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Welcome to the IAABO Board #26
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Board 26 Honors for 2009/10 Season |
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On March 19th, Board 26, held its annual season-ending banquet at the Wachusett Country Club. At this banquet, Board 26 honored several people and schools for their outstanding involvement in high school basketball in this area. The honorees were: Judd Hunt, Athletic Director at Quaboag High School – recipient of the Loftus/Pickett Award, given to an individual who has shown a stellar history of contributing to the game of basketball. Please note that both of Judd’s programs placed second in the Sportsmanship voting this year (details below) and have been the winner multiple times in the recent past. That is a strong endorsement for this award. Ron Ethier, Board 26 Official – recipient of the James Dorsey Award, given to a member of Board 26 who has given many years of exemplary service to the game - both on and off the court- and to this board. Jerry Hippert, Board 26 Official – honored as a Life Time Member of Board 26 for having served in multiple leadership positions through his 43 years on the board to make Board 26 the fine organization it is today.
Northbridge High School – recipient of the Cervini/Hardy Sportsmanship Award, presented to the boys basketball program at a school that was voted by the Board 26 officials as showing the best sportsmanship and respect for the game and the officials this past season. Runners up for this award were Quaboag HS, Worcester Tech Vocational, Doherty HS and Shepherd Hill HS. Shepherd Hill High School – recipient of the Ann Ash-Zelesky Sportsmanship Award, presented to the girls basketball program at a school that was voted by the Board 26 officials as showing the best sportsmanship and respect for the game and the officials this past season. Runners up for this award were Quaboag HS, Auburn HS, David Prouty HS and Shrewsbury HS. |
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New Candidates Classes Set |
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The 2010/11 New Candidates Classes are scheduled to begin on Tuesday September 14th, and are tentatively slated to be held at Saint Johns High School. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please have them contact Ron Parker at
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for further information and to have an application sent to them. |
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The IAABO Board 26 Scholarships were awarded to 17 students of the Class of 2010, representing 14 different schools within the Board 26 region. Congratulations to: Haley Bouchard - Blackstone Valley HS Sarah Candela - Nipmuc HS Andrea DiGioia - Tahanto Reg. HS Andrew Dykstra - Whitinsville Christian James Hooper - Marlborough HS Victoria Benoit - Shrewsbury HS Kelly LaCroix - Montachusett HS Kayla Libuda - Auburn HS Monica Lopez - Marlborough HS Children of Board 26 members: Bonnie Bousquet (Fran) - Holy Name HS Zachary Button (Al) - Quaboag Reg. HS Dan Martin, Jr. (Dan) - Holy Name HS Brooke Marcimo (Jeff) - Shrewsbury HS Kevin Nosek (Ken) - Quabbin HS Brian Perron (Dan) - St. John's HS Megan Pierce (Larry) - Wachusett HS Ben Romano (Jeff) - David Prouty HS We wish them the best of luck as they move on to their college careers, and thank you to all the members of Board 26 who volunteer their time at various tournaments throughout the year to help fund this worthwhile program. |
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Ron Chapdelaine Honored as Life Member of IAABO |
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Ron “Chappy” Chapdelaine was honored as a Life Member of IAABO at the spring meeting held in Gettysburg from April 15-18th. This is the highest honor that IAABO presents to its members as it recognizes the tremendous contributions these individuals have made to their local board, to their state board, to IAABO and to the welfare of the game of basketball. Chappy is a 40-year member of IAABO, and started his officiating career as a college student while at St. Francis College in Maine. He has served Board 26 over the past 12 years as its Secretary/Treasurer, and previously held the position as Board president in the mid-eighties. Chappy is a past-president of Board 15, which is the Massachusetts State Board. In addition, Chappy has served as the Assistant Chair for the IAABO Board Relations and Policy Committee, to which he was re-elected while in Gettysburg. Tom Lopes, Excusive Director of IAABO, presented Chappy with an IAABO ring and a beautiful plaque commemorating his induction as a Life Member. Chappy’s family was on hand at the awards luncheon to share this honor; his wife Darlene, son Jeff and twin daughters Michelle and Monique. We are very proud of Chappy, and please take the time to congratulate him for receiving this great honor that is so well deserved. It is the consistent dedication and commitment of people like Chappy that keeps Board 26 and IAABO the strong organizations that they are. |
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A Letter from Courtney Butcher's Family |
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Dear Tony and Board 26 referees, We wish to thank you for your generous donation of time and skill towards our Third Courts for Courtney fundraiser. Due to your generosity and the generosity of many others like you, it was a huge success! On November 28, 2009, 86 teams participated in the daylong event. It was a fun and competitive 3 on 3 basketball tournament. As we hoped for, Courts for Courtney was once again a celebration of Courtney’s life which brought her friends, family and community together. Due to the numerous donations and contributions, such as yours, we were able to raise a significant amount of money for the Courtney Butcher Memorial Scholarship Fund. So far we have given out 5 scholarships in Courtney’s memory and plan on giving out 5 more this year. These $1,000 scholarships help to provide financial assistance to graduating seniors who plan on pursuing a post secondary education. Thank you for helping us to keep Courtney’s memory alive. We hope you will consider us again next for year’s event, which will be held on November 27, 2010. Sincerely, Courtney’s family Kathleen, John, Alexandra & Brett |
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