03/21/09 The Raw Greenwicg News Feed - Greenwich Time Sports (Updated)

As good as gold
Margaret Lu is beginning to laugh at the confusion that comes with telling people she fences. An uncommon sport to hear about these days, others misunderstand that either she has an after school job of building fences, or she's "just like Zorro!

Stamford holds off Greenwich
FAIRFIELD - After missing an uncontested dunk in the final three minutes as his team was desperately fighting off a spirited comeback by Greenwich, Mark Ellis was fearful of the treatment he would receive in the locker room after the game.

Banner win for Darien
If you ask Aimee Rich what's missing in her school's gymnasium, the junior captain of the Darien girls ice hockey team will be quick to tell you it's a banner to honor that team.

Whitehead, Underwood, Joseph lift Southern Ct. men to track title
Ryan Whitehead (Darien) was named Most Outstanding Performer at the Northeast 10 track championships after winning the pole vault by clearing a height of 16 feet, six inches, an NCAA qualifying mark and a conference record to help Southern Connecticut State University win its seventh straight men's league title.

Askin' Baskin: Trinity player wants normalcy, but a big question lingers
STAMFORD -- There are times Tevin Baskin would like to be just like any other high school senior, able to have dinner in public with his friends and be a regular face in the crowd.

Boys Basketball Boxes
FCIAC quarterfinalsStamford 59, Greenwich 58GREENWICH (58) - Jonathan Herzog 4 2-2 12; Matthew Moody 2 1-2 5; Adam Franchella 2 2-2 8; Clay Graham 6 2-5 14; Aminu Tedla 3 0-0 6; Demetrius Ferguson 6 0-0 13; Al Azulphar 0 0-0 0.

Darien girls hold off New Canaan
STAMFORD -- Conventional wisdom will tell you that when Team A has twice as many penalties as Team B in an ice hockey game, Team B is going to win.

Boys Hockey box scores
FCIAC quarterfinalsTrinity 3, St. Joseph 1St. Joseph 1 0 0 1Trinity 0 2 1 3STJ -- Pat Corcoran :43; TC -- Chris Lambrinakos (Jake Savona, Ryan Haggerty) 7:08; TC -- Haggerty 10:28; TC -- Haggerty (Savona, Steven Mulreed) 8:17.

Trinity defeats St. Joseph
Trinity Catholic 3, St. Joseph 1 -- Ryan Haggerty scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 4:32 left in the second period, to send the top-seeded Crusaders to the semifinals of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament.

Trinity avoids trap, holds off Staples
FAIRFIELD-- The Trinity Catholic High School boys basketball team's road to postseason success in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference has always been paved with sluggish opening-round performances.

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