Stafford, E.O. Smith HS Fall Sports: Past Titles, 2018 Schedule

STAFFORD-STORRS, 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 Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 38 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (34), and E.O. Smith and Manchester (29 each).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2017 state titles are Glastonbury girls cross country (State Open and LL) and boys soccer (LL), Tolland boys cross country (M), Avon girls cross country (MM) and Granby Memorial girls soccer (M).

E.O. Smith's 29 fall state titles date back to 1962, while Stafford has won 13 state championships since 1972.

Here are the state championships won by Panther and Bulldog teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests.

E.O. SMITH

• boys soccer (12) - LL: 1998, 1994, 1991, 1987, 1985, 1976; M: 1975, 1972, 1968, 1967, 1965, 1962
• girls cross country (9) - L: 2015, 2008; MM: 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995; State Open: 1997; M: 1992, 1990
• boys cross country (4) - MM: 2014; SS: 1986; M: 1980, 1978
• field hockey (2) - M: 1977, 1976
• girls soccer (2) - open: 1981, 1980

STAFFORD

• boys cross country (8) - SS: 1995, 1994, 1990; S: 1993, 1989, 1979, 1976, 1972
• girls cross country (4) - SS: 1997, 1993, 1991, 1990
• girls soccer (1) - S: 2002

2018 E.O. Smith fall varsity schedule

2018 Stafford fall varsity schedule

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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