Click on MORE to read the CIAC announcement from their website www.casciac.org.

Congratulations to Ed Lynch of Simsbury High School and Jim Murray of Avon High School for their coach of the year awards from the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.

Also, congratulations to John R. Hagan-Stamford and Ken Kezer-New Britain for their selection to the NHSACA Hall of Fame.

The following sports will have their All-State banquets at the Aqua Turf in Southington starting this March and April of 2010.

3/18 Gymnastics

3/21 Wrestling

3/23 Boys Swimming

3/23 Cheerleading

3/25 Indoor Track & Field

4/6 Boys Basketball

4/7 Girls Basketball

4/11 Ice Hockey

Directions to the Aqua Turf can be found on the main page on the left hand drop down menu.

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Please click on MORE to view the CHSCA Constitution with proposed changes that have been noted by a asterisks **.
They are in Article I 1-2 letter f; Article VI 6-4; Code of Ethics opening statement; bullets 11 and 12.

One of Connecticut's best known and beloved high school sports writers died Thursday July 24th at the age of 61.

For over 30 years Hal Levy was a key member in helping to advance high school athletics, coaches and players as a writer and editor. Hal was tireless in his efforts to help the CHSCA promote the many programs they have for all high school athletes. This past May at the Coaches Recognition Dinner, despite his illness, Hal introduced the CHSCA Scholarship winners. For him it was a labor of love no different than the many other tasks and stories he is tied to. It is for this and more that his friends at the CHSCA mourn his passing.

Hal Levy was a past president of the Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance as well as its treasurer. He received the Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award in 1995 from the CHSCA. In 2006 Hal Levy was inducted into the CHSCA Hall of Fame.

Calling hours are Wednesday July 30th from 4-8pm at the B.C. Bailey Funeral Home located on 273 South Elm St. in Wallingford, CT. Memorial contributions can be made to the CT Sportswriters Alliance PO Box 70 Unionville, CT 06085 or to the Coginchaug Benchwarmers c/o John R. Castiglione, 144 Green Ln. Durham, CT 06422.

Kevin Gilbride, Offensive Coordinator of the 2008 World Champion New York Giants, will be honored at The 23rd Annual Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Connecticut. The Jim Calhoun Community Service Award will be presented by Coach Calhoun to Paul Pendergast, President and Chief Development Officer for Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center Foundation. This year’s event is dedicated to Meriden’s Maloney High School Football Coach Rob Szymaszek. He is a past recipient of the Saint Francis Award. Rob died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Robert Fiondella, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Phoenix Companies, Inc., and Founding Principal of Jerob Interprises, LLC., and Mr. Raymond Peach, retired Executive Vice President of Hudson United Bank and current Executive Consultant with TD Banknorth, are co-chairs of the event.

The proceeds benefit the programs of the Franciscan Life Center.

This event is sponsored in part by ESPN.


The Silent Auction begins at 5:30 pm. Auction items include: Three Season Tickets to the New York Giants 2008-2009 Season and four Reserved Tickets to a 2008 Boston Red Sox Game including diner at the exclusive EMC Club hosted by Lou Gorman of the Boston Red Sox.
For more information visit our web site at www.flcenter.org, call (203) 237-8084.

Congratulations to Ed Aston and the Cheshire girls swim team for their dual meet record streak of 235 wins dating back to 1986 beating the previous mark set by Elkhart Central High in Indiana. Coach Aston is a CHSCA and NHSACA coach of the year award winner. His colleagues at the CHSCA offer him and his team a hearty well done.

Three of Connecticut's best were recognized as national award winners at the National High School Athletic Coaches Association's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Joe Tonelli of Notre Dame HS-West Haven was honored as NHSACA Athletic Director of 2007. He was joined by Linda Dirga of Pomperaug HS who was awarded the NHSACA Special Sports-Field Hockey recognition and John O'Connor Branford HS for Swimming and Diving. Congratulations from the CHSCA.

There was a time, long ago, when most high school sports teams functioned without trained coaches. High school students organized their own practices, trained, developed and implemented strategies and competed with only an elected teammate-captain to direct them. Schools provided an adult manager, usually a faculty member, who made arrangements for games and supervised the athletes. The manager’s role was minimal except for the important function of promoting the health and safety of athletes and assuring that high standards of ethical sportsmanship were observed.