Mar 19, 2009 | General News, Sports
Mohegan Sun Arena to host boys and girls high school state
basketball finals
Mohegan Sun and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference have announced the schedule for this weekend’s boys and girls 2009 high school state basketball finals in Mohegan Sun Arena.
The ladies will tip off the first session at 6:30pm on Friday, March 20th. The #1 seeded Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will meet the #2 seeded Career Magnet Panthers from New Haven for the Girls Class LL championship. The action will continue at 8:30pm as the Fairfield Warde Mustangs face off with the Hillhouse Academics from New Haven for the Girls Class L championship.
A full day of action is in the mix for Saturday, March 21st, as six championship games dictate the bragging rights for 2009. The second session tips-off at 9:00am as the Old Lyme Wildcats take on the Cinderella-story Coventry Patriots for the Girls Class S championship. The guys will take the court for the first time at 11:00am as the Cromwell Panthers take on the Hyde Leadership Howling Wolves from Hamden for the Boys Class S championship. The girls will return to the court at 1:00pm for the Girls Class M championship as #1 seeded Bacon Academy Bobcats from Colchester take on #3 seeded Berlin Redcoats.
At 4:30pm, the third session will feature #1 seeded Sacred Heart High School Hearts from Waterbury versus #2 seeded Bloomfield Warhawks for the Boys Class M championship. The Boys Class L championship will be decided at 6:30pm as the Torrington Raiders face off with the Bulkeley Bulldogs from Hartford. The final game of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships will tip-off at 8:30pm as the Windsor Warriors take on the Crosby Bulldogs from Waterbury for the Boy’s Class LL championship.
Tickets will be broken down by three sessions; each session’s admission is $10.00. Tickets are currently on sale at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. All eight games will be tape delayed and broadcast on CTSN-TV, the Connecticut Sports Network. Broadcast schedule TBA.
Members of the media are to pick up their media credentials at the will call windows at the Mohegan Sun Box Office located near the main entrance to the Arena.
About the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference serves as the governing agency for high school sports in Connecticut. It boasts a long tradition of providing quality interscholastic athletic programs for Connecticut’s students. The CIAC currently sponsors post-season championship tournaments in twenty-seven sports serving over 103,000 student athletes statewide. The CIAC is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire, Connecticut.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or by visiting mohegansun.com.
Feb 13, 2009 | Sports
Mohegan Sun Arena to host boys and girls high school state basketball finals
Mohegan Sun and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that Mohegan Sun Arena will be the location for the boys and girls 2009 high school state basketball finals.
“We are thrilled that we are able to form this partnership with the CIAC. This will allow Mohegan Sun Arena to host Connecticut’s finest student athletes and give them the opportunity to compete in the same arena that is home to the Connecticut Sun and play on the same floor as Michael Jordan, Ray Allen, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen and Sue Bird to name a few,” said Mohegan Sun’s President and CEO Mitchell Etess.
The games, which are scheduled for Friday, March 20th and Saturday, March 21st, will mark the first time in CIAC history that the boys and girls basketball championship finals are played on the same weekend at the same venue. As always, there will be four boys and four girls games, a total of eight championship games in all. Two games will take place on Friday night with the remaining six games to be played throughout the day on Saturday.
“The CIAC is extremely excited to be holding the girls and boys basketball finals at Mohegan Sun this year. Not only will it mark the first time in CIAC history that the girls and boys have played their finals on the same weekend, but the opportunity to play their state championships at a professional venue is particularly exciting for both the student athletes and their coaches,” said Paul Hoey, Associate Executive Director of CIAC.
Tickets will be broken down by three sessions, each session’s admission is $10.00. Tickets for game sessions go on sale Monday, February 16th at 10:00am at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. The session on Friday night will feature two games, one at 6:30pm and the second at 8:30pm. The next session will be Saturday morning and will feature three games at 9:00am, 11:00am and 1:00pm. The final session will be Saturday evening and will also feature three games at 4:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm. All eight games will be tape delayed and broadcast on CTSN-TV, the Connecticut Sports Network. Broadcast schedule TBA.
About the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference serves as the governing agency for high school sports in Connecticut. It boasts a long tradition of providing quality interscholastic athletic programs for Connecticut’s students. The CIAC currently sponsors post-season championship tournaments in twenty-seven sports serving over 103,000 student athletes statewide. The CIAC is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire, Connecticut.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or by visiting mohegansun.com.
Feb 6, 2009 | Breaking News
MOHEGAN SUN AND CIAC ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
WHAT: Mohegan Sun and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference are holding a press conference to announce Mohegan Sun Arena as the location for the Boys and Girls Basketball State Championship Finals
WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
11:00 am
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun
WHO: Mitchell Etess, President and CEO of Mohegan Sun
Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum, Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe
Michael Savage, Executive Director of the CIAC
Paul Hoey, Associate Executive Director of the CIAC
IN DETAIL: Mohegan Sun and the CIAC, who serve as the sole governing body for interscholastic athletic activities in Connecticut, officially announce partnership which will bring the Boys and Girls Basketball State Championship Finals to Mohegan Sun Arena on March 20th & 21st.