Fall Practice Begins: Manchester Title Histories, 2019 Schedules

MANCHESTER, CT — Thursday marks the official opening of practice 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 39 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (33), E.O. Smith (30) and Manchester (29).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2018 state titles are Tolland boys cross country (Class M) and girls soccer (L), Glastonbury boys soccer (LL), E.O. Smith girls cross country (L) and Bloomfield football (S).

Manchester High School's 29 fall state titles date back to 1936, while East Catholic has won 20 state championships since 1975. Cheney Tech has yet to capture a fall title.

Here are the state championships won by Manchester and East Catholic teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for all three town high schools.

MANCHESTER

• boys cross country (20) - LL: 2002, 1995, 1993, 1982, 1979, 1977; State Open: 1995, 1993, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1949, 1948, 1946, 1945, 1944, 1943, 1937, 1936
• girls cross country (4) - State Open: 1996, 1994; LL: 1996, 1994
• boys soccer (4) - LL: 1979; L: 1962; L-M: 1958, 1956
• girls soccer (1) - L: 1990

EAST CATHOLIC

• girls cross country (6) - L: 1985, 1984, 1982, 1981, 1980; LL: 1983
• girls swimming (4) - S: 2009, 2008, 2007; M: 1980
• boys cross country (4) - MM: 1989; L: 1985; State Open: 1982; M: 1975
• football (3) - M: 1987; M-I: 1986, 1983
• boys soccer (2) - S: 2006; M: 2005
• girls soccer (1) - M: 2014

2019 Manchester fall varsity schedule
2019 East Catholic fall varsity schedule
2019 Cheney Tech fall varsity schedule

East Catholic won the 2014 Class M girls soccer championship. (Photo courtesy of East Catholic High School)