Led by the one and only Coach Tara Bennett, our 5th grade girls squad finished their fall season in the best possible way. The girls dominated CT Northstars and DTX on the way to the Championship, and then topped CT Focus (Waterbury) in the final "standing-room only" game by a score of 28-26. Amazing season for this team!

  4th Grade won their second tournament of the fall basketball season by coming out on top in all four of their games this weekend. They defeated ACC twice, Triple Double Basketball, and Baseline Hoops.   Kroi Saliu and Benji Scholz made huge impacts in the paint area. Cooper Warnke and Marty Lipow controlled the ball with stellar guard play. Lucas Conneely delivered top notch defensive performances. Bennett Harriman showcased timely mid-range baskets, and Jackson Wilcheck came through with his own clutch three point shots. Colin barney and Jace McHale were playing excellent defense and collecting rebounds. Bobby Bourassa was finding teammates with assists all over the court.

  Our 3rd Grade Boys have displayed some jarring, eye-opening improvement this fall season. After struggling in the opening weekend, the team has continued to work hard and come together. This all peaked when they captured the Zero Gravity tournament championship in Westchester this weekend.   Led by the scoring of Evan Magaletta, Brendan Maietta and James Newton -- Fierce won all 3 games!

Congratulations to our 5th grade girls team for winning the Metropolitan Grand Opener in Westchester!

 Picking up where they off from last season, our 4th grade boys team found themselves down 10 in the first half against Grind City (Queens, NY) in the Championship Game. Then down 25-18 in the second half with 8 minutes remaining, the boys rallied together a thrilling comeback to pull out the title in their opening tournament of the Fall AAU season.   Bobby Bourassa made clutch plays off the bench for Fierce, with a corner 3 point shot and then an 'and-1' basketball from the lane off an inbounds play. Marty Lipow was everywhere on the court with rebounds, steals and assists. Lucas Conneely controlled the ball and drilled a clutch 3 point shot during the comeback. Benji Scholz and Bennett Harriman contributed key baskets and steals. Jackson Wilcheck did a bit of everything in contributing to the win. Kroi Saliu played tough inside for Fierce. To win the Metropolitan Grand Opener, Fierce 4th grade also defeated Greenwich Stars and 6th Borough.  

 One day after losing to a Hartford Young Dreamers squad by 10 points, Fierce 3rd Grade didn't back down and fought from start to finish and more, as it took two overtimes and a game winning free throw to win the final tournament of the spring season!  This championship game was an instant classic. Hartford Young Dreamers led by 5 points late in the second half before Marty Lipow made a clutch 3 point shot to close the gap to two points. The lead was down to 1 with 20 seconds remaining when Lucas Conneely nailed the biggest shot of the season to put Fierce up 2. The Dreamers then tied the game to send it to overtime. In overtime, both defenses were relentless and not a single point was scored. Then, in a sudden death double overtime format, where it was first team to 5 points wins, the Dreamers went up 3 to 0 before Bennett Harriman delivered a key pass to Kroi Saliu for a clutch score. Kroi then made two free throws to push the score to 4 to 3 and that is where the magic happened. Lucas Conneely was sent to the free throw line with a chance to win the game, and that's exactly what he did, sending the packed crowd in a celebratory frenzy! What an ending to an incredible spring season!   To qualify for the championship game, Fierce pulled out a 40-34 win over Stamford Peace and 36-21 victory over CT Elite.

 One day following a 19-16 loss to Team Vibez, Fierce 4th grade girls flipped the score for a 19-16 win to become Connecticut State Champions! The girls also defeated Midstate Lady Raiders and The Court Green Coventry along the way.

  4th Grade (Ricot) and 7th Grade each won their tournament championships this past weekend in the Zero Gravity King and Queen of CT. Coincidentally, each team defeated ACC in their final games to win it all! Congratulations boys!

  Fierce 3rd grade defeated Triple Double Basketball in 2 of their 4 games this weekend, including the Championship Game, to win the Zero Gravity The Challenge CT!   Marty Lipow scored the first two baskets of the Championship and never stopped with timely scores, tenacious defense and critical play-making. Kroi Saliu was a force in the paint with rebounding, blocks and scoring. Lucas Coneely brought the defense and rebounding as well. Cooper Warnke set up teammates, was a leading scorer and came up with many steals. Bennett Harriman helped the team win with smart passing and tough defense.   Congratulations to 3rd grade!  

 In the most thrilling fashion, Fierce 3rd grade overcame a 16-8 halftime deficit to defeat High Rise by a final score of 30-21 in the Connecticut Classic Championship.  It was our full court pressure defense that forced steal after steal, and we were able to turn that into points. Keegan Fahey led the offensive attack and Jamie Hanrahan was the engine of the defense. Lucas Coneely was blocking shots and rebounding the entire game, while also handling point guard responsibilities against the pressure from the other side. Bennett Harriman contributed timely key baskets for Fierce, while Jackson Wilcheck added a few of his own.  This was a particularly gratifying win because only one day prior, we lost to the same team by 11 points. The first of many tournament victories for this group!