Sports
Shelton Sports Roundup: March 8
Your interactive daily digest for all Shelton scores, schedules and standings -- and a place to add information and images for all youth sports
Shelton High School diver Joseph Stein placed first at the Class L state championship meet held Thursday at Hamden High School.
A junior, Stein broke his own school 11-dive record with a score of 422 points, becoming the first male diver in school history to achieve this distinction.
Stein, who will next compete at the state Open diving tournament next Thursday, will be honored at the Connecticut All-State banquet later this month.
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The Shelton boys swim team will be competing in the Class L championship trials on Saturday.
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The boys basketball team suffered a 59-38 loss to top seed St. Joseph on Tuesday in the first round of the Class LL state tournament.
The Gaels, who finished the season at 8-13, qualified for the state tournament for the first time in five years after finishing 4-16 last season.
St. Joseph improved to 21-1 and will host Cheshire in the second round on Thursday. Cheshire advanced with a 72-52 victory over Stamford.
Also on Tuesday, the Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team suffered a 4-3 loss to No. 7 seed in the first round of the Division II state tournament.
The Wreckers, who endured a 10-game losing streak after a 6-1 start due to a plethora of injuries, finished the season at 9-12.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
St. Joseph 59, Shelton 38, Class LL, first round
Boys hockey
Branford 4, Staples-Weston-Shelton 3, Division II, first round
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
SCC BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 29)
Hammonasset
Hillhouse 8-0 22-1
Hand 5-3 12-9
Foran 5-3 11-10
Guilford 2-6 5-15
Law 0-8 0-20
Housatonic
Cheshire 7-1 12-9
Lyman Hall 5-3 10-13
Amity 4-4 17-5
Shelton 2-6 8-13
Sheehan 2-6 6-14
Quinnipiac
Fairfield Prep 7-1 19-3
Xavier 6-2 11-11
Hamden 4-4 12-8
West Haven 2-6 6-14
ND-West Haven 1-7 1-19
Oronoque
Career 8-0 22-2
Wilbur Cross 4-4 12-10
Branford 4-4 16-5
North Haven 4-4 11-10
East Haven 0-8 4-16
GIRLS BASKETBALL (through Feb 22)
Hammonasset
*Hillhouse 8-0 20-3
*Hand 5-3 13-8
*Law 3-5...11-11
*Foran 3-5 10-12
Guilford 1-7 5-15
Housatonic
*Cheshire 6-2 16-7
*Sheehan 6-2 12-9
*-Amity 5-3 11-10
*Shelton 3-5 7-13
Lyman Hall 0-8 0-20
Quinnipiac
*Mercy 6-0 17-5
*West Haven 3-3 16-5
*Sacred Heart Academy 2-4 15-7
*Hamden 1-5 9-11
Oronoque
*Career 8-0 20-1
*East Haven 5-3 12-10
Wilbur Cross 4-4 4-16
Branford 2-6 2-18
North Haven 0-8 0-20
