And that is now officially a wrap on the 2016 fall championship edition of linked up. Thirty-eight championship stories are included below (and there are many more stories out there on this outstanding teams, so please seek them out also). This has to be one of our favorite recurring features on CIACsports.com because it highlights… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Girls Volleyball
Schedule Set For 2016 Fall Rules Interpretation Meetings
The CIAC is announcing the schedule for the fall rules interpretations meetings provided to CIAC by officials’ organizations and league. CIAC rules and regulations require head coaches or their designee to represent your school at these important meetings. Other coaches are encouraged to attend, but it is not a requirement. If your coach cannot make… Continue Reading
2016-17 CIAC Handbook & Fall Tournament Packets Available
CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC has posted the 2016-17 CIAC Handbook and Tournament Packets for all fall sports with all the information available for view and download on CIACsports.com. The CIAC Handbook contains all rules and regulations and policies, including changes voted on at the 2016 Annual Meeting and is effective as of July 1.… Continue Reading
NFHS Fall Sports Rules Changes 2016
Each year the National Federation of State High School Associations and its rules committees present changes for the upcoming year, and send out a release. The rule changes will be included in the latest rule books when they are produced, but it’s nice to know about any changes in advance. CIAC does its best to… Continue Reading
Follow The CIAC Championships On-Line This Weekend
Champions will earn titles in five CIAC sports this weekend, and for those who can’t attend the events, there are many ways to follow the action on-line. Here is an attempt at a comprehensive list of the various ways to follow the action if you can’t attend. Thirteen of the 16 events will be broadcast… Continue Reading
Canton Girls Volleyball Shares Experience With Inspirational Fan
With the possible exception of the blacks and oranges of Halloween, the color pink has become synonymous with the month of October. Breast cancer awareness events and fundraisers now dominate this particular month – and rightly so – but that doesn’t mean it’s the only cause worthy of attention. That is what motivated members of… Continue Reading
Linked Up – Fall Championships 2014
On October 25th the CIAC fall championships began with cross divisional championships as 12 teams earned trophies. Forty-nine days later the season concluded on a sunny and brisk Saturday in December with seven championship football contests. CIACsports.com provided its own complete coverage of the football championships but for the sake of completing a task, Linked Up… Continue Reading
CIAC Fall Championships Broadcast Live
CHESHIRE, Conn. – The crowning of 16 CIAC champions will be broadcast live online over the next three days on the NFHS Network. Finals in boys and girls soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball, and swimming and diving will all be shown live on the Network, which can be accessed at http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ciac. Viewing subscriptions can be… Continue Reading
2014 Fall Championship Notes & History
The brackets have been whittled down and the fall sports season will conclude in five sports with a bonanza of championship events over the coming days. Below we have provided a historical breakdown of each team’s success in the respective tournaments, to provide some context for what will take place this weekend. Along with that,… Continue Reading
2015-16 Season Limitations Changes
In August the CIAC Board of Control approved changes for the season limitations and practice dates for the 2015-16 season beginning in the fall 2015. The changes were approved after the 2014-15 CIAC Handbook went to print, therefore the on-line edition has incorrect dates listed for 2015-16. The CIAC has attempted to share the correct… Continue Reading