Linked Up – Fall Championships 2016

Hillhouse celebrates its Class M football championship. John Vanacore - New Haven Register.

Hillhouse celebrates its Class M football championship. John Vanacore – New Haven Register.

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 so many great championship stories, along with the excellent work of the news outlets in covering these events.

For those unfamiliar (or simply as a reminder for those who are previously familiar) Linked Up Championships will provide a link to the local media story for all of the CIAC Championships over the course of the season. Following each championship event this page will be updated with links to all the completed championships, providing a one-stop shop for anyone looking for great stories on championship-winning teams. With the cross country divisional championships taking place last weekend, we are now off and running with the 2016 championships.

Football:

Lyman Memorial coach Marty Gomez offers a hug after his team earned the Class S volleyball title. Jimmy Zanor - Middletown Press.

Lyman Memorial coach Marty Gomez offers a hug after his team earned the Class S volleyball title. Jimmy Zanor – Middletown Press.

Girls Volleyball:

Brookfield celebrates its 1-0 win in the Class M boys soccer final. H John Voorhees III - Hearst Connecticut.

Brookfield celebrates its 1-0 win in the Class M boys soccer final. H John Voorhees III – Hearst Connecticut.

Boys Soccer:

Old Lyme made one goal stand up to earn the Class S girls soccer championship. John Vanacore - New Haven Register.

Old Lyme made one goal stand up to earn the Class S girls soccer championship. John Vanacore – New Haven Register.

Girls Soccer:

  • From the Connecticut Post: St. Joseph wasn’t deterred by the loss of some significant contributors and repeated as Class L champions.
  • From the Hartford Courant: Glastonbury got emotional before the game and then celebrated after earning a third-straight LL title.
  • From the Day of New London: Caleigh O’Neil wasn’t expecting to score, but her goal was the difference as Old Lyme battled to the Class S title.
  • From the Connecticut Post: Two teams came away with championship emotions as Immaculate and Notre Dame-Fairfield shared the Class M crown.
New Canaan claimed a second-straight Class M title. Dave Stewart - New Canaan Advertiser.

New Canaan claimed a second-straight Class M title. Dave Stewart – New Canaan Advertiser.

Field Hockey:

  • From the New Canaan Advertiser: New Canaan’s season started with questions, it ended with the Class M championship.
  • From the Darien Times: Two top teams played to a scoreless draw with Darien and Staples earning co-champion honors in Class L.
  • From GameTimeCT: A close game was expected in Class S and Haddam-Killingworth and Westbrook delivered just that as they earned co-championships.
The Darien team celebrates a Class L title with a leap into the pool. Matthew Brown - Hearst Media.

The Darien team celebrates a Class L title with a leap into the pool. Matthew Brown – Hearst Media.

Girls Swimming & Diving:

The Derby girls cross country team celebrated the program's first title. Photo provided by Jenny Ames and GameTimeCT

The Derby girls cross country team celebrated the program’s first title. Photo provided by Jenny Ames and GameTimeCT

Girls Cross Country:

Zakeer Ahmad's win helped Staples capture the Class LL crown. Melanie Stengel - Hartford Courant.

Zakeer Ahmad’s win helped Staples capture the Class LL crown. Melanie Stengel – Hartford Courant.

Boys Cross Country:

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