FHS ATHLETICS NEWS AND NOTES(7/30)FALL SPORTS REGISTRATION ANNOUNCED
On Monday August 23rd, from 7:30-9AM, and Wednesday August 25th from 7:30-9AM the FHS athletic department will be hosting Fall Sport Registration. Both events will be held in the field house.
Student Athletes will not be permitted to participate until all paperwork is complete.
Parents and Players should bring the following:
1. Participation form with signatures
2. Copy of most recent physical
You may find these forms on this website or outside the AD's office in the field house. Do not send these forms to your coaches or to the main office.
Payments for athletic fees will be done online Please use https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=750. For cut sports, once the teams are selected, we will collect payment. Football and Cross-Country will pay prior to participation.
(7/26) FALL SPORTS STARTING DATES
BOYS SOCCER -- Meeting- Tue 8/24, 6:00 PM, L-128,
Practice-Thu. 8/26, 7:15am, FHS Turf
GIRLS SOCCER -- Meeting-Wed. 8/25, 6:30 PM, L-128,
Practice-Thu. 8/26, 8:00am, FHS Turf
FIELD HOCKEY -- Meeting-NONE,
Practice-Thu. 8/26, 7:00am, FHS Track
CROSS COUNTRY --Meeting-Wed. 8/25, 5:30 PM, L-128, Practice-Thu. 8/26, 8:00am, Field House
CHEERLEADING-- TBA
VOLLEYBALL -- Meeting-NONE, Upperclassmen Try-Outs, 8/26, 9AM and 5PM, Freshman Try-Outs, 8/26, 1PM
GOLF -- Meeting-Mon. 8/26, 9:00 AM, Field House, Try-Outs-Mon. 8/30, TBA, Franklin Country Club
FOOTBALL -- Player Meeting-Sun. 8/22, 7:30 PM, Mercer Auditorium, HMMS, Practice-Mon. 8/23, 3:30pm, FHS Turf
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL -- Player Meeting-Sun. 8/22, 7:30 PM, Mercer Auditorium, Practice-Fri. 8/24, 5:00pm, FHS Turf
THERE WILL BE PARENT MEETING FOR ALL FOOTBALL PARENTS ON SUNDAY AUG 29th at 7:30pm IN MERCER AUDITORIUM AT HORACE MANN MS
(7/19)FALL SPORTS START DATES COMING SOON
Parents and athletes should expect mailings from fall sports head coaches by the week ending August 6. In these mailings, will be the details regarding preseason practice. Parents should plan on prctices starting Thursday August 26th and taking place all day. There will also be team meetings prior in the days prior. Cheerleading and Football will start on Monday the 22nd.
(7/7) SPEED AND POWER ACADEMY FULL
175 FHS student athletes have been participating the in the previously posted Speed and Power Academy. Over 40 of our female athletes and athletes representing soccer, basketball, track, baeseball, hockey, lacrosee, football, volleyball and field hockey. At this time registration has been capped. See Mr. Sidwell if you have any questions (7/3) FHS ATHLETICS TO LAUNCH ONLINE PAYMENTS
Starting this fall all athletic fees will be processed online through Unibank. When the specifics are finalized, detailed information will follow. Stay tuned! (6/28) SPEED AND POWER ACADEMY TO START
All FHS athletes are encouraged to participate in the FHS speed and Power Academy this summer. It will take place in the recently restructured FHS fitness center. Jason Shea of Apecs, will be supervising and constructing the workouts designed to challenge and improve the serious athlete. Cost is $30 for the entire summer(payable to the Town of Franklin) Sessions are M, T, TH, F... Times are 7:00, 7:40 and 8:20. Contact Mr. Sidwell at 541-2100 x 3040 for details. (6/10) BASEBALL RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY 6/10
The panther baseball team will play today at 4:00 vs. CM in the semi-finals of the Division 1 South tournament. The game will be played in Natick. MIAA admission prices will be $7 Adults/$5 Students and Senior Citizens. Show your support for the Panthers in Natick (6/8) PANTHER TEAMS IN DIVISION 1 SOUTH SEMI-FINALS 6/9
Both the baseball and girls lacrosse teams are the Division 1 South Semi-finals!
The Panther girls lacrosse team will play tomorrow at 6:30 vs. Wellesley at Pisini Field. The baseball team will face Catholic Memorial at Natick at 7:00. MIAA admission prices will be $7 Adults/$5 Students and Senior Citizens at both games. (6/7) GIRLS LACROSSE TO HOST WELLESLEY 6/9
The panther girls lacrosse team will play tomorrow at 6:30 vs. Wellesley in the semi-finals of the Division 1 South tournament. MIAA admission prices will be $7 Adults/$5 Students and Senior Citizens. Support the Panthers at Pisini Field (6/6) BASEBALL TO FACE QUINCY 6/8
The Panther baseball team will play tomorrow at 4:00 vs. Quincy in the quartefinals of the Division 1 South tournament. Fans are asked to park at the Horace Mann Middle School parking lot. (6/5) MIAA TOURNAMENT UPDATES
Baseball Home vs. Quincy-Tuesday 6/8 4:00
Girls Lacrosse Home vs. ND/Hingham-Sunday 6/6 at 5:00 (6/1) NEW ATHLETE ORIENTATION/INFORMATION NIGHT-6/2
FHS Athletic Director Brad Sidwell will be hosting a NEW ATHLETE ORIENTATION/INFORMATION NIGHT on Wednesday June 2nd. It will take place in the Mercer Auditorium at Horace Mann Middle School and start at 7:00. All new athletes and thier parents are invited to this introduction/discussion of the various policies within the FHS athletic department (6/1)SENIOR ATHLETIC BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 6/3
The FHS Senior Athletic Banquet will be held in the Cafeteria at 7:00 PM on Thursday. We will be recognizing our senior athletes. As a group they have been very successful.
(6/1)MIAA TOURNAMENT UPDATES
ALL GAMES ARE THURSDAY June 3rd.
Baseball at Marshfield 3:00
Boys Lacrosse at Marshfield 3:30
Girls Lacrosse Home vs. Quincy at 3:30
Softball at Walpole 3:30 (5/28) LACROSSE PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED
The MIAA state lacrosse torunament begins next week. Both the boys and girls teams will be playing. Our girls team is the #2 seed in Division 1 South. They will host Quincy on Tuesday 6/1 at 4:00 at Pisini Field. The boys are the #9 seed in Division 1 South and will play at Marshfield on Thursday 6/3, time TBA. Softball and Baseball pairings will be announced late next week. (5/27) AWARDS NIGHT CELEBRATION
Special thanks to all of the different booster clubs and local businesses for their generosity at Awards Night. Thousands of dollars were given to our deserving senior athletes. This was the first of a number of cermonies recognizing our seniors culminating with graduation next Friday, 6/4 (5/13) FHS COLLEGE ATHLETE NIGHT A SUCCESS
The FHS athletic department held its first annual College Night for its senior athletes whom have been recruited to continue thier athletic careers. The class of 2010 has the largest amount of students doing so in recent memory (25). Former FHS standout and current Assumption college basketball star Kelly Meredith was the keynote speaker (5/7) FALL SPORTS SIGNUPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED
The head coaches for the FHS fall sports teams will be in the middle schools soon. They will give information about their respective programs, answer questions, and register candidates. The dates and time are as follows:
Horace Mann-Tuesday, June 8th-1:05
Charter School- Tuesday, June 8th-12:30
Remington-Thursday, June 10th-12:00
Annie Sullivan- Wednesday, June 9th 12:00 (5/3) FREE SPORTS PHYSICAL-TUE 6/8
The FHS athletic department will hosting a free athletic physical on Tuesday June 8th in the FHS Nurses Office. 2:00 for Boys, 3:00 for Girls. Participants should fill out an MIAA form (outside AD's office in field house)and dress appropriately.
(4/28) CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED
Cheerleading tryouts will be held Monday June 7th through Wednesday June 9th, in the small gym at FHS. They will begin at 5:00 and conclude around 7:30. NO CANDIDATE WILL BE PERMITTED TO TRYOUT UNLESS ALL PAPERWORK HAS BEEN TURNED IN! (see Cheerleading Registration below) (4/28) CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION SET FOR TUESDAY JUNE 1ST
Attention all cheerleading candidates- Registration for cheerleading tryouts will be held Tuesday June 1st. It will start at 4:00 and be held in the field house. All candidates should have a copy of a valid physical (13 months), and have filled out the required paperwork. (See Partication Forms on left) (4/27) ATHLETES COMPETE IN TRIVIA BEE
Congrats and thank you to all that participated in the FEF Trivia Bee! FHS had eighteen athletes representing six different teams (4/26) BOOSTER COUNCIL MEETING 5/6
The Franklin Athletics Booster Council will meet Thursday night 5/6. It will take place in the FHS technology center and begin at 7:30. Topics will include the athletic budget and the athletic fee. The FHS fitness center and website updates will also be discussed. (4/22) BASEBALL INFIELD PROJECT COMPLETE
The FHS baseball infield project has been completed. The field will now drain better when it rains. FHS beat Framingham 5-3 on the first game with new infield. Special thanks to Town of Franklin DPW and the members of the Franklin recreation department for their contributions.
(4/20) CONGRATS BOSTON MARATHON RUNNERS
Congratulations to Sue Jacobson, athletic department assistant, and Jessi Fanule, FHS teacher/coach, for completing the Boston Marathon!! (3/7) TELHADA DEFENDS NEW ENGLAND TITLE
Congratulations to Dan Telhada as he continued his impressive wrestling career by winning the NEW ENGLANDS individual wrestling title at 145 lbs. It is the second straight year that he has done so. Congrats again Dan! (3/3) FREE SPORTS PHYSICAL NEXT THURSDAY 3/11
Spring athletic registration in the cafeteria is complete. The athletic department will be collecting paperwork Monday and Tuesday, after school in the AS's office in the field house. Any candidate that has not handed in the paperwork by Tuesday (3/9) at 3:00 will not be allowed to participate the first two days of spring practice. The only exception are those getting the school physical on Thursday 3/11 . They may hand in thier info on Thursday after the physical.
Candidates should bring the following:
1. Participation form with signatures (2-sided)
2. Copy of valid physical, within last 13 months
3. $125 activity fee (payable to the Town of Franklin)
You may find these forms on this website or outside the AD's office in the field house. Do not send these forms to your coaches or to the main office
(2/27) MIAA TOURNAMENT CONTINUES
Boys Ice Hockey will continue their MIAA tournament competition next week. They will face Hockomock league foe Canton High School at 5:30 Wednesday (3/3), at Gallo arena in Bourne, (2/27) INDIVIDUAL HONORS CONTINUE FOR TELHADA AND KNOUS
Congratulations to Kendall Knous for winning the 600 meter ALL-state championship this past weekend. Her time is one of the ten best in the entire nation this year. Also, Dan Telhada continued his impressive wrestling individual career by winning the ALL-State Championship at 145 lbs . (2/22) MIAA TOURNAMENT CONTINUES
The MIAA tournament continues with FHS panther teams still competing.
Friday 2/26- Girls Basketball at Newton North at 7:00
Saturday 2/27- Boys Ice Hockey vs Oliver Ames at Gallo Rink(Bourne) TBA
Saturday 2/27- Boys Basketball at Mansfield 7:00 (2/22) SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION SET
From Monday March 1st, through Friday March 5th, The FHS Athletic Department will be registering spring athletic candidates. It will take place during all four lunches in the cafeteria, each day. Paperwork is due in the AD's office by Friday March 5th.
Student Athletes will not be permitted to participate until all paperwork is complete.
Candidates should bring the following:
1. Participation form with signatures (2-sided)
2. Copy of valid physical, within last 13 months
3. $125 activity fee (payable to the Town of Franklin)
You may find these forms on this website or outside the AD's office in the field house. Do not send these forms to your coaches or to the main office
(2/22) MIAA PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED
Next week will be a busy week for Panther faithful. The MIAA tournament pairings have been announced.
Tuesday 2/23- Girls Basketball vs. B-R at 6:00 (Home)
Tuesday 2/23- Girls Ice Hockey vs. Medway at 8:15 (Home)
Wednesday 2/24- Boys Basketball vs. Taunton at 7:00 (Home)
Boys Ice Hockey vs winner of OA/Dedham TBA (2/21) TRACK SHINES AT INDIVIDUAL STATES
Mary Cole finished in the girls 2-mile (11:23.79) and then anchored the Panthers' 4x800-meter relay team, which finished fifth (9:37.67). The Panthers also received a third-place finish in the 600 from sophomore Kendall Knous (1:36.39) and a sixth place in the 1,000 from freshman Lauren Hagen, who ran a personal-best 3:05.01 On the boys side, senior Pat Riggs placed sixth (47-1.5) in the shot put.
(2/21) INDIVIDUAL WRESTLERS PERFORM WELL AT STATES
Dan Telehada (145 lbs.)and Eric Deslauriers (160 lbs.) both won individual state titles this weekend. This is a great accomplishment, congrats to both of them. Six other FHS individual wrestlers will join them next weekend at the All- State Tournament.
(2/21) INDIVIDUAL SWIMMERS PERFORM WELL AT STATES
FHS Swimmers Evan Shouldko and Alyssa Carle performed well at the State meet, this past weekend. Evan placed 5th in the 500, with a time under 5 minutes, quite an accomplishment. He finish 9th in the 200 Individual Medley as well. Alyssa was 8th in the 200IM and finished 3rd in the breaststroke Both of these swimmers, have helped represent FHS well in their our inaugural year of swimming.
(2/18) WRESTLING WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE
The FHS wrestling team defeated Springfield Central in the finals of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament last night. Wrestling in the 215 pound weight class, Senior Mike Hoey sealed the victory with an impressive pin. It is the Panthers second straight title, as the Panthers won the Division 2 Title last year. Congrats to Coach Colace and the entire FHS wrestling community!
(2/15) WRESTLING TEAM LOOKS TO DEFEND STATE TITLE
On Wednesday 2/17, the FHS wrestling team will take on Springfield Central in the finals of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament . It will take place at Marlboro High school and begin at 6:00 PM. Show your support Panther fans!
(2/13) INDIVIDUAL SWIMMERS PERFORM WELL AT SECTIONALS
On Friday 2/12, FHS Swimmers Evan Shouldko and Alyssa Carle performed well at the State Sectional meet. Alyssa placed 1st in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.32) and 8th in the 200 individual medley (2:06.52) She will compete in the states at Harvard at 11am on Sunday Evan placed 8th in the 500 (5:03.7) and 9th in the 200 Individual Medley (2:06.52) he has qualified for the state meet this Friday at 7:30 pm at Harvard. Good Luck to them both!
(2/2) KIMBERLY TAKAHATA REPRESENTS FHS AT NWIS DAY
On Friday 2/5, FHS senior field hockey player Kimbereley Takahata will represent FHS at National Women in Sports Day. It takes place at Fanueil Hall in Boston. She placed second in an essay contest sponsored by the MIAA. Her essay was based around her field hockey experiences. Congratulations to Kimberely!
(1/15) TUESDAY'S BASKETBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED IN FIELD HOUSE
On Tuesday 1/19, The boys basketball games will be played in the field house against North Attleboro. The special election scheduled on that day will take place in the small gym. Fans should plan on entering the field house through the Field House Foyer.
(1/9) PALAZINI REACHES 1,000 POINTS
FHS Basketball star Matt Palazini scored his 1,000 point last night during an exciting game at Mansfield. Special thanks to the Mansfield atheltic department and basketball coaches for allowing recognition of this milestone. Prior to next Tuesday's home game vs. Sharon, the FHS athletic department will celebrate his accomplishment.
(1/5)--SWIM TEAM COMPETES FOR FIRST TIME
The FHS Boys and Girls swim teams faced Hopkinton last night at Keefe Tech HS in Framingham. It marked the first time the Panthers entered the pool. Our team has twenty-nine swimmers on the roster. Good luck swimmers! (1/1)--BASKETBALL TEAMS WIN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS
The FHS Boys and Girls basketball teams hosted their own Hoilday tournaments in Woodrow Abbot Field House over the break. Both teams were victorious.
The girls defeated Notre Dame Academy of Hingham in the championship game. Taylor Kale was named to the All-Tournament Team, while Ellie Getchell was the MVP. On the boys side, Matt Dean was selected to the All-Tournament team and Kyle Gibson was the MVP. The boys defeated Charlestown to capture the first ever Franklin Holiday Tournament. Congrats to both teams! (12/30)--MATT CARINI NAMED TO "SUPER 26" FOOTBALL TEAM
Congrats to Matt Carini for being selected to the SUPER 26 Football Team. He is the first Franklin Panther football player ever to be selected. This award is chosen by the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association. Coach Sidwell, Matt and his parents will attend a banquet in March where Matt will recieve the award. (12/15)--WINTER TEAMS OFF TO A GOOD START
Follow our Panthers as they begin competiton within the Hockomck league. Scores will routinely be posted on highschoolsports.net and specific game coverage is available in the Milford Daily News. (12/3)--FHS BASEBALL'S COLIN GAY SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT
FHS Outfielder Colin Gay has signed a baseball scholarship with the University of Maine. A Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Hockomock League All-Star, he is excited about his decision. "I am really looking forward to the opportunity to attend UMaine and play baseball for a program rich in tradition. I think UMaine is a great fit for me; it's a nice campus with excellent facilities and a great coaching staff." Good luck to Colin and the Panther baseball team this spring!
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