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    Two Alliance members wins awards in SPJ Excellence in Journalism contest

    NEW HAVEN, May 24 -- The Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) held its annual Excellence in Journalism awards banquet on Thursday. Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance members Vicki Fulkerson of The Day in New London and Gerry deSimas, Jr., of the Collinsville Press were recognized with two first place awards. Fulkerson won a sports feature award for her story on Montville High cross country coach Steve LaBranche and his quest to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning – four 100-mile races in four months and a sports news award about Cromwell High transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, who won two events at the Class M outdoor track and field championships. Fu

    Alliance holds annual Gold Key banquet

    The Connecticut Sports' Writers Alliance hosted their 77th annual Gold Key banquet and awards ceremony Sunday at the Aqua Turf with more than 360 people in attendance. Five Gold Key award were presented to Dennis Coscina, a PGA golf professional; Dot Johnson, the long-time field hockey coach at Granby Memorial; Lou Marinelli, the New Canaan football coach and all-time leader in career wins in Connecticut; Len Tsantiris, who coached women's soccer at Connecticut for 37 years and Gretchen Ulion-Silverman, who won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team in 1998. Click on the following link for some photos of Sunday's event in Southington. Photo: From left, Gretchen Ulion-Silverma

    RHAM's Ryan Fraleigh awarded Bo Kolinsky Scholarship

    Ryan Fraleigh, a senior at RHAM High School in Hebron, has been selected to receive the 2018 Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Sports Journalism Scholarship from the Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance. The scholarship honors the memory of Bohdan Kolinsky, longtime school sports editor of the Hartford Courant, who died in 2003. The scholarship provides a one-time award of $2,500 to a high school senior from Connecticut, who is admitted to an accredited four-year college for study leading to a career in sports journalism. Ryan has played soccer and basketball for all four years at RHAM, serving as captain of the basketball team this winter. Ryan earned All-Academic honors in both sports in both his ju

    Five championship coaches selected to receive Gold Key award in 2020

    Five championship coaches selected to receive Gold Key award in 2020

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    Gold Key Banquet moved to October 18

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    Pattison, Palmer Dubbed Coaches of the Year By Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance

    Five Sportsmen to Receive John Wentworth Good Sport Awards at 79th Gold Key Dinner

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    Alliance member to be inducted into Hall of Fame for scholastic coverage

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