Old Lyme, East Lyme Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

THE LYMES, 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 Middlesex and New London counties, Xavier is the all-time leader with 35 fall team championships, followed by St. Bernard (34) and Norwich Free Academy (24).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Haddam-Killingworth boys and girls cross country (both Class SS), Xavier boys cross country (State Open and LL), East Lyme boys cross country (MM), Morgan boys soccer (S) and Old Lyme girls soccer (S).

Old Lyme's 12 fall state titles date back to 1966, while East Lyme has claimed seven fall championships since 1970.

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

OLD LYME

• boys soccer (5) - S: 2008, 1977, 1974, 1969, 1966
• girls soccer (4) - S: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2009
• football (1) - S-large: 2014
• boys cross country (1) - SS: 2013
• girls cross country (1) - S: 2009

EAST LYME

• boys cross country (2) - MM: 2017; M: 1970
• girls volleyball (2) - L: 2011, 2010
• football (1) - MM: 2003
• girls cross country (1) - MM: 2003
• boys soccer (1) - L: 2002

2018 Old Lyme fall varsity schedules

2018 East Lyme fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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