Ann DeLuca High School Coach Inductee
In Ann DeLuca's
sixteen years as coach of Notre Dame High School In Fairfield, her teams won over 240 games. DeLuca's players included AAU-American Mary Anne O'Connor of Southern Connecticut State University; All-Star Collegians Debbie
Colson and Maria Magoulas, and High School All-Stater Cynthia Lewis. DeLuca posted two undefeated seasons and, in 1970 and 1971, won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) Championships. From
1976 to 1979, DeLuca coached at Sacred Heart University, and from 1979 to 1980 at the University of New Haven. In 1979, DeLuca was named Connecticut Small College Coach of the Year. DeLuca currently teaches Physical
Education at Notre Dame High School, Fairfield.Cindy Adamski Referee Inductee
In 1975, Cindy Adamski was named New Haven Official of the Year.
In 1984, Adamski received further recognition with the Dedication Award in officiating. A nationally rated official from 1970 to 1985, Adamski officiated numerous Connecticut High School State Tournaments
and Collegiate Championship Tournaments. In her career, Adamski served as Collegiate Officials' Coordinator, as Collegiate Board of Official's Chairperson, as Connecticut High School Board of Official's
Chairperson, and as National Interpreter at clinics in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Cindy Adamski currently serves as Director of Physical Education,
Health and Athletics at Brookfield High School. Kelly Camp High School Player Inductee Posthumous Award
Kelley Camp's record
at West Haven High School of 1,329 points scored in a basketball career still stands as a school record. Selected for First Team All-State in both 1976 and 1977, Camp was the leading scorer in the New Haven area in 1977
and was named to Parade Magazine's All-America Squad. Co-Captain of the Westies in 1976-77, Camp was named Most Valuable Player in'74-'75,'75-'76, and'76-'77. The New Haven Tap- Off Club named Camp its Outstanding High
School Player in 1976- 77. Camp played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin and at St. John's University, from which she graduated with honors in 1982. Marnie Dacko College Player Inductee
In Marnie Dacko's four years at Southern Connecticut State University, her team ranked in the top ten In Division One A.IA.W. Competition. Southern posted a win/loss record of 72-27
during Dacko's four
seasons of college play. Dacko currently ranks third in all-time scoring for Southern with 1,306 points
and ranks second in rebounding.
In 1978, Dacko was drafted by the
New York Stars to play Women's Professional Basketball, and is
now Assistant Basketball Coach at Northwestern University.
Catherine "Kay" Flanagan Honorary Inductee Posthumous Award
A U.S. Navy Veteran who saw service in World War 11 and in the Korean War, Kay
Flanagan's dedication to country carried over into her career as a teacher and coach. On the Elementary, Junior High School and High School levels, Flanagan taught Physical Education in Farmington and Woodbury, coaching
soccer, field hockey, basketball and softball. At the University of Bridgeport's Arnold College, Flanagan held the positions of Instructor of Health and Physical Education and Assistant Dean of Women. Flanagan organized
and played on basketball and softball teams which won championships throughout New England.. A member of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Flanagan also served on committees for the Connecticut High School
Coaches' Association and for the Division of Girls' and Women's' Sports (DGWS). |
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