AAB Spotlight on Success – Week of 1/18
Congratulations to our teams and athletes!
BASKETBALL
Boys varsity basketball pulled out an exciting 45-41 heart-stopper Tuesday against rival El Cerrito. AJ Gilbert hit a clutch jumper and free throw to secure the Cougars first TCAL win!
Boys frosh basketball enjoyed a big win on the road, playing tough defense in defeating SPSV 49-46.
Girls varsity basketball defeated Vallejo 32-30 with senior team captain, Moxie Evan hitting important clutch free throws to nail down the win.
Girls JV basketball had a big night at DeAnza, stepping up for their first win of the season with a 42-34 win.
SOCCER
Boys varsity soccer had a busy week, defeating Salesian 4-0, tying Jesse Bethel 2-2, and dropping a well-played 1-0 squeaker to rival St. Mary's on Saturday. JVs lost to SM 2-1.
Girls soccer played with determined effort in a competitive 2-1 loss to El Cerrito.
WRESTLING
The boys competed in a double dual on Thursday vs Vallejo and Stewart Hall. Albany 10 vs Vallejo 57, Albany 30 vs Stewart Hall 24. Their current league dual record is 4-2.
The boys also competed at the Kermit Bankson Invitational Varsity tournament. Congratulations!
5th Place: James Hogan, Isaac Salzman
6th Place: Josh Ambrosio, Alex Ferguson
The girls competed at Berkeley High in a league double dual vs Castro Valley and Berkeley. Albany 27 vs Castro Valley 42 and Albany 42 vs Berkeley 9.
The girls current league dual record is 3-1...Go Cougars!
Register for Spring Sports by February 6th
Parents are reminded to register their students for spring sports via the www.familyid.com site. Deadline to register is February 6th; spring sports (swimming, track and field, boys tennis, softball and baseball) begin practice February 10th.
AAB Spotlight On Success – Week of 1/11
WRESTLING
Boys wrestling won both of their league duals against DeAnza and St. Patricks St. Vincent. Their current league record for the team is 3-1!
Varsity girls wrestling competed at one of the toughest tournaments in California, Napa Valley Girls Classic. The team overall did great. The tournament had 140 schools, and over 700 athletes and Team Albany took 8th place with just 6 AHS athletes competing...Go Cougars!
Girls Individual Results:
1st Place - Francesca LoPresti,
2nd Place: Joanna Qiu
8th Place - Tamsin Urbas
BASKETBALL
Our JV Boys basketball team continued their string of exciting victories with a heart-stopping win over Hercules Friday night!
JV Girls Basketball Team had an inspiring win on Tuesday at De Anza. They started the game with only 5 players due to injury. The team played well and had a slight lead going into the 4th quarter. With about 4 minutes remaining, one of the girls fouled out. Down to only four players, the girls adapted and rose to the occasion to pull out a 42-34 victory, their first victory of the season...Go Cougars!
The Girls Varsity and JV combined played together and pulled out a great win against Vallejo last week!
SOCCER
Our AHS soccer teams went "4 for 4" Tuesday, winning both JV/Varsity matches, for both Boys and Girls... Go Cougars!
AHS ATHLETE - SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
"JV boys soccer would like to recognize Magnus Tangherlini for his outstanding defensive efforts this year. Magnus has been an outstanding reliable defender who has constantly worked hard to improve while simultaneously humble in his mannerisms. Magnus has been to all the practices and is always good at communicating to the coach and is a great teammate. Opponents have come to fear the cougar defensive line as the cougars have only been scored on 4 times this year with a 7-1 record. Good job Magnus!" - Coach David Janinis
Get Discount Cal Football Tickets (And Help Support AHS Athletics)
Coaches, Team Parents and Friends-
What's better than a Saturday night watching the mighty Golden Bears taking down USC? And did you realize you can catch a great college football game at a big discount all while helping your favorite high school kids and teams?
Saturday, November 16th at Memorial Cal hosts USC, and Laurie Roberts has organized a "FUN" raising opportunity to purchase $80 tickets for $55! We are hoping to build community as well as help our teams!!!
The Cal football ticket offer can be accessed at: http://fevo.me/albany2019
See you at the game!
Interested in joining an AHS Sailing Team?
Christopher and Lauren Sullivan (parents of an incoming 8th grade sailor) are looking to develop a Albany High School Sailing Team (Girls and Boys) through the Richmond Yacht Club (RYC) High School Sailing Program located in Point Richmond for sailors (no experience required) in grades 8-12 wanting to sharpen their sailing skills throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Participants in the program attend regular after school practices at RYC and several weekend regattas around the Bay Area and Southern California. The regatta's are run by the Pacific Interscholastic Sailing Association (PCISA). Please note, a potential Albany High Sailing School Team will be a club sport and will be self-funded by those families participating as there is no funding available through the AUSD.
For those interested in participating, please email Lauren Sullivan at laurensremote@yahoo.com to be added to an interested list. They will hold an informational meeting with the RYC High School Coach on the evening of Monday, August 12th (time TBD) at the home of Chris and Lauren Sullivan in Albany.
If a student is interested however has no experience there are Summer Programs available at Richmond Yacht Club (RYC) including Beginning FJ's and 420's. Please visit www.richmondyc.org/page/13823~814709/Junior-Program for summer schedule.
A Day of Sports For Girls
The City of Albany Recreation Department is putting on an event called "Play Like a Girl" at Memorial Park on Sunday, May 20th from 10am - 1pm. Athletes and coaches from more than a dozen different sports will be offering hands-on activities so girls ages 2-17 can hit, catch, throw, play and tryout sports. Check out this flyer and spread the word!
A Look Ahead To Fall Sports
The Albany High School 2018 Fall sports season is just around the corner. Below is some important information that will help you prepare for the upcoming fall sports season at Albany High School.
Online Registration Window (June 1st - Aug. 2nd)
Registration for Fall sports will be open from Friday, June 1st @ 8:00am and will close on Thursday, Aug. 2nd @ 3:00pm. Late registration will take place between Aug. 6th - 9th ONLY. Late registrants will not be cleared to tryout/practice until Monday, Aug. 13th. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Please be sure to follow all instructions on the athletic registration webpage. Online registration can be found at http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Medical Clearance Forms
Students are required to have a physical examination certifying that the student is fit to participate in extracurricular athletics. The Medical Clearance Form must be completed and signed by a physician each school year on or after July 1st (June 1st-Football ONLY). Any Medical Clearance form signed by the doctor before July 1st (June 1st-Football ONLY) cannot be accepted. Medical Clearance Forms must be uploaded to your online athletic registration account in order to be cleared. No hard or email copies will be accepted.
Medical Clearance Forms can be downloaded and printed from the following link:
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Practice/Tryout Information (NEW Start Dates)
The North Coast Section (NCS) made additional changes to the start dates for the 2018 Fall Sports season. For exact tryout/practice locations and times, you should contact your respective coach or check the team webpage on our website. Coach contact information can be found at the link below.
Football: Monday, July 30th