Ellington, Somers HS Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, 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 Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 38 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (34), and E.O. Smith and Manchester (29 each).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Glastonbury girls cross country (State Open and LL) and boys soccer (LL), Tolland boys cross country (M), Avon girls cross country (MM) and Granby Memorial girls soccer (M).

Ellington High School's 13 fall state titles date back to 1971, while Somers has won six state championships since 2004.

Here are the state championships won by Knight and Spartan teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for both high schools.

ELLINGTON

• boys soccer (5) - M: 2014, 2008, 2007; S: 1972, 1971
• boys cross country (4) - M: 2014; SS: 2005, 2004, 1996
• girls soccer (4) - S: 1997, 1992, 1990

SOMERS

• boys soccer (6) - S: 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004

2018 Ellington fall varsity schedule

2018 Somers fall varsity schedule

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

To sign up for Ellington and Somers breaking news alerts and more, click here.