Soccer player Bryan Amaris of West Haven will continue his career at UMass-Lowell next season.

Amaris, 18, played for Notre Dame-West Haven for his first three seasons. But when the U.S. Soccer Development Academy made the landmark decision nationwide to have players in the Academy commit 10 months a year to them, players had to make a decision and Amaris chose to play just for his U17/18 Academy team in South Central Premier, an organization he has played with since he was 12.

Amaris is a 5-foot-10 honors student at Notre Dame. Check out his full profile on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy website.

SCC DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP

No. 1 Fairfield Prep (19-1) vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven (15-4-1)

WHEN: Wednesday, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Quinnipiac’s High Solutions Arena, Hamden

ON THE AIR: The game will be broadcast live at CPTV Sports and on WELI-960, 960WELI.com, iheart radio.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The two best teams in the state face off for the third time this season. Both teams are strong in every phase of the game.

The Jesuits have depth at goalie with Matt Beck, Chris Gutierrez and Jack Taubl with Beck likely to start tonight. The on-ice defense is led by Sean Henry, Kevin Brown and Andrew Hatton. There is a long list of quick, high-scoring forwards led by David White (19 goals, 24 assists), Connor Henry (15 goals, 18 assists), Nick Bargiello (eight goals, 19 assists), Matt Wikman (14 goals, 10 assists) and Dean Lockery of New Haven (11 goals, 11 assists). Notre Dame-West Haven is led between the pipes by Luc Amatruda of North Haven and Paul Sliwinski of Guilford with Amatruda the likely starter tonight. Darren Capobianco of Branford, Cameron Hotchkiss of West Haven and Lou Iannotti of Durham are among the deeply talented defensemen. The fast-paced balanced offense is led by Bill Vizzo of Shelton (24 goals, 26 assists), Greg Zullo of Branford (11 goals, 22 assists), Ryan Lynch of Milford (seven goals, 13 assists), Kyle Thibault of Guilford (nine goals, seven assists) and Kyle Lynch of Milford (eight goals, eight assists).

CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: Notre Dame makes its fourth SCC Division I championship appearance and Fairfield Prep makes its third appearance. Notre Dame won a title in 1999 and Prep won in 1997. The SCC Division I tournament was held from 1997-99 and discontinued until this season.

YOU SHOULD KNOW: Fairfield Prep defeated Notre Dame 3-1 and 1-0 in the regular season.

— Dan Nowak

Dates and times have been announced for the 2013 football games between the Southern Connecticut Conference and the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the first of a two-year agreement called the SCC-FCIAC Challenge.

Seventeen games will be played during the opening week next September. SCC commissioner Al Carbone said the games will be spread out over four days, mainly due to the Yom Kippur holiday that falls on Sept. 13, 2013. There are also seven additional bye week games between the two conferences that will be held throughout next season.

2013 SCC-FCIAC CHALLENGE

WEEK 1
Wednesday, Sept. 11

Hillhouse at Darien, 3 p.m.

Fairfield Prep at Stamford, 6 p.m.

Cheshire at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.

Law vs. Harding at Kennedy Stadium, 6 p.m.

Fairfield Warde at Foran, 7 p.m.

New Canaan at Hand, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 12

Staples at Xavier, 6 p.m.

North Haven at Bridgeport Central, 6 p.m.

West Haven at Greenwich, 7 p.m.

Trumbull at Shelton, 7 p.m.

Danbury at Hamden, 7 p.m.

Wilton at Guilford, 7 p.m.

Bassick at East Haven, 7 p.m.

Fairfield Ludlowe at Lyman Hall, 7 p.m.

Wilbur Cross at McMahon, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13

Trinity Catholic at Sheehan, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14

Notre Dame-West Haven at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.

BYE WEEK GAMES

Friday, Sept. 20: St. Joseph at Fairfield Prep, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 27: Branford at Wilton, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 4: Ridgefield at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12: Foran at Trinity Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 1: Sheehan at Fairfield Warde, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 8: East Haven at Fairifield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15: Darien at North Haven, 7 p.m.

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — When the Amity boys’ basketball team traveled to play Notre Dame–West Haven in Wednesday night’s season opener, the key to the game was going to be experience.

The Spartans returned three starters from last year’s team while the Green Knights were young and had some injuries to deal with.

Amity showed just how big experience is, fighting off a late Notre Dame charge and holding on for a 62-56 victory at Notre Dame.

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Former Notre Dame-West Haven soccer player Tyler Turner scored two goals over the weekend, including the game-winner against Brazil Sunday, to help the U.S. National Under 17 Mens’ soccer team capture the Nike International Friendly in Lakewood, Fla.
In the championship game against Brazil, Turner broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 31st minute.
Turner also scored the US teams’ first goal in a 2-1 win over Turkey on Friday.
In addition to beating Brazil and Turkey, the United States team tied France in the three-game Nike International Friendly.
For more information on the games or the Under 17 Mens’ National Team, including videos of Turner’s goals, please visit their official website at http://www.ussoccer.com/. Information is also available at http://www.southcentralpremier.com/.
Turner played his freshman season at Notre Dame before being selected for the US Under 17 National Team. Turner trains with the team at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. and attends school at St. Stephen’s Episcobal School. Turner will participate in this program for his sophomore and junior academic years and is expected to return to Notre Dame for his senior year in 2013-2014.

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

BRISTOL-- Notre Dame senior Matt Biondi is not one of the team's starters but when he talks, everyone listens.

One of the most respected players on the team, it was only appropriate Biondi talked to the team instead of coach Lou Kessler prior to Notre Dame's last at bat in the seventh inning of the CIAC Class L championship game at Muzzy Field Friday night.

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