By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

On the day the press box at Amity was named for him Thanksgiving morning, the intent was to get Stan Gedansky to talk about himself.

Good luck with that.

If you’re reading this, you probably know Gedansky, even if you don’t know you do. He’s been the public address announcer for Amity football since 1975, about the same time he started with the school’s booster club.

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North Haven clinched the SCC Division II East title with a dominant 49-20 win over Foran on Friday night. Click here for the game story

Led by the running attack of David Attolino and James Semmonella, Amity cruised to a 42-21 victory over Lyman Hall Saturday afternoon in Woodbridge. Click here for the game story (and excellent photos by Russ McCreven).

Also, click over to ctbulletin.com for photos from coach Ed McCarthy's triumphant return to the sidelines in West Haven's 14-6 win over Wilbur Cross from Friday night.

By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

March 3, 2008 started out, and nearly ended, as any other day in the Amity High School community. The hockey team was preparing for a state tournament game with Enfield, and the basketball squad was getting ready for Windsor.

But after completing a pickup basketball game at the Jewish Community Center on that Monday night, Amity football captain Sal Semmonella, along with friend Francesk Zafi were tragically killed in a one-car accident as they were getting off the Merritt Parkway.

More than three years have gone by and monuments on the Amity campus have been proposed and rejected by the school board, but Semmonella’s jersey is still proudly displayed in the Amity locker room as a reminder of a well-liked kid and another life cut too short.

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West Haven's Ervin Philips ran for 162 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Westies to a 28-14 victory over Amity in Friday night's season opener.

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