This week ‘Valley Sports Rewind’ host Mike Cannici sits down with James Allbert, Derby High School class of 1988.
During his years in Derby, Allbert was a standout punter for football team. He captain of the baseball and basketball teams. He was an All-Valley catcher with the Red Raiders.
Valley Sports Rewind is a weekly podcast produced by ValleyIndy.org.
The show also airs 1 p.m. Mondays on WNHH, 103.5 FM, a low-powered community radio station within the City of New Haven.
On this week’s “Valley Sports Rewind,” host Mike Mike Cannici wlecomes Derby High School junior Thomas Abel Tom Abel plays running back, linebacker and quarterback for the Red Raiders, and is the starting shortstop for the baseball team.
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Cannici’s dad was quite the Derby High School athlete back in the day, too.
In this episode of ‘Valley Sports Rewind,’ host Mike Cannici welcomes Ansonia High School Baseball Coach Mike Vacca, who achieved his 500th win this season.
This week on ‘Valley Sports Rewind,’ host Mike Cannici sits down with former Ansonia Mayor James Della Volpe — but they’re not talking local politics.
Instead, Della Volpe reflects upon his nearly 40-years with Ansonia athletics — specifically the football program.
Derby’s John DeFrancisco return to talk about the 1996 state championship baseball team, Charlie DiCenso, Nick DiRubba and his current position as an assistant football coach at Platt Tech.
Kyle McIntosh was a four-year starter at running back at Cheshire, where he was a three-time state champion and the 1994 New Haven Register “Player of the Year.”
He then went to Syracuse University where he played with future NFL players Donavan McNabb and David Tyree.
Host Mike Cannici and guest host Jenn Moffat chat with Derby track and field coach Nick DiLuggo about how Derby schools are becoming annual contenders — even though they don’t have a proper running track.
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