As Winter Practices Open, a Look At Ellington, Somers Team Titles

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — The calendar has flipped to December, which means the winter sports campaign is officially upon us as practice is scheduled to open Monday for high school wrestling, girls basketball and ice hockey teams throughout Connecticut. Indoor track, boys basketball, boys swimming and gymnastics all begin practice Thursday.

With players slated to take the court, ice and mat later this afternoon, dreams of a state championship berth in March are already formulating in the minds of athletes and coaches alike.

Here is the state title history in winter sports for high school teams from Ellington and Somers high schools; an asterisk (*) denotes a co-op team.

ELLINGTON

• girls basketball (4) - Class M: 1997, 1983, 1982; Class S: 1981
• boys basketball (2) - Class S: 1972, 1963
• boys indoor track (1) - Class S: 2001

SOMERS

• boys basketball (2) - Class S: 1994, 1992
• wrestling (1) - Class S: 2010
• girls basketball (1) - Class S: 1977