NFA Coach Elected to CHSCA Hall of Fame

NORWICH, CT — A longtime coach at Norwich Free Academy 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.

Gilbert Paul LaPointe coached girls tennis and cross country for 35 and 27 years, respectively, at NFA. Overall his teams won six state championships, including two Open titles, and had six total runner-up finishes. His overall career record was 311-13. He has multiple league titles and one New England championship in 1985. He was named National Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1996, CHSCA Coach of the Year in 1993 and Connecticut Coach of the Year in 1996.

Other honorees will be:

• Michele D. Cordeau, Wolcott cheerleading
• Richard Bertram Medve, Ridgefield/Newtown cross country/track
• 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 credit: Tim Jensen

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