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TOURNAMENT AWARDS
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George Sheehan Sportsmanship Award
This award was established as a tribute to the long devotion of George Sheehan to basketball and to IAABO.
He first joined IAABO during the 1951-1952 season. He was a Charter Member of Board #95, when the Board was formed in 1959.
He is a past Board President and has also been Secretary-Treasurer since the 1971-1972 season. In addition, Pete is a past President of the Massachusetts State Board and he was recognized by his peers who elected him President
of IAABO for the 1990-1991 season.
This award is presented annually to two area basketball players, one boy and one girl, who display outstanding sportsmanship during the basketball season.
2008-2009 Winners:
Boys: Peter Lynch, Westford Academy High School
Girls: Caitlin DeFrancesco , Tewksbury High School
Girls: Erica LaBranche , Lowell Catholic High School
(Officials, Coaches and Athletic Directors who wish to nominate a player for this award should
contact the Secretary-Treasurer prior to March 1st in the current basketball season.)
Nathan W. Aldrich Memorial School Appreciation Award
This award was established to honor the memory of Nate Aldrich and is presented to the high school in the area which best exemplifies the highest degree of sportsmanship, character and ethics among its players, coaches and spectators in the conduct of tis basketball programs.
Nate, as he was affectionately known, was a long time member in the basketball profession.
He was a member of NAABO, the forerunner of IAABO, and was a Charter Member of Board 95 serving as the Boards 1st Vice-President and 2nd President. Nate, along with Herb Scott, Eddie Lynch and Mike Skaff, were instrumental in the successful formation of Board 95. In addition, Nate was most helpful in assisting the young officials in the area to better themselves in the officiating field and was always available to assist them in rules interpretation and game
mechanics. He was the first Board 95 Honorary Life Member.
2008-2009 Winner: Tyngsboro High School
Lawrence M. Cavanaugh Award
This award was established in recognition of Larrys devotion to Board 95. Larry joined IAABO in the 1953-1954 season and is considered to be one of the Boards all-time top officials.
He was Board President in 1977-1978 and has been Board Interpreter since the 1982-1983 season. Larry has also been a member of the Boards Executive Committee since the 1975-1976 season.
This award is presented to a member of Board 95 for his/her exemplary contributions to the success of the Greater Lowell Board 95.
2008-2009 Winners: John Rafferty
Jack J Noonan Award
This award was established in recognition for Jacks untiring efforts towards helping Board #95 grow. Jack was Board President during the 1969-1970 and 1979-1980 season, and he has been a member of the Boards Executive Committee for 37 years.
In addition, Jack was named Chairman of the IAABO Audit-Budget Committee during the 1992-1993 season, Chairman of the IAABO Constitution Committee during the 1990-1991 season, and on five other occasions Jack was named Assistant Chair to an IAABO Standing Committee.
This award is presented to a Board #95 official who has shown extra effort to improve his/her skills and has also made other significant non-officiating contributions to Board 95.
2008-2009 Winners: David Rourke
Alex Robinson Presidential Award
This award was established in recognition of the outgoing President of the Greater Lowell Area Board. Alex Robinson has been an IAABO member since the 1957 season. Alex has officiated in over 8,000 regular season games - working in 14 various leagues.
He has refereed in over 160 State Tournament games, including 4 State Finals. He also officiated the United States - Russia game at the Boston Garden. He worked the Olympic Trial games at North Carolina State College prior to the Montreal Olympics. He worked the NBA for two seasons and refereed in 16 states.
Alex has worked the finals of the Boards Holiday Tournament several times. Later in his life, he was a professional tennis lineman for several of the worlds top players. Thus, he became the only man in Massachusetts to reach the big league level in three sports - Basketball (NBA), Baseball (played at Fenway Park), and tennis.
2006-2008 Winner: Tony DiFraia
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OFFICIATING MILESTONES
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10 Years
Mike Anderson
James Clark
George Harding
John MacDonald
Roger Morrison
Richard Russo
Rick Sevigny
Dan Zukowski
15 Years
Tony DiFraia
Sophia Flabouris
Joseph Frank
Michael Metvier
Bob O'Brien
20 Years
Larry Bradley
Steve Coleman
Bill Dastou
Todd DiRocco
Jim Donnelly
Arthur Farris
Brian Haakenstad
Ann Marie Romano
Tony Romano Jr.
25 Years
Vic Garabedian
Dan Moriarty
Peter Noel
Mike Ulrich
Michael Viggiano
30 Years
Dennis Hansbury
Richard Molloy
40 Years
Gerry Quaglia
Jon Sidorovich
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