WELCOME TO THE 14th YEAR OF THE SCC

SCC Spring Sports Playoffs Begin

The spring sports playoff season is upon us... The SCC will have playoff competitions in ten sports - baseball, softball, boys outdoor track & field, girls outdoor track & field, boys volleyball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis and golf ... Click on each sport's home page for the up-to-date standings and playoff schedules.

SCC NEWS - April 2008 newsletter

Click here to read the April 2008 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

SCC Arts Exhibition Held at Creative Arts Workshop

The sixth annual SCC Arts Exhibition was held April 21-26 at the Creative Arts Workshop in downtown New Haven... The exhibition featured 60 selections of outstanding student-originated visual arts in a variety of media... Prizes were awarded by a jury of professional artists and arts administrators... Click here for list of prizes... The Creative Arts Workshop is located at 80 Audubon Street in New Haven... Click here for news rrelease

SCC and SportsCenter of Connecticut Scholar-Athlete of the Month Program Returns in 2007-08

The SCC's partnership with the SportsCenter of Connecticut, which honors the best scholar-athletes each month, returns for the 2007-08 academic year... Congratulations to the SCC/SportsCenter of Connecticut "Scholar Athlete of the Month" recipients!... Click here for the list of March 2008 recipients.

SCC Scholar Leader Banquet Held on March 24

The 14th SCC Scholar Leader banquet was held on Monday, March 24 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven... Click here for the event program... 44 students were recognized as "scholar leaders"... Click here for pictures from the event.

SCC Winter Sports All-Conference Teams Announced

The SCC winter sports All-Conference teams have been announced... Click here to see the honorees from the eight winter sports (boys and girls basketball, ice hockey, gymnastics, boys and girls indoor track, boys swimming and wrestling).

SCC Schools Win Five State Titles in the Winter

Congratulations to the five winter sports state champions: Hillhouse (Class M boys indoor track, State Open girls indoor track), Career (Class LL girls basketball), Fairfield Prep (Division I ice hockey) and Amity (Division II ice hockey) for winning state titles this winter... Go to www.ciacsports.com for the 2008 CIAC winter sports state postseason schedules and results.

Fairfield Prep Ice Hockey Finishes #1 in final State Polls (New Haven Register and Hartford Courant)

Click here for New Haven Register final ice hockey poll (3-19)

Click here for New Haven Register article "SCC - Top Boys' Hockey League in the State" (3-19)

SCC State Finals Update:

(3-14): Amity defeated Fairfield, 5-1, to win Division II ice hockey title before 3,286 fans at Yale's Ingalls Rink... The Spartans (19-6-1) won their first state title in school history... Click here for the official game boxscore and scoring summary... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-15)

(3-15): Fairfield Prep (13-10-1) defeated Notre Dame-Fairfield, 5-3, in the sold-out Division I ice hockey final at Yale's Ingalls Rink...It is the second straight year Prep defeated ND-Fairfield in the state title game... Click here for the official game boxscore and scoring summary... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-16)

(3-15): Making its first state championship appearance in 47 years, Lyman Hall (21-7) fell to Maloney, 54-46, in the Class L boys basketball final at at UConn's Gampel Pavilion in Storrs... Click here for the official game boxscore... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-16).

Mathis Leads Career to Class LL State Girls Basketball Title (New Haven Register, 3/8/08)... Career (26-2) also finished as the top team in the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant final state high school girls polls...Click here for the article in the New Haven Register (3-10)

SCC Winter Playoff Recap

Amity Wins SCC Division II Ice Hockey Title

Top-seeded Amity, behind the play of tournament Most Outstanding Player Andrew Goldwitz, defeated third-seeded Cheshire, 4-0, in the championship game of the SCC Division II ice hockey championship game at Bennett Rink in West Haven.... With the win, Amity (15-6-1) earned first-ever SCC ice hockey title... The game was broadcast on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the game story in the New Haven Register (3/2/08)

Wilbur Cross Wins SCC Boys Basketball Championship - Top-seeded Wilbur Cross used a strong second-half performance to defeat 14th-seeded Amity, 74-58, to capture the 2008 SCC Boys Basketball Championship on Wednesday, February 27 at East Haven High School... The Governors (23-0) won their league-best sixth SCC title... The SCC championship game was broadcast - both audio and video - on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register (2/28/08)

Fairfield Prep Wins Fourth Straight SCC Boys Swimming Title

Fairfield Prep won its fourth straight SCC boys swimming title with a commanding effort on February 27 at SCSU... The Jesuits finished with 849 points, followed by Xavier (650), Branford (561) and Amity (524)... Click here for complete results... Click here for the meet recap in the New Haven Register (2/28/08).

Career Wins SCC Girls Basketball Championship - Led by Tournament Most Outstanding Player Illicia Mathis, second-seeded Career (21-2) defeated #4 Branford (18-6), 77-49, in the SCC Girls Basketball Championship Game on Thursday, February 21 at West Haven High School... The SCC championship game was broadcast - both audio and video - on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the New Haven Register's championship game story (2-22-08) .

Boys Indoor Track and Girls Indoor Track  - Cheshire (girls) and Hillhouse (boys) each won SCC indoor track titles on February 1 at the New Haven Athletic Center... The complete results from the four divisional and championship meets are available on each sports' home page... Click here for the championship meet recap article in the New Haven Register (2/2/08) .

Wrestling - Hand captured the 2008 SCC wrestling title, finishing with 122 points. Xavier was second (115.5) and Amity third (118)... Hand's Derek Fish (145 lbs.) was named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Performer.

SCC Cheerleading Competition Held on Feb. 2

The Southern Connecticut Conference hosted its third Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, February 2 at Shelton High School... Foran (15-over), Derby (14-under), Branford (co-ed) and Wilbur Cross (non-building) each won titles... For the second straight year, Bird's Eye Sports sponsored the event... Click here for event news release.

SCC Hosts Unified Basketball Tournament

The New Haven Athletic Center (480 Sherman Parkway) hosted the SCC Unified Sports Basketball Tournament on Monday, February 4.... Participating schools included Amity, West Haven, Wilbur Cross/Hillhouse, Hamden, Shelton, Jonathan Law, Lyman Hall, Cheshire and East Haven... Click here for photos from the event.

SCC NEWS - December 2007 newsletter

Click here to read the December 2007 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

2007 Fall Sports All-Conference Teams Released

(12-02-07)- Click here for complete list of all-conference and all-division honorees. 

SCC FALL SPORTS PLAYOFF RECAPS...

Football: Hand, Shelton, Law and North Haven clinched division titles... Click here for final SCC football standings.

Boys Soccer: Top-seeded Cheshire holds off Xavier, 2-1, to win title

Girls Volleyball: Top-seeded Amity defeats Cheshire, 3-0, to win first SCC title since 2003

Girls Swimming:  Cheshire Wins 14th straight league title

Girls Soccer: Cheshire defeats Mercy, 2-0, to capture championship

Three State Titles in the Fall for the SCC

Guilford Girls and Hand Boys Cross Country Capture Class M State Titles; Cheshire Wins Class LL Girls Volleyball

The Guilford girls and Hand boys won Class MM state cross country championships on October 27 at Wickham Park in Manchester... It was Guilford's fourth straight Class MM state title and fifth in the last six years... Click here for complete results... The Cheshire girls volleyball team captured the Class LL title with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-20) sweep of New Milford on November 17 at Berlin High School... It is the Rams' first state title since winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998... Click here for the championship match story in the New Haven Register

Shelton/Hand Advance to Football State Title Games

Class MM Semifinals - Hand 35, North Haven 7

Class MM Championship - New Canaan 34, Hand 30

Class LL Semifinals - Shelton 21, Southington 19

Class LL Championship - Greenwich 28, Shelton 14

Click here for the complete CIAC football pairings and results

Guilford (Girls) and Shelton (Boys) Earn SCC Cross Country Titles

Guilford won its fourth straight SCC girls cross country title on October 18 at Hammonasset State Park in Madison... The Indians (46 points) finished ahead of Amity (56) and Shelton (103)... Courtney Dinnan (Hamden) won the individual title (19:27)... Click here for complete girls results... Shelton won its first ever boys cross country title (69 points), finishing ahead of Amity (81) and Hand (91)... Forrest Misenti (Xavier) won the race with a time of 15:58... Click here for compete boys results

Cheshire Girls Swimming Sets National Record

With a 112-66 victory over Branford on Monday, October 15, the Cheshire girls swimming team set the national record with its 235 consecutive dual-meet victory... Elkhart Central High in Indiana had won 234 in a row (1980-94)... Coincidentally, Cheshire beat Branford in the last meet of the regular season in 1986 to start the streak... Click here for some great coverage by the New Haven Register - Monday night's meet story and Dave Solomon column.

Week 3 Fairfield Prep-Shelton Matchup Televised By MSG... The Snapple High School Football Game of the Week on September 28

The Fairfield Prep /Shelton Division I West matchup on Friday, September 28 at Finn Stadium was televised on MSG and part of the 2007 Snapple High School Football Game of the Week series... Click here for the news release... The game aired on Sunday, September 30 at 9:00 a.m.... Shelton won the exciting contest, 26-21... Click here for the MSG High School sports webpage.

2006-07 SCC YEAR IN REVIEW

Click here to download the complete version of the 2006-07 SCC Year-In-Review (pdf) for an in-depth recap of the 13th year of the conference and its activities, events and programs.