Shelton Scores and Standings, Nov 3

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The Shelton girls soccer team will host No. 3 Amity in the semifinals of the Southern Connecticut Conference tournament on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Amity advanced with a 3-1 win over No. 6 West Haven on Wednesday. In the other semifinal Thursday, top seed Sacred Heart Academy is home to No. 5 seed Cheshire at 3 p.m.

No. 2 seed Shelton, the defending SCC and CIAC Class LL state champions, reached the semifinals with a 4-2 victory over No. 7 Mercy on Tuesday.

Megan Burke, Megan Manzo, Stephanie Vahos and Olivia Mavilla scored for the Gaelettes. who improved to 13-1-3.

The final is slated for Saturday at East Haven at 12:30 p.m, although the time could change due to SATs.

Shelton's girls volleyball team also will be in action Thursday at No. 2 seed Guilford in the SCC semifinals

Guilford advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15) victory over No. 10 Amity on Wednesday.

Shelton booked its spot in the semifinals with a  25-18, 25-13, 25-22 decision over  Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday. Sheehan takes on top seed Cheshire in the other semifinal.

Katie Direnzo had seven kills and 13 digs and Ariel Toth added 12 kills and 10 digs for the third-seeded Gaelettes.

The CIAC has announced that the state Open cross country meet, scheduled for Friday at Manchester's Wickham Park, has been postponed until next Tuesday.

The site of the meet also has been changed as the girls and boys races now will be take place at at Hammonasset State Park in Madison. The boys will start at 1:45 p.m., followed by the girls at 2:30 p.m.

Darien won the Class L boys championship on Saturday at Wickham Park, which is unavailable for the state Open because of damage it suffered in Saturday's snowstorm.

The Open competition will determine which runners qualify for the  New England championships Nov. 12 at Ponaganset High School in North Scituate, R.I.

The Shelton Parks and Recreation  Department will be running bus trips to see the UConn men and women's basketball teams at  XL Center in Hartford.  The women will take on West Virginia on Wednesday, January 4 at 7 p.m.  The bus will leave the Shelton Community Center at 4:30.  The cost  is $28.

The defending  national champion men will battle Notre Dame on Sunday, January 29 at noon. The bus will leave  the Community Center at 10:00 am. The cost is $33.

Those interested need to register at the Shelton Community Center,  41 Church Street.  Both games have  upper level  seating.

 The Shelton Parks and Recreation  Department will once again be sponsoring adult open gym basketball during the fall and winter months.  The open basketball program will take place Sunday mornings at the  Shelton High School gym. 

December 4, 2011 - April  1, 2012

9:00 – 11:30 am at  Shelton High School Gym, 120 Meadow St.

$35, after February 6 =  $20 – Make check payable to City of Shelton

Participants  must be a minimum of 18 years of ageand be a Shelton resident, or a full time worker in  Shelton to qualify to play.  Participants must registerat the Shelton Parks and Recreation Department in the Community Center, 41  Church Street and be issued a photo ID  card.  Participants must show  their membership ID at the gym each week.

This is an adult program and players are asked not to bring children due  to lack of insurance for non-participants.  Players are also asked not to bring basketballs to the gym.  Basketballs will be provided.

The Shelton Parks and Recreation  Department will be sponsoring a youth  coed wrestling program for children  in grades 5 through 8.  The program will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:15-7:30 pm. It will begin December 6  and run for 20 sessions in the Shelton High School auxiliary gymnasium.  The program will be instructional in  nature covering fundamentals, fitness, and sportsmanship.  There will be plans for a future  competitive program

Justin Krofssik, assistant Shelton High wrestling coach, will be the coordinator of the program. The  cost is $70 with discounts offered for siblings.  Those interested must pre-register and  sign a waiver at the Shelton Community Center.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls soccer

Amity at Shelton, 5:30 p.m., SCC semifinals

Girls volleyball

Shelton at Guilford, 5 p.m, SCC semifinals

Southern Connecticut Conference
Football Standings
DIVISION I WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
Xavier 7-0 272-41 7-0 272-41

Shelton 5-2 125-124 5-2 125-124

Fairfield Prep 4-2 136-141 5-2 157-155

Amity 2-5 176-218 2-5 176-218

Hamden 1-6 170-259 1-6 170-259

DIVISION I EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

Hand 7-0 242-69 7-0 242-69

ND-West Haven 5-2 174-106 5-2 174-106

West Haven 5-2 228-172 5-2 228-172

Cheshire 4-3 239-155 4-3 239-155

Wilbur Cross 1-5 88-187 1-5 88-187

DIVISION II WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

Hillhouse 4-3 214-125 4-3 214-125

Branford 3-4 168-199 3-4 168-199

Guilford 3-4 156-179 3-4 156-179

Lyman Hall 2-4 138-224 3-4 166-246

Jonathan Law 0-6 79-225 0-7 89-273

DIVISION II EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
North Haven 6-1 166-90 6-1 166-90

Sheehan 4-3 200-195 4-3 200-195

Foran 1-5 113-229 1-5 113-229

East Haven 0-6 93-242 1-6 127-267

SCC Boys Soccer Standings (through Oct 28)

Hammonasset Team Division Overall

Guilford 5-0-1 9-2-5

Hand 4-1-1 8-3-4

Foran 2-4-0 6-8-1

Law 0-6-0 0-15-0

Housatonic

Cheshire 6-1-1 10-2-4

Shelton 6-1-1 8-5-1

Amity 1-3-4 4-6-6

Lyman Hall 2-4-2 4-5-6

Sheehan 1-7-0 4-11-0

Qunnipiac

Fairfield Prep 5-0-3 9-0-7

Hamden 4-4-0 11-5-0

ND-West Haven 3-3-2 9-3-4

Xavier 2-3-3 5-7-4

West Haven 1-5-2 2-6-5

Hammonasset

Career 5-3-0 9-5-2

Wilbur Cross 5-3-0 8-7-0

Branford 5-3-0 7-7-1

North Haven 5-3-0 5-7-4

East Haven 0-8-0 2-13-0

Girls soccer standings

Hammonasset Team Division Overall (through Oct. 28)

Guilford 5-0-1 11-3-2

Hand 4-1-1 4-10-2

Foran 0-4-2 1-13-1

Law 0-4-2 2-11-1

Housatonic

Shelton 5-0-1 12-1-3

Amity 5-1-2 12-1-3

Cheshire 5-2-1 10-4-1

Sheehan 1-6-1 6-9-1

Lyman Hall 0-7-1 4-10-1

Quinnipiac

Sacred Academy 5-1-0 14-1-1

West Haven 4-2-0 11-3-1

Hamden 2-4-0 8-7-1

Mercy 1-5-0 6-10-0

Oronoque

North Haven 4-1-1 8-6-2

Wilbur Cross 3-1-2 6-6-4

East Haven 2-3-1 5-10-1

Branford 0-4-2 2-10-3