Morning Weather Report
Today
Rain showers before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Temperature falling to around 36 by 5pm. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 24 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Staples Basketball Tops Greenwich For 3rd Straight Victory
The Wreckers were victorious Friday night to notch their third straight win after their defeat at the hands of Ridgefield last Saturday, adding the Greenwich Cardinals to their win column in addition to defeating Wright Tech and New Canaan earlier in the week. They are now 6-2 overall.
The Wreckers were victorious Friday night to notch their third straight win after their defeat at the hands of Ridgefield last Saturday, adding the Greenwich Cardinals to their win column in addition to defeating Wright Tech and New Canaan earlier in the week. They are now 6-2 overall.
Said Head Coach Colin Devine, "Last night was a key FCIAC win for us against a tough, athletic, well-coached Greenwich team. We came out a bit slow, but I am really proud of how the boys responded. We battled back to go up by two at the half, and that’s when we made some adjustments on both sides of the ball. We came out aggressive in the 3rd scoring 23 points, and never looked back. That was a team win led by Senior Captain Ryan Phelps with 30 points—he is blossoming into a key player for us after missing last year with an ankle injury. Great win, but have to turn the page and prepare for a very talented Danbury team on Monday." The Wreckers face the Danbury Hatters who are 4-2 overall, at home on Monday.
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Morning Weather Report: Rain, Snow, Mess Incoming; Minimal Accumulations
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Rain and snow before midnight, then rain, snow, and sleet between midnight and 1am, then rain after 1am. Temperature rising to around 42 by 5am. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tomorrow
Rain likely before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 36 by 5pm. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Staples Swim & Diving Team Defeated By Ridgefield
Staples Wreckers swimming & diving team competing against the Ridgefield Tigers.
Staples swimmers lost a tough dual meet to perennial powerhouse Ridgefield Friday, 103-72.
Staples was hindered by the absence of some key swimmers recovering from Covid, but still managed some strong swims against some of the top swimmers in the state.
Juniors Riley Twiss and Peter Meehan led the Wreckers with wins in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, respectively. Both times were personal bests, and Riley's time would have set a pool record at the Staples pool. Twiss also was second in the 200 freestyle, one of the closest races of the day - he was just edged out by Ridgefield's Jack Clancy. Meehan who also won the 100 breaststroke against Norwalk on Wednesday, dropped an additional two seconds from that swim during his swim Friday.
Senior captain Brendan McGinley swam a personal best time in the 200 freestyle, taking 3rd, and notched another personal best in the 100 butterfly, finishing 5th. The Staples 200 & 400 freestyle relays of : Twiss, Jacob Lee, Josh Tanksley, and Andrew Berkowitz finished 2nd in both events, in very close races - barely getting touched out in the 200. Lee, another senior captain, was 3rd in the 50 freestyle, and Tanksley scored 4th place points in the 100 free.
Staples divers, who although they were uncontested as Ridgfeield had no divers competing, still dove well. Derek Amlicke, a sophomore won the event, and Brendan Corneck another sophomore was second with a personal best score of 191.95
Although the score favored Ridgefield, Coach Todd Gordon was pleased with his team's effort. "We've been putting in some hard practices over the last few weeks, and it's rewarding to see the boys swim the times they did while their bodies are tired. The progress of some of our younger and newer swimmers is encouraging, and bodes well for our championship meets at the end of the season."
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