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Granby Softball Closing In on Top 10 Spot in Poll

The Bears opened the season with five straight victories.

GRANBY, CT — Granby Memorial High School moved up a spot to 11th in the most recent softball poll of coaches and media members.

The Bears (5-0) overwhelmed their first quintet of opponents by a combined score of 57-1. Granby is scheduled to play games on three straight days this week, against East Granby, Bolton and Ellington.

Seymour (4-0) again topped the list in the most recent balloting, collecting eight first-place votes.

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Here are the top 15, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through April 15:

  1. Seymour (4-0)
  2. Southington (2-0)
  3. Trumbull (5-0)
  4. Masuk (5-0)
  5. North Branford (6-0)
  6. Griswold (7-0)
  7. Daniel Hand (5-0)
  8. Cheshire (4-1)
  9. Joel Barlow (5-1)
  10. Norwich Free Academy (4-1)
  11. Granby Memorial (5-0)
  12. Amity Regional (5-1)
  13. St. Joseph (4-1)
  14. Holy Cross (4-1)
  15. Coginchaug (5-0)

Also receiving votes: E.O. Smith (4-0), Fairfield Ludlowe (4-1), Watertown (5-0), Bristol Eastern (2-1), Danbury (5-2), Fitch (1-3), South Windsor (3-1), Fairfield Warde (3-2), Notre Dame-Fairfield (4-1), Coventry (4-0), Norwalk (4-2), Stonington (4-1), Berlin (1-0), Guilford (3-1), Maloney (3-0), Lyman Memorial (5-0).

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Voters: Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times, Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; David Heuschkel, The Valley Press; Bill Bloxsom, HAN; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Foundation/New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Michael Suppe, HAN; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Scott Ericson Stamford Advocate; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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