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Congratulations to the following fall sports teams that have won state championships:  Xavier boys cross country (Class L, State Open), Cheshire girls swimming (Class L) and Daniel Hand girls swimming (Class M)

Congratulations to the following fall sports teams that are state runner-ups:  Guilford girls cross country (Class L), North Haven girls swimming (Class M) and Lauralton Hall girls swimming (Class S)

Saturday, Nov. 17 - CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY!

Class LL Girls Volleyball Championship - Amity Regional (20-6) vs. Darien (17-6) @East Haven HS - 10 a.m.

Class L Field Hockey Championship - Cheshire (21-2) vs. Staples (19-0) @Wethersfield HS - 10 a.m.

Class L Boys Soccer Championship - Daniel Hand (15-2-3) vs. Maloney winner @Middletown HS - 12:30 p.m.

Class M Field Hockey Championship - Guilford (18-2-1) vs. Sacred Heart Academy (12-7-1) @Wethersfield HS - 2 p.m.

Xavier finished third at the New England Championships (Matt Conyers photo)

The SCC fared well at the 84^th New England Cross Country Championships, held at a muddy and blustery Derryfield Park in Manchester, NH on Saturday, Nov. 10.

SCC, Class LL and State Open champion Xavier ran a great race, finishing third (out of 30 teams) in the final team rankings (111) behind two schools from Rhode Island, champion LaSalle Academy (49) and runner-up Bishop Henricken (80).

Leading the way for Xavier were junior Robbie Cozean (16:14) and senior Dillon Selfors (16:15), who finished 11^th and 12^th, respectively, on the 3.1 mile course.   258 runners competed in the race.

Senior Connor Visnic (Amity Regional) finished 23^rd (16:31) to earn All-New England honors along with Cozean and Selfors.

Xavier senior Peter Schulton finished 26^th (16:33) while classmate Will Curran finished 39^th (16:46).   Wilbur Cross senior Travis Martin finished 43^rd (16:47), while 2018 SCC champion Robert Dillon (Shelton) placed 45^th (16:48).   Xavier freshman Eamon Burke finished 68^th (17:04), while Cheshire junior Brendan Mellitt was 83^rd (17:13).

In the girls race, 2018 SCC champion (and Class L runner-up) Meredith Bloss, a senior from Guilford, finished 33^rd (out of 261 runners) with a time of 19:44.

Boys Final Results

Girls Final Results

Xavier added to its Class L state boys cross country championship with the State Open title on Nov. 1 at Wickham Park.   The Falcons will now seek to defend its New England Championship title next weekend in New Hampshire.

It is the sixth time in SCC history that a school won both the class and state open titles in the same year.  Xavier has done it four times (2018, 2009, 1999 and 1995), while Fairfield Prep (1997) and Guilford (2004) had done it once.

The Falcons placed four runners in the top 14 to cruise to victory with 75 points, 46 better than runner-up Hall.    SCC teams Shelton (10th), Wilbur Cross (11th) and Amity Regional (14th) fared well.  In all, nine runners from the SCC finished in the top 20 of the boys race.

Individually, Xavier junior Robbie Cozean finshed third (16:11), followed by teammate Peter Schulten (5th, 16:16), Fairfield Prep's Azaan Dawson (7th, 16:20).  Xavier's Dillon Selfors was ninth (16:27), while Wilbur Cross' Travis Martin was 10th (16:27) and Shelton's Robert Dillon (12th, 16:33).  Xavier's Will Curran was 14th (16:36), Cheshire's Brendan Mellitt (15th, 16:36) and Amity Regional's Connor Visnic (19th, 16:38) all qualfied for the the New England XC Championships, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Derryfield Park in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Click here for the State Open meet story in the Hartford Courant

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The SCC Scholar Athlete recognition program recognizes the “best of the best” in the SCC.  Recipients are selected by their school’s coaches and athletic directors. Recipients must have a minimum of a B (3.0) average overall and be a varsity letterwinner. Recipients should also demonstrate leadership qualities by: being a positive role model for other students both on and off the field; exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; and putting the needs of the team before themselves.

2018 Fall Recipients

Amity Regional - Danielle Grosso (soccer), Anthony Tom (cross country)

Branford -  Praneeth Ganedi (soccer), Serena Sachs (swimming)

Career -  David Vallejo (soccer), Pierrete Toupou (volleyball)

Cheshire – Mikayla Crowley (field hockey), Richmond Le (cross country)

Daniel Hand - Lee Wildermann (soccer), Isabella Vitale (Volleyball)

East Haven  - Michael Castellano (football), Megan Roberts (volleyball)

Fairfield Prep – Campbell Halloran (football), Eddie Tristine (cross country)

Foran – Max Tavitian (football), Tessa Malesky (soccer)

Guilford -  Maeve Grattan (soccer), Braden Stephens (soccer)

Hamden - Gabriella Mignosa (soccer), Christopher Wallace (football)

Hillhouse -  Ezakah Artis (football), Teyana Scott (volleyball)

Jonathan Law -  Abigail Bernstein (soccer), Tyler McKenna-Hansen (cross country)

Lauralton Hall – Leah Cogguillo (field hockey), Katherine Connolly (swimming)

Lyman Hall – Meredith DeNegris (field hockey), Luke Horobin (cross country)

Mercy - Quincy Platt (soccer), Sarah San Vicente (swimming)

North Haven -  Katie Rogers (soccer), Jackson Frank (cross country)

Notre Dame – Brian Locicero (cross country), Kamron Bell (football)

Sacred Heart Academy – Stephanie Sullivan (cross country)

Sheehan -  Mark Amodio (soccer), Sydney Carim (cross country)

Shelton - Anna Weissenberg (cross Country), Emma Parkes (swimming)

West Haven – Joseph Delgado (tennis), Julia Walker (soccer)

Wilbur Cross – Michael Tramontano (cross country), Teadora Ranelli (soccer)

Xavier – Ryan Grochowski (cross country), Christian Wade (soccer)

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Cheshire - 2018 SCC Girls Swimming Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Cheshire captured its eighth straight, and 24th overall, SCC girls swimming title.  The 2018 SCC Girls Swimming Championship Meet was held on Thursday, Nov. 1 at Southern Connecticut State University's Hutchinson Natatorium.

Final Team Results: 1. Cheshire, 1489; 2. Lauralton Hall, 881; 3. Amity Regional, 875.50; 4. Daniel Hand, 741; 5. North Haven, 682.5; 6. Lyman Hall, 510; 7. Mercy, 392; 8. Hamden, 389; 9. Shelton, 375; 10. Jonathan Law, 356; 11. Foran, 340; 12. Sheehan, 307; 13. East Haven/Wilbur Cross, 291; 14. Branford, 274; 15. Guilford, 249; 16. Sacred Heart Academy, 219; 17. West Haven, 213

Click here for complete results (pdf)

200-yard medley relay: 1. North Haven (Brook Nebor, Angela Gambardella, Riley Jooss, Madeline Bergin), 1:49.72. 2. Cheshire (Jillian Stevens, Elli Haskes, Julia Stevens, Ester Han), 1:50.12; 3. Lyman Hall (Kristina Driscoll, Caroline Krawe, Faith Gambardella, Sarah Beverage), 1:51.66).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Sophie Murphy, Cheshire, 1:56.07; 2. Norah Rome, East Haven/Cross, 1:56.21; 3. Claire Kehley, Lauralton Hall, 1:59.31.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Angela Gambardella, North Haven, 2:06.63; 2. Julia Stevens, Cheshire, 2:10.75; 3. Samantha Grenon, Cheshire, 2:11.12.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Madeline Bergin, North Haven, 24.54; 2. Louise Kim, Shelton, 24.18; 3. Emma Tirollo, Amity, 25.30.

Diving: 1. Sienna Breton, Cheshire, 462.45; 2. Ava Santacroce, North Haven, 391.90; 3. Mary Huminski, Daniel Hand, 378.80.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Julia Stevens, Cheshire, 57.44; 2. Jordan MacDonald, Foran, 57.81; Katherine O’Connor, Amity, 58:03.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Madeline Bergin, North Haven, 52.89; 2. Louise Kim, Shelton, 53.13; 3. Ruby Redlich, Hand, 54.80.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Norah Rome, East Haven/Cross, 5:05.86; 2. Samantha Grenon, Cheshire, 5:12.60; 3. Claire Kehley, Lauralton Hall, 5:14 .59.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. North Haven (Angela Gambardella, Brook Nebor, Riley Jooss, Madeline Bergin), 1:40.13; 2. Shelton (Emma Parkes, Louise Kim, Alyssa Bretan, Anastasia Alcaraz-Sim), 1:40.97; Amity (Emma Tirollo, Kalynna Hauser, Julia Snow, Katherine O’Connor), 1:41.55.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Kayla Medonca, Hand, 57.36; 2. Vivian Freitas, Lauralton Hall, 58.99; 3. Emma Panaroni, Hamden, 59.59.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Angela Gambardella, North Haven, 1:03.29; 2. Caroline Krawec, Lyman Hall 1:06.18; 3. Bella Tejeda, Cheshire, 1:08.81.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cheshire (Samantha Grenon, Nora Bergstrom, Julia Stevens, Sophie Murphy), 3:37.68; 2. Shelton (Louise Kim, Emma Parkes, Kayla Bretan, Alyssa Bretan), 3:41.48. 3. Hand (Ruby Redlich, Erin Reilly, Ava Keane, Kayla Mendonca), 3:42.39.

Fairfield Prep - 2018 SCC Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Quarterfinals @Higher Seeds

#1 Xavier 2, #8 Guilford 1

#4 Branford 1, #5 Cheshire 0 (OT) (Oct. 28)

#2 Fairfield Prep 2, #7 Amity Regional 0 (Oct. 28)

#6 Shelton 1, #3 Daniel Hand 0 (2 OT) (Oct. 28)

Semifinals – Tuesday, Oct. 30 @Higher Seeds

#1 Xavier 1, #4 Branford 0

#2 Fairfield Prep 3, #6 Shelton 0

Championship Game – Thursday, Nov. 1 @West Haven HS

Fairfield Prep 1, Xavier 0

Tournamnt Most Outstanding Player: Andrew Neumeyer, Fairfield Prep

Click here for the championship game story on GameTimeCT.com

Guilford - 2018 SCC Field Hockey Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Quarterfinals - Friday, Oct. 26

#1 Cheshire 6, #8 Lauralton Hall 0

#5 Branford 3, #4 Amity Regional 2

#2 Guilford 4, #7 Sacred Heart Academy 0

#3 Daniel Hand 3, #6 Hamden 0

Semifinals - Tuesday, Oct. 30 @Higher Seeds

#2 Guilford 2, #3 Daniel Hand 0

#1 Cheshire 5, #5 Branford 0

Championship Game - Saturday, Nov. 3 @Guilford HS 

Guilford 3, Cheshire 1

Tournament Most Outstanding Player:  Ella Stanley, Guilford 

Click here for the championship game story on GameTimeCT.com

Click here for the championship game story from Meriden Record Journal

 Cheshire - 2018 SCC Girls Volleyball Champions

First Round – Friday, Oct. 26 @Higher Seeds

#3 Amity Regional 3, #14 Sacred Heart Academy 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18)

#4 Guilford 3, #13 Daniel Hand 0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-22)

#5 North Haven 3, #12 West Haven 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-18)

#6 East Haven 3, #11 Lauralton Hall 0 (25-7, 25-20, 25-16) (Sat., Oct. 27)

#10 Hamden 3, #7 Jonathan Law 2 (25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-10) (Sat., Oct. 27)

#9 Lyman Hall 3, #8 Wilbur Cross 2 (25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 15-12).

Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Oct. 30 @Higher Seeds

#1 Cheshire 3, #9 Lyman Hall 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-14)

#4 Guilford 3, #5 North Haven 0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-18)

#2 Shelton 3, #10 Hamden 1 (25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-18)

#3 Amity Regional 3, #6 East Haven 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-15)

Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 1 @Higher Seeds

#1 Cheshire 3, #4 Guilford (25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19)

#3 Amity Regional 3, #2 Shelton 1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18)

Championship Game – Saturday, Nov. 3 @East Haven HS

Cheshire 3, Amity Regional 2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-12) - 13th SCC title for the Rams

Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ariana Perlini, Cheshire

Click here for the championship match story on GameTimeCT.com