Fall Practice Begins: Simsbury's Title History, 2019 Schedules

SIMSBURY, CT — Thursday marks the official opening of practice 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 Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 39 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (33), E.O. Smith (30) and Manchester (29).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2018 state titles are Tolland boys cross country (Class M) and girls soccer (L), Glastonbury boys soccer (LL), E.O. Smith girls cross country (L) and Bloomfield football (S).

Simsbury's 26 fall state titles date back to 1974. Here are the state championships won by Trojan teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests.

• field hockey (7) - L: 2008, 1997, 1996, 1988, 1979, 1975, 1974
• girls soccer (7) - LL: 2005, 2000; L: 1994, 1992, 1987, 1983; open: 1982
• boys cross country (6) - L: 2006, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1972; State Open: 1994
• boys soccer (4) - LL: 2006, 2003, 1992, 1981
• girls cross country (2) - L: 2007, 2005

2019 Simsbury fall varsity schedules