New Haven Scholastic Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedules

NEW 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).

Among New Haven-based schools, Hillhouse's six fall state championships date back to 1985, while Wilbur Cross has captured one state crown.

Here are the state championships won by New Haven high school teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests for all four city schools.

HILLHOUSE

• football (6) - M: 2016, 2012, 2010, 2006; SS: 2002; M-I: 1985

WILBUR CROSS

• football (1) - L-II: 1984

2018 Hillhouse fall varsity schedules

2018 Wilbur Cross fall varsity schedules

2018 Amistad fall varsity schedules

2018 Career Magnet fall varsity schedules

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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