Fall Practice Begins: Farmington's Title History, 2021 Schedules

FARMINGTON, CT — Thursday marks the official opening of practice for all nine CIAC-sanctioned fall sports in Connecticut, with boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, boys golf, boys and girls soccer, girls swimming and girls volleyball teams setting out on their long-awaited quests for league and state championships.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, teams were only able to play a limited regular season schedule last fall, and no state tournaments were conducted.

Among schools in Patch communities in Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 39 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (33), E.O. Smith (30) and Manchester (29).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2019 state titles are Tolland boys cross country (State Open and Class M) and girls cross country (M), Hall girls cross country (State Open and LL) and boys soccer (LL), Granby girls soccer (M) and field hockey (S), Conard boys cross country (LL), Bolton boys cross country (S), E.O. Smith girls cross country (MM), Glastonbury girls soccer (LL) and Avon girls volleyball (L).

Farmington's 35 fall state titles date back to 1966. Here are the state championships won by FHS teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests.

• boys soccer (12) - LL: 2016, 2010, 2008; L: 2013, 2012, 2003, 1992; M: 1996, 1986, 1982, 1979, 1974
• girls volleyball (8) - L: 2014; S: 1979; open: 1972, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966
• boys cross country (7) - M: 1989, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971; State Open: 1974, 1972
• field hockey (4) - M: 1999, 1995, 1982, 1979
• girls soccer (3) - L: 2005, 2003; M: 1986
• girls swimming (1) - L: 2008

2021 Farmington fall varsity schedule

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