WELCOME TO THE 15TH YEAR

Welcome to the 15th year of the Southern Connecticut Conference... Founded in 1994-95, the SCC enters the 2008-09 academic year with 23 member schools and nearly 23,000 students... The fall sports season starts Tuesday, September 9... Click here to access our 23 member school sports schedules.

SCC To Utilize Football Tiebreaker

(9-3-08) -- For the first time in the league’s 15-year existence, there will be a tiebreaker in regular-season football contests in the Southern Connecticut Conference... Click here for the news release

Six SCC Football Contests to Be Televised in 2008

(8-13-08) -- Six football contests involving SCC teams will be broadcast on television this fall... WCTX/My TV 9 will feature five games involving seven SCC schools in its “High School Game of the Week” package this fall, while MSG TV will feature a SCC contest for the second straight season... Click here for the complete news release or link to the article in the New Haven Register (8-14-08)

2007-08 SCC Year in Review

Click here to read the 2007-08 SCC Year-in-Review , a detailed recap of the past year in the Southern Connecticut Conference... Click here to read the SCC in the Media, a collection of newspaper articles about the SCC in 2007-08.

SCC NEWS - June 2008 newsletter

Click here to read the June 2008 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

The SCC and the CIAC Spring Playoffs

Follow the SCC in the CIAC 2008 state spring sport playoffs... Click here for the complete schedules and results.

Class L Softball - North Haven (22-3) defeated Waterford, 5-4, in 8 innings to win first-ever state championship

Class L Baseball - Jonathan Law (14-11) defeated Fairfield Ludlowe, 7-1, at Palmer Field to win the Class L title.

Class L Boys Lacrosse - Fairfield Prep (19-4) won its third straight Class L title with a 15-14 (3 OT) victory over Ridgefield on Saturday, June 7 at McMahon High School.

SCC Spring Sports All-Conference Teams Announced

The SCC spring sports All-Conference teams have been announced... Click here to see the honorees from the ten spring sports (boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls tennis, boys volleyball, golf, boys and girls outdoor track & field, baseball and softball).

SCC and SportsCenter of Connecticut Scholar-Athlete of the Month Program Completes 2007-08 Year

The SCC's partnership with the SportsCenter of Connecticut, which honors the best scholar-athletes each month, returns for the 2007-08 academic year... Congratulations to the SCC/SportsCenter of Connecticut "Scholar Athlete of the Month" recipients!... Click here for the list of May 2008 recipients.

SCC Spring Sports Playoff Recap

The SCC spring sports playoff season has been completed... The SCC hosted playoff competitions in ten sports - baseball, softball, boys outdoor track & field, girls outdoor track & field, boys volleyball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis and golf ... Click on each sport's home page for the up-to-date standings and playoff schedules and results

Golf - Xavier wins 2008 SCC golf title

Boys Volleyball - Shelton defeats Hand, 3-1, for championship

Girls Outdoor Track & Field - Hamden (76 points) captures SCC title; Shelton (71 points) finishes second.

Girls Tennis - Hand defeats Cheshire, 5-2, to take league title

Boys Tennis - Fairfield Prep overtakes Amity, 5-2, to win championship

Baseball - Notre Dame becomes first "wild card" to win SCC baseball title; defeats Amity, 10-8

Softball - Amity wins "Battle of Housatonic" over top-seeded Cheshire, 5-3

Boys Lacrosse - Top-seeded Fairfield Prep runs past Cheshire, 15-4, to win second straight SCC title

Girls Lacrosse - Top-seeded Hand defeats Guilford, 15-10, in championship game

Boys Outdoor Track & Field - Branford (94 points) holds off Amity (92 points) for first-ever SCC title

SCC NEWS - April 2008 newsletter

Click here to read the April 2008 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

SCC Arts Exhibition Held at Creative Arts Workshop

The sixth annual SCC Arts Exhibition was held April 21-26 at the Creative Arts Workshop in downtown New Haven... The exhibition featured 60 selections of outstanding student-originated visual arts in a variety of media... Prizes were awarded by a jury of professional artists and arts administrators... Click here for list of prizes... The Creative Arts Workshop is located at 80 Audubon Street in New Haven... Click here for news release

SCC Scholar Leader Banquet Held on March 24

The 14th SCC Scholar Leader banquet was held on Monday, March 24 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven... Click here for the event program... 44 students were recognized as "scholar leaders"... Click here for pictures from the event.

SCC Winter Sports All-Conference Teams Announced

The SCC winter sports All-Conference teams have been announced... Click here to see the honorees from the eight winter sports (boys and girls basketball, ice hockey, gymnastics, boys and girls indoor track, boys swimming and wrestling).

SCC Schools Win Five State Titles in the Winter

Congratulations to the five winter sports state champions: Hillhouse (Class M boys indoor track, State Open girls indoor track), Career (Class LL girls basketball), Fairfield Prep (Division I ice hockey) and Amity (Division II ice hockey) for winning state titles this winter... Go to www.ciacsports.com for the 2008 CIAC winter sports state postseason schedules and results.

Fairfield Prep Ice Hockey Finishes #1 in final State Polls (New Haven Register and Hartford Courant)

Click here for New Haven Register final ice hockey poll (3-19)

Click here for New Haven Register article "SCC - Top Boys' Hockey League in the State" (3-19)

SCC State Finals Update:

(3-14): Amity defeated Fairfield, 5-1, to win Division II ice hockey title before 3,286 fans at Yale's Ingalls Rink... The Spartans (19-6-1) won their first state title in school history... Click here for the official game boxscore and scoring summary... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-15)

(3-15): Fairfield Prep (13-10-1) defeated Notre Dame-Fairfield, 5-3, in the sold-out Division I ice hockey final at Yale's Ingalls Rink...It is the second straight year Prep defeated ND-Fairfield in the state title game... Click here for the official game boxscore and scoring summary... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-16)

(3-15): Making its first state championship appearance in 47 years, Lyman Hall (21-7) fell to Maloney, 54-46, in the Class L boys basketball final at at UConn's Gampel Pavilion in Storrs... Click here for the official game boxscore... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register (3-16).

Mathis Leads Career to Class LL State Girls Basketball Title (New Haven Register, 3/8/08)... Career (26-2) also finished as the top team in the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant final state high school girls polls...Click here for the article in the New Haven Register (3-10)

SCC Winter Playoff Recap

Amity Wins SCC Division II Ice Hockey Title

Top-seeded Amity, behind the play of tournament Most Outstanding Player Andrew Goldwitz, defeated third-seeded Cheshire, 4-0, in the championship game of the SCC Division II ice hockey championship game at Bennett Rink in West Haven.... With the win, Amity (15-6-1) earned first-ever SCC ice hockey title... The game was broadcast on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the game story in the New Haven Register (3/2/08)

Wilbur Cross Wins SCC Boys Basketball Championship - Top-seeded Wilbur Cross used a strong second-half performance to defeat 14th-seeded Amity, 74-58, to capture the 2008 SCC Boys Basketball Championship on Wednesday, February 27 at East Haven High School... The Governors (23-0) won their league-best sixth SCC title... The SCC championship game was broadcast - both audio and video - on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register (2/28/08)

Fairfield Prep Wins Fourth Straight SCC Boys Swimming Title

Fairfield Prep won its fourth straight SCC boys swimming title with a commanding effort on February 27 at SCSU... The Jesuits finished with 849 points, followed by Xavier (650), Branford (561) and Amity (524)... Click here for complete results... Click here for the meet recap in the New Haven Register (2/28/08).

Career Wins SCC Girls Basketball Championship - Led by Tournament Most Outstanding Player Illicia Mathis, second-seeded Career (21-2) defeated #4 Branford (18-6), 77-49, in the SCC Girls Basketball Championship Game on Thursday, February 21 at West Haven High School... The SCC championship game was broadcast - both audio and video - on the Internet at www.sportingnewsct.com... Click here for the New Haven Register's championship game story (2-22-08) .

Boys Indoor Track and Girls Indoor Track  - Cheshire (girls) and Hillhouse (boys) each won SCC indoor track titles on February 1 at the New Haven Athletic Center... The complete results from the four divisional and championship meets are available on each sports' home page... Click here for the championship meet recap article in the New Haven Register (2/2/08) .

Wrestling - Hand captured the 2008 SCC wrestling title, finishing with 122 points. Xavier was second (115.5) and Amity third (118)... Hand's Derek Fish (145 lbs.) was named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Performer.

SCC Cheerleading Competition Held on Feb. 2

The Southern Connecticut Conference hosted its third Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, February 2 at Shelton High School... Foran (15-over), Derby (14-under), Branford (co-ed) and Wilbur Cross (non-building) each won titles... For the second straight year, Bird's Eye Sports sponsored the event... Click here for event news release.

SCC Hosts Unified Basketball Tournament

The New Haven Athletic Center (480 Sherman Parkway) hosted the SCC Unified Sports Basketball Tournament on Monday, February 4.... Participating schools included Amity, West Haven, Wilbur Cross/Hillhouse, Hamden, Shelton, Jonathan Law, Lyman Hall, Cheshire and East Haven... Click here for photos from the event.