Shenendehowa grad Ian Anderson barring a last-minute snag should be back in the Atlanta Braves starting rotation when the season begins in less than 2 weeks.
Student-athlete administrative decisions can often be tricky. What seems to be an obvious answer, often comes with other complications. Gender equity is one of those issues. However, that is the job and you have to be as judicious according the rules and policies laid out by your school and the conference you participate in. The Albany School District Athletic Director is in one of those positions and from comments that were allegedly made, the coaches may be upset, as well as the student-athletes.
February is an awesome basketball month. High school teams are battling it out with their conference opponents to try to get the best seeding possible for their tournaments, starting in less than a few weeks. On the first day of the month there was 33 games on the schedule for the boys and 18 for girls basketball.
Congratulations to Mayfield High School's Britain Goodemote for being this week's 104.5 The Team Student-Athlete of the week! Goodemote is a senior and a three sport varsity athlete at Mayfield High School. According to Mayfield High School athletic director and boys varsity soccer coach, Jon Caraco says that "academically, Britain is on course to be the valedictorian and has a 100+ average, taking all of the most challenging courses that the Mayfield school district offers. Goodemote has played four years on the varsity soccer team, three years on varsity basketball and will compete in track for the fourth year this spring." That is an impressive resume for the Mayfield senior!
Congratulations to Rachel Love of Saratoga High School's varsity girl swimming team. Rachel has been selected as the 104.5 The Team Student Athlete of the Week. Thursday was a big day for our 104.5 The Team Student-Athlete of the week. The standout senior signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Texas A&M in the fall. Congratulations to Rachel for being able to continue her standout athletic career at the highest of collegiate levels.