Athletics
Valley Regional is a part of the Shoreline Conference of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), with the exception of football, which is a member of the Pequot League, Sassacus division. The school's varsity sports consist of soccer, cross country, American football, volleyball, field hockey, indoor track, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, track, lacrosse, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and high school quiz bowl. The high school shares an athletic relationship with students from Lyme-Old Lyme High School for both the football team and the school's crew club.
The Fall 2010 athletic season saw particular success for the boy's soccer, football, and girl's cross-country teams. The soccer team, under the guidance of Class S Coach of the Year, Mick Fearon, achieved a 16-4-1 record and advanced to its first state final championship match since 2000. The football team had first undefeated record (10-0) ever, won the Pequot conference title, and advanced to the state final championship match, eventually losing to St. Joseph. The girls cross-country team ended the season undefeated, with a record of 19-0, won the Shoreline Conference title, and placed third in the state overall.
On March 18, 2011, the boy's basketball team won the Class S State Championship, defeating Classical Magnet School 70-46 in front of over 3,700 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, capping an impressive 25-2 season. The win brought the high school its very first state basketball title.
At the close of the 2010-11 academic year, the CIAC awarded the high school 1st place in the Michael's Cup Award for Sportsmanship.
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