CIAC Championships: Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Swimming [VIDEO]

CONNECTICUT — The venues were packed, the crowds were enthusiastic and the competition was terrific as the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) crowned 16 team champions this past weekend in boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball, field hockey and girls swimming.

Two championship contests were decided in overtime, and a third came down to an intense 11-10 penalty kick shootout. No school won multiple titles; 16 different schools claimed state crowns.

Five teams won championships for at least the second straight year: Old Saybrook boys soccer (5th), St. Joseph girls soccer (3rd), RHAM volleyball (3rd), North Branford field hockey (3rd) and Darien volleyball (2nd). Bacon Academy girls soccer was the lone team to claim its program's first-ever state title.

Of the 16 champions, Greenwich girls swimming leads the pack after capturing its 21st State Open crown. Others with double digit victory totals are Darien volleyball (19), Coventry volleyball (12), Hall boys soccer (10) and RHAM volleyball (10).

Here is a recap of the state finals, with a link to game stories if available. Video highlight packages and footage of championship celebrations are courtesy of the CIAC.

BOYS SOCCER

• LL - No. 5 Hall 1, No. 14 Stamford 0
• L - No. 3 East Lyme 3, No. 8 Notre Dame-West Haven 2
• M - No. 14 Lewis Mills 5, No. 17 Stonington 2
• S - No. 1 Old Saybrook 4, No. 2 Shepaug Valley 1
• Game Highlights (Saturday, Sunday)
• Championship Celebrations (Saturday, Sunday)

GIRLS SOCCER

• LL - No. 2 St. Joseph 3, No. 4 Notre Dame-Fairfield 1
• L - No. 4 Simsbury 1, No. 3 Brookfield 0 (OT)
• M - No. 11 Bacon Academy 2, No. 1 Suffield 1 (PK)
• S - No. 10 Cromwell 2, No. 1 Thomaston 1
• Game Highlights (Saturday, Sunday)
• Championship Celebrations (Saturday, Sunday)

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

• LL - No. 1 Darien 3, No. 3 Southington 0
• L - No. 3 Farmington 3, No. 12 St. Joseph 2
• M - No. 6 RHAM 3, No. 1 Joel Barlow 1
• S - No. 3 Coventry 3, No. 5 Haddam-Killingworth 0
• Match Highlights

FIELD HOCKEY

• L - No. 2 Staples 3, No. 1 Darien 1
• M - No. 1 Daniel Hand 1, No. 6 New Canaan 0 (OT)
• S - No. 1 North Branford 4, No. 2 Canton 1
• Game Highlights
• Championship Celebrations

GIRLS SWIMMING

• State Open champion - Greenwich