Daily Gazette Sports article When he was named Amsterdam’s football coach in February 2020, John Homich held a 90-minute meeting with his incoming roster, during which he and his coaching staff outlined their vision for the program. “The guys bought into it right away,” Homich said during a phone interview Monday. “They were really motivated …
High-risk winter sports will be permitted to be played in Montgomery County as of Feb. 1, County Executive Matthew L. Ossenfort and Public Health Director Sara Boerenko announced. The Greater Amsterdam Board of Education met on Feb. 1 and gave Boys and Girls Varsity and JV Basketball the go-ahead with specific safety protocols in place. …
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Congratulations to Amsterdam High School’s Jackie Stanavich, who signed her National Letter of Intent to play women’s basketball at Division II Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Stanavich is a 5-foot-9 Rams senior guard/team captain and a member of the Class of 2021. A group of friends and family watched Jackie sign her letter on …
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Congratulations to Amsterdam High School’s Andie Gannon, who signed her National Letter of Intent to play women’s basketball at Division II Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. Gannon is a 5-foot-10 Rams senior forward/team captain and a member of the Class of 2021. A crowd of friends and family watched Andie sign her letter on …
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The Section 2 Executive Committee has agreed to begin the “low/moderate risk” winter sport season on December 14, and “high risk” winter sports on January 4, 2021 in accordance with the Governor Cuomo’s and New York State Department of Health approvals. “Low/moderate risk” winter sports would include school districts that offer Bowling, Gymnastics, Indoor Track …
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Amsterdam High School’s Antonia May celebrated signing her national letter of intent to play basketball at UMBC in front of friends and family. She is the third girls basketball player from the school to play at the division one level. The signing happened Nov. 12 at AHS. May will be making four trips to Albany …
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Congratulations to Amsterdam High School’s Carson Cotugno, who signed his National Letter of Intent accepting a scholarship to play baseball at Division I Wake Forest University. Cotugno is currently a senior right handed pitcher at Amsterdam High School. A crowd of friends and family watched Carson sign his letter on Nov. 11 at the Amsterdam …
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The Amsterdam High School Rams Football Program was a great community partner to the City of Amsterdam earlier this month. On a Saturday in September, a group of football players and coaches helped out at Veteran’s Park, moving about 80,000 pounds of concrete. Thanks to Coach John Homich and everyone who participated … Tommy Ziskin, …
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After a series of meetings and a thorough review of guidance from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), Section 2 and the NYS Department of Health, the Foothills Council has decided to move forward with playing low-risk fall (season 1) athletics at the varsity level, with a Sept. 21 start date …
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Congratulations to Amsterdam High School senior Katelynn Demitraszek, who has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Sage College of Albany in the fall. Demitraszek was a middle hitter on the AHS team coached by Chris Sherlock. Demitraszek started playing volleyball in seventh grade. Her love of the game flourished through the coaching …
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