The #4-seeded Newington High School boys volleyball team (17-2) won its quarterfinal game against #5 Shelton today, 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-21). That sets up a state semifinal matchup with #1-seed Southington (19-0) — Newington’s traditional archrival in many sports, and my personal nemesis — on Tuesday. WOOHOO!! I could be wrong, but I believe this is the deepest into a state tournament that any NHS team has played Southington since the girls basketball team lost to SHS in the 1993 state title game. Anyway, Go Indians!!! Beat the Blue Knights!!!

Meanwhile, in baseball, the second-round game between #6 Newington and #11 Simsbury was postponed due to rain. It will be played tomorrow. That pushes the quarterfinal between the Newington-Simsbury winner and #3 Amity (actually ranked #1 in the state by the Hartford Courant), which was previously scheduled for tomorrow, back to Sunday.