West Haven High School - Athletics

Athletics

West Haven High School athletic facilities include Ken Strong Stadium (an artificial turf football field and track), an enclosed ice skating rink, indoor gymnasium and swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields. The Blue Devils soccer and lacrosse teams utilize the Ken Strong field. West Haven High is part of the Southern Connecticut Conference, Quinnipiac Division, for athletics. In wrestling, they share a co-op team with Platt Regional Vocational Technical School which competes in the Constitution State Conference.

• 1968 Football, State Championship, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (New Haven Register Sportswriters Poll, 9-0, Class LL), 4th in the United States (National Sports News Service Poll).
• 1972 Football, State Championship, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (New Haven Register Sportswriters Poll, 10-0, Class LL)
• 1986, 1987, 1989 Football, Class L State Championships, under the leadership of Coach Ed McCarthy.West Haven's McCarthy Named Lou Rettino Coach of the Week for Week 3. New York Giants. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
• 2002 Football, Class LL State Championship, also under Ed McCarthy, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (New Haven Register Sportswriters Poll, 12-0, Class LL)
• 2003 Football, Class LL Semifinals Winner (Lost to New Britain in the Championship)
• 2009 Wrestling, CSC Championship Runners-up (4-0)
• 1984 Baseball, Class LL State Championship. The team defeated Crosby High High School 7-4 to capture the title.
• 2009 Baseball, Class LL State Championship. The team defeated Brian McMahon High School 1-0 to win

Note: 1976 was the first year of CIAC football playoffs; 1968 and 1972 Championships are unofficial.

• 1994 Division I State Champions in Ice Hockey
• 1990 Division I State Champions in Ice Hoceky defeating Greenwich 4-0
• 1988 Division I State Champions in Ice Hockey