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Shawn Daly, WHGBL league President provides a “State of the League” address.

Craig Tanner, receives the Elmer Jardine “Person of the Year” award.

WHGBL University Scholarship winner Anna Sicilliano with her mom, Lisa Oriard.

On Thursday, March 14th, the West Hartford Girls Basketball League (WHGBL) held their annual Board, Coaches, and Staff Appreciation Dinner Event at The Pond House Cafe in West Hartford. During the event, Shawn Daly, the league’s President, Delivered a “State of the League” address that outlined many of the successes and challenges the league had during the season. He spoke about the growing popularity of the league, including the record number of Juniors Division teams this season, and the Juniors Division team that won the Corpus Christi Middle School, “February Frenzy” basketball tournament. He also spoke about the weather issues and facility issues that cancelled the first week of the season and required changes to the Minors Division playing logistics.

During the evening, board member and the league’s Director of Training & Development, Craig Tanner, was presented with the Elmer Jardine, “Person of the Year” award for his unwavering support of executing the league strategy and value proposition as a teaching league.

At the end of the evening, former player, Anna Sicilliano, was presented with a scholarship check for $1,000. League President, Shawn Daly, spoke about Anna’s application essay and how Anna recognized how the WHGBL had given her the confidence and leadership skills necessary for her to be a successful student. Anna will be a freshman at Yale University in the fall.