2023 Friends of Section 9 Banquet of Champions Award Winners

On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, The Friends of Section 9 hosted their annual Banquet of Champions. The event was held at Spruce Lodge in Montgomery and was attended by nearly 240 people! Financial limitations due to COVID (no Eastern States Classic in 2021 or 2022) nearly caused us to once again hold a less formal event in a high school auditorium. Thanks to the encouragement of Valley Central parent Vinnie Satriano, we decided to hold a regular banquet. The 2022-2023 season was a special season and many of these kids have missed so much over the past few years. The only way it would work was if each attendee paid their own way. We sold every available ticket and did not hear a single complaint about the cost. Thank you Vinnie for the “nudge.”

At the banquet, certificates were awarded to the top 6 Division 1 place winners, the top 4 Division 2 place winners and the top 3 place winners in the Girls Division. Several others received “Special Awards” so let’s take a look at those who were honored by the Friends of Section 9!