BY RICK WILSON
Thomaston High senior Morgan Sanson added one more honor to a star-studded career recently when she was selected as the recipient of the Berkshire League’s highest athletic honor, the Raymond Marinko Award.
Sanson was honored at the league banquet at the Aqua Turf in Southington.
The award is given in the memory of Marinko, who, while a coach and athletic director at Wamogo Regional, influenced not only his students, but the league as well, in the best tradition of all that is admirable in the field of athletic endeavor.
The award is presented to a young athlete who best exemplifies the following qualities among the young men and women of the league: outstanding athletic ability, scholarship, leadership, integrity, courage, versatility and service to the school.
Sanson is the most accomplished athlete in Thomaston High history. She is a six-time first-team All-State selection and 10-time BL All-Star in three different sports (softball, field hockey, basketball).
Sanson is the school’s all-time leading field hockey scorer, both career and single season, third all-time leading basketball scorer and second all-time in pitching wins in softball.
As a focal point of Thomaston’s teams, she helped the Bears to four state titles in three different sports and played in seven state title games.