Fall Practice Begins: West Hartford Title Histories And Schedules

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Thursday marks the official opening of practice for all nine CIAC-sanctioned fall sports in Connecticut, with boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, boys golf, boys and girls soccer, girls swimming and girls volleyball teams setting out on their long-awaited quests for league and state championships.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, teams were only able to play a limited regular season schedule last fall, and no state tournaments were conducted.

Among schools in Patch communities in Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 39 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (33), E.O. Smith (30) and Manchester (29).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2019 state titles are Hall girls cross country (State Open and LL) and boys soccer (LL), Tolland boys cross country (State Open and Class M) and girls cross country (M), Granby girls soccer (M) and field hockey (S), Conard boys cross country (LL), Bolton boys cross country (S), E.O. Smith girls cross country (MM), Glastonbury girls soccer (LL) and Avon girls volleyball (L).

Conard High School's 10 fall state titles date back to 1970, while Hall High School has won nine state championships since 1951 and Northwest Catholic has earned nine titles since 1976.
Here are the state championships won by West Hartford-based teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for all three high schools.

CONARD

• girls cross country (5) - L: 2006, 1976, 1975; State Open: 1980; LL: 1978
• boys cross country (3) - L: 2005, 1974; State Open: 1983
• girls swimming (1) - L: 2007
• boys soccer (1) - L: 1970

HALL

• boys soccer (8) - LL: 1980; L: 1964, 1963; L-M: 1960, 1955, 1953, 1952, 1951
• girls cross country (1) - L: 1987

NORTHWEST CATHOLIC

• girls soccer (4) - M: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2009
• boys cross country (3) - M: 1985, 1984; State Open: 1976
• boys soccer (1) - S: 2002
• girls cross country (1) - SS: 1987

2021 Conard fall varsity schedule

2021 Hall fall varsity schedule

2021 Northwest Catholic fall varsity schedule

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