High School Sports
![UConn baseball's latest NCAA Tournament run only makes Jim Penders hungrier to reach his goal of a place on the sports biggest stage. ... Cheshire sophomore Julia Paek had a dominant season in CIAC girls golf. ... Now that college athletes are paid, sometimes in the millions, should the be covered like pros? UConn baseball's latest NCAA Tournament run only makes Jim Penders hungrier to reach his goal of a place on the sports biggest stage. ... Cheshire sophomore Julia Paek had a dominant season in CIAC girls golf. ... Now that college athletes are paid, sometimes in the millions, should the be covered like pros?](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/06/10/TKTXJABZGGUXP36CHULLATABSA.jpg?w=135)
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Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: UConn’s Jim Penders still chasing ultimate Father’s Day gift and more
UConn baseball's latest NCAA Tournament run only makes Jim Penders hungrier to reach his goal...
![Matt Jeffrey, the top lacrosse recruit in the country who will play at Notre Dame next year, scored the last four goals of the game to rally Cheshire to a 13-12 win over St. Joseph for the Class L state championship Sunday afternoon at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. Matt Jeffrey, the top lacrosse recruit in the country who will play at Notre Dame next year, scored the last four goals of the game to rally Cheshire to a 13-12 win over St. Joseph for the Class L state championship Sunday afternoon at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cheshirechamps-e1717968452149.jpg?w=140)
Notre Dame-bound Matt Jeffrey rallies Cheshire lacrosse to its second straight state title
Matt Jeffrey, the top lacrosse recruit in the country who will play at Notre Dame...
![Masuk won its sixth straight state championship and finished the season undefeated, defeating Ellington 4-0 in the Class L softball final Saturday night at UConn. Masuk won its sixth straight state championship and finished the season undefeated, defeating Ellington 4-0 in the Class L softball final Saturday night at UConn.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ellingtonsoftball1.jpg?w=140)
Class L softball: Masuk beats Ellington for its sixth straight title
Masuk won its sixth straight state championship and finished the season undefeated, defeating Ellington 4-0...
![Making its second-ever appearance in a baseball state final, its first in 20 years, RHAM recorded just one hit in a 5-2 loss to Woodstock Academy Saturday. Making its second-ever appearance in a baseball state final, its first in 20 years, RHAM recorded just one hit in a 5-2 loss to Woodstock Academy Saturday.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2338.jpg?w=132)
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Class L baseball: RHAM stifled by impressive Woodstock Academy pitching, falls 5-2
Making its second-ever appearance in a baseball state final, its first in 20 years, RHAM...
![Coventry coach Jeff LaHouse holds up the Class S state championship plaque after Coventry beat Holy Cross 16-3 Saturday at UConn (Photo by Lori Riley) Coventry coach Jeff LaHouse holds up the Class S state championship plaque after Coventry beat Holy Cross 16-3 Saturday at UConn (Photo by Lori Riley)](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ellingtonsoftball.jpg?w=121)
Class S softball: Coventry rolls over Holy Cross for second straight title
Coventry coach Jeff LaHouse holds up the Class S state championship plaque after Coventry beat...
![Fairfield Ludlowe defended its Class LL softball title with a 3-2 10-inning win over Cheshire Saturday afternoon at UConn's softball complex. Fairfield Ludlowe defended its Class LL softball title with a 3-2 10-inning win over Cheshire Saturday afternoon at UConn's softball complex.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THC-sp-hs-softball-Cheshire-Fairfield-Ludlowe-1.jpg?w=91)
Class LL softball: Cheshire falls in 10 innings to defending champion Fairfield Ludlowe
Fairfield Ludlowe defended its Class LL softball title with a 3-2 10-inning win over Cheshire...
![Class M softball: Sheehan loses to Woodland in first state final appearance since 1979 Class M softball: Sheehan loses to Woodland in first state final appearance since 1979](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hartfall.jpg)
Class M softball: Sheehan loses to Woodland in first state final appearance since 1979
Woodland wins its third straight state title with a 7-1 victory over Sheehan Saturday in...
![After losing last year, Coventry made it back to the Class S baseball championship game and won the title on Friday night, 5-2 over Oxford. After losing last year, Coventry made it back to the Class S baseball championship game and won the title on Friday night, 5-2 over Oxford.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/coventrybaseball1.jpg?w=117)
“It’s about time we won:” Coventry beats Oxford to win the Class S baseball title after losing in last year’s final
After losing last year, Coventry made it back to the Class S baseball championship game...
![RHAM’s pitcher Sean Connolly (22) pitches to Daniel Hand’s (9) Samuel Markovitz in the bottom of the first inning during the 2024 CIAC Baseball Class L Semifinals at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant) RHAM’s pitcher Sean Connolly (22) pitches to Daniel Hand’s (9) Samuel Markovitz in the bottom of the first inning during the 2024 CIAC Baseball Class L Semifinals at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THC-L-RHAM_Hand_Baseball_02-e1717710001991.jpg?w=140)
High School Baseball, Softball Championship Preview: A look at each of the finals
Four state baseball and softball champions will be decided Friday and Saturday in Connecticut, with...
![Enfield senior Lukas Phimvongsa won the State Open boys tennis title for the first time Wednesday at Conard High while Alex Orlins of Cheshire defended her Open title. Enfield senior Lukas Phimvongsa won the State Open boys tennis title for the first time Wednesday at Conard High while Alex Orlins of Cheshire defended her Open title.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lukas1-e1717640066837.jpg?w=140)
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Enfield’s Lukas Phimvongsa wins State Open boys tennis title; Cheshire’s Alex Orlins repeats as girls champ
Enfield senior Lukas Phimvongsa won the State Open boys tennis title for the first time...