Coaches vs. Cancer
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- January
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If you see Hen Hud coach Ben Martucci or a counterpart wearing sneakers with their suit this week, don’t call the fashion police. Martucci sent me an e-mail last night to say he is among those down for the cause of Coaches vs. Cancer  Suits and Sneakers week.
The suit-and-sneaker ensamble is meant to raise awareness in fans, who will notice the sneakers for obvious reasons. (Note: I covered a game last year where Putnam Valley coach Kelly Thompson did it, and you definitely notice when a person’s dressed up…and wearing sneakers.)
The event is promoted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, but the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) participated last year. The organization raised $34,000, “as you can see on its website.”:http://bcany0.tripod.com/ The website also provides other suggestions for schools who hope to raise money.
If you’ve ever had a loved one affected, you know this is a good cause. Hopefully, this post leads at least one coach to wear sneakers this week or one school to hold a raffle. Many of us would appreciate it…
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on Monday, January 28th, 2008 at 3:00 am by Josh Thomson. 
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Josh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of 2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has since covered various high school and pro sports. Away from sportswriting, Josh lives in Westchester and spends his free time either with his fiancee, Sarah, or expertly managing his various championship-winning fantasy sports teams. He's visited 21 major-league baseball stadiums and insists that Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the best by far. Josh graduated from Carmel High School in 1998, then went to Boston University, where, in 2002, he received a degree in communications with a minor in history.
I spoke about this in an earlier post, it is a great cause. It is fun to see many of these coaches who are often so well dressed and concerned with their look dressing up with the sneakers on. Beacon will be participating in the cause in all three games they play this week, they did last night against Panas and will today against Hen Hud and Friday versus Kingston at Mount Saint Mary’s