CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: Beating the OddsGreg Thomas is determined to fully recover from an illness that threatened his ability to speak and walk Beating the OddsGreg Thomas is determined to fully recover from an illness that threatened his ability to speak and walk ================================================================================ Sports on 30 October, 2009 06:23:48 MIDDLETOWN — Greg Thomas just turned 16. The manager of the Middletown High girls and boys swim teams leads a busy life. Besides managing both teams, a task that runs from early September to late March, the 6-1, 180 pound sophomore plays the trumpet in the terrific MHS marching band and is a key member of the jazz ensemble and concert band.