FAIRFIELD Women’s basketball coach to receive high honors One year after being named the new head coach of Fairfield’s women basketball team, Joe Frager was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame last Wednesday night. Frager, who has been a part of women’s basketball in Connecticut for the past 20 years, has coached at the collegiate and scholastic level. He has compiled a 416-150 win-loss record as a head coach, including the 22 he won during his first year leading Fairfield’s women team, according to a press release. In addition, he led the team to second place in the Metro-Atlantic Conference Championships. Acknowledging in the press release that it is a huge honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Frager said, “I’ve had the good fortune to coach many talented players who were outstanding people, to work for very supportive athletic directors and to work with great assistant coaches.” “Induction into the Hall of Fame is something that I will always cherish.”
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South gets hit by major storms According to an Associated Press article, three tornadoes hit Virginia on Monday, injuring at least 200 people and damaging property throughout Suffolk, Colonial Heights and Brunswick County. A state of emergency was declared throughout Virginia by Gov. Tim Kaine. CNN reported that 140 homes were damaged, destroyed or deemed uninhabitable due to the twisters, though no fatalities were reported. The most severe tornado hit the area of Suffolk, moving across a 25-mile path, according to the Associated Press. Until officials appraised the areas, inhabitants of homes and businesses were prohibited from returning.
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