The Westhill High School girls soccer team have become the nomads of the state tournament.
The Vikings’ CIAC Class LL semifinal game with Ridgefield tomorrow night has been pushed up an hour, and will now be played at 5:30 at Norwalk High School.
The game was originally scheduled for tonight, then moved to tomorrow at 6:30 before the latest change, which had to do with the availability of the Norwalk field.
There have been all sorts of scheduling issues for state games that have irked coaches this fall. Many have complained about the late notification with regard to the sites and times of contests.
On the one hand the CIAC has a tough issue: having to wait to see which teams advance before finding neutral sites that are both centrally located for the schools and have the proper accommodations.
But it is extremely unfair what has happened to Westhill and Ridgefield. With a number of good locations between Stamford and Ridgefield, assuming one of the schools would be willing to host it, the game should have been moved from Norwalk rather than disrupt the two schools’ preparations.
