Oceanside Circle of Pride honorees

The Circle of Pride dinner for Oceanside High School honors athletes, coaches and community members and it is a biennial dinner.

This year the dinner will be held at the Knights of Columbus in Oceanside on Nov. 14 at 6-11 p.m.

The athletes honored are those that have had a good high school career and have gone on to success beyond high school in college and professionally.

The most successful coaches and community members are honored for contributions to athletics and the community at large.

One championship team is honored at each dinner.

The money raised goes to the upkeep and additions to the Athletic Hall of Fame in the high school. The sponsor is The Oceanside Athletic Pride Club and it consists of high school students who try to bring spirit, community and charity to the high school via athletics.

This years honorees are: Fred O’Connor - NFL coach; Lisa Tropea-Noe - a record-setting softball player at St. Johns; Kathryn Murnane - a record-setting track star at Binghamton; Mike Limmer- 40 year coach and teacher, Andy Piazza - voted best lacrosse goalie in NCAA Division I in 1991; John Bilello - 3 sport college athlete and pro baseball player; Dotty Lynch - Multiple County Champion softball coach; the DeBaun Family - for contributions to the school and community; Junior High Coaches - Don Williams, Everett White and Art Mallamo; and the 1977 County Championship Football team. For information contact Richie Woods at 516-510-2739.