FHUHS Sports

Activities Updates

FHUHS Athletic Physicals 2008-09 Physical exams for Fair Haven Union High School athletes have been scheduled for the following dates at the Castleton Family Health Center. Here are the dates/time/cost: Monday, July 28th (Girls only) 5:30 PM @ CFHC Monday, August 4th (Boys only) 5:30 PM @ CFHC Cost per physical is $10.00 Everyone is reminded that ALL athletes must have a current (within the last year) physical on file with the high school in order to participate in athletics. Please contact Eric Ramey at the high school @ 265-2047 with any questions.

FALL SPORTS SEASON BEGINS ON AUGUST 11th

The fall sports season will begin on Monday August 11th. Practice times for each sport will be announced in the coming weeks. Please remember, all student-athletes MUST have an up to date physical, and a permission form for the specific sport they are playing. Also, all incoming freshmen will need to take the ImPACT Concussion Test with our trainer, Mike Finnegan, when the season begins. I also ask everyone to keep in mind that there will construction on the track throughout the summer, and perhaps into the first part of the pre-season. Alternate soccer practice sites may be utilized until the track field is ready to be used. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.

Post Season Awards for Spring 2008 All MVL Softball-1st Team-Brooke Robie All MVL Baseball-1st Team-Sam Macomber, Andrew Patch Honorable Mention-Richard Coltey All MVL Girl’s Tennis-1st Team-Katie Stickney

SLATER GREAT GOES INTO THE VPA HALL OF FAME We are extremely honored to announce that Mr. Bill Ryan, Class of 1959, has been inducted into the Vermont Principals’ Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2008. Considered one of the most dominate pitchers in Vermont during his high school career at Fair Haven, Bill Ryan set the bar for athletic excellence at our school. A graduate of the class of 1959, he was a 3 sport star, competing in football, basketball and baseball. He led his Slater teams to state championships in each sport, but it was baseball where he made his name. His career numbers are staggering: Career Record-28 wins/0 losses, 6 No Hitters/12 one hitters, Struck out 20 batters in game vs Middlebury (1958). During 1959 season struck out 96 of 133 batters faced, and only allowed 3 hits the entire season. His teams won the football state championship in 1956, basketball state championship in 1957, and baseball state championships in 1957 & 1958. Bill never rested on his laurels, and continued to make a name for himself well past high school. He matriculated at the University of Notre Dame, where he played baseball before being drafted as a “Bonus Baby” in 1960 by the Milwaukee Braves. During Spring Training of 1962, he struck out Roger Maris three times in a game, but gave up a home run to Mickey Mantle, which some say, to this day, has never come down! He played three years with the Braves organization, and was to be in their rotation for the ’62 season, but never pitched in the major leagues due to a shoulder injury that spring, which ended his baseball career.
From here, he began a 30 year career with the Washington Post in their Broadcast and Cable division, becoming its President and CEO, while overseeing 27 television stations. In 1987, following a tragic spinal cord accident which paralyzed his son, he teamed with NFL Hall of Famer, Nick Buoniconti and some of the best spinal cord specialists in the world to form the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Bill is also an accomplished big game hunter, having had success all over North America and New Zealand. He has harvested the Grand Slam of Sheep, as well as three mule deer scoring over 200 Boone & Crockett points, and held the world record for New Zealand Red Stag Deer. Most importantly, Bill has never forgotten his roots, or those that helped him to achieve his early successes. He remains close to many of his high school teammates, or “The Legacy” as they are referred to in Fair Haven. Although he resides in North Carolina most of the year, he spends much of the summer at his other home in Castleton, Vermont. He is considered one of the premiere athletes in the proud history of Fair Haven athletics, and now joins Tom & Fran LaPlaca (Class of 2007) as Fair Haven’s representatives to the VPA Hall of Fame.

WEBSITE CHANGE FOR SEASONAL SCHEDULES As some of you may have noticed, we have changed how we present our seasonal schedules on our web page. The MVL, as well as most schools throughout Vermont, have gone to a program called LeagueMinder, which allows us to have better control over the schedules, and what appears on them. Most importantly, it allows us to make changes instantly when cancellations or postponements occur. For the public, you can easily access any schedule you wish by going to www.viewmyschedule.com . An added bonus is that you can sign up to be notified of any changes via email, which will instantly inform you of any adjustments to the schedules. This site is for GAMES ONLY. Practice schedules will still be done as they have in the past. We are still working out some of the details, so there may be a glitch here or there as we familiarize ourselves with the program. But, the hope is this will make things easier for everyone down the road. Thank you for your patience.

Post Season Awards for 07-08 Winter Season Announced

All-MVL All Star Selections Maeghan Hutchins-2nd Team Girl’s Basketball, Emily McIntyre-2nd Team Girl’s Basketball, Keith Schneider-1st Team Boy’s Basketball, Chris Davis-1st Team Wrestling, Brian Duclos-Richard Hall-Joe Durfee, Honorable Mention Wrestling. (See below for track athletes.)

Slater Girl’s Finish 2nd; Ashley Brown & Nick Montello are Vermont’s Best in 08, Heitkamp Coach of the Year When high school athletics are at their best, they allow for individual excellence, team success, and opportunities for extending oneself beyond what had been previously been accomplished. A sport that often lends itself well for having all three combined is track and field. Certainly that was the case at Norwich University this past Saturday during the Vermont State Indoor Track and Field Championship. Many of our athletes earned personal bests, such as Andrew Patch in the shot, Morgan Childs in the high jump, as well as several others. Ashley Brown and Nick Montello ended their indoor careers on amazingly similar notes, during amazingly similar outstanding performances. Both became State champions in the long jump and 55 meter hurdles, with Ashley also repeating as the 55 meter sprint champion. Their efforts earned each the title of Outstanding Vermont Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. I know Coach Dave Heitkamp, who also was voted the Outstanding Coach of the Year, is immensely proud of not only these two, but of all his athletes who attended, for each sought to excel regardless of the competition.

FHUHS Booster News-Monthly Meetings to be held 3rd Thursday of each Month The FHUHS Booster Club held a re-organizational meeting on Jan. 23rd, and new officers were elected to the following one (1) year terms:Club President-Jack Adams, Vice President-Mary Ann Morse, Secretary-Ron Link, Treasurer-Kim Charron. It was also announced that the Boosters will hold there regular meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month, regardless of vacations. The Boosters are always in need of your help, and encourage everyone to join the club. Membership is $5, and this covers your family.

SLATER NATION T-shirts are available!!! The shirts are navy blue with a front logo only. They are $5 each, and a limited supply are available. Youth sizes are available! Please contact Eric Ramey to make your purchase before the holiday rush.

2007 Division II Football All Stars 1st Team Defense-Keith Schneider/Safety 1st Team Defense-Heath Genier/DL 2nd Team Offense-Keith Schneider/TE Honorable Mention Offense-Zack Gilligan, Garret Hewes, Nick Ackley Honorable Mention Defense-Justin Severence, Zack Daigle

Fall 2007 MVL All Stars Field Hockey-Sr. Katie Stickney, Sr. Michelle Partridge, Sr. Alyssa Ballantine, Sr. Calley Brown, Jr. Lisa Ramuschkat.

Girl’s Soccer-Sr. Ashley Brown, Sr. Maeghan Hutchins

Boy’s Soccer-Sr. Brendyn Luther, Jr. Nolan Link

Cross Country-So. Shannon Park, So. Megan Irons, Sr Brian Duclos, Jr. Todd Kitchin

All participants are reminded that a signed permission form and a current physical must be on file at FHUHS in order to practice.

We will continue to post updates on the web as soon as they become official. Please contact Eric Ramey at eramey@fhuhs.org with any questions.***