Karl Liapunov had 15 kills and Henrik Liapunov 30 saves to lead unbeaten Ridgefield High to a 3-0 sweep of Shelton in a matchup of Class L’s top boys volleyball teams May 21. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Monday May 25 at 7:30pm.
Ridgefield (19-0) was challenged in each game by Shelton (16-2), winning by game scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-22. Mark Lirgouri added seven digs and eight kills for the host Tigers, the FCIAC’s top team.
Eric Kocur had 18 kills and four digs, T.J. Nicholas nine kills and Grant Fervier seven kills for Shelton, the SCC leaders.
Staples High swept host Newington 3-0 in a high school boys volleyball match April 23. CPTV Sports was there and will show he broadcast premiere Wednesday April 29 at 7:30pm.
Staples won the first game 25-22 and pulled away with 25-14 and 25-16 wins in the last two games against the previously unbeaten Indians. The Wreckers (6-1) were coming off their first loss of the season the day before, to New Canaan.
Staples is the fifth-rated team in CIAC Class L; Newington (5-1) is rated fifth in Class M, where the Indians are the defending state champions.
Nick Hinchcliffe led Newington with nine kills and two aces. kills, 2 aces, 1 block assist (11.5 pts.) but lost 3-0 (25-22,25-14, 25-16) to Staples (Westport).
Erich Roman had 15 kills and Dan Jennings 12 as Glastonbury High defeated Xavier-Middletown 3-1 in a boys volleyball match April 21 in Middletown. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Monday April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The Tomahawks (3-0) won by game scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-20 and 25-21.
Connor Johnson had 13 digs and Cody Schulz 25 assists for Glastonbury. Xavier is 2-4.
Newington High rolled to its second state boys volleyball title in three years, sweeping Oxford 3-0 in the CIAC Class M championship game June 13 at Shelton High. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Tuesday June 17 at 7:30pm.
Newington (24-1), the top seed, won by game scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-20. Oxford finished 20-2. Read the game story on Newington’s win from The Hartford Courant’s Nick Greene here; WFSB-TV Channel 3 video above.
Middle hitter Griffin Jones had 20 kills, four blocks and four digs to lead Ridgefield High to a 3-0 sweep of Southington in the CIAC Class L boys volleyball final June 12 at Kennedy High in Waterbury. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Monday June 16 at 7:30pm.
Ridgefield (21-2), which won by scores of won by score 25-20, 27-25 and 25-23, rallied from behind in the last two games to top Southington (19-4). Read the game story from the Danbury News-Times’ Richard Gregory here.
The Darien High boys and girls swept the team titles in the CIAC State Open outdoor track meet June 9 in Middletown. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Wednesday June 11 at 7:30pm.
The Blue Wave boys had the easier victory, topping second-place Windsor 65-42. The Darien girls edged FCIAC rival Staples-Westport 45.75-42. Boys meet results here; girls meet results here.
Alex Preston had seven kills and four blocks and George Phillips 17 kills and four aces to lead Darien to a 3-1 win over FCIAC rival New Canaan in the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class M boys volleyball tournament June 6 in Darien. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Tuesday June 10 at 9:30pm.
Third-seeded Darien (18-5) won by game scores of 25-15, 17-25, 25-22, 25-16, meets No. 2 seed and defending champion Oxford in the semifinals June 10 at Fairfield Warde. New Canaan finished 12-7. Read the game story by the Stamford Advocate’s Rich DePreta here.
John Thorne had 12 kills and 10 digs as Oxford High defeated Cheshire 3-1 in a boys volleyball match April 30. CPTV Sports was there and will show replays in upcoming days (check broadcast schedule).
Oxford, which won the decisive fourth game 30-28, improved to 8-1. Cheshire, which beat defending state Class M champ Oxford April 11, is 7-2. Read the game story from the Danbury News-Times’ Jason Sonski here.
Austin Browne had five blocks and 12 kills and Ben Grabowski 33 assists to lead Farmington High to a comeback 3-2 win over Enfield in a boys volleyball match April 10. CPTV Sports was there and will show replays in upcoming days (check broadcast schedule). Farmington won the last two games 27-25 and 15-11 after dropping two of the first three games. Farmington is 2-0; it was the season opener for Enfield.
