as the Old Farms Convalescent Hospital for blind veterans. Riddle died in 1946, the hospital wound down in 1947, and in 1948 the Avon Old Farms School resumed operation under Provost Donald W. Pierpoint. Athletics Avon Old Farms is in the Founders League. Avon ice hockey teams have won eight Division 1 New England Championships (five between 2004 and 2010). In the 2015–16 season, the Winged Beavers won the Founders League and landed third in the USHR standings. On December 21, 2009, Avon played Taft School in the first hockey game played at Fenway Park. In 2015, the Avon lacrosse team won the Western New England and the Founders League. The 2015 team was also rated as the number one team in New England and one of the best programs in the "Elite 25" by USA Today. Notable alumni References External links Avon, Connecticut Boys' schools in the United States Boarding schools in Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1927 Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut Private high schools in Connecticut 1927 establishments in Connecticut