Bruce Berlet's final column from the Hartford Courant

After more than 38 years at the Hartford Courant, Bruce Berlet wrote his final column for the paper in early August. more...

CSWA Mourns Passing of Hal Levy

Hal Levy, longtime Executive Sports Editor of the Shore Line Times, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, July 24.

Follow the links below to read some the tributes to the former CSWA President from some of the many colleagues who will miss him:

• Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press
• Mike DiMauro, New London Day
• Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American
• Joe Morelli, New Haven Register
• Bruce Berlet, Hartford Courant
• Jimmy Zanor Shore Line Times
• Hartford Courant
• Ken Lipshez, The New Britain Herald

Ted May, Tony Falzarano, Ralph King
Receive Gold Key Awards

The Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance honored state golf legend Ted May, Putnam High boys basketball coach Tony Falzarano and Ralph King of Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk with coveted Gold Key Awards at the 67th Annual Gold Key Dinner on April 27 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.

The Gold Key Award is the highest sports honor in Connecticut with the Alliance recognizing those who have made significant contributions to athletics in our state. Past award recipients include baseball great Connie Mack, boxing legend Willie Pep and former President George H. W. Bush. Last year's honorees were Doc Hurley (Weaver-Hartford), Deborah Chin (University of New Haven), Jim O'Neill (Waterford) and Charles Bentley (Warren Harding-Bridgeport).

The CSWA also honored two of Connecticut's most distinguished coaches with the Doc McInerney Male and Female Coach of the Year Award in Danbury High wrestling coach Ricky Shook and Darien High girls volleyball coach Laurie LaRusso. Eight recipients were given the John Wentworth Good Sport Award - Charles Derbabian (New Haven), Joe Arnone ( New Britain), Jim Boice (Glastonbury). Peter Higgins (Bloomfield), Francis X. Sweeney (Waterford), Frank and Sheila Beneski (Suffield), and Robert Louie Burns (Hamden). New Haven professional boxer Chad Dawson and Southern Connecticut State University swimmer Kristen Frost of Madison were recognized as the Doc McInerney Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

[About the Recipients]