Last Out of a Solid Inning of Defense

Christina DeMaio pitches a gem and Michele Piccaro makes final out of the inning with this catch.

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Softball Runs Away with a Win

-By: Jack Bushell-

The Darien Blue Wave squared off against Brien McMahon with a 10-2 win on Saturday. Starting pitcher Christina DeMaio (pictured) went strong throughout the game and raised her record to 10-1. The varsity girls’ softball game went on like a track meet, as the Wave ran all over the opponents, stealing bases and capitalizing on errors in the field. Despite the final score, the game was close in the third inning with McMahon putting a run on the board with a laser double by the clean-up hitter. Later in the fourth, Darien went up by five with a score of 6-1 when junior Alexa Tarantino scored after stealing second on sophomore Olivia Gozdz’s double to center. Hot-hitting senior Mallory Kahn also propelled the Wave to a win with a double in the fourth. DeMaio was relieved by senior pitcher Kristen Perry. After Perry shut down McMahon in the final two innings, it was all her ball game. The girls next game will be away on Monday against Danbury.

DHS Baseball Moves Forward in Big Win

-By Christian Panier-

The DHS Varsity Baseball team handily defeated Bridgeport Central 17-2 on the DHS varsity turf on Wednesday. With this win, Coach Michael Scott and the team moved to an 8-4 record. Highlights included senior Teddy Malley’s (pictured right) pitching, recording six strikeouts in only four innings, and senior Ryan MacDonald’s homerun. Spectators were pumped up with the great showing from their starting lineup. Thursday’s game produced a similar result. DHS’s home 10-point shutout over Brien McMahon has pumped the team up for their next game, taking place Friday at 3:45 at home against Fairfield Warde. In JV news, the boys trounced Central nine to nothing on Wednesday pushing their record to 6-5. The Freshman and Junior Varsity squads are also set to face Warde Friday at 3:45 and 4:00 respectively.

Golf Swings To Success

-By: Reece Pelley-

Varsity boys golf team has been full of promise this year. As of this week the team stands with a record of 6-4-1. They are prime to make a run for the FCIAC title. “Coach is changing the line up to see who we compile to make the final FCIAC team” junior captain Sean Fahey said. (pictured right) Fahey went on to mention the team’s biggest win this year against Wilton and Danbury, two very strong teams that have become recent powerhouses in FCIAC golf. The team did suffer from a tough loss earlier this season to New Canaan, but since that match the team has been strongly rebuilding under strong leadership. When asked about the team as a whole Fahey commented, “If we have a solid five (players) and if were all on that day then we can win it.”
The team has also been helped by many new underclassmen that for the first time this year are contributing to the line up. “Andrew Winter is stepping up along with a few other good sophomores,” said Fahey, who also went on to comment that if certain players can play well and shoot low on tournament day then there is no reason they shouldn’t be able to take home the hardware.

Softball Jumps to 9-1

-By: Jorden Cappiello-

The Darien Blue Wave softball team upped its record to 9-1 after beating Bridgeport Central 8-0 on Wednesday. Senior captain, Christina DeMaio, pitched the first five innings, striking out nine batters. Senior Kristen Perry (pictured right) finished strong, pitching the last two innings. “Offensively, it took us a little while to get started, but after we got the bats going, there was no stopping us,” senior Mallory Kahn said. Kahn was 3 for 4, slamming a triple, a double, and a single. Freshman center fielder, Olivia Gozdz, hit two runs in with a triple on an error. Junior, Michele Piccaro, added to the unstoppable offense with a double. Defensively, Darien didn’t allow many girls on base. “It was another big win for our team,” DeMaio said. “We are now looking forward to the tough games ahead.” Darien will face Brien McMahon, Fairfield Warde, Danbury, and St. Joes in the next week.

Farmington Downs Girls LAX

-By Allie Townsend-

Darien girls varsity lacrosse team faced off against one of its most difficult competitors in Farmington on Saturday. The girls lost with a score of 6-9, making their record fall to 9-1-1. Going into the game, senior Clemmy Little knew that they wouldn’t be able to relax for a second. The girls played their hardest, but didn’t get the result that they strove to achieve. “Farmington was really good. Their defense was their strongest force. We had a hard time getting through their defense,” captain Phoebe Maglathlin said. However, with six goals netted, the girls were able to pull through for the most part. Phoebe noted junior Liz Calby’s (pictured above) positive attributions to the game. “Liz Calby was a stand-out, and played well throughout the entire game,” Maglathhlin said. The girls play Ridgefield on Tuesday, May 5th at 4pm at the DHS stadium.

JV Lacrosse Wins Easy

-By: Connor McCarthy-

The boys JV Lacrosse played Ridgefield on Thursday, April 30th at DHS. They won 14-7 with a few goals by J.P. Walsh, Scotty Watters, and a memorable goal by Brandon Coley. “It was a pretty fun game, and there was some major tension resulting with some [scuffles], but all in all, I’d say we played pretty well” Walsh said. The JV has another game on Friday, May 1st against Trumbull at Trumbull. Younger varsity players will be coming down to the JV since there are so many varsity players this year, and hopefully they will be able to help the regular JV put one up over Trumbull tonight.