News

PHOTOS: Senior ‘Prom-Posal’ Scavenger Hunt Wins NewCanaanite.com Contest

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NewCanaanite.com is happy to announce the winner of its first annual “Prom-posal” Photo Contest for the Senior Prom. New Canaan High School senior Chase Jansen asked out his date, sophomore Freia Mierendorf, through an involved scavenger hunt that started at a Burtis Avenue business and finished at Irwin park—see photos. Jansen wins a $50 gift certificate that’s good at dozens of New Canaan businesses. His entry was deemed best based on the criteria of creativity, humor and originality, as per a panel of judges convened by the New Canaanite editors that included representatives from the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce. We’ve included honorable mention finalists for this year’s Senior Prom-posal contest in the gallery, too.

Sports

New Canaan Football Outlasts North Haven 42-35 for Third Straight Class L Crown

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It was billed as a matchup of two heavyweights with polar opposite styles—the 21st century run-and-gun spread offense of the No. 6 New Canaan Rams versus the old-school ground-and-pound, Single-wing formation of the top-seeded North Haven Indians. It turned out to be North Haven’s passing that kept the game close, but it was New Canaan’s ground attack that ultimately won it. Led by senior running back Matt Cognetta’s 225 rushing yards and two touchdowns, the Rams outlasted the Indians 42-35 in a classic Class L championship showdown at Ken Strong Stadium in West Haven—one that had just about everything and anything you could have asked for from a high school football game. “It was a great football game to be at,” Marinelli told NewCanaanite.com.