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34th Annual 5K City Run/Walk POSTPONED until June 14th

March 15, 2020 By jenmiles in General

Press Release March 13, 2020

The 34th Annual 5K Cambridge City Run/Walk, scheduled for April 5th, has been POSTPONED until Sunday, June 14, 2020. All logistics remain the same, with the exception of the date, due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.
Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA) and the Andrea Harvey Memorial Fund (AHMF), both registered 501C-3’s, are the beneficiaries of this cherished Cambridge event.

About Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA)
FOCA collaborates with the CRLS Athletics Department, PE/Health staff and city leaders, serving as a booster club (and fiscal conduit), fundraising for teams, providing grants for equipment, training and travel and by offering (10) scholarships to graduating seniors ($10K last year).


About Andrea Harvey Memorial Fund (AHMF)
AHMF honors the memory of Andrea Harvey, a CRLS Alum by educating and raising awareness about domestic violence and providing scholarships for college-bound CRLS seniors in her name, as well as Les Kimbrough, a long time educator and Dean of Students at CRLS.

For more information on the 34th Annual 5K City Run/Walk on June 14th
or to register for the event, click here.

Please contact focacityrundirectors@gmail.com or Jennifer Miles @617-501-4402 with any questions.

CRLS – Fencing & Wrestling State Updates

March 2, 2020 By jenmiles in General

The CRLS Fencing team had the Mass State Individuals on Feb 22, and Mass State Team & Squads on Feb 23.

 

Individuals:
Women’s Epee
Mariela Abramson – 3rd
Liliana Abramson – 5th

Women’s Foil:
Hannah Chun – 8th
Halina Smolen – 14th

Women’s Saber:
Rose Nolan – 9th

Men’s Epee:
Ari Harris- 7th
Mario Mrowka – 8th
Michael Herrick – 24th
Andrew Theobald – 28th

Men’s Foil:
Skylar Marks – 16th
Kartik Pingle – 22nd

Men’s Saber:
Chad Nguyen – 23rd
Fernando Parepinto Hattori – 26th

Team:
Women’s Team: 7th
Men’s Team: 8th

Squads:
Women’s Epee (L Abramson, M Abramson, L Adams & K Houtnes) – 2nd
Women’s Foil – 7th
Women’s Saber – 7th

Men’s Epee – 9th
Men’s Foil – 6th
Men’s Saber – 8th

Wrestling Rocked Too
Just to add, two wrestlers also made it to the State Tournament. Zach Donnolle(pictured below) took first in the sectionals and was the no. 1 seed heading into States. Unfortunately, he suffered a concussion the day before the tournament and could not participate.

Henry Goodman also qualified for the State Tournament and did participate as the 4th seed.

Zach Donnelley

Post Season Falcons Still on a ROLL

March 2, 2020 By jenmiles in General

From AD Tom Arria

The Falcons are on to the post season and we are rolling.

Track and Field
Marcus Randall came in 18th overall in the All State Meet from last weekend

Sophia Price finished 16th in the 2 mile

Congrats to both students on a great season!

Boys Basketball Team
In their 2nd round game at Everett in the D 1 North Section, the boys came out tough and controlled the entire game against Everett, in the end winning 65-52. They have advanced into the North Semi Final, scheduled to play Tuesday, March 3rd at 7Pm at Woburn High School vs. #1 seeded Lowell High School.

Boys Hockey Team
After being down 2-0 in the first period, the Falcons came storming back scoring 4 unanswered goals, eventually winning the game 4-3. The boys have advanced to the D 3North Sectional Semi Final and will play Thursday, March 5th at Chelmsford Forum, time of game is TBD.

Girls Basketball Team
The girls came out on fire right off the tip off, and they handled Reading High School winning
71-39. the team has advanced to the North Sectional Semi Final and will play Wednesday, March 4th at 7PM vs. Woburn High School (currently at Woburn High School).

Thanks to all of the administrators, teachers, and coaches who came out to join the students and parents to support all the student athletes! Any support moving forward will be greatly appreciated as all of our teams, and student athletes have worked so hard all season!

Please remind your students that there is a fanbus sign up sheet in the athletic office and that permission slips are due 12pm on the day of the game to ride the fanbus.

As always, thank you for your support of CRLS Athletics!

Go Falcons!!!

FOCA Winter Parent Social

December 17, 2019 By jenmiles in General

Please join the Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA), CRLS Coaches (all seasons) fellow parents (all seasons) and other supporting community members at our FOCA Winter Social. We will be offering a variety of beverages, fancy-schmancy hors d’oeuvres, 50/50 Raffle, Silent Auction and great company!

DATE AND TIME

Sat, January 25, 2020

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST

LOCATION

Home of Martha & Tom Sieniewicz

84 Magazine Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

Tickets are $25 each (larger donations welcome) and may be purchased online here through EventBrite, or with cash, check or credit card at the door. Coaches are free!  

Proceeds benefit the FOCA Development Fund and will support athletic endeavors at CRLS through grants to teams. The raffle this season is a 50/50 (the winner will get 50% of the raffle proceeds – you must be present to win)! All guests are also eligible for a fabulous MYSTERY door prize and can bid on Silent Auction Items.

**** Note: donations tax deductible. Visit the FOCA website to RSVP via EventBrite, learn more about our work and how to get involved visit 

Friends of Cambridge Athletics

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-friends-of-cambridge-athletics-winter-social-12520-tickets-85198082759

CRLS Rugby Team Makes Playoffs

June 11, 2019 By jenmiles in General

Come support the CRLS RUGBY team, the first in CRLS history to make Playoffs. The playoff game is against Catholic Memorial, 235 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132,

Date: Thursday June 13th, 6 pm

Spread the word -CRLS will get a fan bus, if there is at least 15 interested students. 

If (When…) we win on Thursday, the final is 6/22 at Curry College. Time not yet announced. 

33rd Annual 5K Cambridge City Run Returns to Fresh Pond

February 27, 2019 By jenmiles in Fundraising Event, General


Join/Support the 33rd Annual Cambridge City Run/Walk 4/7/19 @ 9AM – Please attend/support this annual community event attracting hundreds of runners/walkers from Cambridge, surrounding communities and CRLS sports teams.  CRLS Athletes through Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA) are the lead beneficiaries with proceeds supporting student scholarships and the needs of athletic teams. FOCA is coordinating the event with Marathon Sports and The Andrea Harvey Fund with some proceeds supporting their scholarships awards program and domestic violence awareness (Andrea was a CRLS graduate and East Boston High teacher). The Race will take place entirely within Fresh Pond Reservation, mainly on historic paved pathways. To run, walk and/or donate go to: cityrun2019@.racewire.com  To address questions about group discounts, special sponsoring donations, or volunteering: focacityrundirectors@gmail.com

Winter Social

January 4, 2019 By jenmiles in Fundraising Event

FOCA’s Annual Winter Social is taking place on January 26th, 5:30-7:30 pm- Meet your child’s coach and other parents from the CRLS Athletic teams you love. $25 per person provides drinks and hors d’oeuvres, opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some great prizes, silent auctions items and all your generosity supports CRLS Athletes and their coaches.

!https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-friends-of-cambridge-athletics-winter-social-tickets-53642347706

Winter Social

January 4, 2019 By jenmiles in Fundraising Event

Now that the Holiday Season is (finally) over and you have had some time to relax at home, gear up for your next PARTY…

Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA) is having its annual WINTER SOCIAL, 1/26/19, 84 Magazine Street, 5:30-7:30 pm.

Congratulations to 2018 FOCA Scholarship Winners

June 12, 2018 By jenmiles in General

We received over 50 applications for each of these awards, from a very talented pool of seniors, making it extremely difficult to choose the final award recipients.  The five different FOCA awards ($1000 each) were presented last week -each awarded to a young woman and a young man.  Sports represented this year included baseball, basketball, crew cross country and track, diving and swimming, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling.  A fair number of our awardees have excelled in not just one sport, but two, and many have been on the varsity team during their entire career at CRLS.   

Courage Award

Sebastian Newman
Abigail Reynolds
Scholar Athlete Award
Lucas Chen
Diana Voevodsky
Athletic Achievement Award
Aidan Keefer
Margaret Pimlott
Most Improved Athlete
Jacobi Cline-Gates
Ella Brown
Team Spirit
Thomas McNulty
Julia Naganuma-Carreras
Pictured from Left to Right are some of the Awardees:   Ella Brown, Sebastian Newman, Aidan Keefer, Julia Naganuma-Carreras, Lucas Chen, Jacobi Cline Gates & Dina Voevodsky.  Missing from the photo- Thomas McNulty, Margaret Pimlott, Abigail Reynolds

 

FOCA Seeking New Board Members 2018

June 11, 2018 By jenmiles in FOCA Board, General

Is your CRLS student also an athlete?  Are you interested in getting more involved at CRLS?  FOCA is a volunteer led 501C3 looking for parent volunteers to support FOCA’s goals and mission.   We have 3-4 openings (including President), as we have 3 parents leaving the Board this year as they children have graduated.

Open Board Position: President,  plus 2-3 other Board positions, Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA)

Starting: July 2018 to June 2020, 2-year term (President)

About FOCA:   www.friendsofcambridgeathletics.org

  • FOCA is a growing, financially healthy, non-profit volunteer-led booster club that supports the CRLS athletics program, athletes, and coaches
  • Officers of the Board include President, Treasurer, Clerk, and VP
  • Other board positions include Chair of Giving Committee, Director of Communications, and Director of Fundraising
  • The Athletics Director is a de-facto board member and works closely with FOCA

Job Description – FOCA President:

  • Sets the agenda and managing the monthly FOCA board meetings
  • Provides leadership and creates committees for the three primary FOCA events
    • September – Serv-a-thon
    • February – Winter Social
    • April – Cambridge City Run
  • Coordinates with the Treasurer on annual budget
  • Facilitates the Coach’s Grant process and the student-athlete scholarship award process
  • Coordinates with the Athletic Director (and school officials as needed)

Board meetings:  2nd Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm, in the AD’s office at CRLS

Attend a FOCA Meeting:  Please come by to see all the good work being done for CRLS athletics

Upcoming Board meeting dates: Tuesday, June 12

Contact:

Kevin Richard, FOCA President, krun5k@gmail.com or

Jennifer Miles, FOCA Communications Director, jennifermilesdenney@gmail.com

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