Darien Boys Lacrosse Scrimmage Against Salisbury Ends in a Tie

By Arden Cohen

Senior Matt Meyjes attacking from the X. 

The boy’s lacrosse team played Salisbury yesterday , March 29th, and as expected it was a great game. Per usual, senior Kevin Lindley and junior Logan Mcgovern were a force to be reckoned with on offense. Lindley was able to rack up 3 goals and one assist. Other standouts include Senior Captains Riley Stewart and Finlay Collins. Stewart played  his best through an ankle injury. The varsity portion of the game ended with a 10-10 tie coming with a goal from Lindley on the fast break to tie the game up. Quinn Fay and Jake Bieler played lock-down defense holding the talented Salisbury attack at bay. Senior FOGO, Jack Beatty, said “the game went really well, but we definitely have stuff to work on. We have to keep preparing for the season.” The Boy’s next game is this Saturday home against Yorktown.

Darien Struggles in Second Scrimmage of the Year vs. Westhill

By Will Pegler

The Boys Varsity Baseball team took on Westhill on March 29 at Darien High School. Despite a strong defensive effort, the Wave lost the game with a final score of 4-2. The boys had strong pitching and good fielding, but the offense did not seem to show up for the Blue Wave. There were several base running errors throughout the game with runs being left on base to end a few innings. Senior captain Cord Fox said: "Our mistakes on the bases definitely hurt us. Luckily this was only a scrimmage and we should be able to clean up these mistakes once the regular season starts". The Blue Wave's first regular season game is on Saturday, April 1st against Fitch High School in Groton, CT. Come out and support!

The biggest moment from last year's season, Sean O'Malley's walk off in the FCIAC Championship. (Courtesy Darien Times) 

Darien Synchronized Swimmers Sweep East Zone Meet

By Hannah Vogel

Three Darien High School students-Camilla Kline, Katie Chidley, and Sarah Hoyt-competed with their synchronized swimming team, the New Canaan Y Aquianas at the East Zone Invitational meet March 10-12, and swept the competition.  This was an important meet for the Aquianas as Chidley expressed that, “it qualifies [the team] for nationals so it is understandably imperative that [they] do [their] best”.

In their combo team routine, Kline, Chidley, Hoyt, and teammates placed first out of ten routines. Their winning streak only continued as Kline and Chidley, swimming as part of the A Team, went on to take 1st place again this time competing against 16 other team routines.  Hoyt, swimming with the B  Team took sixth place, placing within the top half of the competing routines.

In small routines, Chidley and her duet partner, Alex Poteet, placed second out of twenty-six other duets and Chidley  on to make the East Zone All Star team.

The Aquianas’ team succeeded in making it to Nationals and will continue training for the meet which takes place in April in Arizona.

Darien Baseball Takes on McMahon in First Scrimmage of the Year

By Cord Fox

The Blue Wave Baseball team took on Brien McMahon high school on Saturday, March 25th. This was Darien’s first scrimmage of the year and it was comprised of two seven inning games against the Senators. The Wave had a strong first game with Jake Geddes starting on the mound. In total, the Blue Wave tallied six runs to McMahon’s four. The result was the same in the second game. Although it was only a scrimmage, this was a good test for the Wave to get the season rolling. Many newcomers stepped up in during this scrimmage including Chris Davey who had two doubles that helped Darien put their runs on the board.

The Blue Wave are the defending FCIAC champions and are looking to have another very successful season. There are two more scrimmages this week vs. New Canaan and Wilton before Darien’s first regular season game against Fitch. Come out and support the team as they look to defend their title.

Senior captain Casey Brown squares up a pitch in last years game vs. New Canaan (Courtesy DAF). 

Boys Varsity Volleyball Preview

By Will Pegler



Senior Alex Preston going for a spike last season (Courtesy Darien Times).

The Boys Volleyball team will look to continue their culture of dominance in the FCIAC and the state of Connecticut this season. Led by Seniors Tim Herget, Zak Swetye, and Alex Preston, the team has a good mix of experience and talent that should bode well for them this year. Preston and Swetye, two basketball players, have no problem getting air and making exciting plays for the wave. Swetye said; "Our expectations are as high as ever. We know we can be the best team in the FCIAC this season and compete for a championship". Clearly the wave has plenty of talent that they know can take them far. The team looks to get off to a hot start in their first match of the season against Masuk on Saturday, April 1st at Darien High School.



Girls Golf Preview

By Lilliana Cullen

Although the girls golf team did not make FCIACs last year, they are determined to become champions. Senior captains, Megan Hobbs and Bridget Wolters are pumped for the upcoming season. “We are really excited and we are happy to get some new faces on the team. I think we are just looking forward to having a fun season!”  The team lost one senior this year, but they are looking forward to the extremely enthusiastic leadership throughout the season. Sophomore Emily Cohen says, “I am excited for the new freshman, they are very promising. I think we have a lot of potential this year. It’s going to be an awesome season with awesome captains.” Wolters and Cohen took first place for the first time in Darien Girls Golf history at the Guimaraes Tournament, so the talent is evident on this team. Their first match is April 4th against Wilton at home. There is a lot of talent on this team, and they have a strong chance of taking home a win at FCIACs this year.

Sophomore Emily Cohen last season against Greenwich (Courtesy DAF). 

Darien Boys Lacrosse Jamboree

By Arden Cohen

Senior Finlay Collins hustles down the field in a game last season. 

The Darien boys lacrosse team took on Hand, Everest Academy, and Fairfield Prep this past weekend and emerged victorious in all three. There were several standouts for Darien High School both offensively and defensively. Senior Kevin Lindley was able to bury several goals in all three games and played tremendously well with junior Logan McGovern. The middie captains Finley Collins and Riley Stewart were a strong force offensively and even defensively. Stuart was also crucial in the Wave’s clearing game. “Just give the ball to Riley,” Matty Hathaway said, “he’ll get the ball right out.” Hathaway also played a strong defensive game as well. Senior FOGO Jack Beatty tore it up on the face off X ending the three games with a winning percentage. On defense, seniors Jake Bieler and Quinn Fay played lock-down defense. The boy’s next scrimmage is this Wednesday against Salisbury and their first real game is Saturday against Yorktown at home. Collins is definitely “excited to finally get going this upcoming Saturday.” He believes that the team “has a lot depth with people contributing across grade levels which should definitely help keep practice tempo up. We have a tough road ahead, but are certainly up for the challenge.”