{
  "id": 12659486,
  "title": "The 2026 Connecticut high school girls volleyball midseason report: Top teams, players and surprises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-2026-connecticut-high-school-girls-volleyball-midseason-report",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-connecticut-high-school-girls-160000727.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Connecticut high school girls volleyball midseason report has highlighted several notable teams, players, and surprises from the first half of the season. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) has seen many teams live up to preseason expectations, while others have underperformed or surprised with unexpected results.\n\nThe Capital County Conference (CCC) is home to several strong contenders, including 11-1 Maloney, 9-2 Glastonbury, and 8-3 Newington. Additionally, Bristol Central, Platt, RHAM, and Rocky Hill have also shown promise.\n\nIn the Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC), East Lyme, currently 8-2, is looking to defend its Class L title. NFA has been particularly dominant with a 9-1 record. Griswold, which has won both games against NFA and East Lyme, sits at 7-2.\n\nThe FCIAC continues its dominance in Class LL with Greenwich, Trumbull, Staples, Darien, Warde, and New Canaan leading the conference. Greenwich, the defending Class LL champion, sits atop the standings at 8-0.\n\nIn the Northeastern Connecticut Conference (NCCC), Coventry, the defending Class S champion, is 8-1. Granby Memorial, which has not lost a set this season, is also leading the pack at 10-0. Sacred Heart Academy and Sheehan are both 9-0 in Class M, while Sacred Heart Academy and Cheshire are 9-0 and 7-3 in Class LL, respectively.\n\nThe Southwestern Connecticut Conference (SCC) has yet to produce a CIAC finalist since Guilford in Class L in 2019, and has not had a champion since Amity in Class LL in 2018. However, Sacred Heart Academy and Sheehan are both 9-0 and 8-3, respectively, while Amity and Cheshire are both 8-1 in Classes M and LL. North Haven is also 9-2 in Class L.\n\nTop players like Isabella Alicea from Enfield, Kayah Armstrong from Greenwich, JJ Kirck from Sacred Heart Academy, Emalyn Kirk from Bristol Central, Mia Tyler from Masuk, and Mia Tyler from Woodland are making significant impacts on their teams. Alicea has been particularly impressive with 121 kills, 125 digs, and 22 aces in 10 games. Tyler has broken the school's all-time assists record, currently sitting at 241.",
  "summary": "A look at Connecticut's top girls volleyball conferences, teams and players, plus first-half surprises.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/connecticut-high-school-field-hockey-top-performances-games-to-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}