SRDavey, President. For the week of January 17th-January 21st: Team Opponent Result. Swimming and Diving Southington L

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1 1/23/ Welcome, Falcon Fans! It s midterms week, but our athletes will still be hard at work on the courts, mats, tracks and in the pool.. No rest for the weary! Students, please consult the schedule below to see where and when you can take a break from studying and go cheer them on. In last week s issue, we overlooked two talented athletes in our wrap-up of the Hartford s All-Courant Team awards. Volleyball players Rachel Carlson and Audrey Worth were named All-Courant Honorable Mentions. Our apologies to Rachel, Audrey and their families for the oversight. Congratulations, girls! This weekend, we made up for Ice Hockey s canceled Spirit Week game by converging on Avon Old Farms rink, Saturday night. A Booster Club-sponsored fan bus transported dozens of red, white and blue-decked fans to the 8:00 game where they dominated the stands and cheered on our players to an heroic 5-4 win over powerhouse Glastonbury. Photos can be seen further along in this issue. Lastly, the Booster Club will accept team capital disbursement requests for one more week. All requests are due by January 31st. For details and forms, please click here. GO FALCONS! SRDavey, President For the week of January 17th-January 21st: Team Opponent Result Swimming and Diving Southington L Hall W V Girls Basketball Farmington L V Boys Basketball Farmington L Ice Hockey BCR W 10-1 Glastonbury W 6-5 Wrestling Mulit-team event vs. Gilbert Terryville Farmington L W L Indoor Track NCCC Invitational Haddam Killingworth Invitational This co-ed team continues to post personal best AND school record times this season. Over the weekend, several runners posted qualifying times for both Conference and States competition. Check out the C Ville Press article link in In the Press for full details.

2 SCHEDULES Schedule for week of 1/23/17-1/27/17 Date Time Team Opponent Location 1/24 5:30 V Girls Basketball Enfield Home- Avon HS 1/24 4:30 JV Girls Basketball Enfield Home- Avon HS 1/24 5:30 V Boys Basketball RHAM Away- RHAM HS 1/24 4:00 JV Boys Basketball RHAM Away- RHAM 1/24 4:00 Swimming and Diving Rocky Hill Away- Rocky Hill HS 1/25 6:00 V Wrestling South Windsor Home- Avon HS 1/27 3:45 Swimming and Diving Berlin Away- Maloney HS 1/27 6:45 V Boys Basketball Weaver Home- Avon HS 1/27 4:15 JV Boys Basketball Weaver Home- Avon HS 1/27 6:45 V Girls Basketball Weaver Away- Weaver HS 1/27 4:15 JV Girls Basketball Weaver Away Weaver HS 1/28 9:00am Boys/Girls Indoor Track CCC Championships Floyd Little Athletic Schedule 1/28 10:00am V Wrestling Portland Tournament Away 1/28 1:00 V Girls Basketball Canton Away- Canton HS 1/28 11:30 JV Girls Basketball Canton Away- Canton HS 1/28 1:00 Ice Hockey East Haven Away- DiLungo Rink SAVE THE DATES Wednesday, January 31st, athletic team capital disbursement requests are due to the Booster Club. Submissions may be put in the BC mailbox in the AHS office or sent via to Susan Rietano Davey (president) at srietano@gmail.com or to Jim Stapleton (treasurer) at j.stapleton@comcast.net. Monday, February 13th, Booster Club Monthly meeting. Come hear team coaches and team reps make their capital disbursement request presentations at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room. All parents/guardians of AHS athletes are invited to attend.

3 WINTER CONTACTS Sport Head Coach & Team Rep & Captains Boys Basketball Kris Pedra Holly Zacchio Robby Zacchio, Charlie Reiss, and Jordan Williams Girls Basketball Jamaal Lee Jennifer Jeandell Marita Galligher, Lauren Jeandell, Heather McGuire, and Olivia Donahue Wrestling John McLaughlin Cheryl Edwards Blake Edwards, Mike Lancaster, and Alec Wyatt Swimming & Diving Diana Cesaro Susie Downey Annie Hayes, Kyle Emery, Sarah Preleski, Brendan Downey, Sam Johnson, and Jared Culbertson Ice Hockey Scott Percival Fawn Murray Peter Hoffman, Danny Shayler, Timothy Arena, Sam Buchanan Cheerleading Nancy Deschenes Bonnie Burns Boys Indoor Track Courtney Fusco Diane Oberhausen No official captains (Seniors) Girls Indoor Track Al Dadario Diane Oberhausen No official captains (Seniors) Four years ago, parent, para-educator, and former Booster Club President, Maria Mascoli, saw a an opportunity to enhance Avon High s Adaptive Physical Education athletics program: It was great that the school s physically and intellectually challenged students got to play team sports (in partnership with their peers from Farmington High School) but, because the program took place at FHS, they never got to play on their home turf, in front of their AHS classmates and friends. That all changed with the introduction of For the Love of the Game, Avon High School s all-abilities showcase event. With the support of coaches, athletes and the Booster Club, Mascoli organized the first For the Love of the Game in 2012, partnering

4 varsity athletes with special-needs athletes on mixed gender, mixed ability teams. It s an annual tradition now, and a big hit with all of the athletes and their many fans. At this weekend s fourth annual For the Love of the Game event, fans were treated to some exciting court action including 5th grader Aidan Piehl s steals, Meghan Morrison s dogged determination at the free throw line, Jon Shaw s fierce defense, and Carlos V s precision shooting. But, even more exciting (to this fan, anyway) was seeing the joyful camaraderie on the court, and the prideful expressions of the athletes. Meghan is cheered on by the AHS girls varsity players at the free throw line, while Aidan prepares for the rebound.

5 Meghan follows through on her free shot.

6 Carlos sinks one of his many shots

7 Aidan shoots from the outside, while Carlos defends. Johnny, defended by Aidan, swooshes a tough angle shot.

8 The whole crew, post-game. Final score The Booster Club is accepting capital funding requests for school year right now and through January 31st. In just the past five years, we have invested over $100,000 in gear and resources for Falcon teams - things like training equipment, storage units, scoreboards, cameras, seating, and much more. Coaches and team reps with wish list items they would like to see funded, can click here to read our policy and download the disbursement request form. Please note: - Requests are due by January 31st - Coaches and/or team reps will make their request presentations at our February meeting (Monday, 2/13 at 7:30 p.m.) - Member Voting will take place at our March meeting (Monday, 3/13 at 7:30 p.m.). The Collinsville Press posted a wonderful story about Avon High School s For the Love of the Game event on Saturday, January 21st. You can read about it here.

9 WFSB was at the multi-team Wrestling match on January 20th! Click here to read all about it. The C ville Press posted a piece just today about the co-ed Indoor Track team s stellar performance at both the NCCC and Haddam-Killingworth Invitationals this weekend. Read all about it here. Our reporters caught the action at the Farmington Valley Generals thrilling 5-4 win against Glastonbury on the ice at the Avon Old Farms rink on Saturday night. Fans (below) dressed in red,white and blue to cheer on their Avon classmates, and the other players on the team (which is a multi-town cooperative) from Farmington, Burlington and Windsor. Photos: Avon fans dominated the stands and cheered the hockey team (pictured below, post-win) to victory!

10 LINKS Booster Club December meeting notes and financial report (along with all previous months meeting notes and financials) can be found here. Full season schedules, scores and standings are available at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Visit the CIAC website. The Avon Athletics website is your source for forms, up-to-date announcements, and a copy of the AHS Athletic Handbook which provides essential information for athletes (and fans), to visit click here. For additional info, forms and other calendar items, please visit our Booster Club website. To see what the Avon athletics fan base has to say, check out the Falconatics twitter page here. Nothing to report

11 ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTE: Effective February 1st, the Booster Club s Avon P.O. box will expire. Please mail all documents to Avon High School (530 West Avon Road) or drop off in the AHS front office. Thank you! The Swim and Dive team is holding a fundraiser at Avon Prime Meats, see flyer below for details.