Fitch, Grasso Tech Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

GROTON, 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).

Fitch High School's 19 fall state titles date back to 1957. Grasso Tech has never claimed a fall championship.

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

• girls cross country (9) - L: 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998; State Open: 2001, 2000, 1999, 1974
• boys cross country (7) - L: 1999, 1998, 1966; State Open: 1998, 1973, 1966, 1957
• football (3) - L: 2000, 1999; LL: 1976

2018 Fitch High School fall varsity schedules

2018 Grasso Tech fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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