Bristol Sports Hall of Fame inducts eight Bristol greats; program available on Nutmeg TV

Posted By: Jack Krampitz December 1, 2022

On Friday, Nov. 18, the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame inducted eight new members at the Doubletree Hotel in front of approximately 250 admirers. It was the 26th Hall of Fame class to be inducted.

Leon and Gussie Breen, Mario Marrero, Tracy Pomerenke Regan, Clem Roy, Reinaldo Soto, Chris Strahowski, Pete Wininger, and Kim Corbin Varasconi were the honorees on the evening. In addition, Ed Swicklas was awarded the Julie Larese Award from the Bristol Tramps.

Bristol Little League President Scott Lodge accepted for the Breens, and Clem Roy’s daughter, Nancy Roy, accepted for the first Bristol Eastern baseball coach.

Front row, from left- Tracy Pomerenke Regan, Nancy Roy, Kim Corbin Varasconi, Reinaldo Soto, Back row- Chris Strahowski, Mario Marrero, Scott Lodge, Pete Wininger

For anyone who was unable to attend, Nutmeg Television will be airing replays of the evening at the following times and channels:

  • Thursday, Dec. 1 – 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 2 – 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 3. – 1:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 5 – 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 7 – 1 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec. 8 – 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 12 – 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 14 – 1 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 16 – 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
  • Please note that the above air times are for Ch 5 and 1070 on Xfinity and Ch 6060 on Frontier.

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