Who was the best local athlete of the past 10 years?
Dan Walsh. Olympic bronze medalist in 2008 from Norwalk.
Travis Simms. WBC welterweight champion from Norwalk.
Kristine Lilly of Wilton. Olympic soccer player.
John Baumann of Westport. Two-sport standout played basketball and baseball at Staples as well as in college at Columbia. All-time leading scorer at Staples.
Mike Abate of Norwalk. Played professional baseball, set a number of passing records as a quarterback at Southern Connecticut and also played in the Arena Football League.
Cameron Wilson of Rowayton. Metropolitain Golf Association Player of the Year in 2009.
Kevin Pierre Louis of Norwalk. Named Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year as a football standout at King-Low Heywood Thomas in 2009.
Ayanna Brown of Norwalk. The all-time leading scorer in NHS girls basketball history with 1,636 points. Went on to play for two seasons at Fairfield.
Jimmy Hughes of Westport. Broke the FCIAC rushing record at Staples in 2003 with 1,815 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Lisa Etienne of Norwalk. McMahon’s all-time leading scorer with 1,953 points. Went on to play at Hartford.
Rita Williams. Former UConn and WNBA standout who went to Brien McMahon.
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