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Tickets for the seventh SportsNight awards dinner are available at a discounted price until Sept. 16.
SportsNight is Monday, Oct 17 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m. The six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame will be inducted that evening. The 2011 honorees are: John Bagley (Bridgeport), Bennett Salvatore (Stamford), Joe DeSantis (Fairfield), Ceci Hopp St. Geme (Greenwich), Charlie Bentley (Bridgeport) and the late Albie Loeffler (Westport).
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Among the 15 Sports Persons of the Year being honored include Darien High field hockey coach Mo Minicus, USA Hockey U18 World Champion Ryan Haggerty of Stamford, UConn baseball standout L.J. Mazzilli of Greenwich, State Swimmer of the Year Christian Higgins of New Canaan, New England Babe Ruth Tourney organizers Jim and Joe Parlanti of Norwalk and the 2010 FCIAC champion Class LL runnerup Staples High boys soccer team.
Dinner tickets are priced at $115 and will be raised to $125 after Sept. 16. Tables of 10 seats are priced at $1,150 and will go up to $1,250 after the 16th.
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For more information and to purchase tickets call Tom Chiappetta at 203-984-4806, email at tomchip21@aol.com or visit www.fairfieldcountysports.com
• Football: The Darien football team plays its final preseason scrimmage on Friday when the Blue Wave host McMahon at 4 p.m. at the DHS stadium.
Boys soccer: The Darien boys soccer team has three scrimmages this week. The Blue Wave are home for Deerfield Academy on Monday and Kolbe-Cathedral on Wednesday (both at 4 p.m.), then play in the Amity Jamboree on Saturday (10 a.m.)
Girls soccer: The Darien girls soccer team has one scrimmage this week. The Blue Wave host Newtown on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Field hockey: The Darien field hockey squad will be busy with three scrimmage this week, starting on Monday when the Blue Wave compete in the Mamaroneck (N.Y.) Play Day starting at 9:30 a.m.
Darien is home for Greenwich Academy on Wednesday (3:45 p.m.), then hosts its Play Day on Saturday (1 p.m.)
If you see anything in our scores, standings, or schedules that requires updating, please email sports editor Bob Birge at bob.birge@hotmail.com
