Tickets Now Available For 79th Gold Key Dinner

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Tickets are now on sale for the 79th Gold Key Dinner, one of the most prestigious annual sports gatherings in Connecticut and conducted since 1940 by the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance. This year's event is slated for Sunday, April 26 at the Aqua Turf Club in the Plantsville section of Southington, beginning at 3 p.m.

Gold Key recipients for 2020 are:

• Cookie Bromage, field hockey coach at Enfield High School for 52 years and winner of five state championships;
• Joe Grippo, longtime girls volleyball and girls basketball coach at The Morgan School with 14 state championships;
• Lou Milardo, compiled 552 career victories and four state titles in 31 years as softball coach at Hale-Ray High School;
• Ricky Shook, Danbury High School wrestling coach since 1999 with 17 Class LL and 15 State Open championships;
• Angela Tammaro, compiled 1,637 career wins as field hockey, lacrosse and basketball coach at Greenwich Academy.

A number of other awards will be presented during the event, including:

• President's Award - Claire Smith, Baseball Hall of Fame journalist
• Bill Lee Male Athlete of the Year - Alfonso Vazquez Villar, Windham High School soccer
• Hank O'Donnell Female Athlete of the Year - Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
• Doc McInerney High School Coaches of the Year - Bobby Pattison, Newtown football; Kitty Palmer, Guilford field hockey and Daniel Hand girls tennis
• Bo Kolinsky Special Recognition - Elizabeth Fry, Westport world record swimmer
• Bob Casey Courage Award - Caden Gesualdi, Ellington High School ice hockey
• Hal Levy High School Achievement Award - Dave Johnson, South West Conference commissioner
• John Wentworth Good Sport Awards - Ben Aleks, Somers; Paul Duddy, Mystic; Steve Krevisky, Middletown; Bill O'Brien, Stratford; Bill Santillo, New Haven
• Bo Kolinsky Memorial Sports Journalism Scholarship - to be announced

Tickets to the dinner are $75, and may be reserved by contacting CSWA President Tim Jensen at 860-394-5091 or at tim.jensen@patch.com.