Shelton, Derby Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

SHELTON-DERBY, CT — Practice is now officially underway 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 Fairfield and Litchfield counties, Greenwich is the all-time leader with 72 fall team championships, followed by Darien (63), New Canaan (54), Wilton (41) and Staples (37).

New Haven County leaders are Cheshire (69), Guilford (40), Branford (25) and Amity Regional (22).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Greenwich girls swimming (State Open and LL) and girls volleyball (LL); St. Joseph girls soccer (L), girls volleyball (M) and football (S); Daniel Hand field hockey (M), football (L) and boys soccer (L); Pomperaug boys cross country (L) and girls cross country (L); and Nonnewaug girls cross country (M), Immaculate girls cross country (S), Staples field hockey (L), Darien football (LL), Ridgefield girls soccer (LL), Weston girls swimming (S), North Branford field hockey (S), Cheshire girls swimming (L) and Lauralton Hall girls swimming (M).

Shelton High School has captured five state titles in fall sports since 1988, while Derby's first of three fall crowns came in 1985.

Here are the state championships won by Shelton and Derby teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for both schools.

SHELTON

• football (4) - L: 2003, 1988; LL: 2000, 1995
• girls soccer (1) - LL: 2010

DERBY

• football (2) - S: 1990; S-II: 1985
• girls cross country (1) - S: 2016

2018 Shelton fall varsity schedules

2018 Derby fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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