WELCOME TO THE 15TH YEAR

Welcome to the 15th year of the Southern Connecticut Conference... Founded in 1994-95, the SCC has 23 member schools and nearly 23,000 students representing 17 communities in the southern Connecticut region... Click here to access our 23 member school sports schedules.

SCC NEWS - July 2009

Read the July 2009 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Hillhouse's Jeremy Moore and Amity's Allison Barwise Named New Haven Register Athletes of the Year

Congratulations to Jeremy Moore (Hillhouse) and Allison Barwise (Amity) who were named the Male and Female Athletes of the Year by the New Haven Register.... Click here for the article by Dave Solomon (July 1).

Follow the SCC in the CIAC State Playoffs

Follow the SCC in the CIAC spring sports state playoffs at www.ciacsports.com... Four SCC teams - Amity (Class L boys track & field), Branford (Class L baseball), Fairfield Prep (Class L boys lacrosse) and West Haven (Class LL baseball) won state titles this spring... State runner-ups this spring included: Amity (State Open, boys outdoor track & field; Class L girls tennis) and Hillhouse (Class MM boys track & field).

West Haven and Branford Finish 1-2 in the Final State Baseball Poll - Click here for the stories in the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant

A Great Weekend: League Teams Win State Titles

Branford Wins Class L Baseball Title: Branford (17-9) defeated top-seeded Berlin, 4-2, in the Class L state title game on June 12 @Palmer Field... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

West Haven Wins Class LL Baseball Title: West Haven (21-5) defeated Brien McMahon, 1-0, in the Class LL championship game on June 13 @Palmer Field... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

Prep Wins Fourth Straight Class L Boys Lacrosse Title: Fairfield Prep (17-6) defeated Simsbury, 15-3, in the Class L championship game on June 13 @Brien McMahon HS... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

2009 SCC Spring Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2009 SCC spring sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for the entire list.

SCC and SportsCenter of Connecticut Scholar-Athlete of the Month Program Finishes Up for 2008-09

The SCC's partnership with the SportsCenter of Connecticut, which honors the best scholar-athletes each month, completes the 2008-09 academic year... Click here for the list of May 2009 recipients.

2009 SCC Spring Sports Playoffs

Get the latest standings and playoff pairings in baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis, and boys volleyball... For the fourth year, SCC tournament action in baseball, softball and boys/girls lacrosse will be broadcast at www.sportingnewsct.com.

Thursday, May 28 - Championship Schedule

Girls Tennis - Hand defeats Cheshire, 4-3

Boys Tennis - Fairfield Prep defeats Amity, 5-2

Softball - Lyman Hall scores winning run in bottom of 7th to defeat Amity, 2-1

Boys Volleyball - Cheshire rallies to defeat Xavier, 3-2

Friday, May 29

Boys Lacrosse Semifinals @Branford HS - May 29

#1 Fairfield Prep 14, #4 Guilford 6

#3 Cheshire 15, #2 Amity 12

Saturday, May 30

Baseball Championship Game @Yale Field

#2 Jonathan Law 11, #4 Foran 6 - Law wins first SCC title!

Monday, June 1

Boys Lacrosse Championship @Branford HS

Fairfield Prep 10, Cheshire 6 - Third straight title for Jesuits!

Girls Lacrosse Championship @Branford HS

Hand 12, Cheshire 9 - Tigers win third straight title!

SCC To Host 15th Year Golf Classic

Will Be Held on Monday, June 8 at New Haven Country Club

To celebrate its 15th year, the Southern Connecticut Conference will host a fund-raising Golf Tournament on Monday, June 8 (11:45 a.m.) at the New Haven Country Club (160 Hartford Turnpike - Hamden)... Many thanks to our sponsors - click here for a complete list.

Hillhouse and Amity Capture Outdoor Track Titles

The Hillhouse girls and Amity boys each captured the SCC outdoor track & field titles... The Academics (103 points) finished ahead of Hand (71) and Amity (63)... The Spartans (118.75 points) placed ahead of Hillhouse (77) and North Haven (65)... Click here for complete results

Cheshire Wins SCC Golf Title

Led by medalist Pat Herlihy (+4, 75), Cheshire captured the 2009 SCC Golf Championship at the New Haven Country Club on May 19... The Rams won their second SCC title - and their first since 1997... Fairfield Prep (326) was second followed by Hand (327)... Click here for complete individual results

SCC NEWS - April 2009

Read the April 2009 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

SCC Scholar Leader Banquet Held on March 30

The SCC scholar leader banquet was held on Monday, March 30 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven... Forty-four scholar leaders were recognized... Click here for event program

It's Academic: Hillhouse is the Best Girls Basketball Team in the State

It's official - the Hillhouse girls basketball team, who won the SCC and Class L titles, finished as the top girls basketball team in the New Haven Register, Hartford Courant and Connecticut SportsWriters Alliance season-ending state polls... Class LL runner-up Career and Class LL quarterfinalist Mercy also were ranked... Congratulations to head coach Catrina Hawley-Stewart  and the Academics!

Hamden Finishes as Top Ice Hockey Team in State

The 2009 SCC regular-season and state Division I champion Hamden ice hockey team finished as the top team in the final New Haven Register and Hartford Courant state rankings... Congratulations to head coach Bill Verneris and the Green Dragons squad... Hamden is one of five SCC teams (Fairfield Prep, Xavier, Division II champion Cheshire, West Haven and Notre Dame) ranked in the Courant's top ten... Click here for New Haven Register reporter Dan Nowak's final ice hockey  column touting the SCC's success in ice hockey..

2008-09 SCC Winter Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2008-09 SCC winter sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for the entire list.

Follow the SCC in the CIAC State Playoff Competitions

Follow the SCC and its member school teams in the 2009 CIAC state winter sport playoff competitions at www.ciacsports.com...

Congratulations to the Hillhouse (Class M girls indoor track and Class L Girls Basketball), Cheshire (Division II ice hockey), Hamden (Division I ice hockey) and Amity (Class L boys indoor track) for winning state titles in the 2009 winter sports season.

Division I Ice Hockey Championship Game

Saturday, March 21 @Ingalls Rink

#1 Hamden 4, #7 Glastonbury 1 - Hamden finishes 19-4-1

Click here for the boxscore

Cheshire Wins Division II Ice Hockey Championship

Friday, March 20 @Ingalls Rink - New Haven

#2 Cheshire 3, #1 Enfield 2 - Cheshire finishes 20-3-2

Click here for the boxscore

Click here for game stories in the New Haven Register, Hartford Courant, Meriden Record Journal, Manchester Journal Inquirer

Hillhouse Wins Class L Girls Basketball Championship

Mohegan Sun Arena - Friday, March 20

#7 Hillhouse 65, #1 Fairfield Warde 59 - Hillhouse finishes 25-2

Click here for the boxscore

Click here for game stories in the New Haven Register and Connecticut Post

Career Falls in Class LL Girls Basketball Championship Game Mohegan Sun Arena - March 20 - 6:30 p.m.

NFA 63, Career 42 -  Career finishes 22-5

Click here for game story in the New Haven Register

SCC Arts Exhibition Held at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven

The annual SCC Arts Exhibition will be held from March 16-20 at the Creative Arts Workshop on Audubon Street in New Haven...

The exhibition features 60 selections of outstanding student-originated visual arts in a variety of media... Each SCC member school had the opportunity to submit up to three works.. A grand opening of the show with refreshments and award presentations was held on Monday, March 16... Click here to see the award winners

Cheshire Wins Division II Ice Hockey Championship

Top-seeded Cheshire scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat #3 Branford, 4-2, in the 2009 SCC Division II Ice Hockey Championship Game...  The Rams (17-3-2), who defeated #4 Amity, 3-1, in the semifinals, won their second league title (1999 is the other)... Click here for the game story from the New Haven Register.

Fairfield Prep Captures SCC Boys Swimming Title

Fairfield Prep won its fifth consecutive SCC boys swimming title with a dominating effort (820 points)... The Jesuits finished ahead of Notre Dame (601 points), Xavier (567) and Amity (556) in the competition, which was held at Yale University's Kiputh Pool... Click here for the boys swimming page

Hillhouse Wins SCC Boys Basketball Championship

Top-seeded Hillhouse defeated #6 Hamden, 55-36, to capture the SCC boys basketball championship... The Academics (22-0) won their fourth overall SCC title and were led by Tournament Most Outstanding Player Jeremy Moore (19 points)... Click here for the game story in the New Haven Register... The game was broadcast live on www.wtnh.com and www.sportingnewsct.com.

Hillhouse Captures Fifth SCC Girls Basketball Title

Top-seeded Hillhouse defeated #2 Career, 70-61, in the 2009 SCC Giirls Basketball Championship Game... The Academics, led by freshman Bria Holmes (26 points) and Tournament Most Outstanding Player Andreana Thomas (17 points, 5 assists, 4 steals), outscored the Panthers, 19-11, in the fourth quarter to capture their league record fifth championship ... The game was broadcast by WCTX/MyTV 9 and www.sportingnewsct.com.

Hand Captures SCC Wrestling Title

Hand, behind individual champions Eddie Carroll (119 lbs.), John Jongbloed (135 lbs.) and Brian Onofrio (152 lbs.), captured its second straight (and fourth overall) SCC wrestling title... Click here for the meet article in the New Haven Register... The Tigers (126 points) finished ahead of Xavier (117), Amity (112) and Jonathan Law (99) at the event, which was held at East Haven High School... Click here for complete results

Hand Wins SCC Gymnastics Title

Hand, behind all-around champion Kimmy Megargee, captured the 2009 SCC gymnastics title... The Tigers (133.7 points) finished ahead of last year's champion Foran (127.8) and Jonathan Law (126.4)... It is Hand's 13th SCC title in 15 years... Click here for results

SCC Indoor Track Champions Crowned

The SCC its boys and girls indoor track championships on Friday, February 6 at the New Haven Athletic Center... Amity captured the boys title (102 points) with Hamden (59 points) placing second... Cheshire and Hillhouse shared the girls title (70 points each) with Branford placing third (51 points)... Click here for complete boys and girls results.

SCC Hosts Cheerleading Competition

The SCC hosted its fourth Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, January 31, at North Haven High School... Eighteen SCC school participated in four different categories – 14-under squad size, 15-over squad size, novice and co-ed... Congratulations to Lyman Hall (Novice), Branford (co-ed), Derby (14-under) and Shelton (15-over) for their first-place finishes... West Haven was also honored with the SCC Spirit Award...  Many thanks to the two event sponsors for the 2009 SCC cheerleading competition - Bird's Eye Sports and Planet Stunt, LLC... Click here for news release

SCC Winter Sports Playoff Schedule Set

Click here for the 2009 Southern Connecticut Conference Winter Sports Playoff schedule

Ragone, O'Brien Honored by Walter Camp

Cheshire quarterback Billy Ragone and SCC Commissioner emeritus Bill O'Brien were recognized at the Walter Camp "Breakfast of  Champions" on Saturday, January 16 as part of the 42nd Walter Camp Weekend... Ragone was named the State Player of the Year, while O'Brien received the Lifetime Achievement Award.. Click here for an article in the New Haven Register

SCC Football Banquet Held on January 12

The annual SCC All-Conference Football Banquet was held on Monday, January 12 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven. The four division champions (Hamden, Cheshire, Hillhouse and Foran) were recognized along with the 60 members of the 2008 all-conference teams... Special thanks to the three event sponsors - Walter Camp Football Foundation, New Haven Gridiron Club and National Football Foundation - Gene Casey New Haven chapter.

SCC NEWS - December 2008

Read the December 2008 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

SCC Basketball Contests to Be Televised

(12-12-08) -- Seven basketball contests involving SCC teams, including the league's boys and girls championship games, will be televised on My TV 9 and WTNH.com in its “High School Basketball Game of the Week” package starting in January... Click here for the SCC and MyTV9 news releases

2008 SCC Fall Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2008 SCC fall sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for the entire list.

SCC Captains Talk About Role Models in New Haven Register Article

(12-10-08) -- The SCC held its Winter Sports Captains Council on Tuesday, December 9 at the New Haven Athletic Center... Nearly 375 captains from the SCC's 23 member schools were in attendance... In addition, New Haven Register columnist Dave Solomon interviewed several captains for his story about "role models" in sports... Click here for the article.