Hurry up and wait

Anticipation.
That's what East Lyme and St. Bernard are battling right now.
The Saints girls soccer team was supposed to play Immaculate on Saturday for the Class S soccer title while the Vikings boys were getting ready to battle Wethersfield for the boys "L" championship.
Those matches have been put on hold by the CIAC as it, too, has been hit by a wave of anticipation. Only in this case, the CIAC was anticipating Mother Nature.
The weathermen (who are always right 10 percent of the time) are calling for a rainy and stormy Saturday so the CIAC decided on Friday to move the championship games to Sunday. East Lyme will play at Willowbrook Park in New Britain at 2:30 p.m., St. Bernard will be in Waterbury at 4:30 p.m.
The delat could actually benefit the Vikings who were hoping to have leading scorer Phil Ziegler reeady for the game. Ziegler went down with an injury to his left knee late in the semifinal match against RHAM on Wednesday. An extra day of rest can only be helpful in that situation.
It means only one state championship match will be played Saturday and it's a big one. Norwich Free Academy and Fitch will duel for the Class LL volleyball championship a at 8 p.m. in Newin