Sports

Pomperaug High Athletics Advance in State Tournaments

Pomperaug was in action Tuesday, with two teams advancing to second round play today.

An action-packed afternoon on the diamond saw two local squads move on in the first round of the baseball and softball state tournaments.

#2 Pomperaug baseball (18-3) dominated #31 Fairfield Ludlow in the first round of Class ‘L’ play. Next up for the Panthers is South West Conference rival #15 Newtown at home today at 3:30 p.m.  Newtown beat #18 Bristol Central 8-4 in their opener Tuesday.

#17 Pomperaug softball (13-8) edged past #16 Norwich Free Academy 8-5 yesterday. They move on to face the Class ‘LL’ top seeded Westhill Vikings, who are coming off a first round bye, today at 4 p.m.

For complete brackets and results visit CIAC Sports.


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