Manchester — Jeff Hedden, a Waterford High School graduate who went on to enjoy a distinguished amateur career, was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame on Thursday during a ceremony at the Manchester Country Club.

Hedden, who now resides at in Hilton Head, South Carolina, became a familiar name on the state golfing landscape when he captured back-to-back Connecticut Junior Amateur titles in 1980 and 1981 as a member of New London Country Club. He also won the CSGA Father-Son Championship with his father Richard, but it would be nearly 20 years later when he fully distinguished himself as a state legend.

Hedden, with his wife Nicole serving as his caddy, resurrected his career at the turn of the century as member of the Black Hall Club in Old Lyme and had a dominating 10-year period beginning in with his victory in the 2002 Connecticut Amateur at the Country Club of Farmington.

"That was like an out-of-body experience," Hedden said in a story on csgalinks.org. "I still didn't have the maturity or experience."

He would go on to win the Connecticut Mid-Amateur four times (2002, 2005, 2006 and 2009), the Connecticut Open in 2008 and the New England Amateur in 2011. During that time he was named the CSGA Player of the Year three straight times from 2008-10 while qualifying for the U.S. Amateur twice (2002 and 2003) and the U.S. Mid-Amateur six times between 2002 and 2009.

Hedden is still the only amateur to win the Connecticut Open during the 21st century and he did it be forcing a playoff with an up-down-par on the final hole, then defeating three-time champion Kyle Gallo with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff at Round Hill Club in Greenwich.

In addition, Hedden won the SCGA Four Ball Championship for straight years from 2007-10, the first three with Ryan Leahy and the fourth with Jim Gentile. Hedden and Gentile also won the CSGA Two Man Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2011.

Women's basketball

• Connecticut College overcame a two-point deficit to hand Ithaca College its first loss, 66-58, in a nonleague game. The Camels (5-1) outscored Ithaca (4-1) 41-29 in the second half. Kyle Caouette led a balanced Conn attack with 14 points while Mairead Hynes added 13, Liz Malman had 11 points and10 rebounds, Sami Ashton had nine points and six assists and Payton Ouimette finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Men's hockey

• Tage Thompson's power play goal midway through the second period broke a 2-2 tie and lifted UConn to a 3-2 road victory over No. 4 UMass Lowell in a Hockey East game. Thompson scored a pair of goals for the Huskies (5-6-2, 3-3-1) and goalie Adam Huska made 31 saves. UMass Lowell is 8-5-2, 7-4-3.

• Conn College scored three goals in the third period to rally past Middlebury 4-2 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Jacob Moreau, Jon Paris and Kevin Doyle scored in the final 20 minutes for the Camels (1-4, 1-2), who ended a 17-game winless streak (0-16-1). Middlebury is 0-5, 0-3.

H.S. swimming

• Williams School dropped it season opener to Lincoln 68-24. Grace Linhares won the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle for the Blues while Alessandra D'Arcy captured the 200 freestyle and set a school record in the 100 fly (1:10.4) while finishing second. Elizabeth Li (200 IM, 100 breast), Ellie Fader (50 free) and Amanda Nessel (100 back) added thirds.

College honors

• Coast Guard Academy junior Austin Read was named to the NCAA Division III All-New England men's soccer team. It was the first All-New England honor for the defender, who helped the Bears post eight shutouts and allow only .97 goals per-game. He also scored five goals.