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The Hillhouse boys and girls captured the 2019 SCC outdoor track & field titles.

It is the Academic girls' 10th SCC title, and the boys' fourth title.

It is the third time that Hillhouse (2019, 1997 and 1996) won both the boys and girls SCC titles; and its the 8th time in the 25-year history of the SCC that the same school has won both titles.

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Final Girls Team Results:  1. Hillhouse, 121; 2. Shelton, 76; 3. Sheehan, 66.5; 4. Sacred Heart Academy, 56; 5. Wilbur Cross, 54; 6. North Haven, 49; 7. Hamden, 44; 8. Guilford, 41; 9. Amity Regional, 37.5; 10. East Haven, 27; 11. Career, 26; 12. Cheshire, 23; 13. Foran, 18; 13. Daniel Hand, 18; 15. Jonathan Law, 16.5; 16. Mercy, 14; 17. West Haven, 8.5; 18. Lyman Hall, 6

Final Boys Team Results:  1. Hillhouse, 85; 2. Wilbur Cross, 83; 3. Hamden, 66.5; 4. Notre Dame, 65; 5. Xavier, 64; 6. Amity Regional, 61; 7. Shelton, 58; 8. Daniel Hand, 45; 9. Branford, 27.5; 10. Sheehan, 26; 10. Fairfield Prep, 26; 12. Foran, 24; 13. Jonathan Law, 23; 14. Lyman Hall, 20; 15. East Haven, 12; 16. Cheshire, 11; 17. Guilford, 5

Pictured (L-R): Al Carbone, SCC Commissioner; Tommy LaTorre, Erin Keary, Jeffrey M. Klauser, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon Specializing in Sports Medicine - Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists

Two student athletes – Erin Keary (Shelton HS) and Thomas LaTorre (Daniel Hand HS) – are the recipients of the 2019 SCC “Comeback Player of the Year” awards.  Both students suffered severe injuries, yet were able to overcome them to become outstanding role models in their respective schools.  A corporate sponsor of the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC), Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists P.C. (COS) has offered a Comeback Player of the Year Scholarship for student-athletes who participated in an interscholastic sport during the 2018-2019 academic year and showed great leadership both on and off the field after their severe injury.

Coaches and school’s athletic directors nominated these student-athletes after they each suffered an unfortunate injury that prohibited them from playing for their high school teams. Both will receive a financial scholarship to be used for their college education.

"This is our ninth year in awarding student-athletes from the SCC with scholarships,” explained Glenn Elia, Chief Executive Officer of COS.  “Our goal has been to acknowledge student-athletes who have overcome the challenges of an injury and, through hard work and determination, have become positive role models for their fellow teammates.  Because we are sports medicine specialists, we understand intimately what it takes to recover from an injury and return to playing sports at a high level."

 #SCC25 Turn Back the Clock – May 5, 1994

The newly-formed Southern Connecticut Conference held its first-ever meeting at ACES with member school principals and athletic directors, and coordinated by ACES Executive Director Peter C. Young. Young was instrumental in organizing the newly-formed conference.   The Conference still holds its Board of Governors meetings at ACES.

The league members approved its first slate of officers, led by President Ed Higgins (Branford HS principal), Secretary Dr. Thomas Neagle (Notre Dame headmaster) and treasurer John Novakowski (Sheehan athletic director).  The meeting concluded with a press conference with local media, led by the league’s first executive secretary, Sal Cavallaro.  Cavallaro unfortunately would lead the league for just a few months, as he suddenly passed away in July 1994.   Bill O’Brien would replace him shortly thereafter.

First Prize:  Abigail Richards, Foran

The 2019 SCC Arts Exhibition was held at the Creative Arts Workshop in downtown New Haven.  More than 50 pieces of arts were exhibited.  An awards ceremony was held on April 11 with a jury of professional judges presenting awards.

1^st Prize:  Abigail Richards, Joseph A. Foran - $100

2^nd Prize: Xiaoxiao Long, Sacred Heart Academy - $75

3^rd Prize: Hailey D’Alessio, Daniel Hand - $50

Honorable Mention ($25)

Nina Chang, Cheshire; Autumn Berube, Hamden; Angela Agnello, Guilford 

Congratulations to the student-athletes who have earned All-Conference honors for the 2018-19 winter sports season (boys and girls basketball, boys and girls ice hockey, boys swimming, boys and girls indoor track, wrestling, gymnastics and cheerleading).

To order All-Conference pictures, click here for Steady Photography's website

The 25th Annual SCC Scholar Leader Banquet will held on Monday, March 25 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven.  Forty-six scholar leaders, as chosen by their respective school principals, were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.

2018-19 Scholar Leaders

Click here for the event program that contains the recipients' bios (pdf)

Amity Regional – Anthony Tom, Rosie Du

Branford – Kelly Tiernan, Praneeth Ganedi

Hill Regional Career – Alexandra Queen, Adam Ahmad-Rizal

Cheshire – Alexa Cofrancesco, Ryan Cyr

Daniel Hand – Callahan Henry, Chloe Veth

East Haven –  Talia Ferraro, Jose Rodriguez-Sanchez

Fairfield Prep –  Finn O’Connor, Thomas Rudden

Joseph A. Foran – Max Tavitian, Maggie Cummings

Guilford – Will Dinauer, Anne Hooker

Hamden – Maya Verghese, Andrew Naguib

James Hillhouse – Makayla Dawkins, Mohamed Naji

Jonathan Law – Kruttika Gopal, Michael Bagdasarian

Lauralton Hall – Caroline McMullen, Isabella Secchiaroli

Lyman Hall – Kailey Lipka, Brian Behrens

Mercy – Caroline Kilian, Grace Delaney

North Haven – Jackson Frank, Sarina Sandwell

Notre Dame – Christian Gee, Colton Varholak

Sacred Heart Academy – Vivian Wang, Claire Lagarde

Mark T. Sheehan – Sydney Carim, Shreya Patel

Shelton – Alyssa Bretan, Sean Rago

West Haven – Sumedha Chowdhury, Jonathan Saier

Wilbur Cross – Pablo Causa, Sungshil Johnson

Xavier –  Connor Dwyer, Kevin Galasso

Congratulations to the following seven SCC teams who have won state championships in the winter:  Hillhouse girls indoor track (Class M), Xavier boys indoor track (Class L), Hillhouse boys indoor track (Class M), Lyman Hall boys ice hockey (Div. 3), Hillhouse girls basketball (Class L), Branford boys ice hockey (Div. 2), Fairfield Prep Boys Ice Hockey (Div. 1)

The following nine teams were state runner-ups:  Xavier wrestling (State Open), Foran wrestling (Class M), Amity Regional boys indoor track (Class L), Hillhouse boys indoor track (State Open), Daniel Hand boys swimming (Class M), Sheehan boys ice hockey (Div. 3), Daniel Hand girls basketball (Class L), Sheehan girls basketball (Class M), Notre Dame Boys Ice Hockey (Div. 1)

State Tournament Schedule & Results

Tuesday, March 19

Division I Boys Ice Hockey Championship Game - Fairfield Prep 5, vs. Notre Dame 2

Monday, March 18

Division II Boys Ice Hockey Championship Game - Branford 2, Glastonbury 0

#SCC25 Turn Back the Clock – March 15, 16 and 17

With three SCC girls basketball teams (Daniel Hand, Hillhouse and Sheehan) playing in state championship games this weekend, this Turn Back the Clock segment highlights a three-day span (March 15-16-17) and some exciting girls and boys basketball action.