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Greenwich Scores and Standings, Sept 6

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Tickets for the seventh SportsNight awards dinner are available at a  discounted price until Sept. 16.

SportsNight is Monday, Oct 17 at the Hyatt  Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m. The six new members of the Fairfield County Sports  Hall of Fame will be inducted that evening. The 2011 honorees are: John Bagley  (Bridgeport), Bennett Salvatore (Stamford), Joe DeSantis (Fairfield), Ceci Hopp  St. Geme (Greenwich), Charlie Bentley (Bridgeport) and the late Albie Loeffler  (Westport).

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Among the 15 Sports Persons of the Year being honored include Darien  High field hockey coach Mo Minicus, USA Hockey U18 World Champion Ryan Haggerty  of Stamford, UConn baseball standout L.J. Mazzilli of Greenwich, State Swimmer  of the Year Christian Higgins of New Canaan, New England Babe Ruth Tourney  organizers Jim and Joe Parlanti of Norwalk and the 2010 FCIAC champion Class LL runnerup Staples High boys soccer team.

Dinner tickets are priced at $115 and will be raised to $125 after Sept. 16. Tables of 10 seats are priced at $1,150  and will go up to $1,250 after the 16th.

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For more information and to purchase  tickets call Tom Chiappetta at 203-984-4806, email at tomchip21@aol.com or visit  www.fairfieldcountysports.com

Here is this week's scrimmage schedule for Greenwich teams:

FOOTBALL

Thursday -- Greenwich at Hamden, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Tuesday -- Greenwich at Brunswick School, 4 p.m.

Saturday -- Greenwich at Shelton, 12 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Thursday -- Barlow at Greenwich, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday -- Greenwich at Greenwich Academy,10:30 a.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Wednesday - Stamford at Greenwich, 3:15 p.m.

Saturday - Greenwich at Staples jamboree, 9 a.m.  

Registration is ongoing for the The Volvo of Stamford Tour de Greenwich XXVII, a 20-mile bicycle race set for Sept. 18 at 7:30 a.m. The race starts at Greenwich High School.

The pre-entry registration fee is $35 with a cost of $45 on the morning of the race. Each participant will receive a long sleeve race shirt and a water bottle.

The day includes a post-race brunch,which will take place during the awards ceremony. A winner's jersey will be presented to the champion in each age group.

Entry forms may be obtained on the www.threadsandtreads.com website and at the Threads and Treads sporting goods store at 17 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.

Max Lippolis of Pound Ridge, N.Y., won last year's race in 49:04 to edge Cos Cob's Alex Weil by three seconds.

Kristin Budden of Rye Brook, N.Y., was the woman's champion at 56:53, finishing a mere one second ahead of Darien's Rose Shabet.

The 13th annual Mats Wilander Celebrity Tennis & Golf Classic is set for Oct. 17 at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York.

Wilander and fellow tennis legend John McEnroe will be on hand for a full day of golf, tennis and entertainment. The day ends with an evening cocktail reception, auction and dinner.

Proceeds benefit the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DebRA) of America. DebRA is the only national non-profit organization that funds research for the cure and treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and provides supportive services for patients and their families.

To learn more about this event or DebRA call 212.868.1573 X106, email events@debra.org or visit http://www.debra.org.

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