Athletics

A new era begins for Albany High football

Brian Spicer, a product of one of Ohio’s most storied high school football programs and a West Point graduate, is the new football coach at Albany High School. The Board of Education approved the appointment May 15.

“I am very excited to have him here and I think he is going to do wonderful things for our football program,” said Director of Athletics Kathleen Ryan. “Our search committee was made up of a diverse group of administrators, teachers, community members and district coaches, and everyone was very impressed by him during the interview process because of his knowledge of the game of football and his communication skills.” (MORE)

Highlights from 2008 spring sports:

• Albany High baseball team ends playoff drought

Highlights from 2007-08 winter sports:

• Fagan, Moore earn Times Union All-Star honors

• Fleet Falcons fly high at state, national track meets

• Coore's heroics help Lady Falcons to strong Big 10 finish

• Fagan leads boys' indoor track team to Big 10 title

• Boys' bowling coach notches 100th career victory

• Benoit rolls best three-game series in Albany High history

• Girls' basketball team off to best start in coach Leslie Bogucki's 22 seasons

Highlights from 2007 fall sports:

• Albany High varsity teams receive scholar-athlete awards

• Albany High senior competes in state swimming meet

• Exciting boys' soccer playoff run ends in tough 1-0 semifinal loss

• Boy's cross country team caps perfect Big 10 regular season

District adopts new student-athlete code of conduct

The City School District of Albany Board of Education has adopted a new code of conduct for student-athletes. The full document is available for review in .pdf format by clicking here.

Director's Memo: Sports are a time commitment
Updated September 2007
Some food for thought as we prepare for winter sports …
 

Sports are a time commitment.

If you are interested in participating in a varsity or junior varsity sport, please keep in mind that you are making a commitment to your team and that sport. To be fair, each player must make the commitment to be present at each practice and contest throughout the season before tryouts begin. This weighs heavily on the decisions made by coaches when they determine their rosters. 

A schedule is given at the beginning of each team’s season and is also available before tryouts upon request. (MORE)

Kathleen Ryan, Athletics Director
Albany High School
700 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 454-3987 Ext. 986

The City School District of Albany's Interscholastic Program offers students an opportunity for athletic competition in grades 7-12 at Hackett Middle School, Philip Livingston Magnet Academy, Myers Middle School, North Albany Academy and Albany High School.

The district is a member of the Big 10 Athletic Conference, which operates in Section II of the NYSPHSAA. The district is also a member of the Tri-County Indoor Track League, Adirondack Swim League for men, Aqua Swim League for women and the Greater Capital District Bowling League for women.

Athletic Offerings
The district offers 11 female sports activities on 25 teams at varying levels of competition, and 12 male sports activities on 26 teams at varying levels of competition. Each year over 1,000 athletes go through the district's program coached by certified athletic coaches.

Girl's Athletic Teams
KEY: V=Varsity; JV= Junior Varsity; F=Freshman

Boy's Athletic Teams

Modified Athletic Teams
For those students in grades 7-8, there is interscholastic modified program. It includes the following sports:

KEY: Site = practice location