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New Leader Tops Rankings In Latest Field Hockey Coaches Poll
Five teams improved their standing and two others joined the top 10 in the most recent balloting.
Darien assumed the top position in the latest Connecticut high school field hockey coaches poll, with four other schools moving up in rank and two joining the top 10. The Blue Wave were the unanimous top choice of all seven voters.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other teams gathering votes.
- Darien (lw: 2)
- Newtown (lw: 3)
- Norwalk (lw: 5)
- Guilford (lw: 4)
- Immaculate (lw: 6)
- New Canaan (lw: 1)
- Staples (lw: 8)
- North Branford (lw: 7)
- Granby (lw: N/R)
- Ridgefield (lw: N/R)
Also receiving votes: Amity, Wethersfield, Westbrook.
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Coaches voting: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Janet Dickey, Westbrook; Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.
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