Granby Set For Field Hockey Championship Contest Sunday

Celebrations will take place this weekend at seven venues across Connecticut, as Championship Weekend will feature 15 state title matchups in boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey, as well as the State Open for girls swimming.

Swimming and volleyball will take place Saturday as scheduled; due to accumulated snow at several venues, all soccer and field hockey finals have been moved to Sunday.

A total of 28 schools will be represented among the 30 finalists in soccer, volleyball and field hockey. Two schools, Staples and Immaculate, are playing in two title games (girls soccer, field hockey).

Seven champions from 2017 have an opportunity to repeat their title performance this weekend.

Two different sets of Tigers (Daniel Hand, Ridgefield) will be competing for championships, as will two teams of Spartans (Amity, Lewis Mills), Rams (Cheshire, Old Saybrook), Indians (Farmington, Guilford) and Wildcats (Seymour, Old Lyme).

Just six of the 15 title contests feature a No. 1 seed, with only two pairings of No. 1 vs. No. 2. Plainville boys soccer, at No. 23, is the lowest seed playing for a state championship.

The Central Connecticut Conference has six representatives competing for championships. The Southern Connecticut Conference has five teams playing, while the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference and South West Conference each has four.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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