Class of 2007 Announced
The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame Association is pleased to announce the members of the class of 2007. Holly Brown, Brad Caron, Russell Oakes and Ron Wallace have been unanimously selected as members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Induction Night will take place on Saturday November 10, at 5:30pm at the Quarry Ridge Golf Club and Restaurant in Portland, CT.
Holly Brown was an All-State basketball and softball player in the East Hampton High School class of 1980. The first female to score 1,000 points, she led her team to East Hampton’s first ever Class S State Championship in 1980. Brown is the first female to be inducted into the Hall.
Brad Caron was an outstanding cross-country and track athlete from the East Hampton High class of 1977. He is the first inductee who was an athlete of EHHS then returned as a coach where he led his cross country teams to a 234-54 record. Caron also started the EHHS Indoor Track program and founded both the Bellringer Invitational and the Middle School Panther Fest.
Russell Oakes is being inducted as an athletic official. As a member of the Connecticut Board District 6 basketball officials Oakes refereed both boys and girls high school basketball for 41 years. He has also served as coordinator of the St. Patrick CYO basketball program for 25 years.
Ron Wallace was an outstanding basketball and soccer athlete from the EHHS class of 1961. He captained both teams his senior year, and led his soccer team to an 11-0-1 season, the first undefeated EHHS sports team in history. Wallace, who was one of the area’s top scorers on the court, went on to play 15 years of semi-pro basketball.
The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame plaque is on display at the East Hampton town hall.
The EHAHOFA was founded in the spring of 2006 and intends to honor and acknowledge outstanding athletic accomplishment by those involved in athletics in the Town of East Hampton.
Tickets for the Induction Night are available for $26 per person. The evening will consist of social hour, dinner, and induction ceremony. If you would like to share in the celebration, please contact EHAHOFA President Michael Vasquenza at 860-267-7405 or send an email to ehahof@sbcglobal.net.
Holly Brown was an All-State basketball and softball player in the East Hampton High School class of 1980. The first female to score 1,000 points, she led her team to East Hampton’s first ever Class S State Championship in 1980. Brown is the first female to be inducted into the Hall.
Brad Caron was an outstanding cross-country and track athlete from the East Hampton High class of 1977. He is the first inductee who was an athlete of EHHS then returned as a coach where he led his cross country teams to a 234-54 record. Caron also started the EHHS Indoor Track program and founded both the Bellringer Invitational and the Middle School Panther Fest.
Russell Oakes is being inducted as an athletic official. As a member of the Connecticut Board District 6 basketball officials Oakes refereed both boys and girls high school basketball for 41 years. He has also served as coordinator of the St. Patrick CYO basketball program for 25 years.
Ron Wallace was an outstanding basketball and soccer athlete from the EHHS class of 1961. He captained both teams his senior year, and led his soccer team to an 11-0-1 season, the first undefeated EHHS sports team in history. Wallace, who was one of the area’s top scorers on the court, went on to play 15 years of semi-pro basketball.
The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame plaque is on display at the East Hampton town hall.
The EHAHOFA was founded in the spring of 2006 and intends to honor and acknowledge outstanding athletic accomplishment by those involved in athletics in the Town of East Hampton.
Tickets for the Induction Night are available for $26 per person. The evening will consist of social hour, dinner, and induction ceremony. If you would like to share in the celebration, please contact EHAHOFA President Michael Vasquenza at 860-267-7405 or send an email to ehahof@sbcglobal.net.
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