New Canaan High School Boys, Girls Basketball Postponed

By Terry Dinan

NEW CANAAN – With the winter storm slamming our region with heavy snow and freezing rain, tonight’s New Canaan – Darien boys and girls basketball games have been postponed yet again. According to FCIAC.net, the girls (3-14 overall, 3-12 in the FCIAC)will play on Saturday at 2pm. The boys (3-12 overall, 3-10 in the FCIAC) will play on Thursday, February 20th at 7pm. Both games will be at Darien High School. This is the second time these contests were moved due to the weather.

New Canaan Basketball Tops Staples

By Terry Dinan

NEW CANAAN – More than once this season, the New Canaan Rams basketball team has taken a lead early in a game, only to let it slip away. Friday night’s contest against Staples seemed to follow the same script, as a 41-33 fourth quarter advantage dissipated to 41-37 in a matter of minutes. Leave it to a freshman to write a plot twist. A huge three-pointer by 9th Grader Tyler Sweeney gave the Rams some breathing room, propelling them to a 46-40 win over the Wreckers in front of the biggest home crowd of the season. “That was a big shot,” said New Canaan head coach Mike Evans, who saw his team improve to 3-10 (3-8 in the FCIAC) on the season.