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Greenwich HS Basketball Aims for State Playoff Berth
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The boys basketball team looks to clinch a state tournament berth on Friday when the Cardinals host Darien (7 p.m.).
The Cardinals exended their winning streak to five games with Tuesday's 72-53 victory over McMahon.
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Greenwich qualified for the Class LL tournament two years ago with an 11-9 record, but last season the Cardinals slumped to a 4-16 finish.
With a victory on Friday, Greenwich (7-1) will double its win total from last year just nine games into the season.
All year, the Cardinals have made the most of their height advantage as they feature 6-foot-10 center Sean Kroon and 6-foot-5 forward Greg Donlic, who scored 23 points in the win over McMahon.
Darien may have trouble keeping up with the Rams on the boards, but the Blue Wave are coming off a win as they defeated archrival New Canaan 60-56 on Tuesday.
Not known for its basketball prowess, Darien improved to 2-6, which actually matches last season's win total for the Blue Wave (2-18).
On the girls side, Greenwich (1-9) looks to snap a nine-game losing streak when it visits Darien. The Cardinals came close on Tuesday, but suffered a 40-38 overtime loss to McMahon.
Darien is 4-5 following a 48-35 loss to New Canaan on Tuesday.
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The Greenwich boys hockey team ended its slump in a big way Thursday, rolling to a 9-2 victory over Norwalk-McMahon.
The Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 2-7.
Greenwich had lost its previous three games by one goal, including Wednesday's 6-5 loss to St. Joseph. In that contest, the Cardinals rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game 5-5 in the third period, only to give up the winning goal with 15 seconds remaining.
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The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center is registering children in grades one through four for a basketball clinic during the school winter recess Feb. 13-17.
The clinic runs from 9 a.m to noon each day. Participants will be split up according to ability and age and taught basketball fundamentals and skills.
The program will be under the direction of John Czarnecki, who has coached basketball at Greenwich High School, the Greenwich Flames and the boys and girls travel teams. He currently is working with many high school and travel players in the area to improve their basketball skills.
Space is limited, so sign up early. The cost for the five-day program is $225.
For more information, please contact the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center at 203-532-1259, or visit www.greenwichct.org.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Greenwich 9, Norwalk-McMahon 2
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Greenwich at Darien, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Darien at Greenwich, 5:30 p.m.
Boys swimming
McMahon-Norwalk at Greenwich, 3:45 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls hockey
New Canaan at Greenwich, 6:30 p.m., Dorothy Hamill
Wrestling
Greenwich at Greater Hartford Open, 9 a.m., Hall
Indoor track
Greenwich at Staples, 4 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 5-0 7-0 Greenwich 5-1 7-1 Bridgeport Central 4-2 4-2 Westhill 3-2 4-3 Trumbull 3-2 4-3 Staples 3-3 4-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 5-0 7-0 Norwalk 4-3 6-3 Stamford 2-4 3-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-6 1-8 Harding 1-6 1-7East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 6-0 8-0 Bassick 5-1 7-1 Trinity Catholic 4-2 5-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-4 5-4 Wilton 1-5 3-5 Darien 1-5 2-6 New Canaan 0-71-8
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 7-0 9-0 Danbury 7-0 9-0 Staples 6-2 7-3 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Greenwich 1-7 1-9 Bridgeport Central 0-81-9
Central Division
Stamford 6-2 6-4 Norwalk 5-37-3
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 3-4 3-6 McMahon 3-6 3-8 Harding 0-8 2-8East Division
St. Joseph 7-1 9-1 Wilton 6-2 6-3 Trinity Catholic 5-3 6-4 New Canaan 5-4 7-4 Darien 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Warde 4-5 6-5 Bassick 0-80-9
BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 5-0 10 8-0 Darien 4-0 8 6-1 Greenwich 4-2 6 5-3 Ridgefield 3-1 6 6-2 Trumbull/Staples
1-3 2 3-4 Fairfield 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 0-3 0 0-4 Stamford 0-4 0 0-5
