2004 CSWA Gold Key Dinner

slideshow image The Gold Key award winners of 2004 included (L-R) UConn, WNBA and Olympic basketball star Rebecca Lobo, Longtime Portland basketball coach Gene Reilly, Conard Coach Bob McKee and UConn hoop great Corny Thompson.
CSWA Vice President with Beau Doherty, president of Special Olympics Connecticut and recipient of an Alliance President's Award. slideshow image
slideshow image Good Sport Awards:
  • Front row (L-R) Lisa Bottalico and Ethel Maturo
  • Back row (L-R) Bob Greenwood, Don MacKenzie, Ralph Giansanti Jr., and Bill Petit
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CSWA Vice President John Silver and University of Connecticut Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway. The University of Connecticut was presented a President's Award for its outstanding achievements in 2003. slideshow image
slideshow image Jill Kolinsky, wife of the late Bohdan "Bo" Kolinsky, accepted Bo's honorary Gold Key Award.
Sportswriters in attendance who were near head table give Jill Kolinsky a standing ovation as she received the award in Bo's memory. slideshow image
slideshow image Theresa Napolitano, softball coach at Amity of Woodbridge, is the 2003 Doc McInerney female sport coach of the year.
Michael Pucci of the New Haven Register presents Ansonia football coach Jack Hunt with the Doc McInerney male sport coach of the year award. slideshow image
slideshow image Andrew Beatman, a senior at Middletown High School, is the winner of the 2004 Bohdan "Bo" Kolinsky Memorial Scholarship. Presenting his scholarship committee chairman, Bob Barton.
The Hartford Courant's Tommy Hine was honored with the Art McGinley Meritorious Service Award. slideshow image
slideshow image The increased awareness Suzy Whaley brought to her sport and the benefit that has been to charities around the country are why she is receiving a special recognition award from the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance.