Today’s sports roundup

League championship week has lived up to the all the hype with heart-thumping games, fantastic moments and finishes. Here’s a rundown of all of Thursday’s action in Southwest Connecticut. Click on the links to read the full game stories.

BASEBALL

Notre Dame of Fairfield rallies to beat Pomperaug for the SWC baseball championship.

Missed opportunities prove costly as Seymour loses to Holy Cross, 6-3, in the NVL championship game.

Prep and Jonathan Law get bounced from the SCC baseball tournament on Thursday. For more on their games, click here.

SOFTBALL

St. Joseph continues to show their dominance. The Cadets routed Darien to win the FCIAC championship and are now 22-1 on the season.

Ashley Guillette shuts down Lauralton Hall to lead Oxford High School to the SWC title.

Brooke Pawlak hurls a one-hit shutout to lead Platt Tech over Holy Family to capture the CSC championship.

LACROSSE


Fairfield Prep owns the SCC in lacrosse. The Jesuits beat Guilford to claim its fourth consecutive conference title.

A perfect 10. The Newtown girls lacrosse team records a tenth-straight SWC title.

The boys team at Newtown High School drops New Milford, 11-8, to advance to the SWC Division I final.

Pomperaug destroys Notre Dame-Fairfield, 15-3, to advance to the SWC Division II final.

Bethel triumphs over Immaculate to win the girls lacrosse championship in SWC Division II.

The state pairings for the boys and girls  lacrosse tournament have been released. First round action begins Wednesday, June 4.

TRACK

Weston and Bunnell come up big at the SWC track & field championships.

TENNIS

Finally! The Staples High School boys tennis beats Ridgefield to capture what had become an elusive FCIAC title. Click here to read more.

VOLLEYBALL

Oxford volleyball pulls off the three-peat. The Wolverines drill Masuk in three sets to win their third straight SWC championnship.

UCONN

The AAC announced its pairings for the 2014-2015 men’s basketball season. The Huskies will begin the season as the defending national champions.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

Greenwich and Darien High School square off for the FCIAC lacrosse championship. The Blue Wave (18-0) are in the hunt for a perfect season. Click the link for a list of all the area games scheduled for Friday night.

Paul Devlin