June 17, 2009
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June 8, 2009
Boe made dreams come true
Roy Boe, the man who brought the Sound Tigers to Bridgeport, passed away on Sunday. He was 79.
I'll be writing about what Boe meant to the city for Tuesday's Connecticut Post. Here's a sampler.
BRIDGEPORT – It wasn’t that long after the trio of original dreamers, Mickey Herbert, Jack McGregor and Mary-Jane Foster, pooled their resources and brought the Bridgeport Bluefish to life, another dreamer stood on the third base concourse at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard and saw the first concrete evidence of his dream becoming reality.
What he saw exactly was concrete and steel. A couple of dozen yards away from the ballpark, a new project was growing up from a large hole in the ground. A sports arena with seating for close to 9,000 was underway and with each steel beam being welded into place, with every brick placed in the foundation, Roy Boe saw potential. He saw hope. He saw the future.
The man had been dreaming big all his life. More than 35 years ago, he brought Doctor J and the Nets to New York and later, moved them to New Jersey. He made the Nets into an ABA champion and then took them to the NBA. He brought the New York Islanders into the NHL and made them into a four-time Stanley Cup champion. And best of all, he brought the Sound Tigers to Bridgeport.
It was all because of Roy Boe.
Sadly, the dreamer is gone. Boe passed away Sunday at the age of 79 after battling cancer for the third time.
“He was one of the kindest gentlemen I’ve ever met in the game,” said Dave Baseggio, who was head coach of the Sound Tigers in the 2005-06 season after being an assistant for four years under Steve Stirling and Greg Cronin. “He loved hockey, he loved to be around the team and was a tremendous person.”
Read more about Boe in tomorrow's Connecticut Post.
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June 1, 2009
Frager announces three NLI
Fairfield University women’s basketball coach Joe Frager announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent for the 2009-10 season at the recent Fairfield basketball roundtable discussion at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn.
“It’s not going to happen overnight but we’re going to get where we want to be and that’s at the top of our conference,” Frager told the audience. “I think we need some good recruiting classes to accomplish that, toward that end, we’re bringing in four players for next season and possibly a fifth.”
The three NLI players are:
Katelyn Linney, guard, 5-8, St. John’s Viannery, New Jersey.
Linney averaged 16.1 points last season as a senior and finished with 1,455 career points as St. John’s Vianny won the state title. She was a first-team all-state selection and the Most Valuable Player in the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title game.
Brittany MacFarlane, center, 6-1, St. Thomas More Catholic, Hamilton Ontario.
MacFarlane led St. Thomas More Catholic to a 26-9 record last season and was a member of Team Ontario Under-17 Team.
Laura Vetra, forward, 6-1, Fort Worth Christian, Fort Worth, Texas.
Vetra, who hails from Jurmala, Latvia, averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds for Fort Worth (24-12) last season. She was a first-team All-District and a first-team All-State selection as a senior. Her father, Gundars Vetra, played with the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves in 1991-92. She also played for the Latvia basketball club team Kolibri.
In addition, Kara Fillion will be a walk-on in 2009-10.
Fillion, a 5-11, guard, attended Morgan High in Clinton and averaged 21.3 points as a senior. She was named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State team.
Frager is still looking to add another player.
“We’re excited about the future. We think those three can really make a positive impact along with Kara,” Frager said. “We’re excited about what the future holds for us.”
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Fairfield 2009-10 non-conference BB schedules
At the recent Fairfield basketball roundtable discussion at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn, both men's coach Ed Cooley and women's coach Joe Frager announced their upcoming non-conference schedules. Here they are:
Fairfield women’s 2009-10 non-conference schedule:
Nov. 13 @ Rhode Island
Nov. 18 vs. Lafayette
Nov. 25 @ St. Francis (N.Y.)
Nov. 30 @ George Mason
Dec. 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s
Dec. 9 @ Stony Brook
Dec. 13 vs. Sacred Heart
Dec. 20 vs. Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
Dec. 23 @ Albany
Dec. 29 @Univ.-Missouri Kansas City
Dec. 30 @ Iowa State
Fairfield men’s 2009-10 non-conference schedule:
Nov. 13 vs. Central Connecticut (Connecticut 6 tournament, Harbor Yard)
Nov. 17 @ Maryland
Nov. 23 @ American
Nov. 25 @ Howard
Nov. 30 @ Hofstra
Dec. 8 vs. Holy Cross
Dec. 13 vs. Sacred Heart
Dec. 21 @ Rhode Island
Dec. 28-29-30 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)
TBA vs. Fordham
Feb. 20-21 Bracket Buster
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