4/3/2017 - It was another light sports week here at Avon High School, with rain (and now sun) cooperating to melt our snow-covered fields. Coaches and teams continue their resourceful, creative efforts to get ready for their first contests which begin this week. The (very full) two-week schedule appears below, as well as a complete listing of coaches, captains and Booster Club team reps (later in the issue).

There will be no Booster Bulletin next Monday, April 10th, due to the spring break, but we will return on Monday, April 17th with lots of (hopefully good) news to report. We wish all families a restful and happy holiday break, and all athletes a strong and safe start to the spring season. GO FALCONS! SRDavey, President  

For the week of 3/27 - 3/31

There are no scores to report this week as last week’s competitions were all scrimmages. Stay tuned as official games kick off next week!

SCHEDULES Schedule for weeks of 4/3-4/14

Date Time Team Opponent Location

4/3 4:00 V Ultimate Frisbee North Branford Home- Thompson Brook School

4/3 3:45 FR Baseball Newington Home- Avon HS

4/3 4:00 FR Boys Lacrosse East Lyme Away- ELHS Soccer Field

4/4 3:45 V Boys Outdoor Track Bulkeley Home- Avon High School

4/4 3:45 V Girls Outdoor Track Bulkeley Home- Avon HS

4/4 6:00 V Boys Lacrosse Berlin Away- Sage Park- Scalise Field

4/4 4:00 JV Boys Lacrosse Berlin Away- Sage Park- Scalise Field

4/4 4:00 V Girls Lacrosse Haddam-Killingworth Haddam-Killingworth HS

4/4 5:30 JV Girls Lacrosse Haddam-Killingworth Haddam-Killingworth HS

4/5 3:45 V Baseball Hall Hall HS Varsity Baseball Field

4/5 3:45 JV Baseball Hall Hall HS JV Baseball Field

4/5 3:45 FR Baseball RHAM RHAM HS

4/5 3:45 V Boys Golf Berlin, Lewis Mills Home- Blue Fox Run

4/5 3:45 FR Boys Lacrosse Conard Conard HS North Field

4/5 4:00 V Ultimate Frisbee Xavier Home- Thompson Brook Field

4/5 4:30 FR Girls Lacrosse Conard Home- Avon HS

4/5 3:45 V Softball Hall Home- Fisher Meadow

4/5 3:45 JV Softball Hall Home- Fisher Meadow

4/6 4:00 V Girls Lacrosse Northwest Catholic Home- Avon HS

4/6 5:30 JV Girls Lacrosse Northwest Catholic Home- Avon HS

4/7 3:45 V Baseball Enfield Away- Enfield HS

4/7 3:45 JV Baseball Enfield Away- Enfield HS

4/7 4:00 V Boys Lacrosse Farmington Home- Buckingham Field

4/7 4:00 JV Boys Lacrosse Farmington Home- Buckingham Field

4/8 1:00 V Girls Lacrosse Canton Away- Canton HS Turf

4/8 2:30 JV Girls Lacrosse Canton Away- Canton HS Turf

4/10 3:45 V Girls Tennis Bristol Central Away- Bristol Central HS

4/11 3:45 V Boys Tennis Middletown Home- Thompson Brook

4/11 8:30 V Baseball Windsor Away - Wide World of Sports, Orlando FL

4/11 3:45 JV Baseball Windsor Home- Buckingham Field

4/11 3:45 FR Girls Lacrosse Glastonbury Home- Avon HS

4/11 4:00 V Boys Golf Wethersfield, Windsor Away- Wethersfield

4/11 4:30 V Boys Lacrosse Somers Away- Somers HS

4/11 4:30 JV Boys Lacrosse Somers Away- Somers HS

4/11 3:45 FR Boys Lacrosse Glastonbury Away- GHS Field #11

4/12 3:45 V Softball East Catholic Home

4/12 3:45 JV Softball East Catholic Home

4/12 3:45 FR Baseball Bristol Eastern Home- Avon HS

4/13 4:00 FR Girls Lacrosse Southington Home- Avon HS

4/13 7:00 V Boys Lacrosse Pomperaug Away- PHS Sports Complex and Track

4/13 5:15 JV Boys Lacrosse Pomperaug Away- PHS Sports Complex and Track

4/14 4:00 V Softball Cromwell Away- Cromwell HS

SAVE THE DATE

• Monday, April 3rd - Special Avon Tri-Board Meeting (Finance, Education and Town Council) will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center to discuss the impact of state budget cuts on Avon’s own budget and our options for minimizing it. • Tuesday, April 4th - Take the night off from cooking and enjoy dinner from E&D Pizza. Mention AHS Project Graduation and E&D will share the proceeds of your order. E&D is donating the pizza for Project Graduation, so let’s show our appreciation by dining in or taking out on Tuesday! • Monday, April 10th - Friday, April 15th is Spring Break. Many teams have contests, and athletes are expected to be available. Check with your individual coach before making any travel plans. • Monday, April 17th, monthly Booster Club meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m., in the Community Room.

Lacrosse seniors Cole Zelazny, Chase Gordon, Quinn Haines, Jack Jones,

Alexander Spivak, Robbie Magrini, and Nick Schuster pose for a photo at a scrimmage

SPRING CONTACTS

Sport Head Coach & Email Team Rep & Email Captains

Baseball Jon Yolles coachyolles@gmail.com

Bob Emery bemery@grneam.com

Justin Olson, Jeremy Zarwanski, Chris Jacobs, Kyle Emery

Boys Golf Josh Glick jglick@avon.k12.ct.us

Linda Gerosa lgerosa@comcast.net

Jake Avery, Peter Gerosa, Tyler Hahn

Crew John Kostal jkostal@alumni.princeton.edu Eric Rosow erosow@me.com

Nancy Kostal nancymksotal@comcast.net

Ben Coleman, Matt Tyler Jared Culbertson, Will Kostal, Annie Hayes, Grace Baldauf, Tali Filstein, Claire Ryan

Girls Golf Eric Hoffman hoffmane@fpsct.org

KC O’Brien kcbobhome@hotmail.com

Julia Callahan, Jenny Logan, Katie O'Brien, Kerry Singer

Boys Lacrosse Scott Kossibel scottkossbiel5@comcast.net

Kerry Magrini kkmagrini@gmail.com

Alexander Spivak, Jack Jones, Chase Gordon

Girls Lacrosse Kyle Kramek Email: Kkramek@avon.k12.ct.us

Mary-Michele Neagle neagles@comcast.net

Olivia Zapatka Catherine Neagle

Softball Bruce Michaels bruce.a.michaels@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER NEEDED Jill Haworth

Boys Tennis Vinnie Costello vrcostello@gmail.com

Sue Arciero arcierosusan@sbcglobal.net

Chris Arciero, Austin Chen, Dan Fischler

Girls Tennis Kim Moretti kmoretti@avon.k12.ct.us

Esther Aronson jakesammom@aol.com

Rachel Selzer

Outdoor Track Boys/Girls

Dave Zlatin (Boys) Email: dzlatin@avon.k12.ct.us Al Dadario (Girls) adadario@avon.k12.ct.us

Sree Prathigadapa (Boys) yashsree9@gmail.com Heather Lindley (Girls) lindley44@comcast.net

All Seniors

Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee

James Murray Jmurray@avon.k12.ct.us

Meg Weist megweist@yahoo.com

Jake Schwarzhaupt Sam Weist

IN THE SPOTLIGHT : Ultimate Frisbee

Club sports are somewhat of a rarity at Avon High School, however, Ultimate Frisbee is one that has garnered a lot of attention the past few years. Many Avon athletes have flocked from other spring sports to join the Ultimate team, resulting in a bigger roster than the team has ever had. This makes things interesting, as the team has only the Varsity level available. Co-captain Jake Schwarzhaupt likes the Varsity-only team because it allows them to act as one unit, rather than separate groups. In addition to being a strictly Varsity team, Ultimate is co-ed, which adds to the inclusiveness and the fun. Another unique fact about Ultimate Frisbee: there are no referees. The players settle calls themselves, which helps them learn honesty and respect.

Schwarzhaupt says he first got into Ultimate by playing with friends at camp in a very informal setting. He understands that it’s not as popular as the traditional varsity sports, but that doesn’t mean Ultimate lacks the intensity or camaraderie of other sports. Avon’s Ultimate team plays in the Division II with mostly private schools from around the state. Their season typically has around 16 regular games and 3 tournaments, including States - a schedule similar to other AHS spring teams. And, rivalling some of Avon’s more successful teams, the Ultimate Frisbee crew won a state championship and a third place finish in just the past two years. Schwarzhaupt says the team is looking to build off their momentum and make a run another run at states, despite losing some leading players from last year. His goal for this season? “To win states of course,” he says with a grin. “We have to rebuild fast and train to get there, but it’s possible.”

The team plays their first match today at 3:30 on their ‘home’ field around the corner at Thompson Brook School. Come cheer them on! - or, better yet, join the fun (and the team) by contacting Jake or Coach Jim Murray.

ATTENTION SENIOR-ATHLETES: As you make your final post-high school plans, don’t forget to apply for scholarships available through Avon High School! The Booster Club funds and awards many scholarships every year. These include four “Named” scholarships, in honor of fallen Falcons Dick Migli, Ali Hunter and Robby Brisco, and multiple “General” scholarships awarded to students based on their participation and success in AHS Athletics. Applications for all Booster Club scholarships are available through the School Messenger alerts sent

out by Guidance, in hard copy form at the main office, and here on our website. Note: students are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. Questions? Contact Mrs. Davey at srietano@gmail.com.

FEMALE ATHLETES … DO YOU KNOW?

One of the most effective ways to fend off an aggressor is by using your own physical force. Yet, as strong as you are, most of you don’t know basic self-defense moves or tactics. Well, now you can learn them. Project Graduation and WAVE (Women Against Violence Everywhere) is offering a Women’s Self Defense Class for AHS students (and family or friends) on Tuesday April 18th in the gym. Come learn potentially life-saving skills while

supporting Project Graduation. Additional information and registration details are contained in the flyer below.

While we’re on the topic of of self defense, parents should know that Avon students (middle through high school) will be introduced to The Safe Student Initiative, a sexual violence prevention program, over the next year. In partnership with the Jane Doe No More organization, Avon schools will host age-appropriate interactive school programs that teach awareness and avoidance of sexual violence, in compliance with Title IX and Erin’s Law standards. Parents and guardians of AMS and AHS students are encouraged to attend an information meeting

this Wednesday, April 5th, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the AHS auditorium, to learn about student programming that will begin next month. For more information about the Jane Doe No More organization, click here.

❏ The Collinsville Press published an article about the five Avon swimmers and divers who earned All-State honors. Congratulations to all! To read the article, click here.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The Booster Club seeks a team representative for the Softball team. Team reps function as the liaison between the team, coach, and Booster Club. Time commitment is minimum and no experience is necessary. Interested? Please contact Susie Downey, Booster Club Vice President of Volunteers at susiedow@aol.com

Every Wednesday during all lunch periods, the Booster Club sells Spirit Wear to students and staff outside the AHS cafeteria and we need parents to man the table. NO experience necessary! If you can help on any upcoming Wednesday, please contact Nicole Leavens at nicoledlox@gmail.com. Thank you!

LINKS Booster Club March 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 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.

As spring soon approaches, take a look at the AHS Baseball website for updates about the season by clicking here.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 24th annual Richard Migli Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, May 15th at the Golf Club of Avon - hosted by The Booster Club and tournament chair, Steve Hahn. All money raised from the tournament funds scholarships and

valuable resources and programs (like the capital items we just voted to fund!) for Avon’s athletic teams. All Falcon parents are

welcome and encouraged to participate as golfer (18 or 9 holes), diner (for dinner), or donor.

Click here for full event details on our website, and to register or learn how you can support this important event. Thank you!