By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When deciding on the Bristol Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2012-13, choosing just one athlete was nearly impossible. Because in this search for that one perfect individual, two world class athletes – and individuals for that matter – came up and must be held accounted for. So this year, just like 2010 in the case of Co-Athletes of the Year in Bristol Central’s Craig Lejeune and St. Paul’s Byron Jones, there will be two co-athletes of the year this time around as well. And the Bristol Central/St. Paul formula holds true once again. One selection ended up being Bristol Central’s Matt Blandino, the pitching ace who was drafted by the Reds this past year, but the other is another outstanding athlete from St. Paul. His name is Kyle Dube and the selection was an easy one to make. And if you want to talk about ability, poise, intensity, character and guts, Dube has all those abilities in abundance and has earned the nod of being one of Bristol’s finest. And whether is was hitting a game winning three-pointer, like he did against Woodland this past season in a big one-point victory, [...]
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When deciding on the Bristol Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2012-13, choosing just one athlete was nearly impossible. Because in this search for that one perfect individual, two world class athletes – and individuals for that matter – came up and must be held accounted for. So this year, just like 2010 in the case of Co-Athletes of the Year in Bristol Central’s Craig Lejeune and St. Paul’s Byron Jones, there will be two co-athletes of the year this time around as well. And the Bristol Central/St. Paul formula holds true once again. One selection ended up being Bristol Central’s Matt Blandino, the pitching ace who was drafted by the Reds this past year, but the other is another outstanding athlete from St. Paul. His name is Kyle Dube and the selection was an easy one to make. And if you want to talk about ability, poise, intensity, character and guts, Dube has all those abilities in abundance and has earned the nod of being one of Bristol’s finest. And whether is was hitting a game winning three-pointer, like he did against Woodland this past season in a big one-point victory, [...]