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02/06/03 Mike Fennell to be inducted into the Frontier Field Walk of Fame

By Jim Mandelaro and Scott Pitoniak
Democrat and Chronicle

(February 5, 2003)

Mike Fennell -- The winner of last year’s Maj. Donald Holleder Award for courage was one of the most successful baseball coaches in Section V history. A former star athlete at Fairport High School and Le Moyne College, Fennell was drafted in the 10th round by the New York Yankees and spent several seasons in their farm system. Fennell waged an inspirational 18-month battle with non-smoker’s lung cancer. He died last May.

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