If you think the East Lyme girls are coming into tonight's Class L girls basketball championship game tight- think again.
Just about 20 minutes from game time, the Vikings have been smiling and laughing as they warm up for their showdown with the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars at Central Connecticut State University.
It's the first time an East Lyme girls basketball team will get a shot at a state championship, something that three other schools have already claimed this Saturday.
Former Tourtellotte High School head coach took his new team, Bloomfield, to a state title as it won the Class S championship. The team that took out Montville in the Class M semifinals, Avon, captured the title with a win over Morgan. The surprise of the day came in the Class LL final when Career Magnet bested the team that was playing in its hometown, New Britain, 71-66.
That Career-New Britain game, not surprisingly, also drew the largest crowd of the day. Although people are still filing in to the gym, the crowd will not be as impressive as it was for the LL final.