8 Honorees Set To Be Inducted Into Windsor Locks Athletic Hall Of Fame

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Eight individuals who made significant contributions to sports in Windsor Locks will be honored Nov. 24 with induction into the town’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

This year’s inductees are Jessica Berube, Jordan English, James McKenna, Debbie Munson, Scott Shaw, Robert Sheehan and Tim Sheehan. Fred Salvatore will be honored as a Fan of the Game.

A dinner ceremony will take place at La Notte, 17 Thompson Road, East Windsor. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and a buffet dinner at 6:30. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at Windsor Locks Park and Rec, 50 Church Street, or through Dave Farr at dfarralbb@aol.com.

Here is a brief look at the Class of 2023:

Jessica Berube - a 4-sport athlete who played soccer, basketball and softball at Windsor Locks High School for two years, making All-NCCC in softball. She transferred to Kingswood Oxford so she could play ice hockey, and scored 34 goals in her senior year. Played for Team Connecticut in 2002, which won the national title.

Jordan English - a 2007 WLHS graduate who made All-NCCC four times in baseball, and All-State three times. Compiled batting averages of .375, .403, .487 and .532, with 97 runs batted in and 130 hits, including 50 for extra bases. A member of the 2005 and 2006 Class S championship teams, he went on to be a 3-year starter at Bryant University.

James McKenna – known as “Mac,” he was a longtime secondary school physical education teacher who also coached many sports. He was the first swim team coach at the high school, helped Coach Dan Sullivan with the 1970 and 1971 state championship soccer teams, and coached Raider softball. In his first year, his softball team reached the quarterfinals in the state tournament, and in 1978, they captured the Class M championship, knocking off top-seeded Farmington and No. 2 Daniel Hand in the process.

Debbie Munson - a 3-sport athlete playing soccer, basketball and softball who earned eight letters before graduating in 2002. Made All-State three times in softball, slugging 29 home runs. She went on to play Division I college softball at Central Connecticut State University, and was selected All-New England as a catcher in her senior year.

Scott Shaw - a 1992 graduate was an outstanding runner, lettering 12 times in cross country and indoor and outdoor track. He won the state championship in the 3200 meter run outdoors as a junior, and made All=NCCC teams twice outdoors and once indoors. He continued his running career at Bentley College, where the team won the New England cross country championship and three conference titles.

Robert Sheehan - played basketball and baseball in high school, excelling as one of the outstanding pitchers in the 1940s. He routinely struck out at least 10 batters a game, and compiled seven career shutouts with the Raiders. He was one of the top hurlers on the 1942 Post 36 State Legion championship team, then played for two local teams in the Farmington Valley League and had a stint in Canada.

Tim Sheehan – He and his dad are the second father-son duo to be inducted the same year into the Hall of Fame. A 1979 WLHS graduate, he was a 3 -sport athlete, playing soccer, basketball and baseball. He was a 2-time All-State selection in soccer, scoring four goals in a game against Newington despite being primarily a defender. He played one year of post-graduate baseball at Williston Academy.

Fred Salvatore – recipient of an award created for a fan that followed players through youth sports and high school, often without having a son or daughter involved. He was often seen at a park with his old reliable chair to take in another ballgame. He was also part of history, as he and John Carnevale helped scout opposing teams for the 1965 Little League World Series champions.