West Haven Scholastic Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

WEST HAVEN, 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 New Haven County, Cheshire is the all-time leader with 69 fall team championships, followed by Guilford (40), Branford (25) and Amity Regional (22).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Daniel Hand field hockey (M), football (L) and boys soccer (L); Pomperaug boys cross country (L) and girls cross country (L); and North Branford field hockey (S), Cheshire girls swimming (L) and Lauralton Hall girls swimming (M).

West Haven High School's four fall state championships date back to 1986, while Notre Dame-West Haven has captured three fall state crowns since 1991.

Here are the state championships won by West Haven-based teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for the two schools.

WEST HAVEN

• football (4) - LL: 2002; L: 1989, 1987; L-II: 1986

NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN

• football (3) - L: 2009, 2001, 1991

2018 West Haven High School fall varsity schedules

2018 Notre Dame-West Haven fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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