State Tournament Play Opens For More Than 125 Local Scholastic Teams

CONNECTICUT — With the exception of tennis, which began competition Friday, and some scattered qualifying games, CIAC state tournament competition begins in full force this week, with a full slate of action commencing Tuesday.

A total of 128 baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and volleyball teams from schools based in Hartford and Tolland counties are actively seeking their sport's ultimate prize. That does not even count the local entries in the track and field and golf tournaments, in which most area squads participate.

Fourteen teams from the region are seeking to repeat their state championship success from 2022:

• Avon boys tennis (M)
• Berlin girls golf (Div. II)
• Bloomfield boys track and field (S)
• Bloomfield girls track and field (S)
• E.O. Smith girls track and field (L)
• Glastonbury girls track and field (LL)
• Granby boys tennis (S)
• Hall boys track and field (LL)
• RHAM boys golf (Div. II)
• Southington softball (LL)
• St. Paul baseball (S)
• Windsor baseball (L)
• Windsor boys track and field (MM)
• Windsor girls track and field (MM)

Six area teams are the No. 1 seeds in their respective brackets:

• Avon boys tennis (M)
• Coventry softball (S)
• Farmington girls tennis (L)
• Newington baseball (LL)
• Southington softball (LL)
• St. Paul baseball (S)

Here are the upcoming schedules for all teams from Hartford and Tolland counties. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

BASEBALL
1st round, Tuesday 5/30
Games at 3:30 p.m. unless noted

Class LL

• No. 32 Kennedy at No. 1 Newington
• No. 30 Farmington at No. 3 Staples
• No. 29 Simsbury at No. 4 Fairfield Warde
• No. 27 Stamford at No. 6 South Windsor, 5 p.m.
• No. 23 Westhill at No. 10 Manchester
• No. 21 Glastonbury at No. 12 Southington, 4 p.m.
• No. 20 Conard at No. 13 Amity Regional
• No. 18 Norwalk at No. 15 Enfield

Class L

• No. 27 E.O. Smith at No. 6 Middletown, 6 p.m.
• No. 26 Pomperaug at No. 7 Rockville, 4 p.m.
• No. 25 Daniel Hand at No. 8 Bristol Central, 3:15 p.m.
• No. 24 Cheney Tech at No. 9 Notre Dame-West Haven
• No. 23 East Haven at No. 10 Berlin
• No. 22 Wethersfield at No. 11 Avon, 4 p.m.
• No. 19 Bethel at No. 14 Bloomfield, 4 p.m.
• No. 18 RHAM at No. 15 North Haven
• No. 17 Windsor at No. 16 Lyman Hall

Class M

• No. 31 Suffield at No. 2 Ellington
• No. 29 Morgan at No. 4 Rocky Hill
• No. 26 Granby at No. 7 St. Joseph
• No. 22 Killingly at No. 11 University/Classical, time TBA
• No. 20 Lewis Mills at No. 13 Wolcott

Class S

• No. 32 Terryville at No. 1 St. Paul
• No. 31 Comp Sci at No. 2 St. Bernard
• No. 29 Kolbe Cathedral at No. 4 Coventry
• No. 27 HMTCA at No. 6 Old Lyme, 4 p.m.
• No. 23 SMSA at No. 10 Lyman Memorial, 4 p.m.
• No. 21 Windsor Locks at No. 12 Litchfield
• No. 19 Stafford at No. 14 Immaculate
• No. 18 Somers at No. 15 East Granby
• No. 17 East Windsor at No. 16 Canton, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL
1st round, Tuesday 5/30
Games at 4 p.m. unless noted

Class LL

• No. 1 Southington, bye
• No. 26 Manchester at No. 7 Amity Regional
• No. 25 Danbury at No. 8 Newington
• No. 22 Simsbury at No. 11 Trumbull
• No. 21 Conard at No. 12 West Haven
• No. 19 Middletown at No. 14 Enfield
• No. 18 Fairfield Warde at No. 15 Glastonbury
• No. 17 Wilton at No. 16 E.O. Smith, 4:30 p.m.

Class L

• No. 2 Bristol Central, bye
• No. 28 Bethel at No. 5 Windsor
• No. 27 Torrington at No. 6 Rockville
• No. 24 Platt at No. 9 Ellington
• No. 22 Bristol Eastern at No. 11 Nonnewaug, 3:30 p.m.
• No. 19 Wethersfield at No. 14 Brookfield, 4:30 p.m.
• No. 17 Foran at No. 16 Berlin, 3:30 p.m.

Class M

• No. 30 Goodwin Tech at No. 3 Watertown
• No. 27 HMTCA at No. 6 University, 1:30 p.m.
• No. 26 Lauralton Hall at No. 7 Tolland
• No. 25 Lewis Mills at No. 8 Kaynor Tech
• No. 24 Sheehan at No. 9 Plainville
• No. 23 RHAM at No. 10 Stonington
• No. 22 Plainfield at No. 11 Comp Sci, 3:30 p.m.
• No. 20 Rocky Hill at No. 13 Haddam-Killingworth
• No. 18 Sacred Heart Academy at No. 15 Weaver
• No. 17 Granby at No. 16 Platt Tech, 3 p.m.

Class S

• No. 1 Coventry, bye
• No. 21 Canton at No. 12 Bolton, 4:30 p.m.
• No. 20 Somers at No. 13 Thomaston
• No. 17 St. Bernard at No. 16 Windham Tech, 1 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE
1st round, Wednesday 5/31
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted

Class L

• No. 15 Hall at No. 2 Staples, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 10 Fairfield Ludlowe at No. 7 Glastonbury
• No. 9 Southington at No. 8 Simsbury

Class M

• No. 16 Newington at No. 1 Cheshire
• No. 11 Pomperaug at No. 6 Avon, 4 p.m.
• No. 10 East Lyme at No. 7 Farmington
• No. 9 Wethersfield at No. 8 Joel Barlow, 5:30 p.m.

Class S

• No. 16 Granby at No. 1 St. Joseph
• No. 12 Morgan at No. 4 Northwest Catholic
• No. 12 Lewis Mills at No. 5 Foran
• No. 11 Somers at No. 6 Ellington
• No. 9 Canton at No 8 Sheehan, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE
1st round, Tuesday 5/30
Games at 5 p.m. unless noted

Class L

• No. 15 Glastonbury at No. 2 New Canaan, 4 p.m.
• No. 13 Conard at No. 4 Ridgefield, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 10 Southington at No. 7 Cheshire
• No. 9 Simsbury at No. 8 Amity Regional, 5:30 p.m.

Class M

• No. 13 Pomperaug at No. 4 Avon
• No. 10 Suffield at No. 7 Brookfield
• No. 9 Farmington at No. 8 Ellington

Class S

• No. 17 Lewis Mills at No. 1 Weston, 6 p.m.
• No. 18 Northwest Catholic at No. 2 New Fairfield
• No. 13 Old Lyme at No. 4 Canton
• No. 11 Old Saybrook at No. 6 Granby, 4 p.m.
• No. 10 Tolland at No. 7 Bacon Academy
• No. 9 Lauralton Hall at No. 8 Somers

BOYS TENNIS
Quarterfinals, Tuesday 5/30
All matches at 3 p.m. unless noted

Class LL

• No. 8 Enfield at No. 1 Fairfield Prep
• No. 12 Staples at No. 4 Glastonbury

Class L

• No. 6 Amity Regional at No. 3 South Windsor
• No. 13 Simsbury at No. 12 Farmington, 10 a.m.

Class M

• No. 9 Notre Dame-West Haven at No. 1 Avon, 3:45 p.m.
• No. 7 Joel Barlow at No. 2 Ellington

Class S

• No. 6 Granby at No. 3 Stonington, 5 p.m.
• No. 15 East Catholic at No. 7 Old Lyme, noon
• No. 17 Killingly at No. 9 Suffield

GIRLS TENNIS
Quarterfinals, Tuesday 5/30
All matches at 3 p.m. unless noted

Class LL

• No. 10 Glastonbury at No. 2 Greenwich

Class L

• No. 8 Fitch at No. 1 Farmington
• No. 7 Bethel at No. 2 Wethersfield
• No. 11 Joel Barlow at No. 3 Avon, 4 p.m.

Class M

• No. 5 Nonnewaug at No. 4 Suffield
• No. 16 Rocky Hill at No. 9 Daniel Hand

Class S

• No. 8 St. Paul at No. 1 Old Lyme
• No. 7 Bolton at No. 2 Westbrook
• No. 14 East Catholic at No. 6 Shepaug Valley

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
1st round, Wednesday 5/31
All matches at 6 p.m. unless noted

Class L

• No. 14 Glastonbury at No. 3 Southington
• No. 13 South Windsor at No. 4 Conard
• No. 11 Shelton at No. 6 Simsbury
• No. 10 Ridgefield at No. 7 New Britain
• No. 9 Norwich Free Academy at No. 8 Enfield, 5 p.m.

Class M

• No. 15 Newington at No. 2 Windsor
• No. 14 St. Joseph at No. 3 Rockville
• No. 12 Bulkeley/SMSA at No. 5 Wolcott Tech, 4:30 p.m.
• No. 10 Farmington at No. 7 Pomperaug
• No. 9 New Canaan at No. 8 Innovation

TRACK AND FIELD (BOYS AND GIRLS)
At Willow Brook Park, New Britain

• Class LL - Wednesday 5/31, 10 a.m.
• Class L - Wednesday 5/31, 4 p.m.
• Class MM - Thursday 6/1, 3 p.m.
• Class M - Tuesday 5/30, 10 a.m.
• Class S - Tuesday 5/30, 4 p.m.
• State Open - Monday 6/5, 1:30 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

• Div. I - Monday 6/5, 7:30 a.m., Tallwood CC
• Div. II - Tuesday 6/6, 8 a.m., Fairview Farms
• Div. III - Tuesday 6/6, 8 a.m., Stanley GC
• State Open - Saturday 6/10, 1 p.m., Black Hall Club

GIRLS GOLF

• Div. I - Wednesday 6/7, 8:30 a.m., Timberlin GC
• Div. II - Monday 6/5, 8:30 a.m., Tashua Knolls