2011 NYS AHPERD
Physical Education Leadership Awards

JHS students Abigail Heroth and Brandon Hillier were recognized as recipients of the 2011 NYS AHPERD Physical Education Leadership Award during a brunch at the Century House Restaurant in Latham. The Capital Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance offers this honor to recognize one female and one male student from each high school in the zone for their commitment to education and health. Both students are role models for their peers in the Johnstown School District and were selected by their physical education teachers for their dedication, leadership and character. They were accompanied by their parents, together with athletic director Mr. James Robare and physical education teachers Mr. Scott Hale and Mrs. Jennifer O’Neil.

National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
23rd Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner

Congratulations to our Foothills All Stars Winter 2010-11

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
Foothills Third Team – Mitch Vdoviak

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
Foothills First Team – Hillary Kollar
Foothills Second Team – Courtney Cirillo
Foothills Honorable Mention – Katie Conery
New School Record: Hillary Kollar - 120 three-pointers - career

BOWLING
Foothills Second Team – Matthew Marshall
Foothills Honorable Mention – Tommy Marshall, Jeff Erwin, Gustin Hilts

VARSITY NORDIC SKIING
Foothills All*Star, Section II All*Star, Section II State Team, Eastern High School Championship - Brett Schlesier

BOYS VARSITY SWIMMING & DIVING
Section II Division II 50 Free &100 Fly First Team; 47th in States 100 Fly - Dylan Quinn
First Team 100 Breaststroke & Second Team 50 Free - Kyle Hall
 Sectionals Second Place 200 Medley Relay - Kyle Hall, Dylan Quinn & Josh Palsgraf (with Fonda Fultonville Central School teammate Josh Harford, absent from photo)

VARSITY WRESTLING
Third Class CC Sectionals & Second Section II State Qualifiers - Joe Nellis

Congratulations to our Foothills All Stars Fall 2010

Absent from photo: Katherine Bant, Cassandra Buseck, Jerrica Holland, Kieran McCoy, Alex Simon, Mertcan Dogan, Jackie Hart, Brett Schlesier
 

Foothills All Stars Fall 2010 - First Team, Second Team & Honorable Mention: Volleyball First Team: Cassandra Buseck Second Team: Marybeth DeCuyke, Jerrica Holland Honorable Mention: Brynn Hlozansky Girls Swim First Team: Diving - Meghan Bartlett Sixth State Team: Meghan Bartlett Honorable Mention: 200 Medley Relay -Meghan Bartlett, Elizabeth Havlicek, Hannah Palsgraf, Erica Askew Honorable Mention: 200 Free Style - Erica Askew, Hannah Palsgraf, Elizabeth Havlicek, Meghan Bartlett Honorable Mention: 100 Butterfly - Hannah Palsgraf Girls Soccer Honorable Mention: Katie Conery, Mallory Hansen Boys Soccer First Team: Dom Nguyen-Cote, Kieran McCoy, Matthew Sagen Second Team: Bruno Nguyen-Cote Honorable Mention: Alex Simon, Mertcan Dogan Field Hockey First Team: Alyssa Brand, Abigail Heroth, Kayla Satterlee Second Team: Katherine Bant, William Cooper, Courtney Ponte Honorable Mention: Emma Heroth, Lindsay Brandt, Carly Brunco, Alexis Swatt Girls Tennis First Team: Jackie Hart Cross Country Honorable Mention, Girls:  Emily Fettinger Honorable Mention, Boys: Daeshen Buseck, Brett Schlesier Golf First Team: Mitch Vdoviak Football Second Team: Nate Sweetman, Kyle Decker

Shout Out for Johnstown's Jon Jennings, Section II Class B Boys Soccer Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Johnstown Boys Soccer Coach Jon Jennings, who has been chosen as the 2010 Section II Class B Coach of the Year for Boy's Soccer! The honor was decided by the Section II Soccer Committee and announced at the Section II Boy's Soccer Banquet held on December 12, 2010. Coach Jennings has been a finalist for three of the last four years.

The 2010 Johnstown Boy's Soccer team defeated or tied every team in the Foothills, with the exception of league champion Scotia-Glenville. The team made it to the sectional championship match for the second straight year, where it fell to Maple Hill in a 1-0 heartbreaker. The team also hosted it's first sectional game since the 1990's.

The Greater Johnstown School District is proud of Coach Jennings and the boys soccer team!

Athletes of the Week: Swimming Dylan Quinn is one of the top performers on the Fonda-Johnstown swim team, as well as in Section II Division II. He is currently ranked third in the 100 yard butterfly and fifth in the 50 freestyle in Division II. In addition to being a top performer, Dylan is a leader and motivator for the rest of the team. He is often willing to swim open events in swim meets, as well as provide encouragement to the younger members of the team. Josh Palsgraf is one of the hardest working members of the Fonda-Johnstown swim team. Josh gives a solid effort, both at swim practice and at swim meets. he is a versatile swimmer who is capable of swimming in any event. Josh in an integral member of the 200 yard medley relay and the 400 yard free relay. He has also qualified for sectionals in four different individual events.

Athletes of the Week: Boys Basketball & Cheerleading Dillon Holcomb is a hard-working and coachable student-athlete. He hit two key three-pointers to swing the momentum in the Sir Bills favor during their 40-38 victory over the Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs, and finished the game with 12 points and eight rebounds. Korena Thorton has been a basketball cheerleader for two seasons. She is always willing to learn and works hard to help the squad perform at its highest level. She has not missed a practice or game all season. Athletes of the Week: Wrestling On January 1, 2011, Patrick Morrison and Austen Manchester helped their team to a victory over Foothills league opponent Broadalbin-Perth. Patrick got a big win for the Sir Bills with a pin fall over BP's Matt Colson, setting the pace for the rest of the team. Austen wrestled a tough match, going the distance and only losing 4-2, keeping the Sir Bills in the lead by only giving up three team points.   Athletes of the Week: Girls Basketball, December 13-25, 2010 In the three games played between December 13 and December 25, 2010, Brynn Hlozansky averaged seven points and six rebounds per game. She is absolutely the Lady Bill's best defender and most focused player. In practice she leads by example! She is on the floor for every loose ball and rebound. For a sophomore, Courtney Cirillo really had a break out game against Gloversville. She led the team in scoring with 18 points and rebounding with 10 boards. In her three games she averaged nine points and seven rebounds a game. Athletes of the week: Boys and Girls Bowling Matt Marshall bowled a 245 high game and 602 series to lead the Sir Bills to a 3-1 win over Gloversville on Monday, November 9, 2010. Brett Etherton bowled a game high 225 and a 612 series to lead the Sir bills to a 4-0 sweep of Queensbury. At the end of the first month of play, the Sir Bills sport a 9-7 record. Caitlyn VanAernam entered the 2010 season exceptionally strong. In the Lady Bills first two matches, she bowled game highs of 242 and 212 with series of 547 and 554 respectively. Likewise, Morgan Ruggeri is also off to a terrific start. As an eighth grader, Morgan has game highs of 223 and 180, producing two high series of 551 and 535. The Lady Bills are off to an 8-0 start.