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Westport Sports Roundup: March 12
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The Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which celebrated its 50th year during the 2010-2011 campaign, will receive the President’s Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance at the 71st annual Gold Key Dinner on April 29 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.
The recipient of the President’s Award is chosen by the CSWA president and presented to an individual or organization that has contributed to the sports landscape of the state. This year’s award winner was selected by current President George Albano.
The FCIAC was founded in 1961, beginning that fall season with 12 schools and growing to its current total of 19 members. During its five decades of existence, the FCIAC has produced such outstanding athletes as Major League manager Bobby Valentine, Basketball Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy, Super Bowl MVP Steve Young, and U.S. World Cup soccer champion Kristine Lilly.
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In addition, the FCIAC coaching ranks have produced some of the top coaches in state history with over 40 coaches from member schools being inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
The FCIAC has long been recognized as one of the top high school athletic conferences in the state, producing 839 state championship teams in its first 50 years and another 356 runners-up for a total of 1,195 state finalists.
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In addition to the President’s Award. the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance will be presenting Gold Keys to Kristine Lilly, Dave Shea, John Dunham and Mike Walsh. Lilly, who played soccer at Wilton High School, and Walsh, the current head boys basketball coach at Trinity Catholic in Stamford, also have ties to the FCIAC.
Other CSWA award winners include Granby Memorial field hockey coach Sandy Wickman Mason, who will receive the Doc McInerney High School Coach of the Year Award in a female sport, and Manchester High boys track and field coach Thayer Redman, who will be honored as the Doc McInerney High School Coach of the Year in a male sport.
Former UConn basketball player Kemba Walker will receive the Bill Lee Male Athlete of the Year Award, while former University of New Haven track star Shannon Gagne will be honored as the Hank O’Donnell Female Athlete of the Year, and former Masuk High quarterback Casey Cochran was selected as the Hal Levy High School Athlete of the Year Award winner. Dave Balfore will receive the Bob Casey Courage Award, and Peter Vander Veer is this year’s recipient of the Art McGinley Award.
In addition, John Riley, Wayne Potvin, John Commune, Ed Gadomski and Bob Peruzzotti, who have contributed their time to sports in their communities, will receive 2012 John Wentworth Good Sport Awards.
Tickets to the 2012 Gold Key Dinner, which begins at 4 p.m., can be purchased by contacting either CSWA President George Albano of The (Norwalk) Hour at Truckin114@AOL.com, or Vice President and Dinner Chairman Bob Ehalt of The New Haven Register at Ehalt.B@sbcglobal.net. Tickets can also be obtained by mailing a check for $75 to Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance, P.O. Box 70, Unionville, CT, 06085.
For more information on the history of the dinner, visit the Alliance website at ctsportswriters.org.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
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SATURDAY'S RESULTS
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STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-5 15-7 Danbury* 10-8 12-10 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 12-10 Greenwich 9-9 11-10 Trumbull 9-9 11-10 Staples 8-10 9-12Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 13-5 16-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-12 Norwalk 8-10 10-11 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 18-0 21-1 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 20-6 Bassick* 13-5 19-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-10 Wilton 8-10 11-11 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 25-1 Trumbull* 15-3 20-5 Staples 11-7 13-9 Westhill 10-8 10-11 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 16-7 Stamford* 11-7 12-11 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-13 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 18-5 Wilton* 13-5 15-8 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 14-9 Darien* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-9 New Canaan 8-10 10-11 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 21-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-6-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0
