Varsity Schedules Set to Begin in Hartford

HARTFORD, CT — Schools are all now back in session throughout Connecticut, and athletic teams have been practicing for nearly two weeks. Looking forward, opening day for varsity squads at Hartford-based high schools is literally just around the corner.

Here are the scheduled regular season openers for the Hartford-based teams:

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST

• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Griswold, 6 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Amistad, 5:30 p.m.

BULKELEY

• boys soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Bloomfield, 3:45 p.m.
• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 at Bloomfield, 3:45 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Bloomfield, 5 p.m.
• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Berlin, 6:30 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, Sept. 12 vs. Windsor, Newington, 3:45 p.m.
• girls swimming - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Berlin, 3:45 p.m.

CAPITAL PREP

• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 at Plainfield, 5:30 p.m.
• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Griswold, 6 p.m.
• girls soccer - Monday, Sept. 11 vs. Putnam

CLASSICAL MAGNET

• football - Saturday, Sept. 9 at Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.
• boys soccer - Wednesday, Sept. 13 vs. SMSA, 4 p.m.
• girls soccer - Wednesday, Sept. 13 at SMSA, 4 p.m.
• cross country - Wednesday, Sept. 13 at East Windsor (with Somers and Coventry), 4:15 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Wednesday, Sept. 13 vs. Bolton, 5:30 p.m.

HARTFORD PUBLIC

• boys soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Windsor, 3:45 p.m.
• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 at Windsor, 3:45 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Windsor, 5 p.m.
• football - Saturday, Sept. 9 vs. Bristol Central, 1 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Bloomfield (with Wethersfield), 3:45 p.m.

HMTCA

• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. University, 4 p.m.
• boys soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 at SMSA, 4:15 p.m.
• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. SMSA, 4:15 p.m.
• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Berlin, 6:30 p.m.
• girls swimming - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Berlin, 3:45 p.m.
• cross country - Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Canton (with Bolton), 4:15 p.m.

PRINCE TECH

• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Public Safety/Aerospace, 3:45 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 at Public Safety Academy, 5 p.m.
• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech, 6:30 p.m.
• boys soccer - Monday, Sept. 11 vs. Amistad, 4 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Norwich Tech, 3:45 p.m.
• girls swimming - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Berlin, 3:45 p.m.

SMSA

• boys soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. HMTCA, 4:15 p.m.
• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 at HMTCA, 4:15 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Coventry, 5:30 p.m.
• football - Saturday, Sept. 9 at Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.

UNIVERSITY

• girls volleyball - Friday, Sept. 8 at HMTCA, 4 p.m.
• football - Saturday, Sept. 9 at Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.
• boys soccer - Monday, Sept. 11 vs. Amistad, 4 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Cheney Tech, 4 p.m.

WEAVER

• girls soccer - Friday, Sept. 8 at Bloomfield, 3:45 p.m.
• football - Friday, Sept. 8 at Berlin, 6:30 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Monday, Sept. 11 vs. Granby, 6:15 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Bulkeley (with Newington and Windsor), 3:45 p.m.

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