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A Look at Manchester's Scholastic Winter Sports Title History

Manchester schools have accounted for 23 team championships in winter sports over the years.

MANCHESTER, CT — As practices for high school winter sports officially get underway Monday (girls basketball and wrestling) and next Saturday (boys basketball, ice hockey, indoor track, boys swimming and girls gymnastics), hopes run high for all teams to achieve the ultimate goal: winning a state championship.

To help squads get into the championship mentality, here is a listing of the 23 CIAC winter team titles won by Manchester-based high schools in past years (* - indicates a co-op team).

MANCHESTER

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  • girls indoor track (3) - Class L: 1997, 1996; State Open: 1996
  • ice hockey (2) - Div. III: 2013*, 2008*
  • girls basketball (2) - Class LL: 2005, 2003
  • wrestling (2) - Class LL: 1996, 1995
  • boys indoor track (1) - Class L: 1941
  • boys basketball (1) - Class L: 1938

EAST CATHOLIC

  • boys basketball (5) - Class L: 2016, 1972, 1968; Class M: 2014, 1965
  • boys indoor track (3) - Class S: 2008; Class M: 1976, 1970
  • girls basketball (2) - Class M: 2004, 2002
  • ice hockey (1) - Div. II: 1984

MANCHESTER TRADE (now Cheney Tech)

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  • boys basketball (1) - Class M: 1941

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