Amity Students Named SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month

Amity’s Douglas Rives and Amanda Hudson were among the 16 student-athletes from nine high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for February.

Now in its ninth year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2014-15 academic year.

“Many thanks to the Sports Center of Connecticut for its support of the SCC and the Scholar Athlete of the Month program,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “This conference has been proud of its success for the last 20-plus years, and to be able to recognize outstanding young men and women who demonstrate the desire and ability to succeed solidifies what the SCC is all about.”

Each SCC member school can nominate up to two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring).

Student athletes who are selected must be a varsity letter-winner and have a 3.0/B average while demonstrating leadership qualities such as: being a positive role model; helping teammates overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; or putting the needs of the team before themselves.

Sports Center of CT/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month recipients and receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

Rives, a member of the Spartans’ basketball and baseball teams, has been an exemplary performer in the classroom. He holds a 3.92 grade-point average.

On the diamond, Rives has been a part of the Spartans’ consecutive Class LL state champion teams.

“Doug is an everyday student-athlete who puts the team first and plays the game with a quiet confidence,” Amity athletic director Ernie Goodwin said.

Hudson, a member of the Spartans’ ski racing team, has been a standout in the classroom with a 3.97 grade-point average.

Hudson is also a member of the Spartans’ swimming team, which was the SCC runner-up this fall.

“Amanda is an outstanding student and athlete,” Goodwin said. “She is a model citizen in the community as well.”