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Coaches voting in 2009 poll:
Janet Dickey, Westbrook
Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk
Kitty Palmer, Guilford
Jenna Tucchio, Stonington
Dawn Hough, New Milford
Nelle Andrews, Farmington
Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury
Linda Dirga, Pomperaug
Sara Beaudin, Canton
Kathy Brenner, Nonnewaug

Previous poll champions
2009 -- Darien
2008 -- Darien
2007 -- Darien
2006 -- Greenwich
2005 -- Greenwich
2004 -- Fairfield Warde
2003 -- Pomperaug
2002 -- Pomperaug
2001 -- Shepaug
2000 -- Granby
1999 -- Canton
1998 -- Canton
1997 -- New Canaan
1996 -- Cheshire
1995 -- Canton
1994 -- Enfield
1993 -- Enfield
1992 -- Canton
1991 -- Canton
1990 -- Greenwich
1989 -- Cheshire
1988 -- Old Saybrook
1987 -- Cheshire
1986 -- Canton
1985 -- Cheshire

2008 state field hockey poll
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Connecticut field hockey coaches poll (2008)

2008 state finals
Sat. Nov. 16 at Wethersfield High
Class L:  Simsbury 1, Stamford 1, 2 OT (co-champions)
Class M: Darien 2, Wilton 1
Class S: New Fairfield 2, Granby 0

FINAL, November 18
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (10)        21-0-1   200      1
2. Simsbury       15-1-2-1   174      2
3. New Fairfield       17-3    142     nr
4. Wilton           16-5-0-1   136      12
5. Stamford          13-6-3   132      nr
6. Granby          15-4-0-1     83     nr
7. Glastonbury   16-2-0-1     80      4
8. Hand             13-2-1-2     73      10
9. Branford          15-2-2      66      7
10. Farmington    16-2-0      32     3
Also receiving votes: Greenwich (15-3-1-1) 28, Lewis Mills (15-1-3) 19, Avon (14-1-1-1) 16, Cheshire (12-3) and Stonington (11-6-2) 7

Week 7, Nov. 3 (final regular season)
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (8)         17-0-1   178      1
2. Simsbury (1)  12-1-1-1   144      3
3. Farmington      15-1-0    142      2
4. Glastonbury   14-1-0-1   136      5
5. Avon             13-0-1-1    110      4
6. Greenwich     13-2-1-1     79      7
7. Branford           13-1-2     75      6
8. Cheshire          12-2-0     72      8
9. Lewis Mills       13-0-3     48     10
10. Hand           11-1-1-2     45      9
Also receiving votes: Killingly (14-1-1) 38, Wilton (13-4-0-1) 7, Pomperaug (12-1-2-1) 6

Week 6, Oct. 27
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (9)         15-0-1   180      2
2. Farmington      14-1-0    144      3
3. Simsbury         11-1-1    124      6
4. Avon             11-0-0-1    127      4
5. Glastonbury   13-1-0-1   110      5
6. Branford           12-0-1     96     12
7. Greenwich     13-1-1-1     83      7
8. Cheshire          11-2-0     72      1
9. Hand    11-1-1-2     63      8
10. Lewis Mills     11-0-3     27      11
Also receiving votes: Killingly (13-1-1) 19, Pomperaug (13-1-2-1) 13, Granby (12-2) 13, Wilton (11-3-0-1) 8

Week 5, Oct. 20
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Cheshire (9)     11-0-0    198      1
2. Darien (1)         14-0-1   176      4
3. Farmington      11-1-0    129      2
4. Avon               9-0-0-1   127      6
5. Glastonbury     12-1-0    123      3
6. Simsbury          9-1-1      93      5
7. Greenwich     10-1-1-1     92     nr
8. Hand      9-1-1-1     61      9
9. Pomperaug    11-1-1-1     58      7
10. Killingly        11-0-1       54      8
Also receiving votes: Lewis Mills (9-0-3, 39, Branford (10-1-1) 29, Granby (10-2) 8, Haddam-Killingworth (9-2-0-1) 7, Wilton (10-4-0-1) 6

Week 4, Oct. 13
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Cheshire (5)      9-0-0    136      1
2. Farmington (2) 10-0-0    128      2
3. Glastonbury      9-0-0     108      3
4. Darien             10-0-1      98      4
5. Simsbury          8-0-1      69      6
6. Avon               7-0-0-1     65      7
7. Pomperaug     9-0-0-1     52     14
8. Killingly            9-0-1      40      8
9. Hand       7-2-1      34     nr
10. Lewis Mills      8-0-2     31     10
Also receiving votes: Granby (7-2) 25, Branford (7-1-1) 15, Nonnewaug (8-1-2) 8

Week 3, Oct. 6
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Cheshire (4)      6-0-0    146      1
2. Farmington (1)   7-0-0    138      2
3. Glastonbury (1)  7-0-0    115      4
4. Darien (2)          8-0-1    110      5
5. Greenwich       7-0-0-1     96      7
6. Simsbury          6-0-1      80      8
7. Avon               7-0-0-1     73      3
8. Killingly            7-0-0      57     12
9. Granby (1)        6-1-0      75      6
10. Lewis Mills      7-0-1     27      nr
Also receiving votes: New Fairfield (7-2) 21, Hand (6-1-1) 14, Nonnewaug (7-1-1) 13, Pomperaug (6-0-1-1) 12, Newtown (6-0-1) 8, Staples (7-2) 7, Wilton (4-2) 6

Week 2, Sept. 29
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Cheshire (4)      4-0-0    132      1
2. Farmington (1)   5-0-0    116      4
3. Avon (1)            5-0-0    102      2
4. Glastonbury      5-0-0      89      5
5. Darien              6-0-1      76      6
6. Granby (1)        5-0-0      75     10
7. Greenwich      5-0-0-1     72      7
8. Simsbury          4-0-1      51      3
9. Pomperaug       6-0-1      33      nr
10. Hand              4-1-1      26      9
Also receiving votes: Stamford (6-1) 13, Killingly (5-0) 12, Nonnewaug (5-1-1) 9, Branford (2-1-1) 8, Danbury and Stonington (4-0) 7, Brookfield (4-2) and Wilton (3-1) 6

Week 1, Sept. 22
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Cheshire (2)     3-0-0    122
2. Avon (3)   4-0-0    115
3. Simsbury 3-0-1      96
4. Farmington      4-0-0      88
5. Glastonbury     3-0-0      69
6. Darien             3-0-1      67
7. Greenwich      3-0-0-1    60
8. Brookfield        4-0-0      53
9. Hand               2-1-1     41
10. Granby          3-0-0     36
Also receiving votes: Wilton (2-0) 34, Norwalk (1-1-1) 33, Nonnewaug (4-0-1) 26, Stonington (3-0) 26, Old Saybrook (5-0) 20, South Windsor (3-0) 10, Killingly (4-0) 16, Stamford (4-1) 14, Lewis Mills (3-0-1) 9, Conard (2-0-1) and Hamden (4-0) 8
Connecticut field hockey coaches poll (2009)

2009 state finals
Sat. Nov. 21 at Wethersfield High
Class L:  Greenwich 2, Pomperaug 1
Class M: Darien 3, New Canaan 0
Class S: Granby 3, Lewis Mills 1

Week 8, Nov. 23 (FINAL)
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (9)          22-0    180       1
2. Greenwich        14-6-1  154      nr
3. Granby             16-3-1  146     13
4. Pomperaug     16-2-1-1  109      6
5. Lewis Mills17-1-2  108       4
6. New Canaan     18-4-1    92      10
7. Avon         16-2       83       2
8. Glastonbury      15-3-1    63       7
9. Hand        15-3-1    43       8
10. Farmington   13-3-2-1   41     14
Others receiving votes: Simsbury (17-2) 21, Branford (16-3) 14; New Milford (11-2-3) and Wilton (13-5-1) 7; Cheshire (11-5-1-1) and North Branford (15-2-2) 6

Week 7, Nov. 9 (Final reg. season)
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (10)        18-0     200      1
2. Avon         14-1     174       2
3. Simsbury  15-1     152       4
4. Lewis Mills14-0-2  1443
5. Branford    14-2     103       5
6. Pomperaug       13-1-1-1  93      8
7. Glastonbury      13-2-1     91     6
8. Hand        13-2-1     72      7
9. North Branford  13-1-2      67    10
10. New Canaan   14-3-1     35      9
Others receiving votes: New Milford (10-1-3), 28, Nonnewaug (13-2-1) 20, Granby (12-3-1) 15; Farmington (11-2-2-1) 6.

Week 6, Nov. 2
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (10)        16-0     200      1
2. Avon         13-1     168       4
3. Lewis Mills11-0-1  1373
4. Simsbury  13-1     136       9
5. Branford    13-2     125       5
6. Glastonbury      13-1-1  107       2
7. Hand        13-1-1     99      8
8. Pomperaug       13-1-1-1  74    10
9. New Canaan     12-2-1     42      7
10. North Branford 11-1-2     33    12
Others receiving votes: Stonington (11-2-1), 28, New Milford (10-1-3) 23, Farmington (10-2-2) 14, Granby (11-3-1) and Greenwich (11-5-1) 7

Week 5, Oct. 26
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (8)          13-0    196       1
2. Glastonbury (3)  12-0    162       2
3. Lewis Mills10-0-1  1354
4. Avon         11-1     1345
5. Branford    10-1     1098
6. Farmington10-1-1-1  85      5
7. New Canaan     12-1-1     84      3
8. Hand        10-1-1     77      7
9. Simsbury  10-176      9
10. Pomperaug     11-1-1     71    10
Others receiving votes: Stonington (10-1-1) 41, North Branford (9-1-2) 10

Week 4, Oct. 19
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (7)  10-0     158      1
2. Glastonbury (1) 10-0     146      2
3. New Canaan     11-0-1  119      3
4. Lewis Mills8-0-1      95     4
5. Avon         9-1 87      6
5. Farmington9-0-1-1   87      7
7. Hand        8-1-1      66      5 
8. Branford    9-1 64      9
9. Simsbury  8-1 45      9
10. Pomperaug     9-1-1      44     11
Others receiving votes: Stonington (9-1) 30, North Branford (7-1-2) 13, Granby (7-2-1) 6

Week 3, Oct. 12
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (9)  8-0198     1
2. Glastonbury (1) 8-0176     2
3. New Canaan     9-0-1     144     4
4. Lewis Mills6-0-1     109     5
5. Hand         7-1108    8
6. Avon         7-1  99    10
7. Farmington8-0-1-1    91    3
8. Stonington 7-0  87    6
9. Branford    6-1   50   11
9. Simsbury  6-1   50   12
Others receiving votes: Pomperaug (9-1-1) 27, Wilton (5-1-1) 26, Granby (5-2) 14, Fairfield Warde (7-1) 8, Cheshire (6-2-1) 7, Haddam-Killingworth (6-1-0-1) 6

Week 2, Oct. 5
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (7)          6-0      170      1
2. Glastonbury (1)  6-0      154      6
3. Farmington       7-0-1    128      3
4. N. Canaan (1)    6-0      116     12
5. Lewis Mills       5-0-1     99       5
6. Stonington        6-0       74       9
7. South WIndsor  5-1       61       7
8. Hand-Madison   5-1       60       3
9. Fairfield Warde  6-0       59     14
10. Avon               5-1       43      2
Also receiving votes:  Granby (4-1) 40, Branford (4-1) and Simsbury (5-1) 23; Wilton (4-1) 18, Pomperaug (5-1-1) 12

Week 1, Sept. 28
Team          Rec.    Pts.     LW
1. Darien (4)          3-0      128
2. Avon (1)            4-0      102
3. Hand-Madison   3-1       89
3. Farmington       4-0-1     89
5. Lewis Mills       4-0-1     69
6. Glastonbury      4-0       68
7. South WIndsor  4-0       62
8. Granby             3-1       51
9. Stonington        4-0       43
10. Cheshire        3-1-1     30
Also receiving votes:  Greenwich (3-1-1) 28, New Canaan (3-0) 26, Branford (2-1) 16, Fairfield Warde (4-0) 10, Pomperaug (2-1-1) and Simsbury (3-1) 8, Wilton (2-1) 7, Old Saybrook (2-0-2) 6