#NH high school hockey

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15 people, 15 questions

I got tagged by @wanderlust-in-my-soul and @bl-bam-beyond thank you both for the tag! 🥰 love these games!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Yes- a friend of my mother who died when they were young

2. When was the last time you cried?

Last month - my cousin passed away

3. Do you have kids?

Yes - although due to medical issues, I never thought it would happen. My doctor yelled at me a few times to give up BUT I’m stubborn and I now have two teenagers

4. What sports do you play/have you played? Softball, volleyball cheer squad and field hockey (I tried tennis but I did better playing against the wall and not an actual opponent)

5. Do you use sarcasm?

YES- and love it when I meet someone who can match me with their own sarcasm

6. What’s the first thing you notice about people? Height (mostly because everyone is taller than me 😉 ) and then their eyes 👀

7. What’s your eye color?

Brown with specs of green

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Both - but will watch either also depending upon who I’m watching with as not everyone likes scary stuff.

9. Any talents?

Used to play the piano but it’s been a hot minute. Also not sure if this counts but I’m been told I have a talent for making friends and making others laugh (especially if they are in a bad mood)

10. Where were you born?

NH

11. What are your hobbies?

Taking photos , photo shop, scrapbooking and of course reading! Unless you count naps cause I love to take naps -lol

12. Do you have any pets?

Yes - a cat we adopted from a shelter, interesting fact he has an extra digits on three paws.

13. How tall are you? 5’4 😉

14. Favorite subject in school?

Middle school was PE but high school and college was math

15. Dream job?

I would LOVE to own a bookstore that has a small cafe attached a few couches or comfy chairs for people to sit and relax. (AND no toys)

I don't know who of you already done this one. But if you have, please just tag me in a comment so I can read a little bit about you 🥰 If you see this and not tagged but want to share then please also tag me And as always: If you don't want to play along, just ignore me 💜

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NH Hockey: D2 Hockey All-State Teams 2021

NH Hockey: D2 Hockey All-State Teams 2021

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What would you think about a spin-off AU series called "Kasslyne Girls" where Elka, Leysa, Vienne, Anadyne, Knock-Me-Down, and Lady Ilganyag are all besties in a modern-day high school?

Lady I doesn't get a human form in "Kasslyne Girls", by the way. She's still a huge bird/boob monster. But nobody ever comments about it.

I’m down with this but we need to decide who is what trope. I think Leysa is a cheerleader and dating the captain of the football team (who is not Duane), Vienne is the picked-on nerdy girl who hides in the computer lab at lunch, Knock plays field hockey and is in a mini gang with Anadyne where they hang out in the girl’s bathroom and smoke pot in the stall closest to the window, Elka is valedictorian and in ROTC and was very narrowly expelled for going too crazy hazing the newest NHS members, and Lady Ilganyag is the deadpan goth theatre club kid who secretly hates all the rest of them.

Not sure what their cutie marks are yet.

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Startling Discovery this Morning...

What: Turns out I played field hockey in high school with Zach Sanford’s older sister? How I learned this: Opened up facebook this morning to find a post from a mutual friend* sharing the sister’s FB pics from on the ice last night with Zach and others captioned ‘Congrats to your brother, [sister’s name]!’ *(I’m not fb friends with the sister anymore, it’s been over a decade since HS and we’ve both done purges of our friends lists)

Why was this startling: I knew he was from my area, and that I know people who know him, but the population of the Manchester, NH area is large enough that I never made the connection between Zach Sanford and [sister’s name] Sanford.

This was an interesting discovery to wake up to. Congrats, dude, but did you have to beat the Bruins? I wonder if he’ll do a public appearance with the cup in his hometown, or no, because he knows damn well it’s Bruins country.

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

Catherine “Kate” Elizabeth (née Middleton)

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Her Royal Highness Catherine The Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Countess of Chester, & The Duchess of Rothesay

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Saturday, January 9th, 1982 in Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England

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Father: Michael Francis Middleton

Mother: Carole Elizabeth (née Goldsmith) Middleton

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Younger Sister: Philippa “Pippa” Charlotte (née Middleton) Matthews

Younger Brother: James William Middleton

Brother In Law: His Royal Highness Prince Henry (Harry), The Duke of Sussex

Brother In Law: James Matthews

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Oldest Nephew: Arthur Michael William Matthews

Oldest Niece: Grace Elizabeth Jane Matthews

Youngest Nephew: Prince Archie of Sussex

Youngest Niece: Princess Lilibett of Sussex

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His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales (M. 2011)

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Oldest Son: His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales

Daughter: Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales

Youngest Son: His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Wales

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𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: 

English - Language Nursery School

St. Andrews School

Downe House School

Marlborough College

University of St. Andrews: Master of Arts in History of Art

British Institute of Florence

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𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈

Culture

Chilean Culture

Italian Culture

Education:

Biology

Chemistry

History

Museums

Research

Environment:

Gardening

Natural Resources

Protect Vulnerable Environments

Health:

Addiction 

Children’s Health

Gynecology

Health Charities

Health Services

Hospices

Hospitals

Mental Health

Obstetricians

Safe Water

Sanitation

People:

Children

Scouts (Children, Teen, & Adult)

The Disadvantaged

Women

Social Issues:

Poverty

Social Isolation

Sports:

Crew

Cricket

Croquet

Field Hockey

High Jump

Hockey

Law Tennis

Netball

Sailing

Support

Tennis

The Arts:

Art Galleries

Catalogue Design & Production

Fashion

Music

Photography

Writing

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Founder Patron:

The Royal Foundation of The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge

Honorary Life Membership:

The Marylebone Cricket Club

Membership:

Tuvalu Order of Merit

Other Work:

Accessory Buyer: Jigsaw

Ambassador: The 2012 Summer Olympics

Co-Designer: The Royal Horticultural Society

Competitor: King’s Cup Yacht Regatta

Contributor: HuffPost UK - Young Minds Matter Movement

Crew Member: The World Challenge Boats

Deck Hand: The Port of Southhampton

Event Coordinator: The Boodles Boxing Ball

Family Business: Catalogue Design & Production, Marketing, & Photography

Fundraiser Organizer: Place2Be

Initiated Heads Together with the Duke of Cambridge & Duke of Sussex

Member: The Lumsden Club

Party Essentials Organizer: Starlight Children's Foundation

Photography Exhibition Curator: UNICEF Fundraiser

Volunteer: Raleigh International & The Royal Voluntary Service

Part Time Waitress

Patron:

100 Women in Hedge Fund's Philanthropic Initiatives

Action for Children

Action on Addiction

All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families

Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Family Action

NHS Charities Together

Place2Be

SportsAid

The 1851 Trust

The Foundling Museum

The Law Tennis Association

The National History Museum

The National Portrait Gallery

The Royal Photographic Society

The Royal Society of Medicine

The Victoria and Albert Museum

President:

The Scout Association

Royal Patron:

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

M-Pact Programme

The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

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CANTLON: (12/13) UCONN HUSKY MAKES A WJC TEAM

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - UCONN’s Ryan Tverberg was selected to join the Canadian team and officially became the sixth UCONN player to represent a country on a World Junior Championship team. Tverberg heads off to Banff, Alberta, for the WJC camp. They’ll have three warmup exhibition games starting on December 19 against Switzerland, December 20 against Sweden. These WJC games will be played at the Peavey Mart Centaurium, the second site of the WJC. December 22 Canada’s entry in the WJC will play a pre-Christmas affair against Russia at Rogers Place in Edmonton that will air on the NHL Network. TOURNAMENT BEGINNING The tournament begins on December 26 (Canadian Boxing Day) with a Group A meeting against the Czech Republic in Edmonton. The puck drop of all WJC games is 7:00 PM. All games will air on the NHL Network who will pick up the TSN feed. Tverberg will be joined by several New York Rangers prospects, including returning goalie and ex-Hartford Wolf Pack, Dylan Garand of the Kamloops Blazers (WHL). Another ex-Pack from last year is center Will Cuylle of the Windsor Spitfires (OHL). There will also be Jack Finley, who was recently traded from the Spokane (WA) Chiefs (WHL) to the Winnipeg Ice (WHL). Finley is the son of ex-Pack, Ranger, and Springfield Indian Jeff Finley and is presently a scout with Winnipeg. Another son of an ex-Indian is Ridley Greig from the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), the son of former Hartford Whaler and Springfield Indian; Mark Greig also made the team. The Canadian WJC team was shut out 3-0 by a group of Canadian University All-Stars in their first of two exhibition games at Markin MacPhail Centre-WinSports Arena in Calgary on Saturday. MORE TEAM MEMBERS Two names of note from the Canadian University All-Star squad in two defensemen. Nolan Volcan of the University of Alberta Golden Bears (CWUAA) is the nephew of former Whaler Michael “Mickey” Volcan and ex-Wolf Pack Tysen Helgesen. He is a senior for the Mt Royal University Cougars (CWUAA). While not getting a point, Tverberg opened his coach’s eyes and solidified his chances of making the team while playing on a line with Elliot “Destroyer” Desnoyers of the Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) and Joshua Roy Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL). “I liked his game,” Head Coach Dave Cameron said to the Canadian Press in the Toronto Star, “He’s tenacious on the puck. That’s his biggest asset. He’s around the puck. I thought he had a couple of offensive chances he whiffed on. High energy. Good reads around the puck. Good on the forecheck, good on battles.” On Sunday afternoon, the team won 7-2 with thirteen players registering points, including Tverberg, who recorded his with a third-period power play goal. Cuylle was patrolling the left side, with the center being the Washington Capitals’ number one pick, Hendrix Lapierre. Helgesen scored one of the two goals for the University All-Stars. BIG RECRUIT HEADING TO STORRS UCONN scored a significant recruit with a familiar last name in New England hockey. Forward Mason Kesselring of Cushing (MA) Academy is 6’3 and 180lbs. He made a verbal commitment to the Huskies for 2022-23. Casey Kesselring, Mason’s father, was a star in Hockey East in the mid-1990s with Merrimack. He also had a five-year ECHL career. The New Hampshire native is also the younger brother of former Northeastern star Michael Kesselring. He had a short-lived minor pro career with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). Casey has been a prep school coach at Pinkerton (NH) Academy (2003-2009) and New Hampton (NH) School (2014-2019), where Michael is the school’s all-time leading point-getter. Mason spent a year there before going to Cushing. Casey was also an assistant for half a season of the CT Yankees in 2009 before taking the job with Pinkerton. Casey is presently the head coach of the Northern (MA) Cyclones 18-AAA team and a New England scout with Fargo (USHL). He has previously worked with the Youngstown (OH) Phantoms (USHL). UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HOME Read the full article

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Hockey: Goffstown 4 vs. Trinity 9

Hockey: Goffstown 4 vs. Trinity 9

From Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – Monday, January 25, 2021 Trinity scored later than earlier but quite often en route to their first win of the season at Goffstown. At least I think it’s their first win because getting accurate information on anything that is NH high school hockey this season is not easy. The Grizzlies kept coming at the Pioneers, but the combination of…

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Fire chiefs raise the alarm – too few young recruits MEREDITH — Cole Boggis knew he would make his career in the fire service since he was a boy and his father was a member of the Brookline Fire Department. “I was fortunate to grow up in the fire department in my hometown. All the guys were good enough to include me, and got me interested,” Boggis said. At 14, he joined a junior firefighter program in the neighboring town of Hollis, joined Brookline when he turned 18, and came to Meredith as an intern with the Fire Technology program at Lakes Region Community College. He’s now 21 and a member of the Meredith Department, covering the station during day shifts. Over in Franklin, Mike Mussey has been a full-time member of the department for seven months. He’s 23 and said he’s known he wanted to be a firefighter since he was 14, also through a junior program. Mussey grew up in Franklin, and said it’s “fantastic” to be able to serve the people of his hometown. People like Boggis and Mussey are increasingly hard to come by, though. Fire chiefs around the region report  difficulty filling their rosters. They might have once had 10, or even 20, applicants for each open position; now they have two or three, and those who are highly qualified are likely fielding multiple job offers. That’s leading some in the industry to warn that the shortage could soon become critical. “I think everybody knows it, the total amount of firefighters that we have applying statewide, everywhere, it’s much more difficult to hire firefighters now,” said Kirk Beattie, Laconia’s fire chief. “The numbers of them just aren’t out there. And if you factor in that we’re looking for paramedics as well, they are very hard to come by.” If he were fully staffed, Beattie said he would have 40 firefighters on his roster. He currently has 38, and pending retirements will soon drop that to 36. “We are in the process of trying to hire right now, but the total number of applicants is way down,” Beattie said, though he added that, so far, he has been able to land well-qualified candidates. “It would be nice to get back to the days of having 20-30 applicants, instead of 2 or 3.” Chief Michael Foss in Franklin said he has had to change his staffing levels for lack of firefighters. He would like to be able to have a crew of 5 on at all times, but now he has 3 firefighters for each 24-hour shift, with one additional crew member coming on for a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift. Coverage drops back to 3 for the overnight hours. “We are set up well to handle one call at a time,” Foss said. However, about a quarter of their calls occur when the crew is already responding to a prior emergency, which leaves Franklin with a choice. Either try and call in already overworked firefighters on their day off, or rely on Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid, which will rally help from a neighboring town. Meredith relies on on-call firefighters. It used to be, Meredith Chief Ken Jones said, that the town could handle most moderate incidents with their call firefighters, who work in town and could drop what they were doing to respond to an emergency. “It used to be a 45-man roster years ago,” Jones said, adding that he’s down to around 15 members who will reliably show up when their pagers tone. “We’re struggling. On any call, I don’t know who I’m going to have on that call,” he said. Depending on who shows up, he might not have people trained to attack a house fire from the interior, or operate the necessary equipment. Increasingly, Meredith has to call Mutual Fire Aid for help. “That’s how we are surviving at this time,” Jones said. Gilford uses a hybrid system, with 18 full-time firefighters and an equal number of on-call staff. Steve Carrier, Gilford chief, said his biggest problem is retaining personnel, especially on-call firefighters. “It’s a pretty demanding position to be in,” said Carrier. “You have a full-time job and a family, we’re telling you that you have to come in for training two or three times a month, if you don’t have certification we tell you to go somewhere you can get certification.” When the on-call staff drops out of rotation, Carrier said it’s usually because of the time commitment. They need to stay active in order to retain their skills, but they have to be willing to drop everything and respond when the big calls come in. “The opportunities aren’t there every day for them to be involved,” Carrier said. “I think it’s difficult for some of them to justify spending the time and training.” Deborah Pendergast said the problem has been brewing for years. She’s director of the state’s Fire Standards and Training Department, and said the drop in interest was first seen in smaller, rural departments that rely on call staff. “Now that is trickling to the full-time departments. It is regional, it is not a New Hampshire phenomenon. Overall, if you look at why is that, there are a couple of different things playing into that,” Pendergast said. One of the reasons is a public perception of the service that doesn’t accurately reflect the present reality. To begin a career in the fire service, a candidate would need to get certified as a firefighter, have at least some emergency medicine certification, and a commercial drivers license. Yet, said Pendergast, “The fire service is considered a blue-collar career, a hands-on trade.” That creates a problem. Ambitious young people who aren’t afraid of certification programs might not consider the fire service, but people who expect to be able to walk into a job might be turned off when they realize how much work it is to become a firefighter. Then there’s another perception problem, one which Pendergast confronted herself years ago. Her career started with a CPR class, which led to an EMT program, and when she was doing a ride-along on an ambulance, one of the firefighters suggested she take a firefighting course. She was about 30 at that time, and never thought of herself as a firefighter. That was decades ago, but the picture of a New Hampshire firefighter hasn’t changed too much. “New Hampshire is absolutely not where it needs to be with diversity of fire service,” Pendergast said. Women make up only about 5% of firefighters in the state, she said, a figure well below other states. “If we are only tapping the white males to be in the fire service, we are doing ourselves a disservice,” Pendergast said. She said local firehouses need to invite Girl Scouts, not just Boy Scouts, for tours. Recruiting efforts should take place at softball and field hockey tournaments, not just football games. “If we work hard to tap minorities and females, we can get people who said, ‘I never thought of myself doing that.’” The fire service can break through misconceptions by reviving junior firefighter programs, which were once prolific but have become rarer, Pendergast said, and by encouraging fire-science classes in high schools, which give young people a jump-start on basic training. Beattie, in Laconia, said it will likely take a scattershot approach “There isn’t one answer, I think there’s multiple things,” he said. He pointed to statistics that show significant decrease in active duty military service over the past 30 years – and fire service is a common second act after an honorable discharge. Foss, in Franklin, said some of the decline could be due to changes that have affected the value proposition for someone considering the career. The barrier to entry is now higher, considering the required certifications, while the payoff is farther away. Changes to the state retirement system did away with the possibility of collecting a pension as young as 45 years old. “The increase in age requirement to receive a benefit is a lot higher than it used to be,” Foss said. Jones, in addition to leading Meredith’s Fire Department, is currently serving as head of the NH Association of Fire Chiefs. He said the state recently adjusted the hours required to receive basic firefighting certification by reducing the amount of time spent on wildfire training, with a particular eye at making it easier to become a call firefighter – a frequent first step on the way to a full-time career. More will be necessary, Jones said. If his department is indicative of other call services, the forecast is troubling. Of those 12-15 call members he can rely on to respond to alarms, more than half of them are nearing retirement age. “It’s an issue that’s not going away. Municipalities are going to need to face this and decide what’s the next step,” Jones said, offering the possibility of full-time, regionalized service, though he added that would likely result in longer response times for far-flung neighborhoods. “It’s a question that’s on the horizon and will need to be answered in the near future.” Mussey, beginning his career in Franklin, said he was hooked as soon as he got a look at the career through a fire explorer program. “I found that I enjoyed everything it offered,” he said. He was attracted to the hours, the camaraderie, and the mission. “It’s got a lot to offer. You get to help people during the worst moments of their lives, you get to make connections with your co-workers that you wouldn’t make in other jobs,” Mussey said. Boggis said that it might sound cliche, but it’s true. “I like helping people. I like to be able to interact with different walks of life, and I like being able to put my touch on people’s lives.” Someone with decades in the service, Don Smith, a call firefighter with Meredith, said Mussey and Boggis will find a career doing just what they like to do. Smith said he joined the Meredith department because his father and his younger brother did. Forty-six years later, what keeps him answering the call? “I enjoy helping people,” Smith answered. “I just enjoy firefighting.” Source link Orbem News #Alarm #Chiefs #deborahpendergast #donsmith #Fire #Firefighter #kenjones #kirkbeattie #Meredith #michaelfoss #mikemussey #raise #recruits #Work #young

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Classical’s Palazzo named 2020 NFHS National T&F Coach of the Year

Congratulations to Classical’s Robert Palazzo, who has been selected as the 2020 National Track & Field Coach of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. See the NFHS release below announcing all of the 2020 selections: 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 25, 2021)— Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2020 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports (by participation numbers), and in two “other” sports – one for boys and one for girls – that are not included in the top 10 listings. The NFHS also recognizes a spirit coach as a separate award category. Winners of NFHS awards must be active coaches during the year for which they receive their award. This year’s awards recognize coaches for the 2019-20 school year.

Recipients of this year’s national awards for boys sports are: Ron Murphy, baseball, Rio Rancho  (New Mexico) High School; Jerry Petitgoue, basketball, Cuba City (Wisconsin) High School; Kevin Ryan, cross country, Bellingham (Washington) Sehome High School; Gerry Pannoni, football, Lorton (Virginia) South County High School; Steve Kanner, golf, Chandler (Arizona) Hamilton High School; David Halligan, soccer, Falmouth (Maine) High School; Douglas Krecklow, swimming and diving, Omaha (Nebraska) Westside High School; Douglas Chapman, tennis, Somerset (Massachusetts) Berkley Regional High School; Robert Palazzo, track and field, Providence (Rhode Island) Classical High School; Douglas Hislop, wrestling, Imbler (Oregon) High School.

The recipients of the 2020 NFHS national awards for girls sports are: Michael Rose, swimming and diving, Brookfield (Wisconsin) East High School; Judith Hehs, tennis, Wixom (Michigan) St. Catherine of Siena Academy; Willie Smith, track and field, Beachwood (Ohio) High School; Kevin Bordewick, volleyball, Topeka (Kansas) Washburn Rural High School; Donna Moir, basketball, Louisville (Kentucky) Sacred Heart Academy; William Clifton, cross country, Middletown (New Jersey) South High School; Carol Fromuth, golf, St. Louis (Missouri) St. Joseph’s Academy; Tim Carey, lacrosse, Fresno (California) Hoover High School; Stephen Estelle, soccer, Huntington (Massachusetts) Gateway Regional High School; Mary Truesdale, softball, Sacramento (California) Sheldon High School.

The recipient of the National Coach of the Year Award for spirit is Anne Ellett of Gresham (Oregon) Centennial High School. Michael Bowler, a lacrosse coach at Rocky Point (New York) High School, was chosen in the “other” category for boys sports, and Mary Beth Bourgoin, a field hockey coach at Winslow (Maine) High School, was chosen in the “other” category for girls sports.

The NFHS has a contact in each state who is responsible for selecting deserving coach award recipients. This person often works with the state coaches’ association in his or her respective state. He or she contacts the potential state award recipients to complete a coach profile form that requests information regarding the coach’s record, membership in and affiliation with coaching and other professional organizations, involvement with other school and community activities and programs, and coaching philosophy. To be approved as an award recipient and considered for sectional and national coach of the year consideration, this profile form must be completed by the coach or designee and then approved by the executive director (or designee) of the state athletic/activities association.

The next award level after state coach of the year is sectional coach of the year. The NFHS is divided into eight geographical sections. They are as follows: Section 1 – Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT); Section 2 – Mideast (DE, DC, KY, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV); Section 3 – South (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN); Section 4 – Central (IL, IN, IA, MI, WI); Section 5 – Midwest (KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD); Section 6 – Southwest (AR, CO, NM, OK, TX); Section 7 – West (AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT); and Section 8 – Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY).

The NFHS Coaches Association has an advisory committee composed of a chair and eight sectional representatives. The sectional committee representatives evaluate the state award recipients from the states in their respective sections and select the best candidates for the sectional award in each sport category. The NFHS Coaches Association Advisory Committee then considers the sectional candidates in each sport, ranks them according to a point system, and determines a national winner for each of the 20 sport categories, the spirit category and two “other” categories.

A total of 707 coaches will be recognized this year with state, sectional and national awards.

See also: 2019-20 NFHS R.I. Coaches of the Year announced

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The Story from the Senior All-Star Classic

The Story from the Senior All-Star Classic

This write up isn’t the same. No, this one is different. This game wasn’t the same as all the rest. And from my seat at the Rinks of Exeter, maybe my glasses were slightly rose-tinted. Yesterday’s Senior All-Star Classic was fun. It was some pretty good hockey with most kids playing on lines and combinations of players that were completely new to them. But the game didn’t suffer because of it. (m…

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congrats dommi!! for a prompt: how about some more fandom au? maybe a little social media part there? i'm a sucker for modern fics ;D

I’m assuming that fandom AU=cosplay AU right? Here we go!

It’s the Friday night before school starts in Loudoun County, so Yuuri is slightly less than 72 hours from his senior year. Per the request of Senior Class President and Close Personal Pal Yuuko Nishigori, Yuuri is at the party bridge with his compatriots.

Phichit is nearby with Seung Gil and Leo chatting about something or other related to Leo being voted Cross Country Captain. Seung Gil is on the team too, since it helps him come Lacrosse season in the Spring. His whole social circle met through the Anime Club, except Yuuko and Takeshi are friends from childhood and Phichit was in Yuuri’s art class in eighth grade.

Yuuri’s also in the Fashion Club because of cosplay and sewing. It’s fun, though, he loves it a lot. He was also made Co-Costume Count with Phichit for the Drama department. (They use royal titles for everything in Troupe 3564. It’s whatever.) 

Phichit’s the Troupe President this year, to absolutely no one’s surprise. He’s wildly popular and he’s a valuable asset to the theater department.

Yuuri sips something the shade of NyQuil from a red SOLO cup, noting that it tastes like apple Jolly Ranchers. There’s talk of ritualistic diving off the bridge eventually which he thinks sounds like a Paralysis Party waiting to happen. Maybe not.

He sips more of the green thing. Maybe after a few more of these?

His phone chirps, and he unlocks it to see his Instagram has been tagged. It’s the artwork for the pair cosplay with Victor. 

v-nikiforov: Coming Valentine’s Day weekend—a special project with katuski-yuu! ;) #clamp #x1999 #fummamonou #kamuishirou #manga #cosplay

Yuuri smiles. He likes the post and comments with the sunglasses wearing smiley. Victor replies to his smiley upping the ante with a blue heart and a kissy face. 

Yuuri turns pink and gives a tiny laugh. It’s not flirting, it’s just Victor, he reminds himself, but his heart marks double-time just the same. He scrolls through Victor’s gallery, careful not to like anything older than a day or two per Phichit’s stridently enforced guidelines. There’s a new one of Makkachin that got lost in the shuffle, and Yuuri likes it.

“Yuuri! Yuuri oh my God Yuuri!” Phichit says. He looks like he might slap his phone out of his hand. 

Yuuri looks at him with an unimpressed eyebrow raise. He sips the punch. “Yeah?”

“Stop doing your antisocial phone stare and come play!” Phichit orders. Yuuri is not given the ability to say no as he’s dragged back to the crowd. Guang Hong just arrived with giant sacks of McDonald’s paid for by the Senior Class Treasury, and Yuuri manages to grab a Big Mac and the world’s largest fries. 

They all scarf the food and chat, including Yuuri. Jean-Jacques Leroy, Spartan Football QB, NHS President, Show Choir and Chamber Choir President, and as of this moment, Class Salutatorian, announces the arrivals of some kegs. His girlfriend, Field Hockey Captain, NHS Vice President, Key Club President, and Yuuri’s fun but abraisive friend in the Fashion Club, Isabella Yang, passes out more cups with a grin and a flash of her perfectly manicured maroon and gold nails.

Bella wears JJ’s letterman’s jacket when winter comes. JJ wears her class ring on a chain around his neck. 

There’s this aura at the party of nothing will ever change and we’ll always be together, but Yuuri kind of feels that’s a lie. Before he can think too much, Phichit grabs him into a selfie, Phichit looking beautiful and Yuuri looking like a sacred deer staring at the end of a hunter’s bow.

phichit+chu First party of Senior Year! Best class beast class! #gospartans #brhs #partybridge #cornfieldhigh 

He tags Yuuri’s handle too, uploading it immediately. Since it’s not quite dark, the photo’s somewhat pretty—sunset, the water as their backdrop, other kids milling about in the background. 

Phichit takes more pics, filtering them and running edits in Snapsneed. His social media, for a high schooler, is really popular for his efforts in curating it. Music begins to blast from this guy Yuuri had in AP Bio last year named Altin’s phone. 

Young hearts, out our minds,Runnin’ ‘til we outta time,Wild childs, lookin’ good,Livin’ hard just like we should!

Yuuri defies Phichit and checks IG. There’s a bunch of comments on their selfie…including one from Victor. He no idea Victor follows Phichit. 

v-nikoforov: Seems like a great party! See you at AnimeUSA! 

Yuuri gets a DM a moment later. It’s a text and emoji message from Victor. 

The sunset makes you look incredible. 

Yuuri bites his left thumb while staring at it. He’s heard of this, the whole sliding into someone’s DMs thing…but Victor is a college junior. He can’t mean that in a flirtatious way—Yuuri’s just a dime-a-dozen 12th grader who hangs with the theater kids and the Anime Club.

Thank you, he replies with shaking fingers.

You’re welcome. Wish I could see this in person! Victor responds with a wiking emoji. 

Yuuri turns the same shade as the maroon of his school.

Oh wow…what if he does?

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CANTLON: PREP SCHOOL HOCKEY - (SAT) BEARCATS OVERPOWER RHINOS, 4-1

Bearcats Overpower Rhinos 4-1 BY; Gerry Cantlon, Howlings WATERTOWN, CT - The Hotchkiss Bearcats (Lakeville, CT) continue their present surge winning their sixth-in-a-row. 4-1, over the Taft Rhinos on the road at the Oden Arena in a late-season prep school matchup Saturday afternoon clash. The Bearcats received a strong performance from senior forward, Gavin Puskar (Westfield, NJ) as he contributed two goals while senior captain and goalie, the Boston College-bound, Henry Wilder (Needham, MA), was strong in the net when called upon. The Bearcats first goal was a beauty. Taft goalie, James Donaldson (Beaconsfield, Quebec), had no chance on. With a strong transition play coming up ice from their all junior line, Declan Conway (Long Beach, NY) fed center, Jeremy Abraham (Naples, FL), who found the third member of their line, Jonathan Horns streaking down the left-wing. Abraham slid the pass over and Horn ripped his seventh of the season off the far post at 3:45 for a 1-0 lead. Taft’s senior right-winger Nikita Kovalev (Greenwich, CT) tried to even things up, but Wilder stopped him at 5:57. Zack Tonelli (Armonk, NY) was also denied shortly thereafter on a short-side bid. Zach Hahn (Huntington, NY) also tried to get it past Wilder, but couldn’t. Tonelli got another quality chance on a setup from Wesley Carbone (St. Louis, MO) at 7:23, but Wilder slid over to make the stop. Hotchkiss tried to extend their lead as Horn put a pass on the tape of sophomore, Nate Brockington (St. Catharines, Ontario), but Donaldson made the blocker save. The Bearcats finally made it 2-0 when Karsen Dorwart (Sherwood, OR) scored his tenth goal off the left side putting his shot between Donaldson's left arm and body at 13:59. Before the period expired Hotchkiss made it 3-0 with an amazing shot. Puskar was at the top of the right-wing faceoff circle. He took a pass from junior, Bodie Molnar (Potsdam, NY). As Puskar received the pass, he lost his edge, but as he was falling backward, he let a shot go that found it's way over Donaldson's left shoulder and just under the crossbar and popped the water bottle. For Puskar, it was a high-end skill shot that put the Bearcats in a commanding position with 6.1 seconds left in the first frame. It was also his team-leading thirteenth goal of the season. Numerous whistles for off-sides and icings made for a choppy start to the second period before Taft tallied and got the goal horn to sound. Nick Cullnan (Ridgefield), was on the left-wing and went low to the stick-side on Wilder and found the back of the net at 7:34. That would be all the offense Taft would muster for the rest of the game. Puskar was stopped, and so was Charlie Kerrigan (Stowe, VT). Jonathan Horn was peppering Donaldson, but he kept Hotchkiss from running away with the game. Off a faceoff from the right point, Jack Ferguson (Darien) was stopped, as was Declan Conway on a right-wing drive. Nick Traggio (Sharon) had a right-point drive that Donaldson again kept the Bearcats from scoring. Early in the third, Puskar tallied his second goal from a set up at 2:11, ending any hopes of a Taft comeback with a solid 4-1 lead that they would maintain until the end of the game. Hotchkiss spent a large portion of the rest of the third period mostly in the Taft end of the ice. Dorwat attempted a goal-line jam attempt, Puskar, seeking the hat trick, had Taft’s only shot for the first 12:25 of the period. He came on a dump-in to the net for a line change. The Rhinos finally got some offensive zone time with Bobby Barrasso (Mountain Lakes, NJ) and Wesley Carbone denied by Wilder late in the game. Taft senior, Henry Molson (Westmount, QC) denied an empty-net goal attempt by Hotchkiss with great hand-eye coordination as he batted a flip shot out of the air. Hotchkiss' record improves to 15-4-1. Their game at home against Loomis Chaffe (Windsor) on Monday, one of their last five games of the regular season. The Bearcats are seeking to qualify for the NEPSAC playoffs that start the first week of March. Taft's record drops to 7-15-1. They will host Deerfield Academy on Wednesday in one of their last four games of the season. Taft travels to Hotchkiss on February 29th to close out the regular season. Avon Old Farms (19-2-0) and Salisbury Prep (18-2-1) are qualified for the NEPSAC Large Division and Open Division playoffs while Hotchkiss is making a run to qualify. The NEPSAC semifinals and finals are played on the first weekend of March at Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Read the full article

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