Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame Elects Class of 2016

Enfield, CT - Three athletes and two coaches of varied sports backgrounds, a championship softball team and a charitable sports organization will be the honorees at the 21st induction dinner of the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame.

Ben Aleks, Judy Joslin, Jeff Maier, Keith Porcello and Glenn Reese will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Oak Ridge Country Club in Feeding Hills, Mass. The 1984 Fermi High School softball team will also be inducted, and the Scantic Spring Splash will be honored with the George Daly Special Recognition Award.

To register for free for Enfield breaking news alerts and daily newsletter, click here.

Tickets are $40, and may be reserved by contacting Lisa Carrara at lisamcarrara@gmail.com.

A brief look at the Class of 2016:

BEN ALEKS
Wrestling coach at Fermi High School from 1984-1994. Career record of 171-71-2, a .705 winning percentage. Helmed three of the four best seasons in Fermi history: 1987 (21-2, CCC East champions), 1991 (23-3) and 1990 (20-5). Class LL runnerup in 1985 (19-5 record). Never had a losing record in 11 years at Fermi. Teams were ranked in the state end-of-season Top 15 four times. Coached 11 Class champions, two State Open champions, 19 State Open placewinners and four New England Championships placewinners

JUDY JOSLIN
Founded the boys volleyball program at Enfield High School in 1992, becoming one of the few female coaches of a boys' team in Connecticut. Coached the Raiders to three Class M runnerup finishes (2007, 2008 and 2013); coached North team in 2013 Connecticut High School Coaches Association Boys Volleyball Senior All-Star Game.

JEFF MAIER
Enfield High School, 1981 graduate. Captained baseball, basketball and cross country teams. Averaged 17.2 points per game in basketball as a junior; had single-game high of 30 points. Batted .391 with 24 steals in baseball in senior year. Played three years of varsity basketball at Geneseo State College in New York, averaging 18.2 ponts per game as a senior and making the All-State Universities of New York Athletic Conference team.

KEITH PORCELLO
Fermi High School, 1980 graduate. Played three years of basketball at Fermi, but made his mark following school on the bowling lanes. To date, has tossed 34 perfect 300 games and 20 800+ series, and holds the seventh-highest single season average in Massachusetts Tri-County Bowling Association history with a 233 at AMF Chicopee in 2000-01.

GLENN REESE
Fermi High School, 1975 graduate. Cross country and track standout who won eight dual meets as a senior, setting three course records and placing fourth in the CCIL meet. Two-time winner of Suffield 10K and Johnson Memorial 3-mile races; won Steven Blake Memorial 10K in Enfield; won Shenipsit Striders three-race series in 1986; finished 37th out of more than 7,800 runners in Washington Marathon; competed more than a dozen times in Boston Marathon; 20+ marathons overall.

1984 FERMI SOFTBALL
First high school softball team in town history to have an undefeated regular season (18-0); won the CCC East championship.

SCANTIC SPRING SPLASH
Competitive kayak races held each spring on the Scantic River, founded by Mike and Jeff Dynia. Celebrated its 25th anniversary this past March. Proceeds from the event are donated to the Enfield Food Shelf.