SUE BERGER
SUE GRADUATED FROM NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1989 AS SUSAN VEITH ALONG WITH A CLASS OF APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS. DURING HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER SHE PLAYED 3 YEARS OF VARSITY BASKETBALL, 4 YEARS OF VARSITY VOLLEYBALL AND 4 YEARS OF VARSITY TRACK.
SUE SAYS THAT “WHILE OUR BASKETBALL TEAM NEVER FARED SO WELL, THEY WERE VERY COMPETITIVE AND ALWAYS GAVE THE OTHER TEAMS IN THE SOUTHERN THUMB ASSOCIATION A GOOD RUN FOR THEIR MONEY”
UNFORTUNATELY, VOLLEYBALL WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING DURING HER 4 YEARS BUT THEY DID PLACE 2ND IN A CARDINAL MOONEY TOURNAMENT.
TRACK AND FIELD IS WHERE SUE MADE MORE OF AN IMPACT. PARTICIPATING IN MEETS AS A FRESHMAN SHE WAS CONSIDERED THE UNDERDOG. SHE QUICKLY BECAME A NAME TO BE KNOWN. SHE MADE IT TO STATES FRESHMAN YEAR AND WAS PART OF A FIRST PLACE 400 AND 800 METER RELAY TEAM MAKING ALL STATE AND ALL COUNTY. HER SOPHOMORE YEAR SHE MADE IT BACK TO STATES AND AGAIN HER TEAM PLACED 2ND IN THE 400 AND 800 RELAY. HER JUNIOR YEAR THE TEAM PLACED 1ST IN THE 400 RELAY AND A CLOSE 2ND IN THE 1600 RELAY BECOMING THE STATES RUNNER-UP TO DETROIT COUNTRY DAY. HER SENIOR YEAR THOUGH,SHE AND HER TEAM WERE BACK OFF TO STATES AND ENDED UP PLACING 3RD OVERALL.
SUE CAME BACK INTO THE SPORTS SCENE AND BEGAN COACHING AT THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL. SHE IS CURRENTLY COACHING 7TH GRADE GIRL’S BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL. SHE ALSO ENJOYS ASSISTING IN COACHING IN THE JUNIOR HIGH TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAMS.
SUE IS MARRIED TO ADAM AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN. ADAM JR., A SENIOR AND BROOKE, A SOPHOMORE BOTH ATTEND NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL. ON TOP OF WORKING FULL TIME AND COACHING, SUE ALSO FINDS TIME TO VOLUNTEER IN MANY OTHER AREAS INCLUDING THE CAGERS BASKETBALL PROGRAM.