Former Newtown Coach Elected to CHSCA Hall of Fame

NEWTOWN, CT — A longtime coach at Newtown High School is one of nine individuals who will be inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame at its 42nd annual ceremony Nov. 15 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.

Richard Bertram Medve coached Ridgefield High School track and cross country and track at Newtown High School for a total of 36 seasons. His overall record was 800-200. He won three boys indoor state championships, including an Open title in 1977. His girls team at Ridgefield won the 1984 Class L cross country state championship. He was named Connecticut boys track Coach of the Year in 1977 and girls outdoor COTY in 1998. He also coached decathlon champions in 1976 and 1987. Overall, his teams won 70 divisional, conference, invitational and state championships.

Other honorees will be:

• Michele D. Cordeau, Wolcott cheerleading
• Gilbert Paul LaPointe, Norwich Free Academy cross country/tennis
• George S. Taterosi, Trumbull swimming
• Harold M. Freedman, Amity girls tennis
• Howard K. Gura, Shelton girls basketball
• Ralph J. DeSantis, Jr., Bethel football (posthumously)
• Jim Day, Berlin wrestling (posthumously)
• Marc Allard, media

Tickets for the dinner are $46 and available in advance by contacting the CHSCA office at P.O. Box 632, Southington, CT 06487 or by calling 860-628-4122 or e-mailing John Fontana at jfontana01@snet.net. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Story courtesy of Connecticut High School Coaches Association
Photo courtesy of Newtown Public Schools

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