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Cheshire Winds Up Third In Final Field Hockey Poll
The Rams enjoyed a perfect regular season before falling to two-time defending champion Staples in the Class L finals Sunday.
CHESHIRE, CT — Despite a championship game loss Sunday, the Cheshire High School field hockey team placed third among voters in the final field hockey coaches poll for 2018.
The Rams had a perfect 16-0 regular season record and won three games in the Class L tournament before bowing to two-time defending champion Staples in the finals at Wethersfield High School.
Staples was first in the balloting, receiving all eight first-place votes, while Class S champion Immaculate was second.
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Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes.
- Staples
- Immaculate
- Cheshire
- Guilford
- Darien
- Granby Memorial
- Stonington
- Sacred Heart Academy
- Newtown
- Avon
Also receiving votes: Norwalk, Daniel Hand, Pomperaug, Hall, Wilton.
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Coaches voting: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Janet Dickey; Westbrook; Dawn Hough; New Milford; Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
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