Linked Up – Winter Championships 2016

Posted on March 21, 2016 by John Holt

Darien celebrates its second-straight Division I hockey crown. Steve Buono – Darien Times.

That’s a wrap. Thirty-six championship stories detailing the exploits and emotions from thirty-six championship events. You can find them all right here as Linked Up Winter Championship is now complete. Check out the stories from the local media outlets for all of the winter championship teams, and relive the excitement and drama again. Congratulations to all the teams that took part in CIAC championships this winter, and enjoy their stories.

Ice Hockey:

From the Connecticut Post: Jake Fuss came back for a moment like he got as Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe earned an overtime win in the Divsion II Championship.
From the Stamford Advocate: Losing a lead did not deter Westhill-Stamford as the team bounced back with a late goal to claim the Division III title.
From the Darien Times: It was a physical battle, but Darien battled its way to a back-to-back Division I crown.

Stamford’s Tiana England celebrates her team’s first-ever basketball title. Matthew Brown – Hearst Connecticut.

Girls Basketball:

From GameTimeCT: Cromwell turned a bitter memory into a great one with a Class M championship.
From the Collinsville Press: Canton made the most of its opportunity and won the program’s first state title.
From the Stamford Advocate: The anticipation for its first title built to a jubilant scene as Stamford won Class LL for its first championship.
From the Hartford Courant: Capital Prep improved its impressive championship percentage with another Class L crown.

The Immaculate players and coach celebrate the team’s Class S title. H John Voorhees III – Hearst Connecticut.

Boys Basketball:

From the Danbury News Times: Immaculate had answers for all the questions and captured a Class S championship.
From the Waterbury Republican-American: Sacred Heart wasted little time in the Class M final in running to a third-straight crown.
From the Hartford Courant: A coach’s belief he had a special team turned prophetic as East Catholic claimed the Class L title.
From the New Haven Register: In a game that came down to a battle of wills, Hillhouse prevailed to earn the Class LL state championship.

Jack Montesi of Greenwich broke records and led the team to a class LL title. Bob Luckey Jr. – Hearst Connecticut.

Boys Swimming:

From the Greenwich Time: Greenwich continued to build on its impressive legacy with another State Open championship.
From Shore Publishing: Daniel Hand’s Teddy Zeng continued his assault on the record book with a third-straight State Diving Open crown.
From the Waterbury Republican-American: A 10th-straight class M championship was never in doubt for Pomperaug.
From the Norwalk Hour: The return of a standout performer helped Weston earn the class S title.
From the Greenwich Time: A record-setting meet for a senior highlighted another class LL win for Greenwich.
From the Stamford Advocate: The date was circled on the calendar and New Canaan made it count with a Class L championship.

Daniel Hand celebrates its Class M gymnastics title. Photo courtesy Kelly Smith.

Gymnastics:

From the Norwich Bulletin: A slight bobble didn’t stop Paige Stuyniski or Woodstock Academy from earning another State Open title.
From the Greenwich Time: Greenwich earned an elusive crown in winning the Class L championship.
From Shore Publishing: In avenging its only two regular season losses, Daniel Hand earned another Class M title.
From the Norwich Bulletin: Woodstock continued its run of success with a Class S championship.

Alejandro Garcia of Windham was one of several strong performers as the team earned the Class S wrestling crown. Aaron Flaum – Norwich Bulletin.

Wrestling:

From the Danbury News Times: New Fairfield showed it had all the fight it needed to win the Open championship.
From the Norwich Bulletin: With a record-breaking point total, Windham earned the Class S title
From GameTimeCT: Luke Edmondson provided the decisive points as Foran claimed Class M for its first state title.
From the Danbury News Times; New Milford achieved the first of its postseason goals with a Class L championship.
From the Danbury News Times: Getting back to its championship ways was the motivation for Danbury in winning the Class LL crown.

Kenya Werner was the driving force as Windsor earned the Class L indoor title. Peter Casolino – Hartford Courant.

Girls Indoor Track & Field:

From the Hartford Courant: Windsor narrowly outlasted a rival to come away with its first Open title.
From the Danbury News Times: The margin was a bit more comfortable this time as Danbury topped a familiar foe for the Class LL title.
From the Hartford Courant: It was a record-tying seventh-straight class title for the Bloomfield girls in Class S.
From the Hartford Courant: They didn’t follow the plan, but it led to a dominant victory for Tolland in the Class M championship.
From the Hartford Courant: Windsor focused on itself and that paid dividends with a Class L championship.

Hillhouse’s team effort was enough to earn the Class M indoor crown.

Boys Indoor Track & Field:

From the Danbury News Times: Danbury bounced back from some early hiccups to earn the State Open title.
From the Danbury News Times: It was a double title for Danbury and a third-straight Class LL championship for the boys team.
From the Hartford Courant: Bloomfield celebrated as a team once word came that the boys had also earned a Class S title.
From GameTimeCT: A big effort in the 300 carried Hillhouse to a Class M title.
From the Hartford Courant: After a slow start Wethersfield outlasted a rival to win the Class L meet.

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