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Bethel resident Madison Flamme plays on Eastern s softball team Written by Eastern
The varsity baseball and softball teams at Eastern Connecticut State University are amid their spring 2021 seasons of competition.
Among the student-athletes is freshman Madison Flamme of Bethel, who plays outfield on the softball team and majors in Physical Education.
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Eastern offers a broad-based, Division III athletic program aimed at safeguarding the amateur aspects of the various sports and maintaining the proper perspective of athletics within Eastern s academic mission. By placing emphasis on the values of equity, diversity, sportsmanship, health and well-being, Eastern s athletic program encourages students to contribute more effectively to our society and live richer, fuller lives.
Staff report
The 131st Annual Eastern Connecticut State University commencement exercises will take place in person May 15, adjacent to the Eastern campus at 83 Windham St., Willimantic.
To ensure the safety of graduates, their guests and other attendees, the university will follow strict social-distancing protocols and other current guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Connecticut State Department of Public Health. Accordingly, graduates will be limited to two guests each, and tickets will be required.
In addition, to manage audience density, two separate events are planned one in the morning starting at 9 a.m., and one in the afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. with graduates split into two groups of equal size and in accordance with social distancing requirements. A ceremony for graduate students will take place midday. All three ceremonies will take place rain or shine.
Published March 12. 2021 6:52AM
Roberta J. Vincent, Special to The Times
The following three celebrated athletes all took different paths to stardom and garnered different results as well.
James Justice, Class of 1973
Justice played baseball and basketball at the freshman, JV and varsity levels and football at the freshman and varsity levels. He also was a member of the track team. He was named Class Athlete and received the Robert O. Fletcher & Charles Willey Cup.
Justice started competitive sports on the playgrounds of Lake Street, Greenville, and Fitzgerald Field and played midget football two years for the Dairyland Packers, who practiced at Fitzgerald Field and played games at Hamilton Avenue Field.