What a moment.
Senior No. 12, Tripp Lyons, with the sweet assist to Captain Miles Drake on Senior Night!!!
Congratulations, Tripp!!
A big thank you to Staples for the awesome display of sportsmanship.
#RollWave
#BWP
#SeniorNight
Blue Wave football finishes the year with just 2 losses. An incredible season. This senior class and entire team gave it all they had the entire year, their heads should be held high, congratulations to Newtown on their state championship .
#cthsfb
Congrats to Luke Sini ‘20 and NC’s Jadon Kondpore ‘20 on being named the Jim Girard Sportsmanship Award winners. The award is presented to a senior from Darien and NC who possess the qualities we all admired in Jim; integrity, leadership, sportsmanship, and an unsung hard worker.
You might not see a better game all season in boys lacrosse. Facing a 18-14 deficit with just minutes to go,
@dhslacrosse
rattled off 5 straight goals, capped by Christian Alliegro’s goal with 1.5 seconds left to win it 19-18 over St. Anthony’s!! Congrats, boys!
#RollWave
#BWP
STATE CHAMPS! Wave defeat New Canaan in a thriller to capture the CIAC Class L title for Darien! What a year it’s been for these girls:
Undefeated season ✅
FCIAC Champs ✅
State Champs ✅
Wire-to-wire National
#1
Ranking ✅
9-0 vs Top 25 Nationally ranked opponents ✅
A huge congrats to Coach Jeff Brameier for being inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2024! What a well deserved honor for Coach B!
#RollWave
#BWP
#ctlax
#HOF
Our athletic program is not nearly as successful without our two outstanding athletic trainers, Katie Bryant and Craig Campbell. This recognition is well deserved, Katie!
#RollWave
🌊
Today, the CATA would like to recognize Kate Bryant, ATC at Darien HS. Kate was nominated by her Athletic Director, Chris Manfredonia.
Go check out our Facebook page to get to know Kate and read about how much she means to the Darien HS community! Awesome job Kate!🏆🎉
After knocking off Northwest Catholic 2-1 this afternoon, the boys hockey team is headed to the state semifinals for the first time since 2016! LETS GOOOOO!
#RollWave
#BWP
A HUGE congratulations are in order!! Jason Rideout, Luke Riordan, Owen Wagner, and Kyle Bloomer placed 4th in the National Elite Division at the Adidas Outdoor National Championship of the 4 x 400. The boys ran a blazing 3:27.05! Way to go, guys!!!
#RollWave
#BWP
Maxpreps lists Darien as the best HS sports town in the state! Great coaches, hard working student athletes, and a community that supports and has a love for athletics.💪
#RollWave
🌊 🔽
No. 6 Darien beats No. 2 Xavier 3-1 and will play for the Division I State Championship on Tuesday night! LETS GOOOOOOOOO!
#RollWave
#BWP
@bluewavepuck
Say hello to your 2022 FCIAC Champions!!! A huge 4th quarter propelled the Blue Wave over the Warriors 12-6 to claim the title! Congrats, men!
#RollWave
#BWP
DOWN GOES PREP! During
@DHSBWfootball
’s state championship victory over Fairfield Prep, the Prep student section chanted “let’s play hockey!” Well…
@bluewavepuck
happily obliged. Darien protected home ice behind a masterful performance in net from Senior Chris Schofield!
#BWP
Top 2 in the state, but we’re not two! St. Joes 29 game win streak comes to an end this afternoon as the Blue Wave knock off the Cadets 42-14 in Trumbull. What an amazing effort from the guys today. Jobs not done yet, though. Onto Norwalk!!
#RollWave
#BWP
Our baseball team was the 14th seed in the FCIAC and knocked off 3rd seeded Staples in extra innings to clinch a trip to the quarterfinals!!! Let’s goooooooo boys!
@DHSBWBaseball
Take a look back at yesterday’s virtual signing day where 2️⃣4️⃣ student-athletes joined 6️⃣ fall signees in making their NCAA intentions known. Keep an eye out for a few more before school years end. Special thanks to Peter McLean ‘22 (
@pmcleandesign
) for the great graphics!🌊
A special shoutout to P.E. teacher and head boys and girls volleyball coach Laurie LaRusso on her 60th birthday today. A phenomenal coach, but a better person. 🌊
#ctvb
DOWN GOES NEW CANAAN!
@dhsbwfootball
is headed to the CIAC LL State Championship after beating the Rams 24-10 at Dunning. Senior cornerback Joe Cesare led the defense with 3 INTs and a fumble recovery. LETS GOOOO! One. More.
#RollWave
#BWP
The boys bounced back in a big way! Patrick Thurlow’s second goal of the game propels
@bluewavepuck
past rival New Canaan in OT. The Rams drop their first game of the season thanks to an awesome effort from the Blue Wave! Great game fellas!
#RollWave
#BWP
📸
@DarienAF
4th and 20 for
@DHSBWfootball
and Connor Lane comes down with this ridiculous toe tap on a great ball from Rolapp! 21-14 Wave with 5 minutes left to play.
#RollWave
#BWP
#cthsfb
🚨FINAL🚨
Girls soccer upsets
#1
Staples on the road in OT to advance to the FCIAC Semi-Finals held at Wilton on Monday the 29th. Game time will be at either 5 or 7❗️
@GameTimeCT
@fciac
#RollWave
Your Blue Wave and New Canaan will battle it out today at Darien Ice Rink, but Mikey Schneider has already begun his battle, and its one where he needs everyone’s support. Get there early and let’s rally around Mikey as he drops today’s puck prior to 4PM.
No. 6
@bluewavepuck
blanks No. 11 Greenwich 3-0 in the opening round of the State Tournament and they’re moving on to Saturday! Great game, boys!
#RollWave
#BWP
Hopefully ya already know but...
FINAL❗️
Football knocks off Greenwich 27-21 on the road to stay perfect on the year. What a game 💪🔥🌊
@GameTimeCT
#cthsfb
FINAL❗️Wave 3-1
We gotta call First Student 🚌, boys volleyball needs a bus to the championship game✅ Wave will play Staples at Shelton on Thursday, 7PM.
@GameTimeCT
@DaveRuden
@CTBHSVB
#ctvb
Congratulations to our boys basketball coach Todd Trimmer and his wife Gabriela! Brian Dias Trimmer welcome to the Blue Wave basketball family. 🏀
#ctbb
Congrats to your CIAC Class L Girls Swimming & Diving Champions.. DARIEN BLUE WAVE!!!! Such hard work went into tonight’s unbelievable swim- congrats girls you deserve this let’s go!!!
#RollWave
#BWP
We are so proud of the fight that
@bluewavepuck
showed this season.
Thank you all so much for giving our community such an amazing ride! Thank you to the seniors for everything you’ve given over the last 4 years, we know how challenging it’s been. 💙
Congrats to NDWH.
#BWP
Today, Darien Atheltics held their Fall Signing Day for 24 student athletes playing at the next level! Check out this thread
@ciacsports
!
Shea Dolce - Women’s Lax
Maggie Ramsay - Women’s Lax
Molly McGuckin - Women’s Lax
Ceci Stein - Women’s Lax
In a battle of No. 1 and No. 2 in the FCIAC,
@dhslacrosse
showed why they sit at the top after taking down the Tigers 15-9 on a 10/10 day for lacrosse! Good win, boys. Let’s keep it rolling!
#RollWave
#BWP
Jeff Brameier...The only boys lacrosse head coach DHS has ever known. 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ wins ☑️ Plenty more where that came from folks.
#ctlax
#ctblax
@JeffBrameier
(📸 C. Olson)
Darien wins back to back Boys Volleyball State Championships (and 5th overall)! Victorious in Class L over Trumbull - 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-10).
Amazing 22nd overall state title (boys and girls) for Darien Coach Laurie LaRusso.
#ctvb
@DHSbluewave
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧. 📝
In just over 24 hours, we will close the book on the
@dhsbwfootball
season.
Let’s finish the job on our terms.
#RollWave
#BWP
Congratulations to these four members of
@dhslacrosse
who were selected as captains for the 2023 season: Brady Pokorny, Jake Wilson, Mac McGahren and Cian Levine!
#RollWave
#BWP
We are happy to announce that Darien Head Coach Mac Budd has been selected the
@CTHSHockey
Division I Coach of the Year presented by
@IPHHOCKEY1
! Congrats, Coach!
#cthk
Congrats Darien Blue Wave Girls Volleyball!!!
Undefeated ✅
FCIAC Champs ✅
State Champs ✅
A truly remarkable season for a special group. These girls are bringing home the state trophy for the first time since 2014! Way to represent Darien, girls!
#RollWave
#BWP
#Champions
The outdoor track and field season has officially come to an end with the 4th place finish in the National Elite Division at the Adidas Outdoor National Championship of the 4 x 4. Jason Rideout, Luke Riordan, Owen Wagner, and Kyle Bloomer run 3:27.05!
@DHSbluewave
It’s Official❗️The Turkey Bowl will return to DHS for the first time in 7️⃣ years. Kickoff set for 10AM, Thxgiving Day, with our rivals from up north. You’re probably interested in grabbing a ticket aren’t you?🔽🦃🏈
@DaveRuden
@GameTimeCT
#cthsfb
🏆🚨 STATE CHAMPS!!!!!! The boys win the CIAC Class L Title in a thriller over Trumbull (21-25, 25-19, 28-30, 25-21, 15-12). The boys had a flare for the dramatic in this one- faced some adversity down 2-1, but walked away as champions. Congrats!!!
#RollWave
#BWP
#ctvb
YOUR 2022 STATE CHAMPIONS: DARIEN GIRLS TENNIS! Congratulations to the girls who’s magical season ended with more hardware after defeating Amity 5-2 this afternoon. You made your team, school and community so proud!
#RollWave
#BWP
Congratulations to Boston College Commit and
@dhslacrosse
senior, Shea Dolce, on being selected to play in this year’s Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Classic on July 30th at John Hopkins University!! We couldn’t be more proud!
#RollWave
#BWP
Today is National Administrative Assistant Day and Blue Wave Athletics would like to recognize our very own Cindy Fraioli who has done an outstanding job in our department for over 16 years. THANK YOU CINDY❗️
New team manager Riley Mack takes home the game ball for the Wave. It was a tremendous night in front of a fantastic crowd inside the stadium.🌊
#cthsfb
With today’s 10-0 victory, field hockey Head Coach, Mo Minicus, earned her 400th career win! Mo is an unbelievable coach but an even better person and we couldn’t be happier that she’s been a part of the Blue Wave athletic department for all these years! Congrats to you, Mo!
#BWP
A true coaching legend who impacted so many over the years. And someone who we can promise is solely focused on Fridays boys game against Ridgefield right now.. but that’s Coach LaRusso for you!
#RollWave
#BWP
#Legend
#StudentsFirst
Time to go❗️Football seconds from their biggest tilt of the season to date, with Greenwich, inside Cardinal Stadium. Not here? Here is your link, courtesy of DAF Media
🎥:
#cthsfb
@GameTimeCT
@DaveRuden
A pleasant surprise for our entire senior student body. DHS teachers and admins went house to house this morning and delivered custom t-shirts to the class of 2020, they read: “MMXX A Year To Remember..A Class We Will Never Forget.”
Thanks to The DHSPA for the photos!📸
For the first time since 2015 boys soccer is headed to the state quarterfinal!!!! Darien knocks Ridgefield out of the state tournament, beating them 2-1 in a wild game here at DHS! Congrats boys!! Let’s gooooo!
#RollWave
#BWP
The boys got the job done for a homecoming victory over Wilton, 55-36!
@dhsbwfootball
was sparked by terrific special teams in the first half before the offense opened up the flood gates in the 4th quarter! Let’s go!
#RollWave
#BWP
Let’s go!!!
@dhsbwfootball
beats Hamden 46-19 in the final home game of the season! It looks like a date with New Canaan at Dunning on Sunday in the state semifinals.
#RollWave
#BWP