Gretta Kirkby Signs National Letter of Intent
Albany High Senior, Gretta Kirkby, signs a National Letter of Intent on Friday, May 11, 2018 to play Volleyball at California State University, Chico in the Fall of 2018. Gretta celebrated her accomplishment in the company of her parents, sister, Guidance Counselor (Becca Burns), and many friends! Congratulations, Gretta! We are proud of you!
Boys Tennis Strong Season Continues Into NCS Finals
The Albany Boy's Tennis Team ended the season undefeated and headed into the TCAL championships with a golden line up of two singles players and two doubles teams. Ian Chuang and Nathan Procek led the singles players and Atticus Pallock and Ari Zeiler- Abarbanel were one of the doubles team, and Ben Driscoll and Brett Chan were the other doubles team. Ian Chuang lost to the league's Number 2 seeded player in his singles match, and our own team took BOTH first and second in the Boy's Doubles match.
And the fun continues with NCS finals on May 8th.
Congrats to all members of the 2018 AHS Boy's Tennis Team for a great season and a big thanks to Coach Taylor Breland for leading the team to its success!
2nd Annual AAB Pasta Dinner
Please join us for the 2nd annual Albany Athletics Boosters Pasta Dinner at the Albany Veteran's Memorial Hall on Friday, April 27th from 6-9pm. There will be two dessert auctions and a cash bar with beer, wine and sodas. All proceeds will benefit the AHS/AMS athletic teams and AHS leadership. Come enjoy this community building event while raising funds for Albany sports!
To purchase tickets, please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-albany-athletics-boosters-pasta-dinner-tickets-44584792314
Albany Wrestlers Compete at USA Wrestling Girls National Tournament
Albany had seven athletes wrestle with team California at the USA Wrestling Girls National Tournament in Oklahoma, March 23-24, 2018. Below were the wrestlers that placed at the prestigious tournament.
Cadet Division
Joanna Qiu - National Champion
Francesca Lopresti - 2nd
Itzel Galaviz - 5th
Junior Division
Joanna Qiu - 7th
A look Ahead to the 2018 Fall Sports Season at AHS
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 - July 27th)
Registration for Fall sports will be open from Friday, June 1st @ 8:00am and will close on Thursday, July 27th @ 3:00pm. Late registration will take place between Aug. 6th-Aug. 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 @ 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 link below.
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Practice/Tryout Information (EARLY Start Dates)
The North Coast Section (NCS) approved a motion to start the 2018 Football/Volleyball season earlier than it has in previous years. This motion was approved in an effort to align our sports calendar with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) which is the governing legislative body of all high school in California. (See exact start dates below)
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/Volleyball: Monday, July 30th (EARLY start date)
Cross Country/Girls Tennis/Girls Golf: Monday, August 13th
Coach Contact Information
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/contact-us
Fall Sports Parent Meeting (Thursday, Aug. 23rd @ 7pm)
Our Fall Sports Parent Meeting will take place on Thursday, Aug. 23rd at 7:00pm in the AHS gym. All parents of students participating on a fall sports team are expected to attend this informative meeting. Please make it a priority to attend!
Albany Athletics Website
Be sure to visit the Albany Athletics website @ GoAlbanyAthletics.org. Please be sure to use this new site to find all Albany Athletics related information. Most information will no longer be available on the AHS website.
GO ALBANY!
Girls Wrestling Wins NCS; Boys Place Strong at Tournament
Congratulations to the Albany High School Girls Wrestling team on winning the 2018 NCS Championship on Saturday, Feb. 10th at Albany High School. The team will now compete at the CIF State Championship Tournament on Friday/Saturday, Feb. 23-24 at the Visalia Convention Center! Congratulations to Coach Jason and Coach Melinda on a job well done!
The Albany boys deserve some recognition too—they placed 4th at the NCS Championship tournament on Friday/Saturday, Feb. 9-10 at Newark Memorial H.S. The team will now compete in the NCS Championship tournament on Friday/Saturday, Feb. 23-24 at James Logan H.S. Congratulations Coach Rose and Coach Manny!
Spring Sports Late Registration Period (2/5 - 2/8)
Did you miss the Spring sports Registration Deadline on Feb. 1st? If so, do not worry because our Late Spring Sports Registration will take place beginning Monday, Feb. 5th at 8:00am and will run thru Thursday, Feb. 8th at 6:00pm. All student-athletes that register during the Late Registration period will be cleared to begin practicing on Friday, Feb. 9th. Please be sure to upload your updated Medical Clearance Form to your online athletic registration. Hard or email copies cannot be accepted! If you have any questions, please contact the AHS Athletics Office or visit our registration webpage for step-by-step instructions on how to complete your registration (see link below).
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
A Look Ahead to Spring Sports
Spring sports tryouts are just around the corner. Below is some important information that will help you prepare for the upcoming spring sports season.
Online Registration Window
Registration for Spring sports will close on Thursday, Feb. 1st @ 3:00pm. Late registration will take place between Feb. 5th-Feb. 8th ONLY. Late registrants will not be cleared to tryout/practice until Monday, Feb. 12th. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Please be sure to follow all instructions on the athletic registration webpage. Online registration can be found here.
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. 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 here.
Tryout Information
Sports tryouts are scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb. 5th after school. For exact tryout/practice locations and times, you should contact your respective coach directly. Coach contact information can be found here.
Spring Sports Parent Meeting
Our Spring Sports Parent Meeting will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 7th at 7:00pm in the AHS gym. All parents of students participating on a spring sports team are expected to attend this informative meeting. Please make it a priority to attend!
Albany Athletics Website
Be sure to visit the Albany Athletics website. Please be sure to use this new site to find all Albany Athletics related information. Most information will no longer be available on the AHS website.
GO ALBANY!
Abbott Qualifies for CIF State Cross Country Championship Meet
Congrats to Calder Abbott who just qualified for next week’s state meet. Calder is only the third male runner ever to qualify for State from Albany High!
His time of 15:49.8 at the NCS Championships on Saturday, Nov. 18th puts him third on the all-time list for that course and 2nd overall on NCS race day.
Riley Harmon finished sixth overall, but unfortunately she was just edged out for the final individual qualifying spot at State (by nine seconds). We still look forward to seeing Riley during the track season…and, no doubt, running for a college team!
GO COUGARS!
Cougars Dominate at TCAL Championships
Congrats to the Albany boys cross country team for a clean sweep of the Frosh/Soph, JV and Varsity Boys races at the TCAL championships this past Thursday!!! That makes it “three years” in a row that our boys have won a championship banner!!!
Also, special congrats to Riley Harmon and Calder Abbott for “winning” the Varsity races in speedy times of 19:23.8 and 16:37.9 respectively! Riley successfully defended the title she won last year!!!
The 27 medal winners include:
Varsity Boys: (6)
Calder Abbott—1st overall
Cairo DaSilva—2nd overall
Henry Burditt—4th overall
Sage Sherman-Howell—5th overall
Gus Brown—6th overall
Ethan Maches—13th overall
Varsity Girls: (3)
Riley Harmon—1st overall
Ellery Renger—8th overall
Natalia Porras—10th overall
JV Boys: (8)
Joseph Rees-Hill—2nd overall
Kai Girard—4th overall
Rakesh DaSilva—6th overall
Patrick Hwang—8th overall
Jared Williams—9th overall
Daniel Park—10th overall
Joseph Doyle—11th overall
Jakob Seidner—13th overall
JV Girls: (3)
Lisa Gildisch—8th overall
Averly Sheltraw—12th overall
Carolyn Lee—14th overall
Frosh/Soph Boys: (7)
Julian Johnson—3rd overall
Joshua Bernard-Pearl—4th overall
Nicholas Chen—5th overall
Alex Jung—10th overall
Kai Weiner—11th overall
Sam Joffe—12th overall
Victor Zhang—13th overall