Brian Koonz, Group Sports Editor / Content

Brian KoonzGroup Sports Editor / Content

Brian Koonz has worked as a reporter, columnist and editor for the news and sports departments at Hearst Connecticut Media. He oversees local sports content in the Connecticut Post, The News-Times of Danbury, The Advocate of Stamford...

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Hillary Lipper, left, makes snickerdoodles with her job coach Melissa Weaver, a senior at Sacred Heart University.

Kosher bakery’s mission goes well beyond ‘legendary’ challah

December 2, 2018

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley cuts down the net as she and the team celebrate their win over Mississippi State in the final of NCAA women's Final Four college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Dallas. South Carolina won 67-55. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Final Four notebook: Staley a rising star in coaching

April 2, 2017

UConn women's basketball player Gabby Williams walks to the team's locker room Friday night after the Huskies lost to Mississippi State, 66-64, at the Final Four in Dallas.

Sometimes, the steps are as heavy as the heart at UConn

April 1, 2017

Five takeaways: UConn loses a game, finds its heart

April 1, 2017

As Final Four coaches in Dallas push for more head coaching opportunities for women, this sign is prominently displayed inside a men’s room at the American Airlines Center, site of the Final Four.

Brian Koonz: Strip club ad shows need for cultural reboot

March 31, 2017

espnW’s Carol Stiff speaks to the audience during the espnW Summit at St. Regis Monarch Resort on October 14, 2015 in Dana Point, Calif.

Brian Koonz: ESPN burns its base with late tipoff

March 30, 2017

UConn seniors Tierney Lawlor, of Ansonia, and Saniya Chong hold the Regional Championship Trophy surrounded by their teammates following their victory over Oregon in the NCAA Women's Basketball Regional Final game at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, March 27, 2017.

UConn notebook: Husky hoedown at the Final Four

March 30, 2017

UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson, center, is all smiles following her team's victory over Oregon in the NCAA Women's Basketball Regional Final game at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, March 27, 2017.

Brian Koonz: UConn cuts down Oregon, but not the nets

March 28, 2017

Oregon freshman Ruthy Hebard, second from left, will lead the Ducks against UConn on Monday night in the Bridgeport Regional. From left are Hebard’s brother Isaiah, her father John, her brother Jacob and her mother Dorothy. John and Dorothy Hebard adopted all three of their children.

Oregon Trail: Hebard hopes next stop is Dallas

March 26, 2017

UConn teammates Gabby Williams (15), Katie Lou Samuelson (33), and Saniya Chong (12) celebrate during No. 1 UConn's 86-71 win over No. 4 UCLA in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Regional Semifinal game at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. Saturday, March 25, 2017.

Brian Koonz: In her senior year, Chong isn’t letting go

March 25, 2017

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Woman appointed to lead Fairfield Catholic church

Stratfield recommended as second childhood center location

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