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.

This summer, the New York Giants Youth Football Camps will operate more than 25 community-based, non-contact football camps through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. These outstanding summer coaching opportunities are available the weeks of June 7 – 11, June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, June 28 – July 2, July 12 – 16, July 19 – 23, July 26 - 30.
If you are interested in directing or coaching at one or more camps, please read on using the link below.

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Join us in honoring Paul Sponheimer Saturday, March 14, 2009
at the Trumbull Marriott.
6-7pm Open Bar/Cocktail Hour 7-10PM Cash Bar/Dinner
$50.00 per Person
For TICKETS and further information email: spoonyretires@gmail.com or call Laurel Vicidomino 203.735.4254, Janice Moir 203.736.9355 or JJ Hatfield 203.804.3795. Other ticket locations: Norwood Athletic Club-Ansonia, Barone’s-Seymour and Blanchette’s Sporting Goods-Shelton.

Please, no tickets will be sold at the door.

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.

This summer, the New York Giants Youth Football Camps will operate more than 25 community-based, non-contact football camps through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. These outstanding summer coaching opportunities are available the weeks of June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24 and July 27-31.

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Mayor John DeStefano, honorary chair, invites you to join us for the inaugural Elm City
Legends, a festive celebration to honor Greater New Haven champion coaches. Selected
through a nomination process, those who have exemplified the leadership qualities of a
strong mentor to their teams and students have been chosen as Elm City Legends. Guests
are invited along with emcee, Jason Page of ESPN 1300 and 1410, to pay tribute to these
coaches during an evening featuring sports trivia entertainment, a mini “Taste of New
Haven,” music, and live and silent auction action.

The event is slated for Monday, November 3, 2008 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, New Haven.

The Legends are Larry Ciotti, running back coach, Yale University & former head football coach, Daniel Hand High; George “Coach” DeMaio, News/Talk 960 WELI & ESPN Radio 1300, and Inductee, New Haven Gridiron Club’s Hall of Fame; Mike Golic, co-host of ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning; Abie Grossfeld, former Olympian & gymnastics coach, Southern CT State University: Gary Moore, track coach, Hillhouse High School and CHSCA Executive Board; Rand Pecknold, hockey coach, Quinnipiac University; Joe Tonelli, former assistant baseball coach, University of New Haven and former athletics director, Notre Dame of West Haven.

Tickets are $85 for individuals or $750 for a table of ten. The event benefits the March of Dimes whose mission is to give every baby a healthy start in life by
preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

For more information about Elm City Legends or to purchase your
table or tickets, please contact Devin Madden at the March of Dimes at
860-812-0080 x. 313 or email at dmadden@marchofdimes.com

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.

On Tuesday April 22nd the UCONN Club will present the prestigious Red O’Neill Award to Ledyard Football Coach Bill Mignault. Coach Mignault in forty-two seasons has four state championships and three hundred eighteen wins-the most of any high school football coach in Connecticut. The award is named after Martin “Red” O’Neill, the first All-American candidate from the UCONN football program.

The awards ceremony starts at 5:45pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. Tickets are $50. Tickets as well as program/sponsorship ads can be purchased through Ashley Green in care of the UCONN Athletic Development Office (860) 486-9192 or agreen@foundation.uconn.edu

Congratulations Bill from the CHSCA.