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Athlete of the Week - Reno Godfrey
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE ST. FRANCIS DESALES MALE FALL SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (9/10 - 9/17), PRESENTED BY FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, IS JUNIOR QUARTERBACK, RENO GODFREY!
RENO ACCOUNTED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS IN THE STALLION FOOTBALL TEAMS 50-6 WIN OVER DAYTON BELMONT! RENO WAS 9 OF 11 PASSING FOR 151 YARDS AND 3 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS. HE ALSO RUSHED FOR 33 YARDS AND 1 RUSHING TOUCHDOWN!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM '82 AND PATRICK CHAPMAN '84 FOR SPONSORING THE SFDHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
Athlete of the Week - Michael Cummins
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE ST. FRANCIS DESALES MALE FALL SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (9/10 - 9/17), PRESENTED BY FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, IS JUNIOR GOLFER, MICHAEL CUMMINS!
MICHAEL WAS MEDALIST AT TWO MATCHES LAST WEEK WITH A SCORE OF 37 TWO DAYS IN A ROW! THE MATCH ON MONDAY WAS AGAINST CANAL WINCHESTER AT WESTCHESTER GOLF CLUB, TUESDAY WAS AGAINST BIG WALNUT AT CHAMPIONS.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM '82 AND PATRICK CHAPMAN '84 FOR SPONSORING THE SFDHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
Female Athlete of the Week - Lainey McGonigle
THE SECOND EDITION OF THE ST. FRANCIS DESALES FEMALE FALL SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (8/27 - 9/1), PRESENTED BY FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, IS SENIOR DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST, LAINEY MCGONIGLE.
LAINEY HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE STALLION VOLLEYBALL DEFENSE AND HAD MULTIPLE 20 DIG GAMES AGAINST LEAGUE OPPONENTS CSG AND BISHOP READY AS WELL AS AGAINST TOLEDO CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT THE BEST OF OHIO TOURNAMENT!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM '82 AND PATRICK CHAPMAN '84 FOR SPONSORING THE SFDHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
Male Athlete of the Week - Ian McCandlish
THE SECOND EDITION OF THE ST. FRANCIS DESALES MALE FALL SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (8/27 - 9/1), PRESENTED BY FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, IS SENIOR RUNNER, IAN MCCANDLISH
IAN FINISHED AS THE RUNNER-UP AT THE MARTIN'S FERRY INVITATIONAL ON SATURDAY WITH A TIME OF 17:46! HIS SECOND PLACE FINISH HELPED LEAD THE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TO A SECOND PLACE TEAM FINISH!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM '82 AND PATRICK CHAPMAN '84 FOR SPONSORING THE SFDHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
Athletics Update
New to StallionPride.com is the "Athletics Update" Page which features weekly updates for all of your favorite in-season Stallion Teams and information about the out of season teams! Be sure to visit the page every Tuesday to see what you missed!
Male Athlete of the Week - Anthony Sciarroni
THE FIRST EDITION OF THE ST. FRANCIS DESALES MALE FALL SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (8/20 - 8/26), PRESENTED BY FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, IS SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER AND SAFETY, ANTHONY SCIARRONI
ANTHONY RECORDED THE STALLION FOOTBALL TEAM'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN OF THE 2018 SEASON ON THE FIRST PLAY OF OFFENSE IN SATURDAY'S 35-0 WIN OVER DAYTON DUNBAR. LATER IN THE GAME, SCIARRONI RECORDED TWO FUMBLE RECOVERIES.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM '82 AND PATRICK CHAPMAN '84 FOR SPONSORING THE SFDHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
Female Athlete of the Week - Megan Husslein
The first edition of the St. Francis DeSales Female Fall Sports Athlete of the Week (8/20 - 8/26), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is junior tennis player Megan Husslein.
Megan went 4-0 last week and won the First Singles Championship Hurricane Invitational in Wilmington by defeating a 2017 District Qualifier to improve to 10-1 overall. Earlier in the week, she also beat Granville's number one player.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Announcing the 2018 St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame Class!
Congratulations to our 2018 St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame inductees:
(click on name for individual bio)
Molly Feesler '82 (athlete / coach), John Kelley '97 (wrestling / football), Carl Linke '66 (football), Jodie Stranges '94 (soccer), and Guido Ricevuto (coach).
Join us in recognizing the outstanding achievements of five individuals as as part of the 2018 St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame Class!
This year's class will be introduced publicly at halftime of the St. Francis DeSales - Dayton Belmont Varsity Football on Friday, September 14, 2018. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 15 at 10 AM.
Boys Lacrosse State Championship Assembly (8/14/18)
Join us tomorrow in the SFD Gymnasium at 6PM as we honor the 2018 Division-II State Championship Boys Lacrosse Team!
Spring Sports Athletes Earn Postseason Honors
Congratulations to the following spring sports athletes who earned postseason honors:
Baseball
Greg Gilbert, senior
Mizuno All-Ohio
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-District
Jonathan Mager, senior
Honorable Mention All-District
Joey Velazquez, junior
Division-II Ohio Player of the Year
First Team All-Ohio
First Team All-District
Dispatch All-Metro Co-Player of the Year
Boys Lacrosse
Tyler Albers, senior
Honorable Mention All-Region
Tommy Clayton, junior
First Team All-Ohio
Region Attackman of the Year
First Team All-Region
Anthony Cua, senior
Second Team All-Region
Jack DeSantis, senior
US Lacrosse All-American
Division-II Ohio Defenseman of the Year
First Team All-Ohio
Region Player of the Year
Region Defenseman of the Year
First Team All-Region
Carter Hilleary, junior
First Team All-Ohio
Region Midfield of the Year
First Team All-Region
Will Mnich, senior
Second Team All-Region
Connor O'Brien, senior
Second Team All-Region
Mason Rickens, sophomore
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Noah Swenson, sophomore
Honorable Mention All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Marco Susi, senior
Honorable Mention All-Region
Connor Thune, junior
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Girls Lacrosse
Greta Cargin, junior
Honorable Mention All-Region
Abbey Dop, senior
US Lacrosse Academic All-American
First Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Sophia Finotti, junior
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Grace Lensmire, junior
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Payton Nebraska, senior
Second Team All-Region
Leah Richards, junior
Second Team All-Region
Softball
Kyla Payne, junior
Honorable Mention All-District
Aubrey Wilcox, junior
Second Team All-District
Special Mention All-Metro
Boys Tennis
Justin Braun, senior
OTCA Academic All-Ohio
Boys Track
Ian McCandlish, junior
Academic All-Ohio
Division-II All-Ohio (1600M Relay)
Zion Parker, senior
Division-II All-Ohio (1600M Relay)
Angelo Ricci, junior
Academic All-Ohio
Division-II All-Ohio (Long Jump)
Division-II All-Ohio (800M Relay)
AJ Sallee, senior
Academic All-Ohio
Division-II All-Ohio (800M Realy)
Isaiah Thomas, sophomore
Academic All-Ohio
Division-II All-Ohio (800M Relay)
Art Williams, senior
Division-II All-Ohio (400 M)
Division-II All-Ohio (800M Relay)
Division-II All-Ohio (1600M Relay)
Caden Zellner, junior
Division-II All-Ohio (1600M Relay)
Boys Volleyball
photo credit - ThisWeek Community News
Zach Clarke, junior
Academic All-Ohio
Second Team All-Ohio
First Team All-Region
Academic All-Ohio
Will Durbin, junior
Daniel Freeman, senior
Dominic Julian, senior
Kevin Nguyen, junior
Zach Statczar, junior
Nicolas Topacio, junior
Aiden Valentine, junior
Honorable Mention All-Region
Will Durbin, junior
Eric Nickell, senior
Kevin Nguyen, junior
Nicolas Topacio, junior
Special thanks to Barb Dougherty for the photos
Pre-Participation Sports Physicals For SFD Athletes (6/13)
When: Wednesday, June 13th
Last names beginning with A-M, arrive at 5:30 PM
Last names beginning with N-Z, arrive at 6:00 PM
Where: Mt. Carmel Medical Group, New Albany
55 North High Street in New Albany
Directions: From DeSales take Morse Rd east to Gahanna. Cross Hamilton and continue east to the SR 62 traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit in the circle to head north on SR 62 to New Albany. Cross Old SR 161 (BP gas station on the right). Turn left at the next light (High Street) and then left again about one block north. The office is in the large white building on your right. Park and enter the right side doors at the front of the building.
How much: $10 donation to DHS Athletic Program
Bring your completed Pre Participation form
You can download it below:
Lacrosse State Championship Presale Information
Division-II Boys Lacrosse State Championship
vs. Toledo Ottawa Hills
June 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM
Shelby Stadium at Ohio Wesleyan University
45 S Henry Street
Delaware, OH 43015
Pre-sale tickets are $8.00, with $1.00 of every ticket going back to the school.
Pre-sale tickets will be sold all day on Thursday and Friday (7:00am to 3:30pm) in the Athletic Office, as well as on Saturday morning at Graduation in the Concession Stand.
Male Athlete of the Week - Art Williams
The seventh edition of the St. Francis DeSales Male Spring Sports Athlete of the Week (5/14 - 5/19), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is senior runner Art Williams.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Female Athlete of the Week - Payton Nebraska
The seventh edition of the St. Francis DeSales Female Springs Sports Athlete of the Week (5/14 - 5/19), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is senior lacrosse player Payton Nebraska.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Spring Postseason Information
BOYS LACROSSE
Division-II STATE FINAL
JUNE 2, 2018
vs. Toledo Ottawa Hills
at Shelby Stadium, Ohio Wesleyan University
45 S Henry Street
Delaware,43015
$8 tickets
BOYS TRACK
Division-II STATE Meet
JUNE 1-2, 2018
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
The Ohio State University, Columbus
Click here for schedule of events and results
Male Athlete of the Week - AJ Sallee
The sixth edition of the St. Francis DeSales Male Spring Sports Athlete of the Week (5/7 - 5/12), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is senior sprinter AJ Sallee.
AJ captured the 110 meter hurdles at the CCL Championships last week, anchored the winning 4x100M relay team and took third in the 300 meter hurdles after a season-best time of 42.89 seconds.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Female Athlete of the Week - Aubrey Wilcox
The sixth edition of the St. Francis DeSales Female Springs Sports Athlete of the Week (5/7 - 5/12), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is junior centerfielder Aubrey Wilcox.
Aubrey batted .667 in two OHSAA Tournament games, drove in two runs and scored three times.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Female Athlete of the Week - Sophia Finotti
The fifth edition of the St. Francis DeSales Female Springs Sports Athlete of the Week (5/7 - 5/12), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is senior lacrosse player Abbey Dop.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!
Male Athlete of the Week - Joey Velazquez
The fifth edition of the St. Francis DeSales Male Spring Sports Athlete of the Week (4/30 - 5/5), presented by Farmers Insurance Group, is junior outfielder Joey Velzquez
Last week, Joey batted .500 with one home run, five runs batted in and five runs scored.
A special thanks to Sam '82 and Patrick Chapman '84 for sponsoring the SFDHS Athlete of the Week!