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Darien Cracks Top 5 In Final Field Hockey Coaches Poll
The Blue Wave won the FCIAC tournament, then advanced to the Class L semifinals in 2018.
DARIEN, CT — Despite being eliminated in the Class L semifinals, an FCIAC tournament championship helped propel Darien High School to fifth among voters in the final field hockey coaches poll for 2018.
The Blue Wave handed eventual Class L champion Staples its only loss of the season in the finals of the FCIAC tournament.
Staples was first in the balloting, receiving all eight first-place votes, while Class S champion Immaculate was second, Class L runner-up Cheshire was third and Class M titlist Guilford wound up fourth.
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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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