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Winter Team State Championship History: New London High School

Whaler squads have earned 11 state team championships in winters past.

NEW LONDON, CT — As practices for high school winter sports officially get underway Monday (girls basketball, ice hockey and wrestling) and Thursday (boys basketball, indoor track, boys swimming and girls gymnastics), hopes run high for all teams to achieve the ultimate goal: winning a league championship, and possibly a state title.

To help squads get into the championship mentality, here is a listing of the 11 CIAC winter team titles won by New London High School in past years (* - indicates a co-op team):

  • boys basketball (9) - Class L: 2011, 1975, 1951; Div. II: 2005; Div. III: 2004; Class M: 1995, 1994, 1990, 1989
  • girls basketball (2) - Class LL: 2017; Class M: 2014

Photo credit: New London Public Schools

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