Let's give credit where credit is due.
The Eastern Connecticut Conference voted last month to designate a portion of the gate proceeds from every league game played this weekend (Thursday-Friday-Saturday) to the Coaches vs. Cancer charity.
It's a noble gesture by the league as it is the first in Connecticut to step up as a group and offer to donate money for the cause. Some other schools, such as Farmington High, have done so on an individual basis.
The cause, especially, hits home at Fitch High School where two assistant coaches succumbed to the disease in the past year.
Thursday night, Fitch decided not only to donate one dollar from each of the admissions but rather the entire admission to the cause for their game against Ledyard. Fitch coach Dave Huber and Ledyard's Allison Macca also celebrated the occasion by wearing sneakers.
A tip of the ole sports hat to the ECC for a fine gesture, not only of sportsmanship, but of care for the community as a whole.