Congressman Paul Tonko graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in 1967 and then continued his education at Clarkson University, graduating in 1971. He was only the second swimmer from AHS to qualify for the NYSPHSAA State Championships. Eric Robertshaw, Asst Coach . Dueno knew he was in the zone shortly after the second quarter started. Amsterdam High School - Amsterdam, NY - NFHS Network They loved their big sister, and followed where she led but Michela, Connie, and Sophie heaved a sigh of relief when Riccio Bryce left for college, her heart and mind firmly set on a career in the theater. Position: PG Sec. He served as Director of Drama for the city Recreation Department 1949-1979. Few coaches have dedicated themselves more to the Amsterdam High School community and sports programs than has Gary Cudmore. Tuman looks forward to preserving the student-athlete tradition with his grandson, Wyatt. The food program supports local agriculture in Borgne by purchasing local food and provides a measure of social security to the elderly. Athletic Trainer: Carla Pasquarelli, cpasquarelli@gasd.org. He was a NYSPHSAA and Federation champion in wrestling in 2010 and voted Most Outstanding Wrestler in that tournament. Rouse went on to play at Marist College and was a three-year starter. School District. Russo lives in Hagaman, is the CEO of Upstate Utilities, and can often be found on a golf course nearby. His baseball accomplishments earned him a position on Amsterdams semi-pro baseball team the Textiles. Kolojay served as President and Consulting Actuary of Insurance Industry Consultants, and has served in numerous other leadership roles encompassing risk management in the financial services and insurance industries. In the U.S. Army from 1946-1966, he served in Europe from 1947 to 1950 returning to the U.S. to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As the quarterback of the 1970 and 1971 Class A Championship teams. In 1969 she won a seat in the NYS Assembly and was re-elected for a second term. 155 Age: 19 Prim. In 2005, her graduation year, Sara Puglisi Hisert was unanimously named Big Ten Most Valuable Player as she led the Rams Softball Team to its first sectional victory in 23 years taking them all the way to the Class AA Semi-final game. Mens Basketball Recruiting. Throughout his high school career, Nicosia played a vital role in helping the Rams secure two Section 2 Championships and a New York State Class A State Championship in 2005. Facebook Joe Hage graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in 1974. AMSTERDAM In its first game of the new year, the Amsterdam girls' basketball team defended every inch of the court from start to finish to post a Foothills Council victory over. Derrico coached the Amsterdam Rams to seven Big Ten League titles, three Superbowl championships, two regional championships, and the New York State Class B championship in 1995. In 2020 she became conductor of the College of Saint Rose Symphonic Band. The athletics program in GASD continues to thrive and receives . Angellotti is now a Lieutenant in the Penn State Police Department. This Legacy Team the 1970 Amsterdam High School football team began a run of champion caliber football teams that would last for 50 years. In 1990 she was commissioned to compose a piece commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Schenectady Massacre. Dominating under the basket, Stahura led a Lady Rams team that was ranked first in the state, and nationally ranked 24th by the USA Today in the 2007-2008 season. Dan Russo was named the MVP of coach Ken Slonis' team, with Bob Fryc and Steve Twardzik earning the "Ram" award. Amsterdam picked up its latest win last Friday, posting a 64-49 victory over Broadalbin-Perth in its first game since a 69-60 victory over South Glens Falls on Dec. 21. A member of the Class of 1929, Gerald Barnell was considered the Godfather of the Greater Amsterdam School Districts Instrumental Program. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Columbia loses to top-seeded Amsterdam in Class Averill Park, New York. In 2009 Russo qualified for the United States Senior Open as an amateur. He could be seen on the 50-yard line, center court, and of course right behind the catcher (and the umpire) for every game that he played. Penns 1974 team was the EIBL Conference and played several playoff games in the College World Series. Our chemistry is phenomenal. James Walsh is a reporter covering St. Paul and its neighborhoods. He qualified for the NYS Cross Country Championships four times, placing as high as 10th. Cotugno also worked as an instructor of Spanish at FMCC. Russo won numerous club championships and invitationals across the Northeast. Cetnar was selected by local media as Coach of the Year on two separate occasions, in 1992 and 1995. Video Center. All told, the Lady Rams started the season with 22 consecutive wins and finished the year with a stellar 22-1 record. Returning to her alma mater, she taught for the Greater Amsterdam School District for 30 years and continued her pioneering work for Amsterdam High School athletics. Columbia's offense was led by sophomore Evan Rainville who scored 25 points in the loss. He had a varsity career scoring average of 36.3, still No. Dr. Peter Diamond graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in 1969. Cantine started at first base on the baseball team and was also a very successful pitcher. is now working on a faculty team to expand this work into a more comprehensive and interdisciplinary program. She has published over 75 research articles and medical textbook chapters and has given numerous lectures throughout the USA and abroad. David Pietrusza graduated Wilbur Lynch High School in 1967, and is a historian and author of over a dozen books on American history. If you can't beat US, Join . Amsterdams only losses came by two-point margins against Broadalbin-Perth and Scotia-Glenville. Nevulis competed on numerous major and Class A modified and Fast Pitch softball teams, winning a national title playing for the Binghamton Reds, and earning an All-American selection in 1978. The Amsterdam Rams of today carry the name established by one of the best football teams in school history; the 1967 Rugged Rams. Playing for these Amsterdam teams was future Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Bowman as well as Coach Tracy Bowman and Costa Lazarou who are both GASD Hall of Fame inductees. From 1975 to 1979, Tuman attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine receiving the OKU award for being in the top 10 percent of his class. Dr. Bush continues to be an unwavering advocate for the children of Amsterdam. When we got on the bus, we counted it. Art Cotugno graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch Senior High School in 1954. Led by head coach Pat Liverio, Amsterdam football had been Section II Class As top program for nearly a decade, winning five area titles from 1999-2004. He was named to the 1st Team ECAC East All Stars and a Little All American. Prior to that, he has served Trustco in various management positions since 1997. As a senior, Billington earned All-Big Ten honors and All-Area acclaim from every local and regional newspaper. Amsterdam's Ceasar Thompson brings the ball up the court against South Glens Falls in the third quarter in a Foothills Council boys' basketball game at Amsterdam High School on Tuesday. Thompson said he scored the 50 on a variety of shots. Hepossessed all the qualities you would want in an athlete. In 1988, as a member of the USA High School All- American Team, he posted the 11th fastest time in the country for the 100-yard breaststroke. This website is maintained by the communications office. He was a state qualifier in all his swimming events that year. That career would take her many places: to her first season of summer stock at Weston Playhouse in Vermont, where she met a young British actor, and married him upon her graduation from Manhattanville Collegeto London, where, together, they founded and ran The Overground Theatre, which became one of the leading fringe theatres of the 1970s then a return to America, when the Thatcher years in the United Kingdom resulted in heavy cuts to Arts Council subsidies, and The Overground became one of the casualties and, finally, back to Amsterdam itself, an unexpected turn which at first filled her with dismay but resulted in her most profound moments of inspiration. One of his varsity teams included a runner-up finish in the 1997 Section Il Class A Baseball Tournament. She co-chaired New York State School Music Association Solo Festivals for over 3,000 participants. During that time, he went undefeated in the Big Ten League competition. He was survived by his wife of 50 years, Ruth, and four children, Teresa, Nancy, Kathryn and Michael. While a shoulder injury prevented him from chasing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he became a fixture on the area sports scene, managing and playing for the Amsterdam Rugmakers. Trained as an engineer with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering form the University of California (UC) at Berkeley, she strives to combine her own technical skills with a passion for making positive change. Definitely after the second one, because after the first one, it could just be a regular, normal jump shot, Dueno said. At the age of 16 he began to direct theatrical productions at the school. He later attend the SUNY Buffalo School of dental medicine. Todd Cetnar (born 1978 in Amsterdam, New York, U.S.) is a former professional basketball player in the United Kingdom who competed at the highest levels of British Professional Basketball. Brownell looks forward to seeing the work her students and Haitian collaborators multiply, expand, develop and innovate for the good of global society. According to Coach Frank Derrico, Kevin Billington was one of the best running backs in Amsterdam history. The last 17 of those years were spent as director of the Amsterdam High School Marching Rams and musical director for the high school spring musical. Their plaques are on display in the high school entrance. She also stared in the role as Avery Bailey Clark on The Young and the Restless, and earned the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy Award in 2016. He led the 1994-1995 Amsterdam Rams basketball team to a Big Ten Championship, Class B Sectional Championship, and all the way to the New York State Championship game. Junior Jhai Vellon scored 15 points to lead Amsterdam, which had four players in double figures. Weve seen this group come up from playing a year with Fleet [Amsterdam Fleet AAU basketball], from modified teams all the way through, Jones said. Some 90 people and teams have been inducted into the Amsterdam High School Hall of Fame since 2015 for achievement in academics, service medicine, athletics, coaching and more. APHS 15-16-24-9 - 64. Emmanuel graduated from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1978 and then became a successful Math teacher for more than 30 years for the Fonda-Fultonville Central. Tuman and his family continue to visit Amsterdam and vacation every year in the Adirondacks at the Great Sacandaga Lake, where they enjoy fishing, swimming and relaxing. Hall of Fame Inductees' Bios & Photos by Induction Year A man from Amsterdam has been sentenced to seven years in state prison.Anthony Ropas, 27, was convicted of attempted burglary, menacing and endangering the welfare of a child.Ropas chased a . He competed in the Empire State Games in 1978 and 79 winning the gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay and a silver medal in the 200-meter IM. Saullo hit over .350 each year, including .430 as a senior, helping to lead the 1987 team to the sectionals with an 18-5 record. He holds a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, competes in strongman and powerlifting competitions and is a highly skilled and respected mixed martial arts coach. Serving as team captain his junior and senior years, Bentons belief was that wrestling was both an individual sport and a team sport, thus he led as such. Amsterdam High School (NY) Varsity Baseball - MaxPreps She moved to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, landing work in commercials and television and would later study at the prestigious Royal National Theatre in London and the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles. Angela Fedullo, an advocate for womens athletics, graduated from Amsterdam High School in 1979, after excelling as a three sport athlete in basketball, volleyball, and softball. Besides his sectional championships, Brown won numerous Athlete of the Meet awards and was selected as an All American. This led him to testing the lakes and educating residents about septic systems maintenance, reducing run-off and keeping pesticides and herbicides out of the lakes. When baseball was no longer possible Lazarou turned to golf. Upon graduation, Czeski accepted a full four-year scholarship to Wagner College to play basketball and earn a Business Administration degree, which he did in 2010. He won the Joe DeMaeo Award as Section 2s most outstanding wrestler and went undefeated in his senior year with a record of 42-0. In his later years Lazarous biggest joy was his grandson Robbie. We know that Victor is going to make a couple more [after his first 3-pointer], Vellon said. Obviously there were other players on those squads that were a big part of the team but those are the five starters that stand out. Amsterdam scored the game's first 14 points and led 17-6 after one quarter and 35-15 at the half before pulling away to lead by as many as 41 points in the second half. Follow Us On. He continued his football career at Boston College, where he helped the Eagles to three bowl appearances. At Skidmore, Gaugler Sumigray became the 12th player in school history to surpass 1,000 points and broke two shooting records which still stand. Several of his players have gone on to become golf professionals throughout the country. He received many honors as a first team Big 10, Amsterdam Recorder Player of the Year, Capital District First Team Player, and McDonalds All American. An all-around good athlete, Nevulis achieved the single game scoring record in basketball with 23 points in 1975, a record only broken with the advent of the three point shot. Explore and purchase photos of your local teams. Robert Bob Noto graduated from Amsterdam High School in 1973 and later spend 35 years working for GASD as a Physical Education teacher Kindergarten to 12th grade. The Black Horses were efficient on their offensive end, led by Lukas Shermans seven-point first quarter. The Rams followed that season up with an undefeated season in 1974 going 23 0 and added a second Section 2 title to their resume. Amsterdam High School . The stingy 1967 defense only allowed one rushing and two passing touchdowns all season. Quartz is used in making phones, electronic devices and even watches. US Basketball heeft 12 teams van fantastische dames en heren basketballers die wekelijks het veld betreden! In the 1950s he served as president of the Amsterdam Teachers Association. Jack Saroff immigrated to America as a young boy during the Russian Revolution and went on to become both an innovator and champion of science education at Amsterdam High School. Frank Greco, Asst Coach. Riccio Bryces work includes YOUR BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, recorded for BBC Radio 4; MOTHER, IM HERE, commissioned by the Schenectady YWCA to celebrate its centennial anniversary, premiering at Proctors Theatre and later produced at The Egg; HIROSHIMA, a full-length symphonic work; and THE AMSTERDAM ORATORIO, a choral work comprised of 16 songs, each featuring a facet of life in her beloved hometown, for which, at its premiere performance, she was awarded the Key to the City of Amsterdam, by Mayor Duke Duchessi; and most recently, SWAN SONG, her Musical Memoir. INFORMATIE. During his tenure, WCVB was named the Best News station in the United States. Schedule at a Glance Full Schedule Sat, 2/18 vs Mohonasen W 52-35 Thu, 2/23 @ Averill Park L 64-18 Mon, 2/27 C @ Cobble Hill L 78-38 Rankings Full Rankings New York #130 New York Division A #18 Section 2 #21 Albany #23 Last Updated: Mar 31, 2022 Team Leaders