Facts and Figures, Rosters and Records For Championship Contests

Celebrations will take place this weekend at seven venues across Connecticut, as Championship Weekend will feature 15 state title matchups in boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey, as well as the State Open for girls swimming.

Swimming and volleyball will take place Saturday as scheduled; due to accumulated snow at several venues, all soccer and field hockey finals have been moved to Sunday.

A total of 28 schools will be represented among the 30 finalists in soccer, volleyball and field hockey. Two schools, Staples and Immaculate, are playing in two title games (girls soccer, field hockey).

Seven champions from 2017 have an opportunity to repeat their title performance this weekend.

Two different sets of Tigers (Daniel Hand, Ridgefield) will be competing for championships, as will two teams of Spartans (Amity, Lewis Mills), Rams (Cheshire, Old Saybrook), Indians (Farmington, Guilford) and Wildcats (Seymour, Old Lyme).

Just six of the 15 title contests feature a No. 1 seed, with only two pairings of No. 1 vs. No. 2. Plainville boys soccer, at No. 23, is the lowest seed playing for a state championship.

The Central Connecticut Conference has six representatives competing for championships. The Southern Connecticut Conference has five teams playing, while the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference and South West Conference each has four.

Here are some facts and figures about each championship contest, including title histories and links to rosters and season results.

BOYS SOCCER

Class LL
No. 2 Hall Warriors vs. No. 8 Glastonbury Tomahawks
Site/time: Veterans Stadium-New Britain, 12:30 p.m.
Title game record: HAL 8-2, GLA 10-5
Last title: HAL 1980; GLA 2017
Rosters/Results

Class L
No. 3 Daniel Hand Tigers vs. No. 17 Maloney Spartans
Site/time: Middletown High School, 3 p.m.
Title game record: DH 5-1, MAL 0-0
Last title: DH 2017; MAL none
Rosters/Results

Class M
No. 1 Ellington Knights vs. No. 23 Plainville Blue Devils
Site/time: Veterans Stadium-New Britain, 5:30 p.m.
Title game record: ELL 5-5, PLA 0-0
Last title: ELL 2014; PLA none
Rosters/Results

Class S
No. 4 Morgan Huskies vs. No. 6 Old Saybrook Rams
Site/time: Middletown High School, 12:30 p.m.
Title game record: MOR 2-0, OS 4-3
Last title: MOR 2017; OS 1983
Rosters/Results

GIRLS SOCCER

Class LL
No. 5 Staples Wreckers vs. No. 7 Ridgefield Tigers
Site/time: West Haven High School, 3 p.m.
Title game record: STA 1-2, RID 1-3
Last title: STA 1989; RID 2017
Rosters/Results

Class L
No. 2 Tolland Eagles vs. No. 16 Farmington Indians
Site/time: Veterans Stadium-New Britain, 3 p.m.
Title game record: TOL 3-1, FAR 3-7
Last title: TOL 1985; FAR 2005
Rosters/Results

Class M
No. 1 Lewis Mills Spartans vs. No. 3 Plainfield Panthers
Site/time: West Haven High School, 12:30 p.m.
Title game record: LM 0-2, PLA 0-0
Last title: LM none; PLA none
Rosters/Results

Class S
No. 4 Immaculate Mustangs vs. No. 14 Old Lyme Wildcats
Site/time: Middletown High School, 5:30 p.m.
Title game record: IMM 12-1, OL 4-3
Last title: IMM 2016; OL 2017
Rosters/Results

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class LL
No. 10 Amity Spartans vs. No. 12 Darien Blue Wave
Site/time: East Haven High School, 10 a.m.
Title game record: AMI 10-6, DAR 17-1
Last title: AMI 2003; DAR 2014
Rosters/Results

Class L
No. 1 Woodstock Academy Centaurs vs. No. 2 Joel Barlow Falcons
Site/time: East Haven High School, 1 p.m.
Title game record: WA 0-2, JB 0-6
Last title: WA none; JB none
Rosters/Results

Class M
No. 1 Seymour Wildcats vs. No. 18 Weston Trojans
Site/time: East Haven High School, 4 p.m.
Title game record: SEY 1-2, WES 0-3
Last title: SEY 2016; WES none
Rosters/Results

Class S
No. 4 Coventry Patriots vs. No. 15 Lyman Memorial Bulldogs
Site/time: East Haven High School, 7 p.m.
Title game record: COV 11-1, LM 1-3
Last title: COV 2017; LM 2016
Rosters/Results

FIELD HOCKEY

Class L
No. 1 Cheshire Rams vs. No. 2 Staples Wreckers
Site/time: Wethersfield High School, 12:30 p.m.
Title game record: CHE 9-10, STA 2-1
Last title: CHE 2011; STA 2017
Rosters/Results

Class M
No. 3 Guilford Indians vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart Academy SHArks
Site/time: Wethersfield High School, 4:30 p.m.
Title game record: GUI 1-7, SHA 0-0
Last title: GUI 1997; SHA none
Rosters/Results

Class S
No. 1 Granby Memorial Bears vs. No. 3 Immaculate Mustangs
Site/time: Wethersfield High School, 2:30 p.m.
Title game record: GM 13-8, IMM 0-0
Last title: GM 2011; IMM none
Rosters/Results

GIRLS SWIMMING

State Open
Qualifiers

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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