The winter sports season for FFCS really brought the heat. This year, FFCS student-athletes put on an amazing season that showed exactly what our district is made of in their respective winter sports. It doesn’t matter where we started, but how we finished! Special thank you to all of the parents/caregivers, coaches and athletes for putting this season into the district’s record books. From record breaking performances to the tenacity of our teams working together to become their best, this winter season had it all!
“We had a tremendous amount of success during this winter sports season,” said FFCS Athletic Director Eric Wilson. “Our student-athletes have continued to perform at a high level, inside and out of the classroom, and continue to exhibit the qualities that make them fantastic athletes. We could not be prouder of their sportsmanship, effort and dedication to representing our district.”
Let’s get to the great achievements by our student-athletes for the 2021-22 winter athletic season.
Boys Bowling: What’s left to say? 2021-22 WAC Champions!! This team, led by Ethan and Hayden Auspelmyer, outdid the rest to become the best!
Boys Basketball: The FFCS Boys Basketball team continued their special season by becoming WAC Champions/WAC Cross-Over Champions. Not to be outdone, they also made a strong run in sectionals. Great job and special thanks goes to FFHS seniors Allen Booth, Aidan Coupas, Nick Hastings, Colin Kowalski, Josh Miller, and Connor Weaver.
Girls Basketball: The Lady Braves made their own waves in competition over the winter season. They also earned WAC Champions status and made a strong run into the sectional finals. Recognition goes to seniors Carly Atty, Kyla Smith, and Marilyn Whitcavitch for completing their senior year in championship style!
Wrestling: Fonda-Fultonville continued to roll out champions on the mat. For the first time in 45 years, Owen Hicks secured his 145-pound championship at the Section II 2022 State Qualifying Championships and placed fourth overall in state competition. The season also marked Hick’s securing his 100th career victory in Section II. Special recognition to FFCS Junior Jonathan Cranker for qualifying for states!
Boys Indoor Track: The boy’s indoor track team won the Division IV Sectional Championship with a score of 140.5 points. To put it into perspective of how dominant they were this season, the second place team finished with 80 points. Unreal!
Here’s a complete listing of section champions for both girls and boys indoor track for the 2021-22 season.
Girls’ 4x400m relay team: (Isabella Miller, Jill Sandel, Amelia Petersen, Talia Anderson)
Bennet Melita: 1000m, 1600m, 3200m run
Carter Petersen: 55m hurdles, Pole Vault
Boys’ 4x200m relay team: Landon Rose, Tyler Daus, Jackson Croucher, Gabe Peifer
Boys’ 4x400m relay team: (Tyler Daus, Michael Carpenter, Giovanni DiCaprio, Gabe Peifer
Giovanni DiCaprio: High Jump
Alex Saltsman: Shot Put, Weight Throw