I mentioned previously that the Newington High School girls tennis team won the CCC South championship for the second straight year (and eighth time in the last decade). Well, they didn’t stop there: the Indians advanced to the state quarterfinals, which rarely happens (in tennis, the downstate teams from wealthy towns tend to dominate at states), by beating Naugatuck on Monday, 4-3, in a first-round match that must have been a real thriller. Alas, the #7-seeded Indians then lost on Wednesday in the quarters to #2-seed Cheshire, 7-0. But, much like their season-ending loss to Greenwich last year, there’s no shame in that. Congrats to the Indians on a great season!

Today and tomorrow, two more Newington teams will be in action, both against school in more fantsy-pants Connecticut towns. :) The #6-seeded baseball team (18-3 in the regular season), having beaten #38 New Milford in the first round 4-0, hosts #11 Simsbury today at 3:30 PM EDT. And then tomorrow, the #4 seeded boys’ volleyball team (16-2), which had a bye all the way through to the quarterfinals, plays host to #5-seed Shelton, a 3-0 winner over #12 Danbury yesterday. The winner probably gets a semifinal matchup with traditional NHS archrival and personal Brendan Loy bogeyman Southington, the #1 seed in the state.

GO INDIANS!!