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Greenwich High School lacrosse athlete Colin Zeller earns USA Lacrosse/CHSCA Class LL First Team All-State accolades; George Weiksner, an Academic All-America honoree; Several Cardinals earn All-FCIAC accolades
Colin Zeller, a rising Greenwich High School senior, earned USA Lacrosse/CHSCA All-State Class LL First Team honors after producing an impressive 2024 season for the Cardinals. Zeller, a midfielder, was one of Greenwich’s leading scorers for the season, providing numerous goals, while setting up his teammates as well with excellent...
Front-Row Seat: Fairfield County Native Oliver Bub Heads to Paris Searching For Gold
Above: Oliver Bub and pairs partner William Bender on the water at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team trials in April. All Olympians face road- blocks and detours on their way to representing Team USA. Such is the case for Westport’s Oliver Bub whose path toward a berth on the men’s...
Greenwich Point One-Mile Swim Set for July 13
The 35th Annual One Mile Swim at Tod’s Point will be held on Saturday, July 13. The event is sponsored by The Greenwich Swim Committee and the YMCA of Greenwich. All proceeds from the One Mile Swim event will go toward supporting the YMCA of Greenwich’s Swim School Scholarship Fund, helping to provide swim school instruction and critical water safety skills to local children. Last year, the event raised $2,500 after all race expenses for the YMCA of Greenwich.
The Sports Report: James Hinkle delivers third win of the season in Norwalk
For most racers, a single NHRA national event win is enough to constitute a successful season, so that means that three wins in less than a half season would be considered extraordinary. That’s exactly the position that James Hinkle finds himself in after winning the Right Trailers Top Sportsman title at last weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk.
NBC’s Molly Solomon Offers a Behind-the-Scenes Peek into the Summer Olympics
Above: Executive Producer and President of NBC Olympics Molly Solomon. – Photograph: Kyle Norton. Molly Solomon began her NBC career as a researcher for its Emmy-winning coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Following eleven years as executive producer at the Golf Channel she came full circle in 2019 to take the helm of Games coverage as executive producer and president of NBC Olympic Productions. We sat down with the sometimes Harbor Point resident to discuss the behind-the-scenes efforts she leads to bring the quest for athletic gold to viewers.
NBC’s Dan Hicks Shares the Olympic Swimming Sportscasting Experience
Above: NBC Sportscaster Dan Hicks. – Photograph: Kyle Norton. NBC Sportscaster Dan Hicks is familiar to legions of golf and football fans for his coverage of major tournaments and college gridiron rivalries. Every four years, beginning with the 1996 Atlanta Games, he gets a poolside seat to cover Olympic swimming events. We checked in with the Greenwich resident for his insights on what to expect at this summer’s games.
Westchester/Putnam Boys Track All-Stars: Gravier and Hargraves share top award
Sometimes parents know best. Ask Wyatt Gravier and Justin Hargraves about this. They'd agree. At least where track is concerned. The pair share The Journal News/lohud Westchester/Putnam Boys...
No Revenge For Westport Football Club Against The Visiting UN Team
The fierce rivalry on the Soccer pitch between the Westport Football Club and a talented United Nations team, comprised of soccer players from all over the world took place once again last week as part of jUNe Day. The match took place at Saugatuck school and although Westport fought valiantly, victory once again eluded them.
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