Sports
Girls' Soccer Just Misses Tournament
East Haven girls' soccer team misses the CIAC Class L tournament; highest ranked of non-qualifying teams.
Close, but not close enough.
The CIAC tournament pairings were released at noon Friday showing that the YellowJackets missed the cut by just one win or one tie. The team finished with five wins, nine losses and two ties.
The YellowJackets were the highest-ranking team of all teams that did not qualify, with a winning percentage of .375. Middletown finished last in the rankings for qualified teams with six wins, nine losses, one tie and a winning percentage of .406.
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Head Coach Gary Stanton's team graduates six seniors this year.
Note: Scroll over to the chart underneath the photo to see just how close the YellowJackets came. East Haven is highlighted in yellow.