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Congratulations to the 2019 Spring Sports Player/Coach of the Year, presented by COS Now, the walk-in orthopaedic center of Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists.

Player of Year

Baseball – Ryan Strollo (Cheshire)

Softball – Mia Juodaitis (Cheshire)

Boys Lacrosse – Div. I – Mason Reale (Fairfield Prep), John DeLucia (Guilford)

Boys Lacrosse – Div. 2 – Robbie Lionetti (Branford)

Boys Volleyball – Colby Hayes (Cheshire)

Boys Tennis – Div. I – Josh Israel (Daniel Hand)

Boys Tennis – Div. 2 – Ustav Sibramani (Cheshire)

Girls Tennis – Div. 1 – Julia Migliorini (North Haven)

Girls Tennis – Div. 2 – Lucia Pino (Jonathan Law)

Boys Outdoor Track & Field – Deshaune Poole (Hillhouse)

Girls Outdoor Track & Field – Erica Marriott (North Haven)

Girls Lacrosse – Div. I – Annie Eddy (Cheshire)

Girls Lacrosse – Div. 2 - Carlee Crispens (Sheehan)

Boys Golf – Div. I – Chris Fosdick (Xavier)

Boys Golf – Div. 2 – Kyle St. Pierre (Shelton)

Girls Golf – Tess Csejka (Amity Regional)

Coach of Year

Baseball -  Mike Lussier (Cheshire)

Softball – Joe Morrell (West Haven)

Boys Lacrosse – Div. I – Brian White (Guilford)

Boys Lacrosse – Div. 2 – Jim May (Branford)

Boys Golf – Div. I – Bob Bernier (Fairfield Prep)

Boys Golf – Div. 2 – David Esteban (Guilford)

Girls Golf – John Williams (Cheshire)

Boys Outdoor Track & Field – Michelle Moore (Hillhouse), Travis Gale (Wilbur Cross)

Girls Outdoor Track & Field – Gary Moore (Hillhouse)

Boys Tennis – Div. I – Matt Fraenza (Branford)

Boys Tennis – Div. 2 – Jamie Canny (Shelton)

Girls Tennis – Div. I – Missy Kaminski (Foran)

Girls Tennis – Div. 2 – Samantha Provenzano (Lyman Hall)

Boys Volleyball – Sue Bavone (Cheshire)

The SCC crowned 32 playoff champions (17 girls, 15 boys) in 2018-19 in 28 different sports. 

Fourteen different schools won a SCC playoff title in 2018-19.  Daniel Hand and Cheshire each won 5 league titles. In addition, fourteen different schools were a SCC runner-up in 2018-19.   Amity Regional had 5 runner-ups.

Click here for the complete list of fall, winter and spring playoff champions (pdf)

Click here for the 2019 Spring Sports All-Conference teams (boys/girls golf, boys volleyball, boys/girls tennis, boys/girls lacrosse, boys/girls outdoor track & field, baseball, softball)

The Southern Connecticut Conference held a “25^th Anniversary Celebration Clambake” at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday, June 10.  Nearly 260 attendees enjoyed the great food, raffle prizes and comraderie.

Many thanks to the following event sponsors.

#SCC25 Turn Back the Clock – Lots of Firsts on June 10

June 10, 2006 – Fairfield Prep outlasts Norwalk, 13-12, in four overtimes to the win the Class L boys lacrosse state title.   Down five goals with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Prep rallied and tied the game to force overtime.  

June 10, 2006 – Max Russell pitched a six-hitter as Amity defeated Bristol Central, 3-2, to win the Class LL baseball title at Yale Field.  Russell won three games in the tournament and saved another allowing just two runs in 19 2/3 innings of work.  It was the Spartans’ first state title. 

June 10, 2011 – A brother-sister combo – Notre Dame’s Gary Flowers (Class L baseball) and Sacred Heart Academy’s Molly Flowers (Class M softball) – both pitched their teams to state titles.   Notre Dame defeated Farmington, 2-1, while SHA defeated Seymour, 4-3.

Click here for the New Haven Register article about the Flowers' siblings

June 10, 2017 – Branford girls lacrosse defeats PompForanhttps://www.gametimect.com/class-l-baseball-destinys-darlings-foran-tops-north-haven-caps-off-cinderella-run/eraug, 15-8, to win the Class M state title.  It is the first time a SCC girls lacrosse team won a state championship.  Also that day, Amity Regional falls to Staples in the Class L baseball title game.  The loss ended the Spartans’ state-record 28-game state tournament winning streak.  

Finally that evening, the Foran baseball team completed its rags-to-riches journey as the tournament’s 32^nd seed, defeating league-rival North Haven, 8-2, in the Class L state championship game.  The Lions started the season 1-11, before winning of 12 of its final 13 games.

Branford

Congratulations to the following SCC teams who have won state titles this spring:

Hillhouse boys outdoor track (Class MM)

Hillhouse girls outdoor track & field (Class M)

Daniel Hand girls tennis (Class M – defeated Lauralton Hall, 6-1)

Daniel Hand boys golf (Division II)

The following four teams were state runner-ups:

Amity Regional boys outdoor track & field (Class L)

Lauralton Hall girls tennis (Class M – lost to Daniel Hand, 6-1)

Cheshire boys volleyball (Class M - lost to Newington, 3-1 -- 25-16, 16-25, 19-25, 22-25)

East Haven softball (Class L - lost to Masuk, 2-0) 

Great Blue Research is the presenting sponsor of the Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athlete Recognition program.

The SCC Scholar Athlete recognition program recognizes the “best of the best” in the SCC.  Recipients are selected by their school’s coaches and athletic directors. Recipients must have a minimum of a B (3.0) average overall and be a varsity letterwinner. Recipients should also demonstrate leadership qualities by: being a positive role model for other students both on and off the field; exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; and putting the needs of the team before themselves.

SCC Spring Scholar Athletes – Spring 2019

Amity Regional:  Samuel Mahler (outdoor track & field), Elizabeth Brownfield (softball)

Branford:  Mary Nwagboli (outdoor track & field), Anders Brown (lacrosse)

Career Magnet:  Nicolas Avila (baseball), Gina Patel (tennis)

Cheshire: Jenny Wang (tennis), Ryan Cyr (baseball)

Daniel Hand:  Samantha Riordan (tennis), Julian Banerji (baseball)

East Haven:  Mikayla Raffone (tennis), Nate Furino (baseball)

Fairfield Prep:  Jamie Paul (sailing), Evan Bean (crew)

Foran:  Ryan DeMarco (lacrosse), Natalie Hubler (tennis)

Guilford:  Charlotte Zimmer (tennis), Ben Panagoulias (baseball)

Hamden:  Ava Albis (tennis), Akshar Agarwal (tennis)

Hillhouse:  Yesenny Lina (softball), Emani Williams (outdoor track & field)

Jonathan Law:  Cali Jolley (softball), Bryan Reed (baseball)

Lauralton Hall:  Sydney O’Neil (lacrosse), Theresa Piscitelli (golf)

Lyman Hall:  Carly Jacobs (outdoor track & field), Andrew Horobin (outdoor track & field)

Mercy:  Cameryn Antler (lacrosse), Rachael Cipolla (outdoor track & field)

North Haven:  Grace Gillooly (lacrosse), Daniella Bryson (tennis)

Notre Dame: Jason Ostrowski (baseball), Tom Rosati (golf)

Sacred Heart Academy:  Sofia Verna (lacrosse)

Sheehan:  Shreya Patel (tennis), John Yoder (tennis)

Shelton:  Jacquelyn Simington (outdoor track & field), Robert Dillon (outdoor track & field)

West Haven: Skyler Serenson (tennis), Dominic Cambino (baseball)

Wilbur Cross:  Andrew Marrero (baseball), Olivia Ferrara (softball)

Xavier:  Nick DeBrizzi (baseball), Jake Woznyk (lacrosse)

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#SCC25 Turn Back the Clock – May 30

May 30 has been a very busy day in the 25-year history of the Southern Connecticut Conference. 

Here are some highlights from this day in SCC history.