Welcome to the recap of the winter athletic season for FFCS varsity sports. We would like to thank our student-athletes for giving us so much to cheer for this season! We would also like to thank the coaches and assistants for sharing the positive stories from their respective teams.
Indoor Track and Field
The FFCS Indoor Track & Field team kept the tradition of excellence moving forward in their respective events. The boys’ and girls’ teams were named league champions for the 2023-24 winter season. The boys’ team was named Section 2 champions, and the girls were named Section 2 runners-up. It was an incredible finish to another successful season.
The following is a list of league and sectional champions for the 2023-24 winter season. Great job!
League Champions
Alex Palaez
Isabella Miller
Adrianna Wojcik
Sam Sandel
Kaitlyn MacDougall
Keira Crahan
Regan Hesch
Madison Fonda
Mackenzi Dowgielewicz
Delanie McRedmond
Caroline Young
Exavier Garcia
Joey Susi
Aiden Butler
Matt Oathout
Jose Vargas
Kolton Hesch
Ty Sanges
Sectional Champions
Isabella Miller
Delanie McRedmond
Caroline Young
Alex Palaez
Matt Oathout
Exavier Garcia
Kolton Hesch
Jose Vargas
Ty Sanges
Joey Susi
Jason Charte-Gagne
Logan Musto
Bowling
This year’s bowling squad placed third in the WAC competition and came in second for the WAC tournament. The team was led by first-team all-stars Tomek Kowalczyk (194 average) and Ian Smith (190 average). Mr. Kowalczyk also secured the highest series in the WAC tournament. Excellent season, bowlers!
Girls’ Basketball
The girls’ basketball team had an up-and-down season regular season. They competed hard and finished the regular season 7-13, playing nine games against state-ranked teams. It was an aggressive non-league schedule that helped F-F prepare for sectionals. This year, they were seeded #10 in the Class B sectionals and faced Cobleskill in round one. Our team avenged a regular season loss to them to move on to the sectional quarterfinals.
During section quarterfinals, they again played a team they lost to during the regular season, but the girls locked in and focused on the game plan and were able to knock off #2 seed Greenville to head to the sectional semis. The girls were able to play at HVCC for their sectional semifinal game, but fell to #3 seed Mechanicville, 42-40, in a great game. We had a team of mostly seniors this year, starting the year with ten seniors and three juniors. Kieonna Christmas had an amazing season and earned a ton of recognition throughout the season. She had a quintuple-double against Bishop Gibbons earlier this year that received a ton of attention late in the season from MaxPreps, ESPN, and Overtime.
League Awards
- Kieonna Christmas is the Co-MVP of the Hudson division of the WAC.
- Samara Hunt was named a first-team All-Star.
Boys’ Basketball
For 2023-24, the boys’ varsity team was named WAC Hudson Division Co-Champions and WAC Cup Champions. They had an amazing record of 19-4 overall, 9-1 in league competition. Accolades for this year’s team:
All-Stars
- Hudson Division Co-MVP – Riley Wilson – Soph.
- 1st Team – Brady Melious – Sr.
- 2nd Team – Logan Miller – Sr.
- Honorable Mention – Keegan Croucher – Fr.
Season Highlights
- Beating Duanesburg at FMCC in the Crossover Championship game to win the WAC Cup.
- Getting to the Sectional semifinal game at Cool Insuring Arena.
- Finishing with a 19-4 record and being named WAC champions!
Wrestling
This year highlighted our dominance on the mats. After the 2023-24 winter season, the team was named WAC champions! In addition, the team qualified for the Section 2 Dual Meet Championships. (top four from all small school classes C, CC, D) with the winner moving on to the state dual meet. Eight individual placers at the Class CC Sectional tournament (F-F had three finalists Colin Pickering, Matthew Livingston, Jonathan Swartwout, and one champion-Jonathan Swartwout.) Six individuals qualified for the state qualifying tournament, with one placing (Colin Pickering 4th).
Winter Cheerleading
This Winter season our Varsity cheerleaders were very busy! The girls did an amazing job bringing the spirit to every basketball game they could attend, cheering on the boys and girls. We had a tremendous amount of success this competition season also, as they competed for the first time in many years! They came in 1st and 2nd places in different competitions and even got to attend sectionals for the first time. What an amazing season they had on and off the mat and they finished the season strong! Shout out to our Seniors Gabriella Martineau for making First All-Star team and Carina Hayes for Making Second All-Star team!