Tolland Posts Amazing Comeback in State Volleyball Tournament

TOLLAND, CT — Tolland High School rallied from the brink of elimination to stun Woodland 3-2 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class M girls volleyball state tournament.

Game scores were 17-25, 13-25, 27-25, 25-9 and 16-14.

The Eagles will travel to top-seeded Torrington Friday at 6 p.m.

Here are Wednesday's girls volleyball and field hockey tournament results for schools within Hartford and Tolland counties. Click on the class header for a complete bracket. For a girls soccer update from Wednesday, click here.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (second round)

Class L
No. 1 Farmington 3, No. 16 Platt 0 (next: Bristol Eastern/Naugatuck winner at Farmington, Saturday 6 p.m.)

Class M
No. 8 Tolland 3, No. 9 Woodland 2 (next: Tolland at No. 1 Torrington, Friday 6 p.m.)
No. 7 Granby Memorial 3, No. 10 Suffield 0 (next: Granby Memorial at No. 2 Haddam-Killingworth, Friday 6 p.m.)
No. 6 Plainville 3, No. 11 Sheehan 2 (next: Plainville at No. 3 Seymour, Friday 6 p.m.)
No. 4 Northwestern Regional 3, No. 13 Lewis Mills 0
No. 2 Haddam-Killingworth 3, No. 15 East Catholic 1

Class S
No. 8 Northwest Catholic 3, No. 24 East Hampton 1 (next: Northwest Catholic at No. 1 Lyman Memorial, Friday 6 p.m.)
No. 2 Coventry 3, No. 15 Notre Dame-Fairfield 0 (next: No. 7 Norwich Tech at Coventry, Friday 6 p.m.)
No. 13 Cromwell 3, No. 4 Innovation 0
No. 7 Norwich Tech 3, No. 23 Bolton 2
No. 11 Valley Regional 3, No. 6 University 0

FIELD HOCKEY (first round)

Class L
No. 1 Glastonbury 3, No. 16 Simsbury 2 (next: No. 8 South Windsor at Glastonbury, Friday 4 p.m.)
No. 8 South Windsor 1, No. 9 Hamden 0 (next: South Windsor at No. 1 Glastonbury, Friday 4 p.m.)
No. 2 Enfield 2, No. 15 Newtown 0 (next: No. 7 Norwalk at Enfield, Friday 3 p.m.)

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