Sports
Former Ridgefield AD Elected to Hall of Honor
He and six other honorees will be feted at a special ceremony in late October.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The former athletic director at Ridgefield High School will be one of seven honorees in the second class of the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Hall of Honor.
Ray Faustich has earned numerous honors and accolades as a leader in the officiating community for many years and had a decorated career as a coach and teacher at Trumbull High School, as well as a tenure as the athletic director at Ridgefield High School. He has made significant contributions to high school athletics as a mentor, instructor, interpreter and assignor of baseball umpires.
Other honorees will be:
- Katharine “Kit” Bishop, Westbrook
- Robert “Jiggs” Cecchini, Suffield
- Al Cramer, Newtown
- Tom Monahan, Bristol
- Charles Sharos, South Windsor
- Ivan Wood, Plainville
Monahan, Sharos and Wood will be honored posthumously.
The CAS-CIAC Hall of Honor was established to honor individuals who have made significant long-term contributions to CAS-CIAC in one of seven categories: educational leadership, athletic leadership, friend of education, contribution to education, contribution to athletics, service to education, or service to athletics.
The induction will take place Saturday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Tickets to the event may be purchased here.
Photo credit: CAS-CIAC
