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(Jan. 22) ---  Today, the SCC's Board of Governors approved the league's regular-season and postseason scheduling plan for the following winter sports (boys/girls basketball, boys swimming, gymnastics, boys and girls ice hockey).   

Click to read the approved plan (pdf)

Boys/Girls Basketball - 12 regular-season games and two playoffs (Div. I and II) - all teams will qualify for playoffs 

Boys Ice Hockey - 12 regular-season games and three playoffs (Div. I, II and III) - all teams will qualify for playoffs 

Girls Ice Hockey - 12 regular-season games and a playoff - all seven teams will qualify for playoffs

Boys Swimming - 10 regular-season meets (virtual unless mutually agreed) - SCC Championship will be virtual 

Gymnastics - Six regular-season meets (all virtual) -- SCC Championship will be virtual 

Indoor Track - competition opportunities will be evaluated in March 

Spectator Policy Update: In addition, the league voted there would be no spectators during the first week of contests (Feb. 8-14).  Following that, spectator decisions will be determined by each mmeber school's district.   

The league will continue to discuss spectator issues as the season progresses.

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On Jan. 14, the CIAC Board of Control approved the CIAC Winter Sports Plan. The complete plan can be viewed at  https://casci.ac/6390.

The first practice date for winter sports has been set for no sooner than Tuesday, January 19. Games may begin on or after Monday, February 8. Twelve regular season games will be permitted in girls and boys basketball, boys ice hockey, girls gymnastics and boys swimming.  A postseason experience in all sports will be allowed from March 15-28. Those experiences will be championships at the league level. In order to maximize the number of game opportunities for all schools, no CIAC state championship tournaments will be held in the winter sports season.

Boys and girls indoor track teams will be limited to practice with indoor/outdoor meets considered no earlier than March.

The winter sports of wrestling, competitive dance and competitive cheer are classified by the Connecticut Department of Public Health as high-risk activities, and thus will be limited to small group conditioning and non-contact skill building. The low-risk sports of sideline cheer (no stunting, lifts, or tumbling) and exhibition dance (no lifts, stunting, or tumbling) may continue, provided participants wear masks and formations maintain six feet of distance between athletes.

Here is the December 2020 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

In this issue:   

* Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors

* 2020 Fall Sports Recap

* 2020 Fall Scholar Athletes, presented by Great Blue Research

* 2020 Fall Sports Player and Coaches of Year, presented by Connecticut Orthopaedics Urgent Care

* Athletic Directors Get Recognized

* Branford Co-Athletic Directors to be Honored 

Daniel Hand's Scott Testori (Steady Photography photo)

Daniel Hand senior forward Scott Testori was selected the National Player of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches Association. Testori is the first state player to win the National Player of the Year laurels. The award began in the 1994 season.

Testori had previously been named the Connecticut Player of the Year, All-American and All-New England each of the past two seasons. He is a two-time winner of the SCC’s player of year award.

Hand won three Class L state championships during Testori’s first three seasons. The Tigers went undefeated this past season, but no state tournament was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Daniel Hand compiled a 64-7-9 record during Testori’s four years. The Tigers won a pair of Southern Connecticut Conference tournament titles (including Division B this year), two league regular-season titles and three division crowns.

Testori finished his career with a program-best 86 goals, along with 32 assists.   He recently signed a national letter of intent to play at University of Connecticut.

Many thanks to our SCC member schools and league sponsors for their help in completing our 2020 fall sports season.

Congratulations to the 2020 SCC Fall Sports Champions!   Check out this slideshow recognizing our league champions and sponsors.

https://www.wevideo.com/view/1941117103

Here is the sixth notebook of the fall 2020 sports season (Nov. 9 - Nov. 15) - CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK!

Our goal with this new weekly communication is to highlight some of the best individual and team performances from each of the five sports being played this fall - cross country, field hockey, soccer, swimming, and volleyball.  The goal will be to publish this notebook each Tuesday through the league playoffs. The top five performances of the week are highlighted at the end of the column.

Previous Issues

This first edition includes contests from Friday, October 1 through Saturday, October 10.

Here is the second notebook from Oct. 12 through Oct. 18

Here is the third notebook from Oct. 19 through Oct. 25

Here is the fourth notebook from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1

Here is the fifth notebook from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8

UPDATE: November 14, 2020 --  Congratulations to ALL of our fall sports student-athletes!  

Congratulations to the following SCC Fall Sport Divisional playoff champions:  Xavier boys soccer, Mercy girls soccer, Guilford girls soccer, West Haven boys soccer, Amity Regional girls volleyball, Cheshire girls volleyball, Guilford girls volleyball, Daniel Hand boys soccer, Shelton girls soccer, Lauralton Hall field hockey, Guilford field hockey, Cheshire girls swimming, Guilford girls swimming, Guilford girls cross country, Amity Regional girls cross country, Sacred Heart Academy girls cross country, Hamden girls cross country, Guilford boys cross country, Shelton boys cross country, West Haven boys cross country, Xavier boys cross country 

Congratulations to the following student-athletes who are being recognized for their outstanding efforts this fall in the sports of boys/girls cross country, field hockey, boys/girls soccer, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving.

Click here for the entire list (pdf)