HF-L graduate
39 years as a coach
112 consecutive seasons
Sectional Championships
NYS championships
Thousands of lives impacted
Thank you is not a strong enough phrase
Standing O Bernie Gardner
Happy retirement!
@HFLtrackfield
@RocDevo
@NYSPHSAA
Congratulations to retired Penfield Athletic Director
@ShamboPeter
! He finished his 5 plus month hike this morning!!!! 2,000+ mile!!!
Congrats Pete!
#inspiration
It’s safe to play sports as long as you rent the facility but don’t own it?You can play in my yard,but it’s not safe for me to?The field location doesn’t determine safety,data does. At least that’s what
@NYGovCuomo
has told us since day 1. We believed him.We flattened the curve.
Released memo as result of information received from
@NYGovCuomo
's office related to Phase 4. Schools continue to be prohibited from hosting "school" activities & sports on-campus, however they CAN allow outside groups access to their fields.
@NYSPHSAA
Thank you to all who made the fall season a reality:
*Over 300 athletes participated
*Opportunites at mod,jv, and var
*More than 100 events completed, including 53 on campus
*4 league titles
*5 sectional championships(2 team, 3 ind.)
*0 Covid 19 infections
*Lifetime of memories
I need to ask.HS and club sports are under the same guidelines. NYSDOH has labeled vball as high risk and not approved for play. How can a club,in the same state,under the same guidelines be allowed to play?Save the liability speech. It’s either safe or it isn’t.
@NYGovCuomo
Our athletes are reporting to us that masks are not required to be worn on their travel/club teams. Travel coaches-enforce the guidelines.If athletes can wear masks for a full HS game,they can wear them in your “elite” practices and games. Failure to do so puts us all in danger.
Just so we are clear - it’s safe for 9 year olds to throw the same baseball around the infield but not high school kids? I’m going to need a little help explaining that one to the community.Especially since the majority of our youth use district fields.
@RobertZayasNY
@NYGovCuomo
Update: confirmed with
@NYGovCuomo
office that today’s announcement to allow "low-risk" youth sports to resume on July 6 in regions that have entered phase three is for recreational sports ONLY & doesn’t apply to interscholastic or school based athletics.
@NYSPHSAA
5 years ago our wrestling team had 4 wrestlers. Our families could’ve pointed fingers and placed blame. They didn’t.They got in the boat and built something special.
@HFLwrestling
finished this year
#9
in NYS and will compete for a Sec V title. Standing O coaches and families.
Congratulations to Cougar head coach Dan Hoyt. With today’s 4-3 win over Mendon he earns his 100th career win. Dan has led the Cougars to two section v championships.
@PickinSplinters
CHAMPIONS!! For the first time since 2010, your HF-L girls tennis team is sectional champions! They finish their championship run with another upset win, beating
#1
seed Geneva 5-0. Congratulations ladies! Next up is the intersectional qualifier.
#CougarPride
Congratulations to Chloe Brassie! Recipient of the U.S. Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award! This honor recognizes athletes who truly honor the game of lacrosse and who are exemplary teammates and role models. It is given to one female lacrosse player in Section V.
@HFLglax
Shout out to Griffin Mayo.While his hockey season is on pause,Griffin chose to try diving.Last night,during our meet at CA,he scored a perfect 10!Griffin becomes only the 2nd HFL diver(male or female) ever to achieve this perfect score.(Section V Hall of Famer Katie Shipe 1998)
No doubt about it.We-parents,educators,leaders -really have to be aware of this.Not just sports,but the many other activities that engage and connect students. At some point we have to answer the question:what’s the greater risk:the virus or the isolation?
Look closely at the big screen cougar fans. That’s Coach Russ being recognized at today’s bills game. After our week 5 win over Odessa he was awarded the ADPro coach of the week.
@HFLfball
Moving on!! Baseball is states bound!! They had a comeback win over 18-win Greece Athena tonight in their regional qualifier. They move on to the state quarters at Dwyer Stadium in Batavia on Saturday at 10am.
#RollCougs
With this basket Nolan Smith becomes the new career leader in points! Surpassing the previous record of 1,088 set by Tommy Eastman in 2016. Congrats Nolan!
Congratulations to
@HFLwrestling
on an outstanding
@NYSPHSAA
Tournament
Andrew Spaulding - 2nd place
Christopher Noto- 3rd place
Nicholas Noto - 3rd place
Jacob McVige- 4th place
Jazz Spaulding - 7th place
#cougarpride
Congratulations to head coach Dan Hoyt and junior Hayden smith. At today’s
@SectionVBall
luncheon Dan was awarded the Section V Class A2 Coach of the Year! Hayden was honored as Player of the Year!
@PickinSplinters
Today marks the 1 yr anniversary of shutdown due to Covid. Many heroes have emerged this year,none greater than our students. No group has sacrificed more than them.They’ve been resilient,resourceful, and inspirational. Entered this biz 3 decades ago because I love kids.Still do.
While today was not the outcome we had planned , it was an outstanding season. Thank you to our student-athletes and coaches for taking us on a memorable journey!
@HFLglax
@PrimetimeBall_
#cougarpride
Congratulations to Whitley Easton (Mercyhurst), Teagan Kamm (Assumption), Emma Hoffman(Youngstown St) and Maeve O’Brien (Harvard) for signing their NLI’s!
#cougarpride
@hflglax
@hflgirlsbb
Thank you HF-L Board of Education and
@gene_mancuso
for recognizing Coach Kevin O’Connell tonight. Coach was the recipient of the
@NFHS_Org
Northeast Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year.
#cougarpride
Thank you Hannah Zornow and Chloe Brassie for working today’s mod swim meet. For 4 years they have volunteered after their own swim season. Today is the final one. Thank you !!
Congratulations to current
@SectionVsports
Executive Director and HFL grad Kathy Hoyt! Kathy will be inducted into the cougar alumni hall of fame this weekend! Student athletes -Mrs Hoyt will host a Q and A on Friday, 2nd set in Library.
#cougarpride
HISTORY!! For the first time in school history, our girls varsity tennis team is heading to states!! They defeated the Wellsville Lions 5-0 in the Intersectional Qualifier today for their fifth straight sectional win. They now move on to the crossover game on Saturday. Great job!
Interesting fact: 4 sets of siblings celebrated lacrosse championships this spring as both
@HFLglax
and
@HFL_Lacrosse
won sectional titles :
Chloe and David Brassie
Camryn and Braydn Trybuskiewicz
Marlee and Colt Green
Taylor and Matt Blythe
#family
Please join me in congratulating
@HFLglax
coach Kevin O’Connell on being selected by
@NFHS_Org
the 2017-18 Northeast Coach of the Year for Girls Lax. Coach O was selected amongst coaches from 8 states. Congrats coach! QCC anyone?
@jjDandC
@thadbrown7
@whec_rdonnelly