Portland, East Hampton Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

PORTLAND-EAST HAMPTON, 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).

Portland High School's 10 fall state titles date back to 1983, while East Hampton High School has claimed four fall championships since 1977.

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

PORTLAND

• girls cross country (7) - S: 2014, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 1984, 1983
• girls soccer (2) - S: 2014, 2013
• boys cross country (1) - S: 1986

EAST HAMPTON

• girls cross country (2) - SS: 2008; S: 1977
• boys soccer (1) - S: 2014
• boys cross country (1) - S: 1992

2018 Portland fall varsity schedules

2018 East Hampton fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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