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Athletics News
All-Sports Banquet honors Braves' best
Over 260 people gathered in the high school gymnasium on Monday,
June 8 for the 56th annual FFCS All-Sports banquet. The evening
honored all those who bring pride to our school and community
through their athletic performance. Among those recognized were
senior athletes, letter winners and special award winners. (list
of special award winners)
Four named scholar-athletes
Four FFCS athletes have been recognized for their accomplishment
both on the field and in the classroom. Brittany Laske, Kendra
Bush, Jon Thomas, and Josh Nethaway have all been named
Scholar-Athletes by the Western Athletic Conference. In
addition, Josh received a $500 scholarship as the 2008-09 WAC
North Scholar-Athlete. Josh was honored at the conference's
yearend dinner held May 27 at Lanzi's on the Lake.
All spring sports teams earn tops honors
Fonda-Fultonville can again look with pride to its high school
athletes. Boys baseball (Coach Rick Palumbo), girls softball
(Coach Kari Callery), and the boys and girls track teams (Coach
Mark Therrien) were all WAC North champions. But, their
accomplishments were not limited to the field. They are also New
York State Public High School Athletic Association
Scholar-Athlete teams for having a number of team members (seven
for baseball and softball, and 12 for track) who maintained a
grade average of at least 90.
 Coach
Waters named Girls Section II Coach of the Year
Fonda-Fultonville girls basketball coach Wendi Waters was name
the 2008-09 Class B Girls Section II Class B Coach of the Year
by the Basketball Coaches Association of NY.
Coach Waters led the Lady Braves to their sixth straight WAC
title with a 12-0 league record and a 20-2 overall season
record. Her team captured the overall WAC championship and advanced to the
second round of the Section II
Class B playoffs. The Lady Braves' accomplishments were not
limited to the court; they were also a scholar athlete team with
a team average of 94.39. Over 11 years at Fonda-Fultonville,
Mrs. Waters has racked up an impressive 185-55 record.
"Being named Coach of the Year by the BCANY was a tremendous
honor," she said. "There are so many good coaches in Section 2,
so it really is an award that I'm proud of. This was a pleasant
surprise to be recognized this year and means a lot since it is
an award that was chosen and voted on by my peers. It is a
credit to the great team that I had the pleasure of coaching
this year. My assistant coaches also did an outstanding job at
all levels of our program. I am very proud to teach and coach at
Fonda-Fultonville."
Sports banquet honors FFCS's best
Over 260 people gathered to officially honor
Fonda-Fultonville's finest athletes at
the 55th annual FFCS All-Sports banquet on
Monday, June 2nd. The sold-out banquet recognized champions,
seniors, letter winners and special award winner with over 180
awards.
See the
complete list of award winners.
 Headwell
and Hitchcock honored
Honors continue to pile up for senior athletes Jeff Headwell and
Amy Hitchcock. The two have recently been honored at various
events for their accomplishments in sports, as well as for their
outstanding work in the classroom.
In March, Jeff was recognized by the Capital District Boys’
Basketball Committee for his outstanding play at a luncheon at
the Turf Inn. On the same day, the Capital District Girls’
Basketball Committee recognized Amy for her achievements on and
off the court.
On May 12, Jeff's football skills were praised at the 20th
annual National Football Foundation dinner honoring over local
scholar-football players. He was among the 60 high school
and college nominees for the NFF Hall of Fame.
On May 21st, the Sports Foundation of the Capital Region named
Amy and Jeff as Fonda-Fultonville's Scholar-Athlete at the
foundation's annual awards dinner at the Albany Desmond.
Amy is a three-year starter in three sports and a Western
Athletic Conference all-star in soccer, basketball and softball.
She started on three straight Lady Braves’ championship
basketball teams and served as a captain. In addition, Amy has
maintained and 85.26 during her high school career. She is the
daughter of Ron and Cindy Hitchcock.
Jeff is a three-year starter in football and basketball, having
started on championship teams in both sports. This year, he
captained the Braves’ football and basketball teams. Jeff was
also an all-conference selection in both sports. He has a 95.50
GPA and ranks 5th in his class of 118. Jeff is the son of Robert
and Cindy Headwell.
55th Sports Banquet sold out
The FFCS 55th Annual All-Sports Banquet to be held on Monday,
June 2nd at 6 PM is now sold out.
Braves boys hoops finish
great season
The Fonda-Fultonville boys basketball team have
added another trophy to the case with their outstanding 2007-08
season. Coach Eric Wilson's boys team captured the WAC North
title and then clinched the WAC championship defeating
Schenectady Christian 51-48. The Braves finish the season with a
12-1 league record and 19-4 overall.
Their season came to a disappointing close as
they fell to Hoosic Valley 56-47 in the Section 2 semi-finals at
the Glens Falls Civic Center on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Hoosic Valley jumped out to a 19-9 lead in the
first quarter. The Braves cut the margin to five at the half.
But a 22-10 run in the third gave Hoosic Valley too a lead to
overcome. Kevin Hanson led F-F scorers with 23 points and Josh
Nethaway added 12.
Braves girls hoops close out banner year.
The Fonda-Fultonville girls basketball team
claimed another Western Athletic Northern Division title with
their impressive 12-2 league record.
Coach Wendi Waters' girls squad narrowly missed
the WAC title in heartbreaker to Schenectady Christian 30-29 in
the championship game. The girls rebounded as the Section II
playoffs kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 19 versus Greenville at
Fonda. With the score tied 33-33 at the end of the third
quarter, the Lady Braves outscored Greenville 13-3 in the final
quarter to win 46-36.
The season came to an end in a tough Section 2
Class B quarterfinal loss to Ichabod Crane on Feb. 23.
Coach Wilson eclipses 100-win mark
The Fonda-Fultonville Braves boys varsity
basketball team gave Coach Eric Wilson a special gift as they
defeated St. Johnsville 51-36 on Wednesday, Dec. 12—Coach
Wilson's 100th varsity coaching career victory! He began as
varsity coach in the 2000-01 season recording his first win over
Duanesburg. The Braves are now 2-0 in the Western Athletic
Conference (5-1 overall).
Congratulations Coach Wilson and Braves!
Five FFCS teams named Scholar-Athlete
Teams
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has
recognized five Fonda-Fultonville varsity athletic squads as
Scholar-Athlete Teams for Fall 2007. In order to achieve the
honor, a set number of participants on each varsity team must
carry a cumulative academic average of 90 or higher. Named to
the honor were:
Fall
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Volleyball- 93.219 (Coach Pat Mancini)
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Girls Soccer- 92.617 (Coach Cindy Hayes)
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Boys Soccer- 96.455 (Coach Matt Bloom)
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Football- 93.132 (Coach Tom Carpenter)
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Boys X-C- 93.645 (Coach Mark Therrien)
F-F Athletics receives $1000 from Dunkin' Donuts
Back on February 7th, Dunkin' Donuts held a "Support High School
Sports" day where partial proceeds from that day's sales would
be donated to support High School Sports.
Fonda-Fultonville was selected one of 30 area high school to
receive a $1,000 donation from the local Dunkin' Donuts
franchisees—total donation of $30,000 to area high schools!
This is above and beyond their weekly donation of $500 to local
high schools as part of the Dunkin' Donuts-Newschannel 13 (WNYT)
High School Player of the Week program. Since March 2005,
Dunkin' donuts has contributed more than $90,000 to high school
sports.
F-F Athletic Director Alex Mancini accepted the check on behalf
of the school at a district athletic meeting held on Wednesday,
May 2nd.
Alex Mancini honored by NFFHF
F-F Athletic Director Alex Mancini knows what it's like to win
on the football field. Over 21 seasons, he amassed an impressive
168-58-2 record making him the fifth most-winning coach in
Section II history. Now add the Albany chapter of the National
Football Foundation and Hall of Fame's prestigious 2007
Contributor to Football award to his success.
The group honored Mancini with the honor at its 2007 banquet on
May 14th at the Albany Holiday Inn. F-F social studies teacher
and Braves' offensive football coordinator Sean Thompson
presented the award.
Not only has Mancini faithfully served the Braves over the
years, he has been equally dedicated to advancing Section II
football as well. He chaired a committee that created the first
Section II handbook in 1990. He also led the fight for starting
league classification play.
Mosconi and Pickilingis nominated as Scholar Athletes
The Sports Foundation of the Capital Region is holding its
annual Scholar Athlete Awards on Tuesday, May 22nd at the Albany
Desmond. The guest speaker at this year's affair is Tim Sherwin,
former NFL star. This year's nominees from FFCS are Natalie
Mosconi and Oliver Pickilingis.
Natalie is the leading all-time scorer in FFCS girls' basketball
history and three-time WAC MVP in basketball. She also helped
lead FFCS to four straight conference titles while setting the
Section 2 record for 3 point field goals. Natlaie, who is also
an all-conference performer in soccer, ranks 5th in her class
with a 95.22 average.
Oliver Pikcilingis is a two-time wrestling captain and earned
over 100 career victories in wrestling. He is a three-year
varsity letter-winner in soccer and ranks 16th in his class with
an average of 93.31.
Myers nominated for National Football honor
The 19th annual National Football Foundation dinner, honoring
over sixty local high school and college scholar-football
players, will host its awards dinner on Monday, May 14th. The
annual event is sponsored by the Albany Chapter and will be held
at the Holiday Inn-Turf. This year's nominee from FFCS is Ryan
Myers. Ryan is a two year starter and served as a co-captain on
last fall's squad. Ryan, who was also selected as an
all-conference lineman, ranks 7th in a class of 116 and
maintains a 94.91 average.
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