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COVID-19: CIAC Releases Guidance For Winter Sports COVID-19: CIAC Releases Guidance For Winter Sports
Covid-19: Ciac Releases Guidance For Winter Sports Student-athletes in Connecticut will not be required to wear masks during the winter sports season, provided they are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to new guidance from the CIAC. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) has released its new guidance for the upcoming winter season as the state contends with a recent surge of new cases of the virus amid the holiday season. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the CIAC has been forced to make alterations on the fly as COVID-19 continues to evolve, forcing some schedule changes, canceled games, and mask mandates for f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash A high school football player in Fairfield County has been identified as the teen who was killed during a single-vehicle crash over the weekend. Jordan Martinez, age 17, of Stamford, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Saturday, according to the Office of the State Medical Examiner. His death has been classified as accidental, and that he died from blunt force trauma to the torso and other areas of the body, the Medical Examiner's Office said. An initial investigation by Greenwich Police determined Martinez was driving a 2009 Honda Civic westbound on East Putnam Ave when it left t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
COVID-19: CIAC Now Decides Fall Sports Conditioning Can Restart COVID-19: CIAC Now Decides Fall Sports Conditioning Can Restart
Covid-19: Ciac Now Decides Fall Sports Conditioning Can Restart Student-athletes have been given the green light by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference to resume their conditioning programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, the CIAC announced that beginning on Monday, Aug. 24, schools can return to conditioning activities that were being conducted since early July. On Saturday, Aug. 29, schools may also begin non-contact sport-specific skill work. “Both conditioning and skill work are to take part in small cohorts in adherence with guidance from the National Federation of State High School Associations and the DPH,” the CI…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar
Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar Two sports medicine specialists and a sports psychologist will participate a panel discussion on Tuesday, April 17 at the Greenwich YMCA about how to help student athletes stay healthy and injury free and develop a mindful work life balance. Sponsored by Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists, the free panel runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 50 E Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. Designed for coaches, parents and student athletes, this talk features ONS Sports Medicine specialists Dr. Marc Kowalsky and Dr. Demetris Delos and sports psychologist Dr. Alex Diaz of Sports Mental Edge. The discussion cove…

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by Jon Craig