Sports
Winter Team State Championship History: Stafford, E.O. Smith
The two schools have accounted for five team championships in winter sports over the years.
STAFFORD-WILLINGTON, CT — As practices for high school winter sports officially get underway across Connecticut 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 five CIAC winter team titles won by Stafford and E.O. Smith high schools in past years (* - indicates a co-op team).
Stafford
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- girls gymnastics (1) - Class M: 1984
- girls basketball (1) - Class S: 1975
- boys basketball (1) - Class S: 1953
E.O. Smith
- boys ice hockey (1) - Div. III: 2015*
- boys swimming (1) - Class M: 1971
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