The Fairfield County Sports Commission Saturday announced its 2010 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves. The local sports honorees will be recognized at the annual Sports Night awards dinner, Monday, Oct. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 pm.
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. 2009-Aug. 2010.
The Sports Persons of the Year are:
BRIDGEPORT-ERICA BEVERLY, University of Hartford women’s basketball
DARIEN-TONY FARREN, president Darien Little League
EASTON-TYLER COLBY, two-sport standout, Barlow High
FAIRFIELD-FAIRFIELD AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE, New England champions
GREENWICH-CAM ATKINSON, Boston College hockey national champion
MONROE-ED BUTLER, Masuk High indoor track coach
NEW CANAAN-NEW CANAAN HIGH GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM, state & FCIAC champs
NORWALK-KEVIN PIERRE-LOUIS & SILAS REDD, scholastic football standouts
SHELTON-PAT GILLEN, Shelton High, state & New England champion wrestler
STAMFORD-WESTHILL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM, state champions
STRATFORD-LAUREN SARA & BRANDON SHERROD, standout scholastic athletes
TRUMBULL-JOE DeSABIA, Trumbull Legion baseball program director
WESTON-BRIAN MCMAHON-Weston youth sports leagues administrator
WESTPORT-BOB DAVIS, youth baseball umpire
WILTON-WILTON HIGH GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM, FCIAC champions
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.
