New Milford High School (Connecticut) New Milford High School Boys' cross-country (X-Country) team won its tenth consecutive Southwest Conference (SWC) title in 2011. They also won the New England title in back-to-back years in 2003 and 2004, a competition pitting the best 24 schools against each other out of more than 400 schools from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island. They also boasted a 75-meet win streak from September 11, 2001 until October 2007. The team won the 2012 State Open Championship as well. New Milford High School's wrestling team snapped Danbury's 260-match win streak and ended the year ranked #1 in Connecticut
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