Waterford Coach To Be Honored At CHSCA Recognition Dinner

WATERFORD, CT — The Connecticut High School Coaches Association will honor 24 coaches as Outstanding Coaches of the Year, including one from Waterford, at the 54th annual Recognition Dinner. The association will also honor an Athletic Director of the Year and announce three special awards.

The dinner will take place May 10 at 7 p.m. in Kay’s Pier at the Aqua Turf in Southington. Tickets for the event are $46 and may be purchased in advance only by contacting John Fontana at 860-628-4122.

To be honored are Athletic Director of the Year Joseph Madaffari of Brien McMahon High School; Scott Aresco will receive the Thomas Monahan CHSCA Honor Award. Bill O’Brien will be awarded the Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award, and Gina Simeone of Nfinity will receive the Joseph Calvanese Sponsorship Award.

Coaches to be honored are:

• Chris Gamble, wrestling, Waterford
• Steve George, football, Newtown
• Larry Kelly, boys basketball, Hill Reg. Career Magnet
• Ken Valliere, girls basketball, Windham
• Matt Medve, indoor track, Weston
• James Thompson, girls track, Windham
• Shaun Ratchford, baseball, Danbury
• Tom Scarola, boys cross country, Shepaug Valley
• Aaron Flamino, girls cross country, Ellington
• Susan Murphy, softball, Platt Tech
• Sam Barnes, boys soccer, Old Saybrook
• Jeff Santilli, boys golf, Greenwich
• Laurie Zrenda, girls tennis, East Lyme
• Bill Howard, girls volleyball, Norwich Free Academy
• Paul Deon, boys lacrosse, Daniel Hand
• Chris Raffone, boys tennis, Amity Regional
• Jim Brown, boys track, Bunnel
• Juliette Givens, boys volleyball, Farmington
• Susan Bridges, cheerleading, Newtown
• Jenna Tucchio, field hockey, Stonington
• Kristin Woods, girls lacrosse, New Canaan
• Joseph Finocchiaro, girls soccer, Glastonbury
• Ralph Russo, ice hockey, Guilford
• Damien Frassinelli, unified sports, Stafford

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