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Rams Rout Trumbull, Improve to 3-0

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After two inconsistent performances in wins over Ludlowe and Greenwich, the third time was definitely the charm for the New Canaan High School boys basketball team. The Rams put together a relentless performance over 32 minutes in a 55-36 road win Tuesday night over Trumbull. “We played really, really well in spurts and were certainly more consistent than we were in the first two games,” New Canaan head coach Danny Melzer said. “I think there’s room for improvement and the best part is our kids feel the same way. They’re not satisfied.”

New Canaan never trailed in the contest and led by as much as 26 in the win.

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‘It’s Trending Upwards’: New Canaan Boys Basketball a Perennial Playoff Contender

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Shortly after a 25-point win over Greenwich last week in a scrimmage, someone asked New Canaan basketball head coach Danny Melzer what he thought of the Rams’ performance. “I told them how I thought we did OK and how things could have gone a little better,” Melzer said. “They said, ‘Jeez, didn’t you win by 25? You’re being picky about a 25-point win?’ And it hit me that in my first year when we went 4-and-16 I had to find different things to celebrate in losses. And now we have done a 180 and we are being picky in wins.”

It’s not just this change in attitude that encapsulates just how far the Rams have come since Melzer took over the program four years ago.

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‘I Forgot How Much I Missed Coaching’: Palmer Returns to Lead NCHS Girls Basketball in 2021

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Just when Kim Palmer thought she was out, they pulled her back in. Absent from the New Canaan High School girls basketball sidelines since stepping down in 2017, Palmer is back at the helm of the Rams. 

Palmer—a Phys Ed teacher at NCHS and two-time FCIAC Coach of the Year—takes over for John Winchester, who departed last month after leading New Canaan to two consecutive CIAC playoff appearances in three seasons as head coach. “I was actually in the gym teaching PE,” Palmer said. “We had a half-day, so classes were shortened and kids were just shooting baskets and I was shooting with them. Jay Egan came in and said ‘I think you should be coaching again’ as I was shooting a basket.

New Canaan Gets Defensive in 20-0 Turkey Bowl Win Over Darien

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[Note: This article originally was published on Darienite.com.]

With a strong wind blowing out of Darien High School’s north end zone, it looked like the elements would be a factor in Thursday morning’s Turkey Bowl between the Blue Wave and the New Canaan Rams.

In the end, Mother Nature had nothing on New Canaan’s defense. On the strength of four turnovers, three of which led to scores, the Rams pulled off a shocking 20-0 win over No. 3 Darien. “They outplayed us start to finish,” Darien head coach Rob Trifone said. “We certainly had our opportunities, we were in the red zone quite a bit but we couldn’t cash in.

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A History of Christmas Caroling at God’s Acre

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Caroling at God’s Acre for Christmas is one of New Canaan’s most cherished events of the year, a nostalgic, Rockwellian gathering that brings the community together unlike any other celebration. A sacred and treasured tradition, the Christmas Eve gathering distinguishes New Canaan from surrounding towns. Held on the plot of land above which the Congregational Church was built—the institution upon which the town was founded—the caroling sees scores of New Canaanites descend each year on what literally is hallowed ground, as it is believed many of New Canaan’s settlers are still buried at God’s Acre. But how did it start, and when? The first documented instance of caroling at God’s Acre occurred on Christmas Eve in 1916, according to historian Mary Louise King’s book Portrait of New Canaan, published by the New Canaan Historical Society.