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Area Teams In Semifinals Of Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey Tourneys

Of the 60 teams competing in soccer, volleyball and field hockey semifinals this week, 14 are from schools in Hartford and Tolland counties.

Ellington is one of three schools in Hartford and Tolland counties with two teams advancing to state semifinal action this week.
Ellington is one of three schools in Hartford and Tolland counties with two teams advancing to state semifinal action this week. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

HARTFORD-TOLLAND COUNTIES, CT — With championship weekend looming for Connecticut high school soccer, volleyball and field hockey squads, 60 teams have advanced to the state semifinals, which kick off Tuesday. Of those 60 semifinalists, 14 hail from schools in Hartford and Tolland counties.

Three area schools will be represented in two semifinals: Ellington (boys soccer, girls soccer), Glastonbury (field hockey, girls soccer) and Wethersfield (field hockey, girls soccer). West Hartford has two schools competing in semifinals: Hall (boys soccer) and Northwest Catholic (girls soccer).

Of the area teams still alive, Ellington boys soccer is the lone No. 1 seed remaining. The Knights will match up against Tolland on Tuesday, marking the only game between two teams from the region.

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Here is the semifinal schedule for all local teams. All games will be played at neutral sites. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

BOYS SOCCER

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Class LL

No. 2 Hall vs. No. 3 Norwalk
Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Municipal Stadium (Waterbury)

Class M

No. 1 Ellington vs. No. 12 Tolland
Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Rockville HS

GIRLS SOCCER

Class LL

No. 2 Glastonbury vs. No. 3 Staples
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Naugatuck HS

Class L

No. 4 Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. No. 16 Ellington
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Falcon Field (Meriden)

No. 2 St. Joseph vs. No. 3 Wethersfield
Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Naugatuck HS

Class M

No. 8 Watertown vs. No. 13 Northwest Catholic
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Stadium (New Britain)

Class S

No. 2 East Catholic vs. No. 3 Thomaston
Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Falcon Field (Meriden)

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class LL

No. 1 Darien vs. No. 5 Southington
Wednesday, 6 p.m. at Bunnell HS

Class L

No. 3 East Lyme vs. No. 7 Bristol Central
Wednesday, 6 p.m. at Cromwell HS

Class M

No. 1 Seymour vs. No. 4 RHAM
Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Plainville HS

FIELD HOCKEY

Class L

No. 1 Darien vs. No. 4 Glastonbury
Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Amity Regional HS

Class M

No. 6 New Milford vs. No. 7 Wethersfield
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Watertown HS

Class S

No. 2 Canton vs. No. 3 Stonington
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Wethersfield HS

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