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Stamford Scores and Standings: Sept. 2
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The Fairfield County Sports Commission today announced its 2011 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves.
The local sports honorees will be recognized at the annual Sports Night awards dinner, Monday, Oct. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m.
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In each of the 15 communities, a committee headed by a local town representative of the Commission, selected a Sports Person of the Year. Each winner was deemed to have had the most positive impact in their sports community from Aug. 2010-Aug. 2011.
The winner from Stamford is Ryan Haggerty, who was on the United States' hockey team that won a gold medal at the U-18 world championships.
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The Fairfield County Sports Commission is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that is the one-stop resource for the area sports community with a mission of promoting fitness and personal development through sports. The commission, with the exception of the executive director, is an all-volunteer group that gives financial support and its resources back to its communities, primarily focused on the 110,000 school age youngsters it can reach with its fitness awareness education programs.
For more information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities for Sports Night, visit www.fairfieldcountysports.com or call 203-251-8481
Former UConn men's basketball star Kemba Walker will visit the Stamford Boys and Girls Club on Sept. 25 for a one-day clinic.
Aspiring basketball players from ages 7-15 will be taught the fundamentals of the game as part of the All Pro Sports Basketball Clinic, according to a press release.
The session, which will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., also includes a meet-and-greet and participants will receive an autographed picture of Walker, who helped the lead the Huskies to the national championship last season.
Walker was taken by the Charlotte Bobcats with the ninth overall pick in this year's NBA draft.
The clinic costs $60, but is free for members of the Stamford Boys and Clubs Club.
To register, call 800-292-6311 or visit the camp’s website at http://allprosports.us/programs/index.php?tplaction=coachdetails&coach_id=30
The 77th annual Stamford Yacht Club Vineyard race gets under way on Friday.
More than 90 boats from Fairfield and Westchester Counties will participate in the 238-mile race, which takes sailors to Buzzards Bay in Cape Cod and back to the Stamford Yacht Club.
After Irene hit, there was some concern that the race might have to be cancelled. However, the SYC received minimal damage, allowing the race to begin on time.
First contested in 1932, the Vineyard Race takes place annually on Labor Day weekend.
The fastest time to complete the course was set by Blue Yankee in 2007. Skippered by Bob and Farley Towse of Stamford, it covered the course in 20 hours, 20 minutes and 15 seconds.
The JumpStart 5K Walk/Run & Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Center Women of the JCC, is set for Labor Day at 9 p.m. at the Stamford Jewish Community Center.
For more information, call Nancy Schiffman at 203-487-0941, or visit www.Stamfordjcc.org or e-mail nschiffman@stamfordjcc.org.
Registration is ongoing for the The Volvo of Stamford Tour de Greenwich XXVII, a 20-mile bicycle race set for Sept. 18 at 7:30 a.m. The race starts at Greenwich High School.
The pre-entry registration fee is $35 with a cost of $45 on the morning of the race. Each participant will receive a long sleeve race shirt and a water bottle.
The day includes a post-race brunch,which will take place during the awards ceremony. A winner's jersey will be presented to the champion in each age group.
Entry forms may be obtained on the www.threadsandtreads.com website and at the Threads and Treads sporting goods store at 17 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.
Max Lippolis of Pound Ridge, N.Y., won last year's race in 49:04 to edge Cos Cob's Alex Weil by three seconds.
Kristin Budden of Rye Brook, N.Y., was the woman's champion at 56:53, finishing a mere one second ahead of Darien's Rose Shabet.
