Play begins on Tuesday

CLASS L
1. Staples 17-0
2. Southington 17-1
3. Xavier 17-1
4. Glastonbury 13-5
5. Cheshire 13-5
6. Ridgefield 13-5
7. Greenwich 9-5
8. Norwich Free Academy 9-6
9. Danbury 10-7
10. Simsbury 10-8
11. Bridgeport Central 10-8
12. Shelton 9-9
13. South Windsor 8-9
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Upper bracket: No. 9 Danbury (10-7) at No. 8 Norwich Free Academy (9-6); No. 13 South Windsor (8-9) at No. 4 Glastonbury (13-5); No. 12 Shelton (9-9) at No. 5 Cheshire (13-5)
Lower bracket: No. 10 Simsbury (10-8) at No. 7 Greenwich (9-5); No. 11 Bridgeport Central (10-8) at No. 6 Ridgefield (13-5)
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, 7 p.m.
Danbury/Norwich Free Academy winner at No. 1 Staples (17-0); South Windsor/Glastonbury winner vs. Shelton/Cheshire winner; Simsbury/Greenwich winner at No. 2 Southington (17-1); Bridgeport Central/Ridgefield winner at No. 3 Xavier (17-1)
SEMIFINALS
June 8, Time TBA
FINALS
at Conard
June 11, Time TBA
CLASS M
1. Masuk 17-0
2. Newington 17-1
3. Farmington 14-4
4. Wolcott Tech 13-4
5. Darien 12-6
6. Fermi 10-6
7. Lewis Mills 11-7
8. Bloomfield 9-9
9. Maloney 9-9
10. Oxford 7-9
FIRST ROUND
Monday, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Maloney (9-9) at No. 8 Bloomfield (9-9); No. 10 Oxford (7-9) at No. 7 Lewis Mills (11-7),
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, 7 p.m.
Maloney/Bloomfield winner at No. 1 Masuk (17-0); No. 5 Darien (12-6) at No. 4 Wolcott Tech (13-4); Oxford/Lewis Mills winner at No. 2 Newington (17-1); No. 6 Fermi (10-6) at No. 3 Farmington (14-4)
SEMIFINALS
June 8, Time TBA
FINALS
at Conard
June 11, Time TBA

Play begins Tuesday and ends next Friday at Yale University

CLASS LL
1. Greenwich 15-1
2. Naugatuck 16-2
3. Glastonbury 16-2
4. Bristol Eastern 15-2
5. Staples 15-2
6. Amity 14-2
7. Pomperaug 13-2
8. North Haven 17-3
9. Bristol Central 15-3
10. Fairfield Warde 15-3
11. Newtown 12-3
12. Hall 13-4
13. Shelton 13-4
14. Fairfield Ludlowe 13-5
15. Norwich Free Academy 10-5
16. Simsbury 11-6
17. Mercy 11-6
18. Cheshire 10-6
19. South Windsor 11-7
20. New Britain 11-7
21. Ridgefield 9-7
22. Bunnell 8-7
23. Southington 9-8
24. Windsor 9-8
25. Trumbull 10-9
26. Newington 10-9
27. Crosby 9-9
28. Westhill 8-8
29. Farmington 7-7
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday
Simsbury (11-6) vs. Mercy (11-6) at Greenwich, 1 p.m.; Norwich Free Academy (10-5) vs. Cheshire (10-6) at Naugatuck, 12:30 p.m.; Fairfield Ludlowe (13-5) vs. South Windsor (11-7) at Glastonbury, 1 p.m.; Shelton (13-4) vs. New Britain (11-7) at Bristol Eastern, 12:30 p.m.; Hall (13-4) vs. Ridgefield (9-7) at Staples, 12:30 p.m.; Newtown (12-3) vs. Bunnell (8-7) at Amity, 1 p.m.; Fairfield Warde (15-3) vs. Southington (9-8) at Pomperaug, 12:30 p.m.; Bristol Central (15-3) vs. Windsor (9-8) at North Haven, 6/1, noon; Trumbull (10-9) at North Haven (17-3), noon; Newington (10-9) at Pomperaug (13-2), 12:30 p.m.; Crosby (9-9) at Amity (14-2), 1 p.m.; Westhill (8-8) at Staples (15-2), 12:30 p.m.; Farmington
(7-7) at Bristol Eastern (15-2), 12:30 p.m.
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: Simsbury/Mercy winner at No. 1 Greenwich (15-1); North Haven/Trumbull winner vs. Bristol Central/Windsor winner at North Haven; Bristol Eastern/Farmington winner vs. Shelton/New Britain winner at Bristol Eastern; Staples/Westhill winner vs. Hall/Ridgefield winner at Staples
Bottom bracket: Norwich Free Academy/Cheshire winner at No. 2 Naugatuck (16-2); Pomperaug/Newington winner vs. Fairfield Warde/Southington winner at Pomperaug; Fairfield Ludlowe/South Windsor winner at No. 3 Glastonbury (16-2); Amity/Crosby winner vs. Newtown/Bunnell winner at Amity
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 3 p.m.
FINALS
at Yale
Friday, 3 p.m.
CLASS M
1. New Canaan 17-0
2. East Lyme 15-0
3. Avon 19-1
4. Hand 16-1
5. Bacon Academy 15-1
6. Barlow 12-3
7. Darien 12-4
8. Suffield 14-6
9. Berlin 9-4
10. RHAM 10-6
11. Wethersfield 10-6
12. Maloney 10-6
13. Nonnewaug 10-6
14. Wilton 10-6
15. Guilford 11-7
16. Sheehan 11-7
17. Brookfield 9-6
18. Wolcott 10-7
19. E.O. Smith 9-7
20. Masuk 9-7
21. East Haven 10-8
22. Waterford 9-8
23. Torrington 9-9
24. New Fairfield 8-8
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Sheehan (11-7) vs. Brookfield (9-6) at New Canaan; Guilford (11-7) vs. Wolcott (10-7) at East Lyme; Wilton (10-6) vs. E.O. Smith (9-7) at Avon Senior Center; Nonnewaug (10-6) vs. Masuk (9-7) at Hand; Maloney (10-6) vs. East Haven (10-8) at Bacon Academy; Wethersfield (10-6) vs. Waterford (9-8) at Barlow; RHAM (10-6) vs. Torrington (9-9) at Darien; Berlin (9-4) vs. New Fairfield (8-8) at Suffield
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: Sheehan/Brookfield winner at No. 1 New Canaan (17-0); Berlin/New Fairfield winner at No. 8 Suffield (14-6); Nonnewaug/Masuk winner at No. 4 Hand (16-1); Maloney/East Haven winner at No. 5 Bacon Academy (15-1)
Bottom bracket: Guilford/Wolcott winner at No. 2 East Lyme (15-0); RHAM/Torrington winner at No. 7 Darien (12-4); No. 3 Avon (19-1) vs. Wilton/E.O. Smith winner at Avon Senior Center; Wethersfield/Waterford winner at No. 6 Barlow (12-3)
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 3 p.m.
FINALS
at Yale
Friday, 3 p.m.
CLASS S
1. Weston 16-0
2. Stonington 16-0
3. Woodland 16-1
4. Westbrook 17-2
5. Old Lyme 16-2
6. Litchfield 14-2
7. Shepaug Valley 14-2
8. Granby 15-3
9. Old Saybrook 15-3
10. Northwest Catholic 13-3
11. Seymour 13-4
12. St. Paul 13-4
13. Tolland 12-4
14. Lewis Mills 12-4
15. Classical Magnet 10-4
16. East Granby 12-5
17. Valley Regional 12-7
18. St. Bernard 10-6
19. Holy Cross 11-7
20. East Catholic 10-7
21. Rocky Hill 9-7
22. Windham 10-8
23. North Branford 11-9
24. Coventry 10-9
25. Enfield 9-9
26. Montville 7-7
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday, 1 p.m., unless otherwise noted
East Granby (12-5) vs. Valley Regional (12-7) at Weston; Classical Magnet (10-4) vs. St. Bernard (10-6) at Stonington; Lewis Mills (12-4) vs. Holy Cross (11-7) at Woodland; Tolland (12-4) vs. East Catholic (10-7) at Westbrook; St. Paul (13-4) vs. Rocky Hill (9-7) at Old Lyme; Seymour (13-4) vs. Windham (10-8) at Litchfield; Northwest Catholic (13-3) vs. North Branford (11-9) at Shepaug Valley, noon; Old Saybrook (15-3) vs. Coventry (10-9) at Granby, 12:30 p.m.; Enfield (9-9) at Granby (15-3), 12:30 p.m.; Montville (7-7) at Shepaug Valley (14-2), noon
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: East Granby/Valley Regional winner at No. 1 Weston (16-0); Granby Memorial/Enfield winner vs. Old Saybrook/Coventry winner at Granby; Tolland/East Catholic winner at No. 4 Westbrook (17-2); St. Paul/Rocky Hill winner at No. 5 Old Lyme (16-2)
Lower bracket: Classical Magnet/St. Bernard winner at No. 2 Stonington (16-0); Shepaug Valley/Montville winner vs. Northwest Catholic/North Branford winner at Shepaug Valley; Lewis Mills/Holy Cross winner at No. 3 Woodland (16-1); Seymour/Windham winner at No. 6 Litchfield (14-2)
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 3 p.m.
FINALS
at Yale, Friday, 3 p.m.

For Division I and Division II, play begins on Tuesday.

DIVISION I
1. Newtown 15-1
2. New Canaan 14-1
3. Hand 14-2
4. East Lyme 14-2
5. Greenwich 11-2
6. Glastonbury 13-2-1
7. Brookfield 13-3
8. Darien 12-3
9. Cheshire 12-4
10. Norwich Free Academy 12-4
11. Wilton 10-4-1
12. Hall 11-5
13. Simsbury 10-5
14. Conard 10-5-1
15. Southington 9-5
16. Hamden 10-6
17. Suffield 10-6
18. New Fairfield 10-6
19. Avon 9-6-1
20. Guilford 9-7
21. Danbury 8-8
22. Branford 8-8
23. South Windsor 6-6
24. Barlow 7-9
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday, 5 p.m., unless otherwise noted
Suffield (10-6-0) at Hamden (10-6-0); New Fairfield (10-6-0) at Southington (9-5-0); Avon (9-6-1) at Conard (10-5-1); Guilford (9-7-0) at Simsbury (10-5-0); Danbury (8-8-0) at Hall (11-5-0); Branford (8-8-0) at Wilton (10-4-1); South Windsor (6-6-2) at Norwich Free Academy (12-4-0), 3 p.m.; Barlow (7-9-0) at Cheshire (12-4-0)
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, 5 p.m., unless otherwise noted
Upper bracket: Hamden/Suffield winner at No. 1 Newtown (15-1-0); Cheshire/Barlow winner at No. 8 Darien (12-3-0), 3 p.m.; Simsbury/Guilford winner at No. 4 East Lyme (14-2-0); Hall/Danbury winner at No. 5 Greenwich (11-2-0)
Bottom bracket: Southington/New Fairfield winner at No. 2 New Canaan (14-1-0); Norwich Free Academy/South Windsor winner at No. 7 Brookfield (13-3-0); Conard/Avon winner at No. 3 Hand (14-2-0); Wilton/Branford winner at No. 6 Glastonbury (13-2-1)
QUARTERFINALS
June 7, 5 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
June 9, time TBA
FINALS
at Bunnell, June 12
time TBA

DIVISION II
1. Granby 15-1
2. Immaculate 13-3
3. St. Bernard 12-3
4. Old Lyme 12-4
5. Haddam-Killingworth 12-4
6. Sacred Heart Academy 12-4
7. New Milford 11-4
8. Fairfield Ludlowe 11-5
9. Trumbull 11-5
10. Staples 11-5
11. North Branford 10-5-1
12. Waterford 10-6
13. Pomperaug 9-6-1
14. Northwest Catholic 9-7
15. Newington 9-7
16. Ellington 9-7
17. Ledyard 8-7
18. Stonington 8-7
19. Weston 8-7-1
20. Bethel 8-8
21. East Catholic 8-8
22. Shelton 8-8
23. Ridgefield 7-9
24. Farmington 7-9
25. Valley Regional 7-9
26. Norwalk 6-9-1
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Ledyard (8-7-0) at Ellington (9-7-0); Stonington (8-7-0) at Newington (9-7-0); Weston (8-7-1) at Northwest Catholic (9-7-0); Bethel (8-8-0) at Pomperaug (9-6-1); East Catholic (8-8-0) at Waterford (10-6-0); Shelton (8-8-0) at North Branford
(10-5-1); Ridgefield (7-9-0) at Staples (11-5-0); Farmington (7-9-0) at Trumbull (11-5-0); Valley Regional (7-9-0) at Fairfield Ludlowe (11-5-0); Norwalk (6-9-1) at New Milford (11-4-0)
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, 5 p.m.
Upper bracket: Ellington/Ledyard winner at No. 1 Granby Memorial (15-1-0); Fairfield Ludlowe/Valley Regional winner vs. Trumbull/Farmington winner; Pomperaug/Bethel winner at No. 4 Old Lyme (12-4-0); Waterford/East Catholic winner at No. 5 Haddam-Killingworth (12-4-0)
Bottom bracket: Newington/Stonington winner at No. 2 Immaculate (13-3-0); New Milford/Norwalk winner vs. Staples/Ridgefield winner; Northwest Catholic/Weston winner at No. 3 St. Bernard (12-3-0); North Branford/Shelton winner at No. 6 Sacred Heart Academy (12-4-0)
QUARTERFINALS
June 7, 5 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
June 9, time TBA
FINALS at Bunnell
June 12, time TBA

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TheCIAC boys' and girls' lacrosse tournament schedules were released today (Friday) at noon.

The CIAC boys’ lacrosse Class L, M and S tournaments begin on Tuesday with qualifying round games and will culminate with championship games on June 12 (sites/times to be determined). The CIAC girls’ lacrosse Division I and II tournaments also begin on Tuesday with qualifying round games and will culminate with championship games on June 12 (sites/times to be determined).
In the boys’ tournament, Darien has won five straight titles (Division I in 2005, Class M the last four seasons), Prep has won Class L the last four seasons and St. Joseph is the defending champion in Class S.
The boys' team to watch is Cheshire. The Rams have unprecedented depth and talent this season and should challenge for the title. I predict Cheshire will face Prep in the final
In the girls’ tournament, Darien is the four-time defending champion in Division I and Immaculate is the defending champion in Division II.
Thye local girls' teams to watch are Hand and Cheshire led by two of ther state's top scorers with Emily Jablonski and Katharine Eddy, respectively.

here they are for all three classes

CLASS L
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Newington (8-8) at South Windsor (8-8); Norwalk (7-9) at Amity (8-8); Hamden (7-9) at Norwich Free Academy (9-7)
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: South Windsor/Newington winner at No. 1 Staples (16-0); No. 9 Simsbury (10-5) at No. 8 Trumbull (11-5); No. 13 Southington (9-7) at No. 4 Fairfield Prep (12-4); No. 12 Greenwich (8-6) at No. 5 Ridgefield (12-4)
Bottom bracket: Amity/Norwalk winner at No. 2 Cheshire (14-2); No. 10 Hall(10-6) at No. 7 Newtown (11-5); Norwich Free Academy/Hamden winner at No. 3 Glastonbury (12-4); No. 11 New Milford (10-6) at No. 6 Xavier (11-5)
QUARTERFINALS
June 5, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
June 8, time TBA
FINALS at McMahon
June 12, time TBA
CLASS M
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: No. 9 Avon (9-6) at No. 8 Brookfield (11-5); No. 13 Windsor (9-7) at No. 4 Conard (11-5); No. 12 Notre Dame-West Haven (9-7) at No. 5 Guilford (11-5)
Bottom bracket: No. 15 North Haven (7-9) at No. 2 Darien (14-2); No. 10 Fairfield Ludlowe (9-7) at No. 7 Wilton (11-5); No. 14 Pomperaug (8-8) at No. 3 New Canaan (13-3); No. 11 Hand (9-7) at No. 6 East Lyme (11-5)
QUARTERFINALS
June 5, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
June 8, time TBA
FINALS
at McMahon
June 12, time TBA
CLASS S
QUALIFYING ROUND
Tuesday
Immaculate (6-9) at Waterford (7-9), 5 p.m.
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, 3 p.m.
Upper bracket: Waterford/Immaculate winner at No. 1 Ledyard (16-0); No. 9 Suffield (9-7) at No. 8 Northwest Catholic (9-7); No. 13 Somers (8-8) at No. 4 Old Saybrook (13-3); No. 12 Bacon Academy (9-7) at No. 5 St. Joseph (11-5)
Bottom bracket: No. 15 Morgan (7-9) at No. 2 Weston (14-2); No. 10 Barlow (9-7) at No. 7 Old Lyme (10-6); No. 14 Tolland (8-8) at No. 3 Ellington (14-2); No. 11 Valley Regional (9-7) at No. 6 Stonington (11-5)
QUARTERFINALS
June 5, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
June 8, time TBA
FINALS
at McMahon
June 12, time TBA

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The championship games have been set for the boys' and girls Southern Connecticut Conference tournament to be held Friday at Branford High.
In the boys' tournament, No. 1 seed Cheshire (16-2) faces No. 2 Fairfield Prep (14-4) at 3 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. but has been moved to 3 p.m. because the Prep seniors have their prom on Friday night.
In the girls' tournament, No. 1 seed Hand (16-2) will face No. 2 Cheshire (14-4) at 5 p.m.
Awards ceremonies will take place at the end of each game.

Cheshire's Greg Palmer and Fairfield Prep's Conor McGovern each posted 4-over-par 75s to help the two teams share the Southern Connecticut Conference golf championship Tuesday at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield.
Both Cheshire and Prep posted a 313 stroke total, 16 shots better than Xavier. Geoff Vartelas shot a 76 for Xavier to make All-SCC, along with Palmer, McGovern, Gil Lassen (Cheshire), 76, Matt Mastronardi (Fairfield Prep), 77, John Basile (Fairfield Prep), 78 and Alex Marieb (Amity), 78.
This is Prep's ninth SCC title and Cheshire's third, including last year.

In tennis, the SCC titles will be decided on Wednesday at Yale University. Top-seeded Fairfield Prep plays Cheshire in boys and top-seeded Hand faces Amity in girls. The matches begin at 3:30 p.m.

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SCC commissioner Al Carbone has announced two schedule changes for Wednesday's SCC boys and girls lacrosse tournament.

There will be two sites - Hamden for girls, Branford for boys.

Southern Connecticut Conference
GIRLS LACROSSE
Semifinals: Wednesday, May 26 @Hamden High School Hand vs. Hamden - 5 p.m. Cheshire vs. Guilford - 7 p.m.
Southern Connecticut Conference
BOYS LACROSSE
Semifinals: Wednesday, May 26 @Branford High SchoolCheshire vs. Hand - 5 p.m.Fairfield Prep vs. Guilford - 7 p.m.

The SCC tournaments began in earnest Monday.

In the SCC, seedings virtually held to form in boys' lacrosse as No. 1 Cheshire, No. 2 Fairfield Prep and No. 3 Guilford all advanced. Only No. 4 Xavier lost, to No. 5 Hand 10-9 in overtime. The semifinals are Wednesday in Branford - Fairfield Prep against Guilford at 5 p.m., followed by Cheshire against Hand at 7.
All the top four seeds (No. 1 Hand, No. 2 Cheshire, No. 3 Guilford and No. 4 Hamden) advanced to Wednesday's semifinals at Hamden: Hand vs. Hamden and Cheshire vs. Guilford.

In boys' tennis, No. 6 Guilford upended No. 3 Hand and now faces No. 2 Cheshire today at Yale University in the semifinals. Fairfield Prep, the top seed, takes on No. 5 Amity
In girls' tennis, all of the top four seeds survived to today's semis also at Yale. Top-seeded and two-time defending champion Hand faces North Haven while Housy Division rivals Amity and Cheshire meet once again.
The finals for both is scheduled for Wednesday at Yale.

The championship for boys' and girls' track is today at Sheehan beginning at 1 p.m. - the same time the top golfers in the SCC tee off at Brooklawn Country Club for that league crown. SCC boys' volleyball semifinals are tonight, with the final scheduled for Amity Thursday night at 7.
Both the baseball and softball quarterfinals also begin today in the SCC.

Here they are for next week:

BOYS TENNIS
QUARTERFINALS
Monday, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 Shelton at No. 1 Fairfield Prep
No. 5 Amity at No. 4 Hamden
No. 7 Branford at No. 2 Cheshire
No. 6 Guilford at No. 3 Hand
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday at Yale, 3:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Wednesday, at Yale, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
QUARTERFINALS
Monday, 3:30 p.m. unless noted
No. 8 Guilford at No. 1 Hand, noon
No. 5 Shelton at No. 4 North Haven
No. 6 Sheehan at No. 3 Cheshire
No. 7 Branford at No. 2 Amity
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, at Yale, 3:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP, at Yale, 3:30 p.m.

Here are the pairings for the tournament beginning next week:

QUARTERFINALS
at site of higher seed
Monday
No. 8 Mercy at No. 1 Hand, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Amity at No. 2 Cheshire, 4:30 p.m.
No. 6 Branford at No. 3 Guilford, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 Sacred Heart Academy at No. 4 Hamden, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday at Hamden
5 and 7 p.m.
FINAL
Friday at Branford, 5 p.m.


the SCC tournament pairings have also been released for baseball and softball. They can be viewed at www.nhregister.com/hsbaseball and www.nhregister.com/hssoftball


For more information on the Southern Connecticut Conference visit their home page at www.southernconnecticutconference.org

Here is the schedule for the SCC boys' lacrosse tournament:

QUARTERFINALS
Monday, May 24
No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 1 Cheshire - 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Hamden at No. 2 Fairfield Prep - 4 p.m.
No. 6 Amity at No. 3 Guilford - 7 p.m.
No. 5 Hand at No. 4 Xavier - 4:30 p.m.

SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, May 26
At Branford High School
Quarterfinal winners, 5 and 7 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Friday, May 28
At Branford High School
Semifinal winners, Time TBA (either 3 or 5p.m.)

For more information on the Southern Connecticut Conference visit their home page

While most of Tuesday's action was postponed due to inclement weather, today's slate of games is on as it gets closer to the end of the regular season.

Included in our coverage today is the Fairchester League baseball championship between third-seeded Hopkins and fourth-seeded Brunswick at Hopkins at 4:30 p.m. Also, Newtown plays at Lauralton Hall in a key Register Top-10 matchup between the two South-West Conference rivals.

Among Tuesday's highlights included Cheshire edging Fairfield Prep 9-8 in boys' lacrosse to help the Rams clinch the Southern Connecticut Conference Division I title.

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Wow....
It's only a regular-season win, but the Cheshire boys' lacrosse team certainly sent a message on Tuesday with it's 9-8 SCC win at Fairfield Prep.
The big thorn in the Rams’ side the last four seasons has been Southern Connecticut Conference foe Fairfield Prep. Entering Tuesday's game, in their last 10 matchups the Rams were 0-10 against the Jesuits, including a loss in the SCC tournament final last season and first round of the CIAC Class L tournament the last two seasons.
As deep and talented as the Rams are this season with 17 returning players from a year ago, the players and coaches know any postseason success in 2010 likely means getting by the four-time defending Class L champion and four-time defending SCC tournament champion Jesuits.
The 0-10 mark has clearly been on the minds of the Rams, especially seniors like Todd Heritage, Nick Carisio and goalie Nate Gaudio.
The loss was the first in the state for the Jesuits who are 12-3 with their only other losses to out-of-state national powers Chaminade (N.Y.) and St. Anthony's (N.Y.). The Rams are 14-1 with their only loss to Lynnbrook (N.Y.).
Certainly the real season doesn't begin until two weeks with the Class L tournament that begins on June 1. And the Jesuits aren't going to lose any sleep over this regular-season loss to the Rams.
But I am looking forward to the potential postseason matchups between these two teams. The Rams and Jesuits will likely meet two more times and you can expect no prisoners to be taken by either team in both matchups. In my opinion, because of the heated rivalry between the two teams, I believe the only team in this state that can derail the Jesuits from winning five straight Class L and SCC titles are the Rams.
The SCC tournament begins on Monday with quarterfinal games and Cheshire now becomes the No. 1 seed with Fairfield Prep No. 2. Both should meet in the championship game on May 28 at Branford High at 7 p.m.
With due respect to the other teams in Class L, hopefully the tournament seedings will have the Rams and Jesuits in different brackets with the potential for a final 2010 matchup in the Class L championship game.
That would be a game for the ages....

Here is the list for today


BASEBALL
NVL
Ansonia at Derby, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Morgan, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
SCC Oronoque
North Haven at East Haven, ppd.to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Fairchester League tournament (at site of higher seed) - final
No. 4 Brunswick at No. 3 Hopkins, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL
NVL
Naugatuck at Holy Cross, ppd., TBA
Derby at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Pomperaug at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
Shoreline
North Branford at Hale-Ray, ppd., TBA
SCC Housatonic
Shelton at Amity, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Mercy at Cheshire, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Wilbur Cross at Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE
St. Bernard at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Branford at Mercy, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Shelton at West Haven, ppd. to Monday, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS
SCC
Branford at Cheshire, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
East Haven at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Hillhouse (Edgewood Park), ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Shelton at Foran, ppd. to Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Career at West Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hand at Xavier (Watrous Park, Cromwell), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.


GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Seymour at Woodland, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Weston, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ GOLF
CSC
Goodwin Tech at O’Brien Tech (Orange Hills CC), ppd., TBA
Shoreline
Valley Regional at North Branford (Tradition GC, Wallingford), ppd., TBA
Morgan at Old Saybrook (Fenwick GC), ppd., TBA
SCC
Lyman Hall at Wilbur Cross (Alling Memorial GC), ppd., TBA
Hamden at Career (Alling Memorial GC), cancelled
Notre Dame-West Haven, Law at Sheehan (Farms CC), ppd., TBA
Hand, Guilford at Branford (Pine Orchard CC), ppd. to Thursday, 3 p.m.
North Haven at Shelton (Brownson CC), 3 p.m.
Cheshire at Foran (Grassy Hill CC), ppd., TBA
Hand at North Haven (Wallingford CC), cancelled

GIRLS’ GOLF
Cheshire at Bunnell (Oronoque CC), ppd. to June 2, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ TRACK
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Valley Regional, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hyde at Portland, cancelled
SWC
Pomperaug, Bunnell at Masuk, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Bethel, Brookfield, Stratford at Barlow, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TRACK
Non-league
Platt Tech, O’Brien Tech at Woodland, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Morgan at East Hampton, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Coginchaug at Valley Regional, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hyde at Portland, cancelled

Most of the area baseball and softball games in the SCC are on for today despite inclement weather in the morning.

All baseball, softball, girls' tennis and boys' volleyball teams have to have all games completed by May 27. But in the SCC, teams are going to have even less time to complete games since the SCC league playoffs begin May 24 or 25.

Rain is in the forecast for next Tuesday and Wednesday, which may mean the league playoffs in certain sports will need to be pushed back in order to complete the regular season.

Time will tell...

Here is Wednesday's list:

BASEBALL
Bullard-Havens Tech at Platt Tech, ppd. to Friday, 3 p.m.

NVL
Seymour at Torrington, ppd. to Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Derby at Sacred Heart (Municipal Stadium), ppd. to Thursday, 6 p.m.
Ansonia at Naugatuck, ppd. to Saturday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at Old Saybrook, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45
Coginchaug at East Hampton, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Fairfield Prep at West Haven, ppd., TBA
SCC Hammonasset
Law at Hillhouse, ppd. to Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Hand at Foran, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
SCC Oronoque
North Haven at East Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Cheshire at Sheehan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Shelton at Lyman Hall, ppd., TBA
SCC interdivision
Notre Dame-West Haven at Amity, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
Guilford at Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
SWC
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Bunnell, ppd. to Saturday, 3 p.m.
Stratford at Immaculate, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
FCIAC
Stamford at St. Joseph, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Stamford, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Bunnell, ppd. to Saturday, 3 p.m.
NVL
Naugatuck at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Derby, ppd., TBA
Shoreline
Coginchaug at East Hampton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Portland at Old Saybrook, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at North Branford (Totoket Park), ppd. to Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Hale-Ray at Westbrook, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Hillhouse at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Shelton at Amity, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Sheehan at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Mercy at Cheshire, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Wilbur Cross at Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
East Haven at Career (East Shore), ppd. to Thursday, 7 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Hamden at West Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
SWC
Bunnell at Stratford (Short Beach), ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at Old Lyme, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Valley Regional, ppd. to May 25, 3:45 p.m.
Morgan at North Branford, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC
East Haven at Sheehan, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Branford at Amity, ppd., TBA
North Haven at Cheshire, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Wilbur Cross at Shelton, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
Career at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Monday, 3:45 p.m.
Guilford at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Law at Notre Dame-West Haven (Yale)
Hand at Xavier (Watrous Park, Cromwell), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Foran at Hamden, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
West Haven at Hillhouse (Edgewood Park), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
CSC
Platt Tech at Prince Tech, ppd. to Tuesday, 3 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Naugatuck at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
SWC
Stratford at Bunnell, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Valley Regional at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Non-league
East Haven at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
SCC
Foran at North Haven, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Career (East Shore), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS’ GOLF
NVL
St. Paul Catholic at Ansonia/Derby Co-op (Race Brook CC), ppd. to Thursday, 2:15 p.m.
SCC
Foran at Hillhouse (Alling Memorial GC), ppd. to today, 2:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Morgan (Clinton CC), ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ GOLF
Lauralton Hall at Bunnell (Oronoque CC), ppd., TBA.
Canton at Mercy (Lyman Orchards GC-Jones Course), ppd., TBA

BOYS’ TRACK
SCC
Xavier at Hamden, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TRACK
SCC
Career at East Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Cheshire, Wilbur Cross at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.

http://casciac.org/
It's amazing what a team can do when it enjoys double-digit scoring against opponents.
Thanks to double-digit scoring, the North Branford girls' lacrosse team has been one of the hottest teams in the Shoreline Conference the past three weeks.
The Thunderbirds head into today's game with Morgan on a six-game win streak.
One reason for the streak has been a balanced scoring attack. The T-Birds have outscored opponents 75-46 in the last six games.
North Branford's offense is led by Kirsten Kilburn (42 points), Sara Robertson (38 points), Kelsey Platner (31 points) and Kelly Martin (12 points).

Today, Notre Dame-West Haven, led by ace Brian Engstrom, hosts Hamden in a key SCC Quinnipiac Division matchup at Race Brook CC at 2:45 p.m.

On Tuesday, Geoff Vartelas and Xavier, make the trek down to Fairfield to face Fairfield Prep at Brooklawn CC. Expect Vartelas and the rest to use this as a tuneup for the SCC championship meet, which will be held at Brooklawn on May 25.

In the beginning of this season, Cheshire girl's lacrosse standout Katharine Eddy played a bit tentative coming off of nine months of rehab for an ACL injury at the end of the 2009 lacrosse season. But the scoring phenom has given notice she is back with 12 goals in her last two games.

She had six goals in a 10-7 win over SCC rival Hamden on Thursday and six goals in an 18-7 non-league win over Southington on Saturday.

http://www.casciac.org/
One of the most successful girls' lacrosse teams in the area lately has been Southern Connecticut Conference power Cheshire. Heading into Saturday's game with Southington, the Rams had won five games in a row and eight of their last nine. This includes wins over SCC foes Guilford (18-10 win), Branford (13-4), Amity (19-4) and Hamden (10-7).

Mercy snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 13-6 SCC win over Shelton on Thursday.

The Hamden girls had a three-game win streak snapped by SCC foe Cheshire on Thursday (10-7 loss to Cheshire).

The two preseason tennis favorites in the Southern Connecticut Conference took another step forward against Amity Friday.
Fairfield Prep beat Amity for the second time this season, this time sweeping the Spartans 7-0. Tom O'Brien, Ryan Carr and Jason Ottomano, Prep's top three singles players, are all among the league's best.
The Hand girls beat Amity 6-1 for the second time this year. Alex Petrini, Hand's top singles player, has not lost yet this season. Taylor Fay and Kristen Doerer round out a very sound top three for the Tigers.
Don't expect anything to change when the SCC tournament commences in a few weeks: Prep and Hand will likely be the teams left standing in the finals at Yale University on May 26.

http://www.laxpower.com/

Among the local boys' and girls' teams in the New Haven area, the Southern Connecticut Conference has the biggest presence in the boys and girls state rankings by Laxpower.com as of today (May 7).

Among the top 20 in the boys rankings, Fairfield Prep (10-1) is No. 2, Cheshire (9-1) is No. 6, Xavier (8-2) is No. 18 and Guilford (7-4) is No. 19. St. Joseph (8-2), which competes in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Conference, is No. 9.
FCIAC power Darien (10-2) is No. 1.

In the girls rankings among the top 20, Hand (9-2) is No. 5 and Cheshire (8-2) is No. 8. FCIAC power Darien (10-1) is No. 1

As the days wind down in May, so does the boys' and girls' lacrosse regular season in anticipation of the postseason.
First on tap in the postseason for the boys and girls in the Southern Connecticut Conference will be the annual SCC tournament with the top eight boys and girls teams advancing to the playoffs.
Here is the schedule released by SCC commissioner Al Carbone:

May 24 - Boys and Girls Quarterfinals at Higher Seeds (teams, sites to be determined)
May 26 - Boys Semifinals at Branford High - 5 and 7 p.m.
May 26 - Girls Semifinals at Hamden High - 5 and 7 p.m.
May 28 - Championship Games at Branford High - Girls - 5 p.m.; Boys - 7 p.m

Former Notre Dame of West Haven multi-sport athlete Luke Curadi (2009 graduate), who resides in Cheshire, signed a National Letter of Intent to play hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Monday morning.
Curadi will actually spend next hockey season playing for the DuBuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League before enrolling at RPI in the Fall of 2011 in time for the 2011-2012 season.
Curadi played varsity hockey his first three years at Notre Dame. He also played football and track as a freshman and lacrosse as a sophomore before devoting himself full-time to hockey.

During his senior year, Curadi played for the Hartford Junior Wolf Pack before going to the British Columbia Hockey League last season. As a member of the Penticton Vees, Curadi played in 58 of the teams’ 60 games and scored seven goals and added 10 assists as a defenseman. Penticton finished second in its division with a 48-8 record. They were eliminated in the semifinal round of the league playoffs.