CIAC 2026 spring state championships

2026 CIAC state championships for the spring season.

BASEBALL
Saturday, June 13
At Palmer Field, Middletown
Class LL: Staples 3, Trumbull 2 (8)
Class S: St. Paul 6, Stonington 5 (9)
Class M: New Fairfield 5, Ansonia 1
Sunday, June 14
At Palmer Field, Middletown
Class L final: Lyman Hall  11, Bethel 1

Staples 3, Trumbull 2 (8)
At Middletown
Staples (19-7)         000  110  01  — 3-6-2
Trumbull (23-5)    000  100  10  — 2-7-2
Cole Langraf, L Snow (5), Charlie Fitch (8) and unavailable; Andrew Valentino, Chris Costello (5) and Anthony Moura; WP: Fitch; LP: Costello; 2B: Valentino (T) 2, Landgraf (S); HR: Brayden Jagoe (T); Of note: Staples won their first title since 2019 in eight. In the top of the eighth, Staples loads the bases with single from C Brill, an error and intentional walk. With two outs, Cole Landgraf beat out an infield single to short to drive in Brill with the GW run. Trumbull tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on a HR by Jagoe. Valentino (S) was 2-4 with 2 doubles.

Lyman Hall 11, Bethel 1
At Middletown
Bethel (22-4)             000  001  0  — 1-6-2
Lyman Hall (27-1)    140  204  x – 11-10-1

New Fairfield 5, Ansonia 1
At Middletown
Ansonia (22-5)             000  000  1  — 1-7-0
New Fairfield (25-3)   100  004  x   – 5-7-1
Branden MacDougall, Benjamin (6) and Cruscuolo; Andrew Dossena, Jake Paradalis, Spencer Makarewicz and Josiah Saladyga; WP: Dossena; LP: MacDougall; 2B: Anthony Debartolomeo (NF); B Ellison (A), R Criscuolo (A); Of note: With the win, New Fairfield (25-3) wins first baseball state title in school history; Josiah Saladyga (NF) and Anthony Debartolomeo (NF) each two-run doubles in the sixth to boost the Rebels. MacDougall (A) allows 3 hits, strikes out 12 and walks 6 in 5 IP; Jake Paradalis (NF) 2-4

St. Paul 6, Stonington 5 (9)
At Middletown
Stonington (19-7)        000  000  410  — 5-8-2
St. Paul (26-2)              021  000  111  — 6-13-2
Camden Ogden, Sean Durham (6) and Evan West; Dominick Napoletano (7),Evan Judenis (8) and unavailable; WP: Judenis; LP: West; 2B: Nicholas Vlastos (SP), Wyatt Loughlean (S); Of note: In bottom of ninth, Chase Boudreau led off with a single, Judenis walked and Jack McDougall singled to load the bases. Boudreau scores on a wild pitch to win the game. In bottom of eighth, St. Paul’s Coby Dagata two-out single to left field ties game at 5-5. Stonington takes 5-4 lead in top of eighth after Wyatt Loughlean doubles and scores on throwing error on bunt attempt by Evan West. St. Paul ties game in bottom of seventh. With two outs and runner on first, Boudreau singles and Benoit moves to third. Benoit scores on Judenis’ RBI single to CF. Trailing 3-0 in top of seventh, Stonington scores four to take the lead on Brayden Wolfraft’s two-out, 2 RBI single to LF. Matteo Panciera and Tyler Cimini also had RBI singles for the Bears, making their first title appearance since 1960. St. Paul won their second straight Class S title.

SOFTBALL
Saturday, June 13
At UConn
Class LL: Cheshire 2, Southington 0
Class M: Foran 9,  Woodstock Academy 0
Class L: Brookfield 3, New Milford 1
Class S: St. Paul 11, North Branford 3

Cheshire 2, Southington 0
At Storrs
Southington (23-4)   000  000  0  — 0-1-1
Cheshire (27-0)          010  001  x  — 2-3-0
Angie Insogna and Wanner; Jenica Matos and Fleming; WP: Matos; LP: Insogna; 2B: Olivia Rydzy (C); Of note: Matos allowed one hit – a two-out single to Savanna Eliasson in the fifth inning — struck out 15 and walked none. Rydzy’s RBI double in the sixth drove in a run. The first run scored on an error. Insogna allowed 3 hits and struck out 4. This is Cheshire’s second straight Class LL championship.

Brookfield 3, New Milford 1
At Storrs
New Milford (23-3)   000  001  0  — 1-4-2
Brookfield (26-1)       030  000  x  — 3-6-0
Of note: P Sydney Miller (B) struck out 12 and allowed 4 hits for the Bobcats. Lila Conrad (B) was 2-3 with two doubles while Mary Aurrichio was 2-3 with a run scored on a sacrifice fly from E Casey. Two other runs scored on an error. Brookfield won their first title since 2000.

Foran 9, Woodland 0
At Storrs
Woodland (21-5)       000  000  0  — 0-5-0
Foran (22-5)               202  401  x  — 9-15-1
Caitlyn Braun and DeCrescenzo; Leah Corris, Abigail Corris and Emily Speringo; WP: A. Corris; LP: Braun; 2B: Maya Fallon-Silva (F), Norah Bove (F), Olivia Gregory (F); 3B: Speringo (F), Maddie Deldin (F); HR: Deldin; Of note: Deldin (F) 3-3, 3 runs scored, triple, HR, 6 RBI, A. Corris (F) 3-4, Fallon-Silva (F) 2-4, 2B; A. Corris (F) allowed 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 14; Angelena Tottenham (W) 2-3; Foran won their second straight Class M title

St. Paul 11, North Branford 3
At Storrs
North Branford (24-3)  010  000  2  — 3-4-2
St. Paul (25-2)                 120  116  x  — 11-15-1
Lauren Vitarisi and Martone; Breyona Demora and Stella Boucino; WP: Demora; LP: Vitarisi; 2B: Demora (S), Lalia McCulloch (S), Kaitlyn Wood (S); HR: Madi DiStefano (NB); Of note: Demora (S) allowed 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 14, Sydney Yanavich (S) 2-3, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI; Kaitlyn Wood (S) 3-4, RBI; Peighton Giambra (S) 2-3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, Julia Kozlak (S) 2-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, Lalia McCullough (S) 2-5, 2 runs scored, RBI; St. Paul won their first-ever state title in softball over the defending Class S champion Thunderbirds.

BOYS LACROSSE
Sunday, June 14
At Fairfield University
Class LL: Darien 10, New Canaan 9
Class L: Guilford 9, Fairfield Ludlowe 2
Class M: Weston 11, New Fairfield 10
Class S: Somers 9, Suffield 8, OT

Somers 9, Suffield 8, OT
At Fairfield
Somers (18-2)              1  2  3  2  1  — 9
Suffield (18-2)              2  1  2  3  0  — 8
Of note: Harry Accorsi scored in OT to give Somers first title since 2017 and snap Suffield’s 18-game winning streak. Suffield scored twice in the final 1:53 to force OT. Conor Warnock had 3 goals for Somers while goalie Evan Poulin made 27 saves for the Spartans.

Darien 10, New Canaan 9
At Fairfield
Darien (15-7)             2  3  2  3  — 10
New Canaan (17-5)   3  2  2  2  — 9
Of note: Wes Scallen had four goals as Darien won their 15th CIAC championship.

Weston 11, New Fairfield 10
At Fairfield
New Fairfield (15-7)   1  1  6  2  — 10
Weston (19-3)              1  0  3  7  — 11
Of note: Weston scored 7 goals in the fourth quarter to win. AJ Solano had three goals for Weston.

Guilford 9, Fairfield Ludlowe 2
At Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe (13-8)    1  1  0  0  — 2
Guilford (18-4)                     2  3  3  1  — 9
Of note: Goalie Michael Lawton made 15 saves and didn’t give up a goal in the second half as Guilford won a state title. Kaden Smith had three goals for Guilford.

GIRLS LACROSSE
Saturday, June 13
At Fairfield University
Class M: Hand 14, Branford 7
Class LL: Darien 13, New Canaan 4
Class S: Somers 11, Lauralton Hall 10
Class L: Simsbury 10, Cheshire 7

Darien 13, New Canaan 4
At Fairfield
New Canaan (15-8)   1  1  2  0  — 4
Darien (22-0)             5  2  5  1  — 13
Of note: Darien, ranked No. 1 in the USA Lacrosse national public school poll, won their second straight Class LL title and their 14th CIAC championship. Cam Pokorny had four goals for the Blue Wave (22-0) while Adriana Gromelski had three.

Simsbury 11, Cheshire 7
At Fairfield
Cheshire (16-6)           1  2  0  4  — 7
Simsbury (20-1)         4  4  1  2  — 11
Of note: Charlotte Diviney (S) had 4 goals and 1 assist to lead Simsbury. Delaney Soucie made four stops in net for the Trojans, who won their second straight Class L championship. Anna Stockwell (S) had two goals and an assist.

Hand 14, Branford 7
At Fairfield
Of note: Top-seeded Hand (19-3) got four goals from Maggie Lavin and three from Ellie Flynn to win their first-ever state championship in girls lacrosse. Branford (17-5) got four goals from Jessica Radziunas.

Somers 11, Lauralton Hall 10
At Fairfield
Somers (16-5)                2  3  4  2  — 11
Lauralton Hall (12-7)   1  3  3  3  — 10
Of note: Maya Skalski (S) 4 goals and 1 assist as Somers won their first-ever state title. The Spartans led 11-7 and help off a late Hall rally. Molly Tabb (S) made 6 saves in net. Leighton Brady had 3 goals and 1 assist for the Hall.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday, June 10
At Pomperaug-Southbury
Class L: Shelton 3, Ridgefield 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16)
Of note: Shelton (23-0) won their first state championship since 2005. Michael Prancuk led Sheltn with 10 kills while Luke Park, Tyler Cayer and Jacob Theien each had 7 kills. Cayer had 8 blocks while teammate Matthew Reilly had 30 assists. Ridgefield finishes 19-5.
Friday, June 12
At Newtown
Class S:  Joel Barlow 3, Woodstock Academy 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-21)
Of note: Brayton Bottone had 14 kills and Evan Chernik had nine kills for Woodstock (26-2), playing in the final for the first time. Gavin Hecker had 14 assists. Junior  hitter Alex Stinson had 17 kills for Barlow, who won their second straight title.
Class M: New Canaan 3, Maloney 0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-22)
Of note: Dylan Ho had 26 assists and Nolan McLaughlin had a team-leading 12 kills to lead the Rams (23-1) to their first-ever Class M championship over defending champion Maloney (23-2).

Shelton players celebrate after beatiing Ridgefield, 3-0 to win the Class L boys volleyball championship. (Photo courtesy CIAC)

TRACK and FIELD
Saturday, June 13
New England championships at Noble, Maine

BOYS GOLF (spring)
Friday, June 12
State Open
At Uncasville
Overall (top 10): Logan Wells, North Haven,68 at Mohegan Sun Golf Club, par 71 (5 birdies) and Avery Phillips, Bristol Central 68 (four birdies), 3. Ryan Glen, Xavier, 70, 4. Jonah Scheckwitz, Old Lyme 71, 5. Henry Barry, East Catholic 72, 6. Brody Burns, Notre Dame-WH 73, Brady Margelony, Ellington 73, Wilson Ouimet, EO Smith 73, 9. Bobby Shaw, Guilford 74 and James Sagnella, North Haven 74
Other area golfers: 37. James Slavin, Canton, 83, 42. Myles Pisati, East Granby 87

GIRLS GOLF
State Open
At Uncasville
Overall (top 10): Caroline Goderre, NFA, 72 at Mohegan Sun Golf Club, par 71 (4 birdies), 2. Ella Michaud, Berlin 79, Chloe Cui, New Canaan 79; 4. Millie Gobleck, Hand, 80, 5. Sakura Downing, Wheeler 81, Olivia Hoagland, Norwich Tech 80, 7. Layla Drago, Brookfield, 83, 8. Elyse Mazuronis, Farmington 84, Lily Simons 84, Adrian Lupo, Masuk 84
Other area golfers: 11. Abby Esposito, Farmington 85, 15. Eleni Xifaras, Farmington 89