STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— While volunteerism is often carried out without expectation of recognition, plenty of contributors were celebrated for their decades of dedication to youth sports on Staten Island at the annual CYO Community Awards Reception on Tuesday evening at the Old Bermuda Inn in Rossville.

Emceed by CYO County Director Mike Neely, multiple awards were distributed to deserving coaches, officials and administrators throughout the borough.

The evening’s marquee honor — the Spirit of the Catholic Youth Organization Award, named for the late Advance Deputy Sports Editor and sportswriter and St. Joseph Hill basketball coach Jerry Lee — was fittingly presented to Carmine Angioli, a longtime colleague of Lee’s in the newsroom and friendly rival for decades on opposing CYO basketba

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