Seventeen high school athletic programs have been selected as CIAC Michael’s Achievement Cup exemplary programs recognizing their outstanding achievement as overall athletics programs for the 2012-13
academic year.

The 2012-13 Michael’s Achievement Cup exemplary programs by class:
LL: Cheshire, Fairfield Ludlowe
L: Bunnell, Hand
MM: Brookfield, Ledyard
M: East Catholic, Northwestern, Weston
SS: Bloomfield, East Hampton, Lyman Memorial, Sacred Heart
S: Gilbert, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Shepaug Valley

The 17 schools represent all six classifications and are selected based on achievement in seven distinct areas which are sportsmanship, participation, athletic scholarship, athletic personnel, equity, chemical free initiatives
and athletic achievement.

The schools will be honored at the CIAC Sportsmanship Conference at the AquaTurf in Southington on Nov. 21, and the overall Michael’s Achievement Cup recipient will be announced.
The Michael’s Achievement Cup was created in the early 1980s as the brainchild of Roy Michaels, the
owner of Michaels Jewelry, in an effort to recognize outstanding athletic programs. The program recognized yearly winners since that time, and then in 2008 transitioned directly to CIAC oversight of the program.

Cheshire girls' swim coach Dan Mascolo (Register file photo)

The 2013 girls' swimming season kicks off today and while the Cheshire girls’ swim team lost some key swimmers from last season, including Jenna Cannata, Sara Barlok, Kenzie Keddy, Molly Condron and Taylor Deubel, coach Dan Mascolo is confident the Rams have a good shot to defend their Southern Connecticut Conference title.
The Rams used their talent and depth to win the 2012 SCC swim meet with 1,314 points and continue to have the talent and depth in 2013 despite the losses from last season.
Among the top returners are Lindsay Smalec (butterfly, individual medley), Laura Mongillo (backstroke, IM), Denise Costello (freestyles, breaststroke), Delaney Molnar (butterfly, freestyles), Taylor Plumley (distance freestyles) and Erin Mostoller (diving).
“We have a very deep team once again and we should be pretty strong in the odd stroke events this season,” Mascolo said. “We are looking to build on last year’s success in the SCC and are looking forward to a very competitive (CIAC) Class L meet this season.”
Among the newcomers expected to make an impact this season are freshmen Lily Kurtz (IM, breaststroke), Kristen Reid (freestyles), Emily Murphy (backstroke, freestyles) and Danielle Dietrich (butterfly, breaststroke).

 Tonight (online) and Friday (newspaper) begins our previews for the fall sports season.

Pictured above, captains Rebecca Ligi, left, and Eryn Dorsey will lead the Cheshire girls volleyball team in the Southern Connecticut Conference. Can the Rams win a state title? Henry Chisholm takes a look at Cheshire's title aspirations. After the article online, check out Henry's 10 area players to watch.

Up next:
Girls swimming - Saturday
Soccer - Sunday
Cross country - Monday
Field hockey - Tuesday.

The regular season begins on Tuesday. Good luck to all teams.

James Luis has been named the new Cheshire girls' soccer coach. He had been a former assistant at the high school and was the head coach at Cheshire Academy.
He replaces Andy Ashworth who resigned after two seasons. Ashworth was the Register's Area Coach of the year in 2011.

Dates and times have been announced for the 2013 football games between the Southern Connecticut Conference and the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the first of a two-year agreement called the SCC-FCIAC Challenge.

Seventeen games will be played during the opening week next September. SCC commissioner Al Carbone said the games will be spread out over four days, mainly due to the Yom Kippur holiday that falls on Sept. 13, 2013. There are also seven additional bye week games between the two conferences that will be held throughout next season.

2013 SCC-FCIAC CHALLENGE

WEEK 1
Wednesday, Sept. 11

Hillhouse at Darien, 3 p.m.

Fairfield Prep at Stamford, 6 p.m.

Cheshire at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.

Law vs. Harding at Kennedy Stadium, 6 p.m.

Fairfield Warde at Foran, 7 p.m.

New Canaan at Hand, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 12

Staples at Xavier, 6 p.m.

North Haven at Bridgeport Central, 6 p.m.

West Haven at Greenwich, 7 p.m.

Trumbull at Shelton, 7 p.m.

Danbury at Hamden, 7 p.m.

Wilton at Guilford, 7 p.m.

Bassick at East Haven, 7 p.m.

Fairfield Ludlowe at Lyman Hall, 7 p.m.

Wilbur Cross at McMahon, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13

Trinity Catholic at Sheehan, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14

Notre Dame-West Haven at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.

BYE WEEK GAMES

Friday, Sept. 20: St. Joseph at Fairfield Prep, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 27: Branford at Wilton, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 4: Ridgefield at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12: Foran at Trinity Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 1: Sheehan at Fairfield Warde, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 8: East Haven at Fairifield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15: Darien at North Haven, 7 p.m.

By Dan Nowak, Register Staff
dnowak@nhregister.com / Twitter: @NHRDanNowak

NEW HAVEN — The Amity girls’ swim team may have gone undefeated during the Southern Connecticut Conference regular season, but it was Cheshire that returned to the top spot in Monday’s league championship meet.

Sara Barlok won the 100-yard backstroke in 59.91 seconds and Taylor Deubel won the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.20 to lead the Rams to the team championship at Southern Connecticut State’s Moore Fieldhouse with 1,314 points. Amity was second with 1,037.5 points, followed by Branford with 694.5.

Amity snapped the Rams’ 17-year SCC team championship win streak last season. Cheshire has now won 18 of the 19 SCC championship meets.


Read more about Cheshire's return to the top of the SCC.

The CIAC has released its pairings for the girls' lacrosse Class L, M and S tournaments and some local New Haven area teams appear poised to make a long post season run.
In Class L, Cheshire is the No. 1 seed and has the talent and depth to get to the championship game this season led on offense by Maria Blois, Emma Farrel, Kathleen Kallbian and Alyssa Hague among others. But it won't be easy for the Rams in the upper bracket who could potentially face No. 8 Ridgefield in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Staples in the semifinals. No. 2 Newtown and No. 3 Greenwich are the top challengers in the lower bracket.
In Class M, defending champion Darien, the No. 9 seed, is the is the team to beat. The Blue Wave have five losses but they are the result of one of the toughest schedules in girls lacrosse in the state.
No. 1 New Canaan, No. 3 Wilton and No. 6 Barlow are the top challengers for the Blue Wave.
Hand, led by goalie Christy Forrest, and Guilford, led by high scoring Riley Smith and Leigh Rooney, have the talent to advance in Class M. But Hand would have to get by New Canaan and Darien just to get to the semifinals.
In Class S, Shoreline Conference powers No. 1 Haddam-Killingworth and No. 12 North Branford have a solid shot to get to the championship game, but only one could do it since both would potentially meet in the semifinals. The Cougars are led on offense by Kiley Anderson and the Thunderbirds are led by high-scoring Emmy Dulak.
The top challengers for the Shoreline teams are No. 2 Granby and No. 3 Weston.

The CIAC released the pairings for the Class L, M and S boys' lacrosse tournaments and one noticeable item is Cheshire being in unfamiliar territoy - in a qualifying round in the Class L tournament.
No. 16 seed Cheshire, 8-10, hosts No. 17 Simsbury today (Friday) at 7 p.m. in the qualifying round game.
The Rams haven't had a complete team until recently with several players out due to injury and sickness. But the Rams have gotten healthy at the right time and should get to the first round where they would potentially face top seed Simsbury on Wednesday at Simsbury at 4:30 p.m.
The Rams have the talent front to back to pull off an upset or two. The wildcard could be goalie Will Devine who has talent.
Fairfield Prep and defending champion Ridgefield, both  among the top five in the Register's Top 10 poll all season, are the teams to beat in Class L. Ridgefield recently had a huge win against No. 1 ranked Darien (competing in Class M). Prep will be facing Hand today at 3 p.m. in the Southern Connecticut Conference final at Branford High.
In Class M, Darien is on a mission to win it all and will likely take no prisoners. The Blue Wave have nearly a dozen players headed to Division I-II colleges led by Case Matheis, ranked the No. 1 rectruit in the nation this season. Matheis has committed to play at Duke.
Locally, Guilford and Hand have the best shot to advance far in Class M but both are in very difficult brackets.
In Class S, Barlow, Weston and Granby are the teams to beat. Weston, ranked No., 10 in the Register's Top 10 poll the last two weeks, has the depth on both ends of the field to win it all.
Locally, Old Lyme and Notre Dame-Fairfield could pull off an upset or two in the first two rounds.

By Sports staff


Twitter: @nhrsports



Cheshire football coach Mark Ecke said in an email to media outlets Monday night that he is stepping down.



“I am contacting you this evening to let you know that I have decided to step down from my duties as head football coach at Cheshire High School. It was a difficult decision, but one that I believe best serves my family, the football program and my players,” Ecke said in the email.



Ecke’s decision comes almost two weeks after being suspended due to an alleged incident at a junior varsity lacrosse game on May 3 in Glastonbury in which police were called to the field.



CHECK OUT MORE ON WHAT ECKE HAD TO SAY.

Here is the complete list:


BASEBALL
Non-league
Platt Tech at Career (West Rock Park), ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
O’Brien Tech at Westbrook, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.
NVL
Ansonia at Kennedy (Municipal Stadium),ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Seymour at Watertown, ppd., TBA
Derby at St. Paul, ppd., TBA
SCC Housatonic
Sheehan at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 5 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Branford at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Foran at Law,ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SOFTBALL
NVL
Kennedy at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Naugatuck at Crosby, ppd. to Friday, 3:30 p.m.
St. Paul at Derby, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.
Watertown at Seymour, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Non-league
East Haven at Platt Tech (Foote Field), ppd. to Wednesday at East Haven, 5 p.m.
Morgan at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Berlin at Hale-Ray, 7 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Lyman Hall at Foran, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart Academy at Hamden, ppd. to Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Shoreline
Old Saybrook at Westbrook, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Pomperaug at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Friday, 4:15 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at McMahon, ppd. to Thursday, 2 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
SCC
Cheshire at Xavier, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Non-league
Morgan at Stonington, ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Shoreline
Old Lyme at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SCC
Cheshire at Hand, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC West Sectional at Amity, ppd. to Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Hyde, Westbrook at Morgan (Peters Complex), ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC West Sectional at Amity, ppd. to Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug, Cromwell at Valley Regional,ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hyde, Westbrook at Morgan (Peters Complex), ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Preps
St. Luke’s at Hamden Hall, ppd., TBA
SCC
Foran at West Haven (Painter Park),ppd. to Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Shelton at North Haven, ppd. to Monday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at Westbrook, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Watertown at Seymour, ppd., TBA
Non-league
Stratford at Law, ppd.to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
East Lyme at Guilford, ppd., TBA
SCC
Branford at Shelton, ppd., TBA
West Haven at Hillhouse/Career (East Shore), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS’ GOLF
CSC
O’Brien Tech at Goodwin Tech (Stanley GC), ppd., TBA
SCC
Xavier at Cheshire (Farms CC), ppd., TBA
Hand at East Haven (Alling GC), ppd., TBA
Hamden at Shelton (Brownson CC), ppd. to Thursday, 2:45 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Foran (Grassy Hill CC), ppd. to Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Guilford, Foran at Branford (Pine Orchard CC), ppd., TBA
Fairfield Prep at Amity (CC of Woodbridge), ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ GOLF
Haddam-Killingworth, Sacred Heart Academy at Canton (Tower Ridge CC), cancelled

By Luther Turmelle and Joe Morelli, Register Staff


lturmelle@nhregister.com / jmorelli@nhregister.com / Twitter: @LutherTurmelle @nhrJoeMorelli


Cheshire High School football coach Mark Ecke has been placed on suspension from his position pending a hearing due to unspecified conduct issues, Gerry Brittingham, chairman of the Cheshire Board of Education, said Friday.

Brittingham declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the suspension or when it initially took affect. Brittingham also said the hearing has not been scheduled yet.

“We are waiting to get the schedule of (board labor attorney) Floyd Dugas,” he said.


Read what Ecke had to say about the situation.

Dan Mascolo has been named the new head girls' swim coach at Cheshire, replacing the legendary Ed Aston.
Mascolo is currently an assistant with Cheshire's boys'swim team.
Aston coached the Rams for 37 seasons, winning 29 league championships, 26 CIAC state championships and 13 State Open titles with 12 runner-up finishes. Cheshire won a national record 281 consecutive dual-meet matches. The streak started in 1986 and Glastonbury ended it on Oct. 5, 2011.
Aston also coached the boys' team for 33 years, retiring from that position in 2005.

Here are today's postponements on the area schedule:

BASEBALL
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Danbury, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
CSC
Kaynor Tech at O’Brien Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Abbott Tech at Whitney Tech, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Goodwin Tech at Platt Tech, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
NVL
Holy Cross at Seymour (French Park), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Ansonia at Crosby (Washington Park), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Westbrook at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
East Hampton at North Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Old Saybrook at Hyde/Hillhouse, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Morgan at Portland, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Guilford at Hand, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Xavier at Hamden, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
West Haven at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Cheshire at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shelton at Sheehan, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
North Haven at Wilbur Cross, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Career at East Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Law at Notre Dame-West Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Amity at Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Stratford at Bethel, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
Barlow at Bunnell, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL
FCIAC
Danbury at St. Joseph, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
CSC
O’Brien Tech at Kaynor Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Whitney Tech at Abbott Tech, ppd. to May 1, 3:30 p.m.
NVL
Crosby at Ansonia, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Woodland at Naugatuck, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Seymour at Holy Cross, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Kennedy at Derby, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Old Lyme, ppd., TBA
East Hampton at North Branford, ppd., TBA
Morgan at Portland, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Hamden at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to Thursday, 3;45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Amity at Sheehan, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Wilbur Cross at North Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Branford at Career (East Shore Athletic Complex), ppd. to Tuesday. 4 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Hillhouse at Foran, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Guilford at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SCC interdivision
East Haven at Cheshire, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Kolbe Cathedral at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to May 3, 3:30 p.m.
Barlow at Bunnell, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
SCC
Guilford at North Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shelton at Amity, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Preps
Hamden Hall at Hopkins, ppd., TBA
BOYS’ TENNIS
SWC
Stratford at Bunnell, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC
Branford at Career (Edgewood Park), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Sheehan at Hand, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Crosby at Ansonia (Nolan Field), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Seymour at Holy Cross, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Barlow, ppd., TBA
Bunnell at Stratford (Short Beach), ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ GOLF
SCC
Law at Lyman Hall (Wallingford CC), ppd., TBA
Non-league
Cheshire at Wolcott (Farmingbury CC), ppd., TBA
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Valley Regional (Fox Hopyard CC), ppd., TBA

Heading into last season, the Cheshire boys’ lacrosse team knew the season would be a work in progress with 22 players lost to graduation from the Rams’ CIAC Class L championship squad of 2010. The losses included standouts Todd Heritage (attack), Nate Gaudio (goalie) and Hank Carisio (defense) and the result was at best an up-and-down season.


The Rams lost in the first round of the Class L tournament and ended up 12-10 overall.

Read more about Cheshire here

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The Register Preseason Top 10 poll

Top 10 Boys players to watch

Top 10 Girls players to watch

Boys team by team capsules

Girls team by team capsules


5 Boys Games Not To Miss This Season

No. 8 Cheshire at No. 2 Fairfield Prep, April 10, 4 p.m.: An early key matchup of the top two SCC teams that also happen to be ranked in the Register’s Top 10 preseason poll.


Amity vs. Hingham (Mass.) at Quinnipiac University, April 14, 4 p.m.: The first of two out-of-state games for the talented Spartans.

No. 9 Simsbury at No. 8 Cheshire, April 19, 11 a.m.: The experienced and talented Rams host one of the top teams from northern Connecticut.

No. 1 Darien at St. Joseph, April 21, 1 p.m.: The defending CIAC Class S champion Cadets take on the top-ranked team in the state.

No. 6 Greenwich at No. 2 Fairfield Prep, May 7, 4:30 p.m.: The Jesuits, who boast one of the toughest schedules in the state, face off against one of the favorites to challenge for the Class L title.


5 Girls Games Not To Be Missed This Season

Hand at Cheshire, April 10, 7 p.m.: The two top teams in the SCC face off in the first of two regular-season meetings.


Greenwich at Cheshire, April 14, 6 p.m.: The Rams take on one of the state’s top attackers (Greenwich’s Claire Feeney) and top midfielders (Greenwich’s Tori Dunster).

Hamden at Sacred Heart Academy, April 14, 10 a.m.: Two longtime cross-town rivals face off in the first of two regular-season meetings.

Greenwich at Hand, April 21, Noon: The high-scoring Cardinals face Hand goalie Christy Forrest, one of the top goalies in the state.

Glastonbury at Cheshire, May 17, 7 p.m.: A pair of top players committed to play at Quinnipiac meet with Glastonbury attacker Katie DeVito facing Cheshire midfielder Maria Blois.

No. 2 seed Shelton beat No. 3 Amity 1-0 Thursday night to get a chance to defend its SCC championship on Saturday. Standing in the way is No. 4 seed Cheshire, which advanced past top-seeded Sacred Heart Academy in penalty kicks in the semifinals. game time is 5 p.m. at East Haven High. This is the third matchup between the two Housy rivals with Shelton going 1-0-1.
That will be preceded by the SCC boys final at 3 p.m., pitting No. 2 Fairfield Prep against No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven, a 1-0 winner over top-seeded Cheshire. Prep beat Guilford 3-0 on Wednesday and went 1-0-1 against ND during the regular season.

Wednesday's games are complete and now, the SCC tournament pairings are set for boys soccer for Saturday's quarterfinals. Times will be announced later today:

No. 8 Hand at No. 1 Cheshire
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven
No. 7 Shelton at No. 2 Fairfield Prep
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford

The semifinals are Monday at the higher seed and the final is next Wednesday at East Haven High at 5 p.m.

Fairfield Prep is the only boys' soccer team in the Southern Connecticut Conference to have won a division title, clinching the SCC Quinnipiac.
Three are up for grabs Saturday. The Guilford-Hand winner claims the Hammonasset. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Surf Club in Madison.
Shelton could only manage a scoreless tie with Amity Thursday night, failing to clinch the Housatonic. That means Cheshire can earn a share of the title with a win over Shelton at home on Saturday. Shelton can still clinch with a win or tie. Game time is 11:30 a.m.
And if North Haven beats Branford tonight (6:30 in Branford) and East Haven Saturday (5:30 at North Haven), it clinches the SCC Oronoque. If it slips up, there could be a four-way tie for the division with North Haven, Branford, Wilbur Cross and Career/Hillhouse.

In girls' soccer, Sacred Heart Academy has clinched the Quinnipiac, North Haven has won the Oronoque and Guilford has won the Hammonasset.
That leaves the Housatonic and Saturday's big game between Cheshire and Shelton at Shelton at 6 p.m. Cheshire won at Amity Thursday to stay alive in its defense of the title. Saturday's winner is the division champion.

The Cheshire football team will try to snap its two-game losing streak on the road yet again this Friday.
With rain in the forecast over the next few days, Cheshire's home game has been pushed back. The Rams will play Wilbur Cross at Sheehan High Friday at 7 p.m.

Cheshire's next home game is Oct. 28 against Foran.

First place is on the line tonight in the SCC Housatonic Division tonight as the Shelton boys' team hosts Cheshire. The winner will be the only remaining unbeaten team in the division.
The same two teams battle in girls' action today at 3:45 in Cheshire. If Cheshire, the defending champ, beats Shelton, the reigning league and Class LL state champ, then Amity will be the only unbeaten in the Housy.
In the SCC Oronoque, the Career/Hillhouse-Wilbur Cross boys game has been moved to East Haven High tonight at 6 due to poor field conditions at East Shore Park. Cross is the only unbeaten team in the division.

Then you have the best rivalry in the league - Hand vs. Guilford, part I - at 7 tonight at Guilford High. Hand is the defending division and league champion.

Head on out to a game near you...

Photo above supplied by Bob Behrer


According to Bob Behrer, Cheshire turf committee chairman, Hurricane Irene had no impact on the installation of the turf field at Cheshire High. When this reporter visited the turf site, there was no sign of damage or impact from water.
"The field is moving forward," Behrer said. "The top soil has been removed and we are at the base level. The foreman was pleased on Monday after the hurricane. He said there wasn't a single puddle and said our field will drain wonderfully. There were no problems.
"The photo (above) shows the first 125 feet-plus of slot drain installed (Tuesday). Once around the track they will form up the inside and pour the concrete curbing between the field and track. Drain pipes are on site and the stone base will follow. Everyone is asking if we will be ahead of schedule and these professionals say we are on target for mid October for the field followed by the track two weeks later."
R.A.D. is the construction company installing the turf.