Category Archives: Press Releases

CIAC Basketball Championships Dedication Event Set for March 17

CIAC Basketball Championships Dedication Event Set for March 17

CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC will kick off its Basketball State Championship Weekend with the Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships Dedication Ceremony at Mohegan Sun on Friday March 17.  7 exceptional individuals, and one outstanding Connecticut radio station will be celebrated. The Dedication Ceremony is open to the public and the media. It will begin at 5pm and be held in the Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns meeting space in Mohegan’s Earth Convention Center.

The 2023 CIAC Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments will be dedicated to Peter Carroll. Peter is a former high school basketball official and longtime Commissioner for IAABO Board 9 (Fairfield County). Peter has been an IAABO member for 47 years. 

The following individuals will receive Merit Awards:

Robert McKee: An accomplished Athletic Director at Meriden’s Maloney High School, and college baseball National Champion at Eastern Connecticut State University, McKee has regularly made Maloney available to serve as a host site for CIAC basketball tournament games.

Mary Stolle: A dedicated Athletic Director through the years at both Wamogo High School (2000-2012, 20022-present) and New Fairfield High School (2012-2019), Stolle has consistently made her school and gyms available to host CIAC basketball tournament games.

WATR Radio: An institution in the Greater Waterbury area, WATR radio has been broadcasting high school basketball games for 76 consecutive years, a commitment believed to be unmatched by any other radio station in the country.

Ed Generali: A legendary coach in the Naugatuck Valley League, Generali won a combined 578 games coaching boys basketball at Sacred Heart and Holy Cross High Schools, including 3 state championships.

Catrina Hawley Stewart: In her 20th year as the Hillhouse High School Girls Basketball Head Coach, Hawley-Stewart has led the Academics to over 350 wins including six state championships, with a perfect (6-0) record in title games.

Terry Musselman: A remarkable and dedicated 46-year officiating career includes highlights of officiating the Class LL Girls Basketball State Championship games in 1999 and 2000.

Craig Zysk: 37-year official with IAABO Board 9, Zysk has earned selection as an official for the CIAC Boys Basketball State Tournament for 22 consecutive years and counting.

The dedication ceremony will begin a full weekend of tournament championship action – five boys and five girls basketball finals will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday and Sunday. The 10 games will be played in four sessions beginning Saturday morning.

Cheshire High School Wins CIAC’s Battle of the Teams

Cheshire High School Wins CIAC’s Battle of the Teams

Cheshire High School has been selected as the winner of CAS-CIAC’s 2020-2021 Battle of the Teams contest. The contest, first introduced in 2014-2015, has traditionally been called The Battle of the Fans with a focus on student sections. This year, due to spectator limitations at events, the focus turned from student sections to teams.  TheContinue Reading

CAS-CIAC Student Equity Advisory Board Video Project

CAS-CIAC Student Equity Advisory Board Video Project

In 2020, CAS-CIAC created the Student Equity Advisory Board (SEAB) to bring awareness to inequities in Connecticut and collaborate on ways to make schools more inclusive for all students. The SEAB consists of 40 high school students, up to four from each athletic league, and those members develop and implement ideas and action plans to bringContinue Reading

CIAC Board of Control Approves Winter Sports Plan

At this morning’s meeting of the CIAC Board of Control, members reviewed and 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 regularContinue Reading

CIAC Board of Control Update – January 7, 2021

CHESHIRE, Conn –   The CIAC Board of Control met this morning to discuss recent communications with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, appraise the current level of in-person learning around the state, and review the COVID mitigating strategies contained in the CIAC Winter Sports Plan. With approval by the board this morning, the initial COVID mitigatingContinue Reading

CIAC Distributes Cold Water Immersion Tubs to 74 Schools

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced today the distribution of cold water immersion tubs to 74 CIAC member schools throughout Connecticut. The tubs will be used by school athletic departments as a means of emergency treatment for athletes who incur heat illness brought on through participation in sports. New emergency medical guidance requires that victimsContinue Reading

CIAC Fall Sports Update Following CIAC Board of Control Meeting

CHESHIRE, Conn. – At its September 3 meeting, the CIAC Board of Control reviewed DPH’s response to its August 28 letter requesting support of (1) modifications which lower the risk of indoor volleyball; (2) low to moderate risk activities in football; and (3) an opportunity to re-assess the viability high risk full contact football basedContinue Reading

CIAC Fall Sports Plan Update Press Conference

CIAC Fall Sports Plan Update Press Conference

CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini held a press conference at the CIAC office on Thursday, August 27 to provide an update on the CIAC Fall Sports Plan. The full press conference is available in three parts below.   

CIAC August 23, 2020 Update on Fall Sports

CIAC August 23, 2020 Update on Fall Sports

CHESHIRE, Conn – In alignment with positive discussions with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the CIAC Board of Control voted at its Sunday meeting to restart conditioning for all fall sports. On Monday, August 24, schools may return to the conditioning activities that were being conducted since July 6.  On Saturday, August 29, schools may beginContinue Reading

CIAC August 21, 2020 Press Release

CIAC August 21, 2020 Press Release

CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC Board of Control met this morning to review last night’s discussion with the DPH and establish a timeline for decisions on the start of fall sports. The CIAC has requested that the DPH consider allowing our member schools to resume the non-contact conditioning workouts which they have been conducting sinceContinue Reading