Sports Pioneer Leaves a Legacy in Peaceful Places

November 18, 2022
Hikers on the Day Brook trail at Connecticut Audubon Society’s Bafflin Sanctuary in Pomfret have a new place to rest and enjoy the view – a granite bench donated in the memory of local sports pioneer, Pam Childs. Inspiring young athletes for decades, Pam Childs left a lasting mark on high school girls’ basketball in Northeastern Connecticut. She coached her Putnam teams to 411 wins and eight Quinebaug Valley Conference titles from 1969 to 1999. At her 2001 induction into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the three words that many used to describe her were: “Legend. Pioneer. Institution.” Read more.