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Fairfield County Sports Commission names Sports Persons Of The Year in 15 communities
By Press Release
Sep 8, 2008 - 9:57:11 AM

As part of its 4th Annual Sports Night awards dinner, the Fairfield County Sports Commission has announced its Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves. The local sports honorees will be recognized at the Sports Night event, Monday, Oct. 20 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 P.M.

Sports Night, which also features the Hall of Fame ceremonies inducting six prominent county sports legends, is a fund raising event for the Commission in its efforts to create and support educational programs promoting fitness awareness and personal development through sports for the county’s residents.

In each of the 15 communities, a committee headed by a local town representative of the Commission, selected a Sports Person of the Year. Each winner was deemed to have had the most positive impact in their sports community from Aug. 2007-Aug. 2008.

The Sports Persons of the Year are:

Bridgeport – Monica Fitzgerald, state champion bowler

Darien – Laurie LaRusso, Darien High girls & boys’ volleyball coach

Easton – Luke Kazmierczak, youth soccer standout

Fairfield – Fairfield Warde High girls state champion soccer team

Greenwich – Angela Tammaro, Greenwich Academy girls’ lacrosse/field hockey coach, athletic director

Monroe – the late Ron Wallisa, longtime Director Parks & Recreation

New Canaan – New Canaan Baseball Association

Norwalk – Dan Walsh, U.S. Olympic bronze medal winning rower

Shelton – the late Ed Marrocco, Shelton High baseball/sports supporter

Stamford – Todd Paul, professional tennis player

Stratford – Paul Dudzinski, Stratford High boys’ basketball coach, state champions

Trumbull – Jamie D’Antona, Major League Baseball player

Weston – Matt Medve, Weston High boys & girls track teams coach

Westport – Marce Petroccio, Staples High football coach

Wilton – Ken Dartley, founder Kick for Nick soccer ball donation program

Also to be honored at Sports Night is the newest class of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees in the Jackie Robinson Professional Wing are: Chris Drury (Fairfield) and Tim Teufel (Greenwich). In the James O’Rourke Amateur Wing: Gary Liberatore (New Canaan) and Lou Saccone (Bridgeport). Elected to the J. Walter Kennedy Community Service Wing are Ralph King (Norwalk) and Tom Penders (Stratford).

The Fairfield County Sports Commission is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is the one-stop resource for the sports community in the area, with a mission of promoting fitness and personal development through sports. The Commission, with the exception of the executive director, is an all-volunteer group that gives financial support and its resources back to its communities, primarily focused on the 110,000 school age youngsters it can reach with its fitness awareness education programs

For more information concerning tickets and sponsorship opportunities for Sports Night, visit www.fairfieldcountysports.com or call 203-251-8481.

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