NFL: Thoughts from last week

John Berger
Senior Editor

Most of the big games this week were played on Sunday, but the biggest news in the NFL happened on Saturday. Jovan Belcher, a 25 year old Chiefs player from Long Island, committed murder-suicide when he killed his girlfriend and then shot and killed himself at the team’s practice facility. This was obviously a terrible tragedy, and I won’t get into too many details, but you can read an article here that gives you more information.

Boys’ lax moves forward as Whitten moves on

After three State Championship appearances and one Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) title, Coach Alex Whitten has decided to step down as the boys’ head lacrosse coach. Whitten left to become the new coach at Western Albemarle High School, located right outside Charlottesville, VA. He informed Athletic Director Jay Egan of his decision on Oct. 23, and let the team know the following day.