Former Trumbull Coach Elected to CHSCA Hall of Fame

TRUMBULL, CT — A longtime coach at Trumbull 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.

George S. Taterosian coached boys swimming for 30 years and girls swimming for 23 years at Trumbull High School. He has 249 career boys victories and 218 girls. His team had one state runner-up finish and one league title. He coached 75 All-FCIAC, 65 All-State and one All-American swimmer. He was named CHSCA boys swim Coach of the Year in 1983 and girls COTY in 1988. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Aquatics Hall of Fame in 1993, for his outstanding swim career in high school in the late 1950s. He has earned two National Merit awards (1996 and 2002) and served as an FCIAC and CHSCA chairperson and National Region I chairperson on those organization's swim committees.

Other honorees will be:

• Michele D. Cordeau, Wolcott cheerleading
• Gilbert Paul LaPointe, Norwich Free Academy cross country/tennis
• Richard Bertram Medve, Ridgefield/Newtown cross country/track
• 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
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