Danbury Scholastic Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

DANBURY, CT — Practice is now officially underway for all eight CIAC-sanctioned fall sports in Connecticut, with boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, boys and girls soccer, girls swimming and girls volleyball teams setting out on their quests for league and state championships.

Among schools in Patch communities in Fairfield and Litchfield counties, Greenwich is the all-time leader with 72 fall team championships, followed by Darien (63), New Canaan (54), Wilton (41) and Staples (37).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Greenwich girls swimming (State Open and LL) and girls volleyball (LL); St. Joseph girls soccer (L), girls volleyball (M) and football (S); and Nonnewaug girls cross country (M), Immaculate girls cross country (S), Staples field hockey (L), Darien football (LL), Ridgefield girls soccer (LL) and Weston girls swimming (S).

Immaculate High School's 21 fall state titles date back to 1986, while Danbury High School has captured 19 state championships in the fall since 1960. Abbott Tech claimed its lone fall state title in 1966.

Here are the state championships won by Danbury-based high school teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for all three schools.

IMMACULATE

• girls soccer (12) - M: 2016; L: 2014; S: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 1995
• girls cross country (6) - S: 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012, 1997; SS: 2016
• boys soccer (2) - S: 1997, 1996
• football (1) - S-II: 1986

DANBURY

• boys cross country (14) - State Open: 2014, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 2000, 1960; LL: 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 2000; L: 1960
• boys soccer (3) - LL: 1998, 1997, 1990
• girls cross country (2) - LL: 2002, 2001

ABBOTT TECH

• boys soccer (1) - M: 1966

2018 Immaculate fall varsity schedules

2018 Danbury fall varsity schedules

2018 Abbott Tech fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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