This weekend was state championship weekend for Connecticut High School spring sports. There were a few championships on Friday night and a plethora more on Saturday.
First off, congrats to all those teams around the state who won championships in all sports, especially those in the FCIAC.
Ludlowe had two teams playing in state championship games, the girls lacrosse team and the softball team. Unfortunately, both teams came up on the short end. Girls lacrosse fell to Darien 14-6. Softball was walked-off by Southington 4-3.
Both teams had amazing seasons. For softball, they won the first FCIAC softball championship in school history, before making a strong run to the state championship game and coming up a run short. It was the first appearance in a state title game in school history.
For the girls lacrosse team, they made their first state championship game appearance since 2010, when they defeated Staples for the title.
Congrats to both teams on tremendous seasons, despite the losses today.
In some ways for me, it was weird not being at the baseball finals, but I am also going to support Ludlowe teams, rather than non-Fairfield teams.
There were broadcasts of these games and plenty of reporters out coving all of the sports, from baseball to softball to girls lacrosse and boys lacrosse. GameTime CT does a great job at covering the action and you can go there to read more about today and this weekend.
The crowds at the games I was at, and from what I heard and saw from others, were large and loud. This is great to see because hopefully we are getting back to normal. There's something special about packed stands for a championship game. It's great when student sections come out and are loud as they cheer for their teams (respectfully, for the most part).
Della Jackson with a go-ahead RBI triple to give Ludlowe a 3-2 lead on Southington top 7 #ctsb @LudloweSB pic.twitter.com/tfna6m6yIr
— Shawn Sailer (@ShawnSailer) June 12, 2021
