 2-5. Mike Samuelnas made 26 saves for Notre Dame.
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4. Darien boys basketball falls to Central
The Darien boys basketball team dropped to 1-6 following Friday's 69-48 loss to Bridgeport Central in Bridgeport.
Matt Lee scored 17 points and Liam Naughton added 15 to pace the Blue Wave, who trailed 23-11 after the first quarter and 42-17 at the half.
Yasaar Abdul led the Hilltoppers with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
5. Darien girls hockey drops first
The Darien girls hockey team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday with a 5-2 setback to Simsbury.
The loss left the Blue Wave with a 5-1 record.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Bridgeport Central 69, Darien 48
Girls basketball
Darien 68, Bridgeport Central 26
Boys swimming
Darien 108, Staples 85
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Darien 4, Notre Dame Fairfield 2
Girls hockey
Simsbury 5, Darien 2
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
New Canaan at Darien, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Darien at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 4-0 6-0 Greenwich 4-1 6-1 Bridgeport Central 4-1 4-1 Trumbull 3-1 4-2 Westhill 3-1 4-2 Staples 1-3 2-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 5-0 7-0 Norwalk 3-2 5-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-3 2-5 Stamford 1-4 2-5 McMahon 1-4 1-6 Harding 0-5 0-6East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 5-0 7-0 Trinity Catholic 4-1 5-2 Bassick 3-2 5-2 Fairfield-Warde 2-3 4-3 Wilton 0-4 2-4 Darien 0-5 1-6 New Canaan 0-51-6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 6-0 8-0 Danbury 6-0 8-0 Staples 4-2 5-3 Westhill 3-3 4-4 Greenwich 1-6 1-8 Bridgeport Central 0-71-8
Central Division
Stamford 6-1 6-3 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-35-4
Ridgefield 3-3 3-5 Norwalk 3-3 5-3 McMahon 2-5 2-7 Harding 0-7 2-7East Division
St. Joseph 6-1 8-1 Wilton 5-1 5-2 Trinity Catholic 5-2 6-3 New Canaan 4-3 6-3 Darien 3-3 4-4 Fairfield Warde 2-5 4-5 Bassick 0-70-9
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 0-0 0 4-1-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 4-2-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 3-3-0 Darien 0-0 0 3-3-0 Stamford 0-0 0 2-4-1 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-5-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-5-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 4-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 5-1-0 Fairfield Coop 0-0 0 2-2-0 Norwalk 0-0 0 2-2-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 1-6-0 Westhill 0-0 0 0-5-1Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 5-0 10 8-0 Greenwich 4-1 8 5-2 Darien 3-0 6 5-0 Ridgefield 2-1 4 4-2 Fairfield
1-4 2 2-5 Trumbull/Staples 0-3 0 2-4 Stamford 0-3 0 0-3 Wilton 0-3 0 0-4
