WETHERSFIELD – The Granby field hockey team has won 14 state titles, its last in 2019.

Sarah Pliszka, who has been in charge since taking over for long-time coach Sandy Wickman Mason, said her staff’s dream is to bring a championship back to Granby.

The Bears were regulars in the state championship game, winning six titles between 2000-11 and one more in 2019. They also advanced to the finals four times between 2011-18, but they have not been back to the final since ’19.

Saturday, the top-seeded Bears came close but fell to No. 2 Immaculate, 3-2, in the Class S championship at Wethersfield High. Immaculate won its first title since 2018 when it beat Granby, 3-0.

Abby Hall scored on a deflection, off an assist from Emma Scheckner (her third of the game) with 5:35 left to give Imm

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