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Tie At the Top of Initial Weekly Field Hockey Poll
A panel of coaches selected the 10 best high school field hockey teams in Connecticut.
The first high school field hockey coaches poll of the 2019 season yielded a tie for the top spot between Newtown and New Canaan. The Nighthawks received four first-place votes to one for the Rams, with Darien capturing the other three.
Here are the top 10, plus all other teams collecting votes.
1. (tie) Newtown
1. (tie) New Canaan
3. Wilton
4. Darien
5. Guilford
6. Amity
7. Immaculate
8. North Branford
9. Norwalk
10. East Lyme
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Also receiving votes: New Fairfield, Staples, Greenwich, Granby, Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Hall.
Voters: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Janet Dickey, Westbrook; Dawn Hough, New Milford; Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.
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