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Bethany attended Branford High School from 1980-84 and left a legacy that is remarkable. She was an academic and athletic standout excelling in volleyball, basketball and softball.\u00a0 Though only a freshman, she found herself pressed into service on the varsity due to injuries to other players, and she helped Branford reach the state quarterfinals. Her sophomore year she became a starter and started to break school records.\u00a0 During that season, 11th<\/sup> ranked Branford defeated #1 seed Foran High School in a major upset to win the CIAC Class M State Championship.\u00a0 This was Branford\u2019s first ever state title in a girls\u2019 team sport. In her junior year Bethany participated in the US Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships. That year Branford won its first Housatonic League Championship and captured its second straight championship finishing with a perfect 21-0 season. Always a dominating force in the front row, Bethany showed her versatility by setting a school record for digs from the back row.\u00a0 Her coach Toni Cartisano said of her \u201cthere have been tall volleyball players in the state before bury few have been as quick for their size and I\u2019m not sure anyone tall has master every aspect of the game as she has.\u201d\u00a0 In her senior year Bethany was selected co-captain and with her poise and leadership she helped her younger teammates in a tough final stretch.\u00a0 Branford captured its third state championship with a 3-0 sweep in the finals.\u00a0 Bethany also collected numerous individual awards.\u00a0 She was a three time All-State selection, three times Most Valuable Player, and a three time All-Housatonic League selection. Her stats and school records include most successful blocks (137); highest kink average (93%); most passes and highest average (1619\/87%); most unreturned hits (632); most digs attempted (303 of 445\/68%).\u00a0 She also received Branford\u2019s Sportsmanship, Leadership and Dedication award.<\/p>\n

Bethany had a great basketball career.\u00a0 She helped Branford to two 20-0 seasons and two consecutive CIAC Class L Championships (\u201983, \u201984). She was an All-State selection in both her junior and senior\u00a0 years and as a senior she was also chosen as a Converse All-American and a Parade All-American.<\/p>\n

Sought after by no less than 200 schools, Bethany chose to attend Penn State University. \u00a0She also played basketball and earned a degree in Education.\u00a0 Her athletic accomplishments continued.\u00a0 She scored over 1,000 points (1,186), was top 10 rebounder (857) and atop 10 blocked shots (92).\u00a0 After graduation, she taught fifth grade and coached girls\u2019 basketball in Bellafonte, PA for three years.\u00a0 She then went back to the \u00a0Penn St. \u00a0community and a new high school girls\u2019 team; she has been there 14 years.<\/p>\n

Bethany married Rob Irwin in \u201995 and her family includes stepchildren Kate, Kristen, Robbie and their young offspring Parick and Kyla.\u00a0 Bethany is a member of the New England, Branford and Connecticut Basketball Halls of Fame.<\/p>\n

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