Former Classical coach Tgettis hospitalized

Former Classical High baseball coach Jim Tgettis is recovering from triple bypass surgery at Salem Hospital.North Reading High baseball coach Frank Carey said he was informed by the family that Tgettis was out walking in the Wyoma Square area Monday when he started to experience problems. He was near the Broadway fire station at the time and went inside, where firefighters came to his assistance. He was taken to Salem Hospital, given an angiogram, and on Tuesday, he underwent bypass surgery. Carey said he was told that Tgettis came out of surgery with no complications and, although sore, was resting comfortably.Carey said Tgettis, who took over the Classical job in 1996 and resigned at the end of last season, is an avid walker, sometimes logging 10 to 20 miles.”The doctors were amazed he was able to do the amount of walking he does (with the blockage),” Carey said.Carey said Tgettis was going to be helping out periodically with the North Reading baseball team this season, but because he hadn’t been feeling all that well the past few weeks, he wasn’t able to be around as much as he planned.