Courtesy of Milton Athletics The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association held its annual banquet on Sunday night. Several head coaches, assistant coaches and players were honored at the event which took place at the DoubleTree Westborough. Six head coaches were inducted into the hall of fame. Jeff Cormier (Auburn), Steve Dembowski (Milton), Shawn Maguire (Burlington), Dave Palazzi (Leominster) Bruce Rich (Chelmsford) and Dave Woods (Bishop Fenwick). I caught up with……

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent-New Britain Herald WEST HARTFORD — Hosting its first A Shot For Life 7-on-7 football event in Connecticut at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Connecticut – run by founder Mike Slonina – it was a successful opening kick-off in the Nutmeg State. What was originally created as a ‘24-hour shoot-a-thon’ by Slonina in 2011 as an effort to spread awareness and funds for cancer…

It seems like just yesterday, but the original ‘A Shot For Life’ has been around for 14 years. Back then, Mike Slonina became the first person in basketball history to shoot from all over a court for 24 hours straight in an effort to raise money for cancer. Since then, the event has morphed into various others involving baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, football, hockey and field hockey. On Sunday afternoon,…