NEW HAVEN, May 26, 2016 -- The Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) held its annual 2015 awards banquet on Thursday night, presenting their Excellence in Journalism awards. Below are the winners in sports, including the Alliance's own Jimmy Zanor of the Middletown Press and Gerry deSimas of the Collinsville Press. Jimmy won two first place awards for news writing and column writing. Congratulations to all sportwriters and photographers across t