Ten individuals and two state championship teams will enter The Branford Sports Hall of Fame in its 37th induction ceremony on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Woodwinds.
The inductees are:
Samuel Barnes (2006):
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n outstanding student-athlete who earned Academic All-American honors and excelled as a four-year lacrosse starter and went on to be an All-American at the University of Notre Dame.
Scott Butler (1991): Former girls swimming coach and swimmer for the Hornets, a four-time “Coach of the Year” honoree who now coaches both boys’ and girls’ swimming at Hand.
Cheyenne Carden Vernik (2011): A standout three-sport athlete (field hockey, wrestling, and lacrosse) who led the SCC in scoring for field hockey and who became Branford’s first female wrestling team captain while competing
Rex Cretella (Choate, 2003): Played tennis for Choate, then at Vanderbilt and later was selected to compete in the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials.
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Lou Drago (1960): Part of the football team’s state championship in 1958 Lou Drago who went on to play at Southern Connecticut State College. He co-founded Hand’s football program in 1966.
Emily Fiskio (2002): A goalkeeper for the field hockey team and went on to play at Wheaton College
Bogart Napora (1964): A multi-sport athlete (baseball, track and field, basketball) who later continued his basketball career at William Penn University and the University of Rio Grande.
Conor Reardon (2004): Class valedictorian who starred in baseball and went on to play at Brown.
Victoria Reed Redding (2009): An outstanding three-sport athlete and captain (field hockey, softball, ice hockey) who went on to play field hockey at Wesleyan.
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Courtney Schissler DeSantis (2010): A four-sport athlete (basketball, volleyball, swimming, and tennis), the New Haven Register Female Athlete of the Year in 2010, went on to play basketball at Bryant.
The 2001 Field Hockey Class M state champions: Defeated Pomperaug 4-1 to capture its seventh state championship. The Hornets scored 78 goals and allowed just six.
The 2002 Field Hockey Team: Defeated Farmington 2-0 to win a second-straight Class M state championship.The team finished with a 17-0-2 record, allowing just three goals and extending its unbeaten streak to 35 games.
Tickets are $60 and may be purchased by visiting the official Branford Sports Hall of Fame website at branfordsportshalloffame.com. Further questions may be asked by contacting the Branford Parks, Recreation, and Senior Services Department at 203-488-8304.
This article originally published at Branford Sports Hall of Fame to induct Conor Reardon, Emily Fiskio among 10 people, 2 teams.
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