Inductees of the FFCSD Athletics Hall of Fame

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2019 Inductees

Matthew Mancini, Class of 2006

Matthew Mancini was a three sport athlete in football, baseball and basketball at FFCS. He was a four-time varsity letter holder in football, earning 26 wins as starting quarterback. He helped take the team to sectionals three times, and the team twice won the Class B West Divisional Championships. He earned All-Conference and All-State recognition, was twice named the John L. Jackson MVP and was granted various awards from the NYS High School Football Coaches Association, the National Football Foundation and local news media outlets. He held every FFCS passing record upon graduating, and ranks among sectional and statewide passing records.

On the diamond, Mancini and his teammates were the undefeated Western Athletic Conference champions his junior and senior years. As the starting first baseman, he helped the team earn All-WAC and All-State recognition, and he was voted the best defensive player his senior year. He earned a WAC Scholar-Athlete Scholarship and holds a career .420 batting average. 

After graduating from FFCS, Mancini played four years of varsity baseball at Hamilton College. He also lettered in football as a freshman. 

In his professional career, Mancini has interned with the Washington Redskins and the football operations of Georgetown University and Princeton University. He is currently the director of football operations of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. 

Jennifer Sponenberg, Class of 1992 

Jennifer Sponenberg was a league and sectional indoor and outdoor track and field champion for five years at FFCS. She competed in the triple jump for both state and national championships. She reset her own record seven times during the 1991-92 season, and she is still the FFCS girls triple jump record holder for indoor and outdoor track. Team honors include outstanding field performer for outdoor track in 1991 and indoor track in 1992, and she was named the co-MVP for the outdoor track team in 1992. Sponenberg was also a member of the 1988 cross-country team that placed fifth in the state championships. 

Sponenberg continued her studies at Cortland University, competing in the NCAA championships for indoor track 1993 and outdoor track in 1994. She set school triple jump records for indoor track at the Cornell Invitational as a freshman in 1993, and for outdoor track in 1994. She also received the prestigious Red Letter Award from her coach in 1994, and earned a bronze medal at the Empire State Games that year. 

Sponenberg’s achievements off the track are perhaps even more admirable than her athletics career. She was diagnosed with brain cancer at the end of her senior year at Cortland in 1996. She had three classes left before graduating with a degree in elementary education. Whenever she had a remission, she took a class in Empire State College. She took her last class while she was in chemotherapy. She graduated in December 1999, and her last treatment was in March 2000. In September 2001, she began to substitute teach. 

When Sponenberg finished her brain cancer treatments, she joined Relay for Life and participated for many years, serving as keynote speaker four times. 

“I always remind them that they are here because they have chosen to celebrate life, and not to be victims, but survivors,” Sponenberg said. 

2018 Inductees

Jessica Walton Blood, Class of 2000

Jessica Walton Blood competed in state championships all four years of high school. She is the school record holder for the outdoor track 800 meter run, 1500 meter run, one mile run, 4×100 meter relay, 4×400 meter relay and 4×800 meter relay. She is also the school record holder for the indoor track 1000 meter run, 1500 meter run and the 4×800 meter relay. Blood was a four-time MVP in both indoor track and cross country. She says the highlight of her high school track career was winning the Walt Disney World National Cross Country Classic in 1999. 

During her time at FFCS, Blood was recognized as a scholar athlete and earned the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award. She had served as president of the National Honor Society and as secretary of her class.

After graduation, Blood enrolled at the University at Albany, earning an athletics scholarship. She was named MVP of the cross country and indoor track teams her freshman and sophomore years. She transferred to Boston University on a full athletics scholarship for her junior and senior years. While at BU, she was part of the America East Championship Cross Country Team.

Upon induction, Blood lived in Austin, Texas, with her husband John and their two children Connor and Caroline. She was still an avid runner. She has completed the Washington D.C. Marine Marathon and the Boston Marathon. She was second in her age group in a field of 8,000 runners at the Austin Statesman 10K in 2015. She is co-founder of PlanWise Financial Group, a financial planning firm in Austin. In her spare time, she volunteers for several organizations, including Ronald McDonald House and 4Word, a Christian Women’s leadership association.

Dr. Sara Kierpiec Jager, Class of 1996

Dr. Sara Kierpiec Jager was a Section II outdoor track and field champion for all four years of her high school career. She competed twice in state qualifiers in hurdles, twice in national qualifiers for pentathlon, and twice at the Eddy Meet qualifiers for high jump, high hurdles and 400 meter hurdles. Jager is the school record holder in the 4×200 meter relay for both indoor and outdoor track. She earned four varsity letters in outdoor track and three for indoor track. Jager was also a three-time varsity letter holder in soccer, and helped take the team to the sectional qualifiers in 1995. Jager was named the Capital Region Scholar Athlete of the Year for 1996.

After high school, Jager attended West Point Military Academy, where she was a Division I varsity athlete for all four years of her collegiate career in both indoor and outdoor track and field. She was the Eastern Coast Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete in 2000, and the Army Athlete of the Week in 2000 after she won all four events at the Army vs. Air Force track meet. She graduated from West Point with eight varsity letters in indoor and outdoor track, and was recognized for being in the top 5 percent of her class for physical grade, including the annual PT test, indoor obstacle course test and varsity sports. 

Jager is a combat veteran who was deployed to Baghdad from 2004-05. She was awarded the Bronze Star for missions in Iraq. She was previously deployed to Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific in 2001 in support of ballistic missile testing. During a previous tenure in Hawaii, Jager flew to Washington, DC, to donate bone marrow to a six-year-old girl. 

After she was deployed to Iraq, Jager was accepted to medical school and attended Uniformed Services University. She was awarded recognition as the top public health service student by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, and graduated in the top of her class.

Upon induction, Jager lived in Tuba City, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation, and served as pediatrician and chief of medical staff. She continued to serve her country as a U.S. public health service officer in the rank of lieutenant commander. She remained a competitive athlete and races in long course triathlon and running events across the country.

“I credit what I learned as an athlete at Fonda-Fultonville from Coach Pete and Coach Therrien with propelling me through West Point and medical school,” Jager says. “The athlete tenets of perseverance and delayed gratification continue to guide me today. I’m proud of my hometown community and very grateful to be inducted into the FFCS Athletics Hall of Fame. Thank you for the honor.”

Ashleigh Rajkowski Griswold, Class of 2004

Ashleigh Rajkowski Griswold earned national and statewide recognition for her contributions to the FFCS indoor and outdoor track teams. Her senior year, she secured ninth place at the National Scholastic Indoor Track and Field Championship in the triple jump, and sixth place in both the indoor and outdoor NYSPHSAA state championships for the triple jump. Total, she earned her place at the aforementioned national championship, five state medals, 13 Section II first place patches, six second place patches and four third place patches.

As a six-time varsity letter holder in both indoor and outdoor track and field, Griswold graduated with the school record for the girls long jump, a record that was broken by her niece, Brittany Castelluccio. Griswold participated in the Empire State Games and the Junior Olympic Championships in Miami. 

Griswold also played volleyball as a two-time varsity letter holder, earning recognition as the Laura Gage Memorial MVP. She was a WTEN Athlete of the Week in 2004, and earned the U.S. Army National Scholastic Award for Academic & Athletic Excellence, and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award. 

Griswold went on to attend SUNY Cortland, and holds a college record on their track and field team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and kinesiology. 

Upon induction, she lived in Fonda and was pursuing her master’s degree to teach high school physical education. She is a certified personal trainer and runs her own business. She joined the ranks of the Fonda-Fultonville coaching staff, serving both the volleyball and indoor track and field teams.

“Being a part of the volleyball and track teams at Fonda-Fultonville molded my school experience, and has shaped my entire life,” Griswold said. “It’s something that has always been important to me. My coaches Mark Therrien and Dave Petersen are two of my highest esteemed mentors. I’m incredibly proud and extremely flattered to be inducted into the Hall of Fame because I know what the criteria is to be considered.”

2017 Inductees

Matt Sullivan – Class of 1978

Matt Sullivan was a multi-sport athlete in the mid-1970s, earning 10 varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and outdoor track. As a high school football player, Sullivan was a member of two Tri-Valley championship teams, a two time all-league selection, as well as being voted team captain and MVP in his senior season. He graduated as the leading receiver in FFCS football history.

As a baseball player, he was a two-time all-conference pick and a starter on the 1977 Class C Section II title squad. On the basketball court, Sullivan was a three letter winner and a top scorer his senior year.

Sullivan switched to track in his senior spring and was a sprinter on the Tri-Valley title team, winning the league meet in both the 100 and the 400 relay.

After graduation, Sullivan enrolled at Alfred University, where he earned three varsity letters and was selected as an AP 2nd Team D-3 All-American receiver in 1980. That year, he set the Alfred University record for both single-season receptions (58) and yards (806).

Sullivan presently resides in Fonda and is the managing director of Kasson and Keller Corporation. He is also a long time member of the district’s Board of Education, currently serving as president.

Shane Smith – Class of 2010

In the spring of 2010, Shane Smith capped off his high school track career with a state title in the discus. A thrower in both indoor and outdoor track, Smith’s forte was in the discus and he did not disappoint, claiming first place in the NYSPHSAA championships. During his record-setting senior season, Smith achieved an all-time school and personal best of 182 feet. During the season he competed in and won both discus and shot put in several major invitationals.

Not limited to track, Smith also earned two varsity letters in football.

After high school, Smith enrolled at the University of Buffalo where he competed in both indoor and outdoor track and earned a bachelor’s degree.

2010 Boys’ Cross-Country Team

The 2010 Boys Cross Country Team was part of a group of runners who won four straight Division titles, League Championships, Class C Sectional Championships and earned them four straight New York State Championship appearances which includes winning a State Championship.

In that four year span the Fonda-Fultonville Cross Country team dominated the sport by going undefeated in league competition, which includes the final year in the Western Athletic Conference, (2009), and then three straight years in the Colonial Council, (2010-2012).

Team members included:

  • Kyle Geniti
  • Zak Godfrey
  • Mike Guiffre
  • Cody Russell
  • Cody Shave
  • Mike Scott
  • Tyler Angioli
  • Matt Hoffman
  • Omijah Piening
  • James Westoman

The team appeared in their first State Championship in 2009 which was in Plattsburgh, (Section 7). After a disappointing ninth place finish, the 2010 team made it their mission to return to states again.  Using the theme, “ONE TEAM; ONE TIME” as a constant reminder of the team concept involved in Cross Country and the importance of performing as a team at the biggest moments, the team rolled through the season and earned a spot at the Championships in Pawling, (Section 1). There, the Braves edged out Holland Patent of Section 3 by 3 points to win Fonda-Fultonville’s second New York State Class C Championship.

After a successful outing in 2010, the team returned to the State Championship two more times. In 2011, the Championships were held at Vernon-Verona-Sherill HS, (Section 3). There, the team finished 3rd with 79 points only to be edged out of 2nd by Pawling (76 points) and just 5 points behind Holland Patent, keeping the team from defending its State title.

In 2012, the team again returned to the State Championships that were held at Elma Meadows Golf Course in Section six. At that meet the team was able to pull off a second place finish, getting outdistanced by Pawling by 14 points but beating third place Hannibal, (Section 3), by 51 points.

This team represented Fonda-Fultonville at the highest level of competition for four consecutive years including a State Championship and 2 top 3 finishes. A feat worthy of Hall of Fame Recognition.

2016 Inductees

Tracy (Coddington) Polte

A star track athlete for four years during the early 1980’s helped to build a rich tradition of prolific hurdlers at FFCS, Polte’s accomplishments are many:

  • Three school records and three consecutive MVP Outdoor Track and Cross Country awards.
  • Four Sectional appearances with seven  1st place finishes, three 2nd place finishes and one 3rd place showing in hurdles and relays.
  • Fourth and sixth place hurdle finishes at the 1983 Outdoor Track State Meet.
  • Two time Empire State competitor.
  • Eleventh place finish at the USTAF Junior Nationals held at UCLA.
  • Princeton graduate and a three time Letter Award recipient.
  • Participated in the PENN Relays.

Polte is an educator having won Teacher of the Year at Brentwood Academy in Tennessee along with state championships as the coach of Girls Cross Country and Track teams. She currently resides in New Hampshire.

Patty (Sandford) Banks

An elite track athlete in the mid 1980’s with ground-breaking versatility in the heptathlon and pentathlon, Banks is a true track and field athlete with varied accolades:

  • Five time Tri-Valley Outdoor Track FFCS team member and three time Section II team runner-up.
  • FFCS record holder in the pentathlon and javelin.
  • Multiple Tri-Valley, Sectional and State Qualifier championships.
  • Top five pentathlon finishes in 1984-85 at the Outdoor Track State Meet.
  • Attended the 1984 Junior National Track Meet in UCLA.
  • Full Grant-in-Aid scholarship to Ohio State University with four year Varsity Letter honors, two year team captain status, and four year scholar/athlete prominence.
  • Holds the OSU record in the pentathlon.
  • Two time Ironman Finisher and competitor in multiple half ironman and other road races.

Banks is a mother of three living in Ohio. She is a full-time medical sales representative and active community member at her local church and school.

Cindy (Friers) Patterson

A “workhorse” on the track in the late 1980’s dominating competition in sprints, middle distance, relays and hurdles, Patterson’s successes are worthy of great praise:

  • Outdoor Track Team League and Sectional Championships five consecutive years.
  • Indoor Track Team League and Sectional Championships four consecutive years.
  • Cross Country Sectional Champions three consecutive years.
  • MVP Outdoor and Indoor Track 1988-89.
  • Nine individual Indoor Track Sectional Titles in hurdles, relays, sprints.
  • Thirteen Outdoor Track Individual Titles in hurdles, relays, sprints.
  • Two 3rd place finishes in 400IH at Empire State Games.
  • Salutatorian of 1989 Graduating Class.
  • Cornell University Indoor and Outdoor Track member.
  • Cornell University and University of Idaho graduate with honors.

Patterson resides in Maine with her family after spending 20 years living all over the country. She has worked in government and non-profit sectors for environmental and conservation organizations. Patterson is an active member in her children’s school.

Megan (Papierniak) Lynch

A multi-talented athlete in the early 2000s with varsity letters in three sports with particular success in softball, Lynch’s honors speak to her dedication to succeed:

  • Basketball: Two time WAC Champions, two time team MVP, four time 1st team WAC All-Star, 2004 Section II Class B All-Star Team and 2005 Scholar/Athlete.
  • Soccer: 2004,2005 WAC 1st team All-Star.
  • Softball: Four time WAC 1st Team All-Star, three time team MVP, four time Batting Title Winner; 2004-05 WAC Scholar/Athlete Award Winner; Softball Scholarship to play at Division 1 MAAC Conference St. Peter’s College in New Jersey; At St. Peter’s – four year Letter Winner; St. Peter’s statistics – .259 career Batting Average, 13 Home Runs and 61 RBI.

Lynch is a mother of two living in New Jersey. She is a second grade teacher and is a “Beach Body” coach. Lynch is currently pursuing a certification to become a fitness instructor.

Josh Nethaway

A three sport standout at FFCS in the mid- to late-2000s, Nethaway was particularly well-known on the baseball diamond as a feared hitter, but also on the gridiron for his play at quarterback. He deservedly earned several awards during his memorable playing days:

  • Football: Team MVP 2006 & 2008; Best Offensive Back 2007; 1st Team Quarterback Class B West Division in 2006, 2007; 2008 Class C – 1st Team Quarterback and 2nd Team Punter; Section II Single Season TD Record; FFCS School Record Touchdowns and Yards in one season; National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar/Athlete.
  • Basketball: Leading Rebounder two consecutive years; 1st Team WAC North All-Star two consecutive seasons.
  • Baseball: Team MVP 2007,08,09; Batting Title three consecutive years .453, .506, .580; All-Star State Honors 2007, 2009; Sports Foundation Scholar/Athlete 2009; Four year University at Albany team member; .306 Career Hitter with 139 RBI, 55 Doubles, 204 hits in 195 games; 2012 All-Academic Team; 2013 UAlbany MVP & 1st Team America East Outfielder.

Nethaway currently resides in Fonda and is the assistant superintendent at Saratoga Lake Golf Course. He is also working on his Masters in golf course management, and is engaged to be married in March.

2015 Inductees

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TJ Petersen – 1992

  • Football
    • 3 varsity letters
    • All-Conference
    • Led Team in Rec. Yards and Rec. TD’s – Sr. Year
    • All-State TE – Sr. Year
    • Captain
  • Basketball
    • 2 varsity letters
    • 1st Team TVL – Sr. Year
    • Led Team in Scoring and Rebounding – Sr. Year
  • Track
    • High School
      • FFCS Records:  400m Dash = 49.8, 110m HH = 13.8  *  Also, the Section 2 record, 45m Dash  = 5.5, 50m HH  =  6.7, 55m HH  =  7.3
    • College
      • 1996 Graduate of USMA at West Point
      • Patriot League All-Decade Team
      • West Point Records:
        • 1996 – 2010    55m HH Record holder   (Ranks 2nd all time at West Point)
        • 1996 – 2011    110m HH Record holder  (Ranks 3rd all time at West Point)
    • 2 years of Military Service Overseas

John Mancini – 1980

  • Basketball
    • 4 varsity letters
    • All-Conference – 2 years
    • Captain
    • Team Leader in Assists and Steals – Jr. and Sr. Years
  • Track
    • 4 varsity letters
    • Member of TVL champion 400 meter relay team, Jr. and Sr. year
    • TVL High Jump Champion – Jr. and Sr. year ( 6’5” )
    • TVL Championship Team – 4 seasons
  • Football
    • High School
      • 4 varsity letters
      • Played on 3 Championship Teams
      • Captain
      • All-Conference – 2 years
      • TVL Player of the Year – Sr. year
      • Amsterdam Recorder Player of the Year – Sr. year
      • Passed for 2985 yards and 27 TD in his two seasons as QB ( Jr/Sr )
    • College
      • 4-Year Letter Winner at Boston University
      • Played on 3 Yankee Conference Championship Teams
      • Participated in 3 NCAA D-IAA Play-Offs
      • Led NCAA in Interceptions – Jr. Year (9)
      • All-Yankee Conference –  Jr. and Sr. Years
      • Won Gastall Award – Outstanding Defensive Player – Junior Year

David DiCaprio – 1988

  • Baseball
    • 4 varsity letters
    • All-Conference – 2 years
    • Captain
    • Team leader in assists and steals – Sr. Year
  • Basketball
    • 3 varsity letters
    • All-Conference – 1 year
    • Captain
  • Football
    • High School
      • 3 varsity letters
      • Captain of Sec. II Class CC champions
      • All-Conference – 2 years
      • All-Area – 2 years
      • All-State 2nd Team – Sr. Year
      • 2nd Leading Scorer in Sec. 2 – Sr. Year
      • Team Leader in Interceptions – 3 Years
      • NAL Div. I Player of the Year – 1988
    • College
      • 4-Year Letter Winner at Lafayette
      • Member of Patriot League Championship Team – 1988
  • Best single game performance, perhaps in FFCS football history.  FFCS beats Mechanicville for 1st place in NAL Div. I game 38-16.  DiCaprio scores all 5 TDs.  Did not touch ball in the last quarter as FFCS led 38-0 and the bench was cleared.

Ashley Jurica – 2001

  • Basketball
    • 5 varsity letters
    • All-Time Leader in Steals (424)
    • All-Time Leader in Assists in a Season (136)
    • 3rd All-Time in Career Assists (343)
    • All-Conference – 3 times
    • Amsterdam Recorder Player of the Year – 2 times
    • TVL MVP – 2 times
      • Captain
  • Softball
    • 2 varsity letters
    • 1st Team TVL – Sr. Year
    • Captain
  • Track
    • 4 varsity letters
  • Soccer
    • High School
      • 6 varsity letters
      • All-Time Leader for Goals in a Season (52) – 11th Most in NYS
      • All-Time Leader in Career Goals (153) – 3rd Most in Section 2
      • All-Time Leader for Assists in a Season (27)
      • All-Time Leader in Career Assists (94)
      • TVL MVP – 2 times
      • TVL All-Star – 5 times
      • All-State – 1 time
      • Amsterdam Recorder Player of the Year – 2000
      • Captain
    • College
      • 4-Year Letter Winner at UAlbany
      • Top 10 All-Time in Career Assists

Armand “Augie” Augustine – Contributor

  • P.E. Teacher at FFCS from 1954-1990
    • Coaching
      • Varsity Baseball
      • JV Basketball
    • Contributions
      • Helped start Youth Programs in soccer, basketball, baseball
      • Time Keeper for basketball games
      • Still attends every home boy’s and girl’s basketball game

Augie embodies the traits of a true coach and mentor…36 years of dedicated service in promoting teamwork, positive self image and the benefits of active living. He was the strong foundation for building character and sportsmanship within FF’s elementary students. Augie’s successes are measured not in his wins and losses. Instead, generations of adults remember and live by Augie’s motivating words and humble actions. “Coach”  was an icon in the elementary gym for decades shaping young minds with a whistle around his neck and a smile on his face.

2014 Inductees

2014 FFCSD Hall of Fame Inductees

Individuals

  • Jennifer (Petersen) Jette – State Champion (Indoor High Jump – 1992, Outdoor Pentathlon – 1992)
  • Rick (Rajter) Manelius – State Champion (Outdoor Pentathlon – 1999)
  • Aaron Kimball – State Champion (Outdoor Shot Put – 2001)
  • John Moore – State Champion (Outdoor 800m – 2006)
  • Phil Boshart – H.S. All-America (Basketball – 1971)
  • Micah Kimball – H.S. All-America (Football – 1998)
  • Bill Goebel – Class C State Player of the Year (Football – 1993)
  • Ingrid (Hantho) Frame – Division I All-America (University of North Carolina, Discus – 1993)

Teams

  • 2005 – Cross Country – Class C State Champion (Jeff Dufel, EJ Givis, John Moore, Blake Dwyer, Joe Geniti, Jeremy McAllister, Brian Palumbo)
  • 2005 – 4 x 800m Relay – Outdoor State Champions (Adam Bush, Jeremy McAllister, John Moore, Brian Yurkewicz)
  • 2006 – 4 x 800m Relay – Outdoor State Champions (Adam Bush, Jeremy McAllister, John Moore, Joe Geniti)

Coaches

  • Mark Therrien – 2005, 2010 Cross Country State Champions

“Legends Class” 2013 Inductees

2013 FFCSD Hall of Fame Inductees

John G. Boshart – Administrator

  • Supervising Principal/Superintendent – 1956-1979
  • Instrumental in starting many of the Athletic Programs in place today
  • Instrumental in pushing the district onto one central campus
  • Chairman of the Section II Basketball Committee
  • President of Section II
  • All of the Athletic Fields are named the John G. Boshart Fields

William Higgins – Coach/Administrator

  • Superintendent – 1979-1993
  • S. Principal – 1971-1978
  • Head Boys Basketball Coach – 1971-1977
    • 81-62 (.566) Record
    • 3 League Titles
  • Section II Boys Basketball Chairman
  • NYS Boys Basketball Chairman
  • Member of the NYS Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame
  • Member of the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame

Michael Mongin – Coach/Administrator

  • S. Principal – 1979-2002
  • Athletic Director – 1971-1978
  • Head Football Coach – 1970-1976
    • 5 League Titles (1st in School History)
  • Served on the Section II Football Committee
  • VP of Section II Executive Committee
  • Head of the Section II Transfer Committee

John West – Coach/Administrator

  • S. Principal – 1985-2003
  • Head Football Coach – 1977-1984
    • 4 League Titles
    • 3 Sectional Championships
    • 53-15-6 record
  • Head Baseball Coach – 1971-1974
    • 1 League Title
  • Head Wrestling Coach – 1971-1978
    • Started Program
    • 3 League Titles
  • Served on the Section II Football and Wrestling Committees

Dave Petersen – Coach

  • Head Boys and Girls Indoor and Outdoor Track Coach – 1971-2001
    • Overall Dual Meet Record – 483-23
      • Boys – 16 Outdoor Sectional Championships
        • 9 Outdoor Sectional Runner-ups
        • 27 League Championships
      • Girls – 20 Outdoor Sectional Championships
        • 4 Outdoor Sectional Runner-ups
        • 19 League Championships
      • 9 Indoor Sectional Championships
      • 3 Indoor Sectional Runner-ups
    • Started Boys Track Program in 1971
    • Started Girls Track Program in 1979
    • Boys Outdoor Section 2 Chairperson – 1981-Present
    • NYS Outdoor Committee – 1981-Present

Bill Bowler – Coach

  • Head Girls Basketball Coach – 1980-1991
    • Overall Record – 148-76
    • 6 Tri-Valley League Titles
  • Head Softball Coach – 1977-1981
    • Overall Record – 56-34
    • 2 Tri-Valley League Titles
  • Head Girls Soccer Coach – 1977-1986
    • Overall Record – 122-59-12
    • 6 Tri-Valley League Titles
    • 1 Section 2 Championship – 1984
    • 1 NYS Eastern Regional Championship – 1984
  • Instrumental in advancing girls athletics at FFCS
    • Started JV and Modified Programs in Girls Soccer and Basketball
  • Coached JV Boys Basketball – 1974-1978

Alex Mancini – Athlete/Coach/Athletic Director

  • Athletics Director – 1994-2012
  • Head Football Coach – 1985-2005
    • 149-46-1 Record
    • 8th most wins in Section II History
    • 8th Highest Win Percentage in Section II History
    • 11 League Titles
    • 8 Sectional Final Appearances
    • 2 Sectional Championships
  • Served on Section II Football Committee (21 years)
  • Member of the NFFHoF (Capital District Chapter)
  • Inductee to NFF for Service to Football 2007
  • 12 Varsity Letters
  • QB for 1st three League Titles
  • 1st Team All-State – QB
  • Tri-Valley MVP – Basketball
  • Graduated as All-Time Leading Scorer in School History
  • Graduated as All-Time Leading Passer in Section II