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Canton field hockey clinches tournament berth with win over Valley Regional

Canton's Grace Giancola (9) scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season Saturday.

Canton’s Grace Giancola (9) scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season Saturday.

DEEP RIVER, Oct. 25 – Grace Giancola scored 22 seconds into the game and that was enough for Canton to defeat Valley Regional, 1-0 on Saturday and clinch a spot in the Class S state tournament for the second straight year.

Natalie Nardello earned the shutout in goal, her fifth of the season. For Giancola, it was her team-leading ninth goal of the season.

Canton (7-7, 5-6 NCCC) closes out the regular season by hosting Granby (11-1-0-1, 10-0-0-1 NCCC) on Monday at 3:45 p.m. on the grass field at the high school and by traveling to Haddam-Killingworth (8-4-0-2) on Wednesday. Granby can clinch a share of the NCCC title with a win over Canton.

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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