St. Bernard, Montville Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

MONTVILLE, 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).

St. Bernard High School's 34 fall state titles date back to 1968, while Montville High School has claimed 11 fall championships since 1978.

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

ST. BERNARD

• girls cross country (23) - S: 2005, 2004, 1998; SS: 1992; M: 1991, 1976, 1975; MM: 1990, 1988, 1987; State Open: 1988, 1987, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1973
• boys cross country (10) - MM: 1990, 1988, 1987, 1986; L: 1983, 1981; State Open: 1981, 1969, 1968; M: 1968
• football (1) - M: 1978

MONTVILLE

• girls cross country (9) - State Open: 1983, 1982, 1981; M: 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978
• boys soccer (1) - M: 2010
• boys cross country (1) - M: 1982

2018 St. Bernard fall varsity schedules

2018 Montville fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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