Middletown High School football coach Bill Foltmer talks to his team during halftime of the first home game since the Valley fire, Oct. 9, 2015. No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. He has served on the chamber's Board of Directors since 1973. Middletown Press Managing Editor Cassandra Day contributed to this article. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. But he believes the perception that football is a dangerous sport is depressing the numbers of kids who turn out to play football at high schools large and small. Could UConn women's basketball be back to 'square one' with seven available players at Seton Hall? 2022 Maryland High School Football Playoff Brackets: MPSSAA 2A. The Panthers won 69 of 81 games and a state title in his seven seasons. UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy: Middletown High School football coach Bill Foltmer talks to his team during halftime of the first home game since the Valley fire, Oct. 9, 2015. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Congrats on your retirement, Coach!. That is a better winning percentage than I thought, Foltmer said matter-of-factly when told of his success rate. Assistant Coach. So its an exciting time for Middletown football., This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Section 9 football: Middletown's Tim Strenfel named coach of the year, Hongkongers Are Getting Loans Regardless of Credit. The Mustangs 28-14 victory over heavily favored Salesian (Richmond) in the 2018 NCS Division 5 title game was especially sweet for Foltmer because the Mustangs were 1-11 previously against the Pride. Building on those relationships with a very intentional strategy of showing up, he would use that network for the local businesses here, he added. And youre losing not only a member, but the biggest member of the family, the guy who kept it all together. 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Foltmer, 64, is a 1978 graduate of Chico State and had a long career as a middle school physical education teacher. Neither do we. We will help to facilitate in-home treatment services for students who participated in hazing, if appropriate. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 1 in first CT Coaches Poll of 2022, Volleyball top performers, games to watch (Oct. 12). High: 39 Low: 28. Rowing machines are becoming more popular as people discover the health benefits rowing offers. Watch Video. Strenfel was named 2020-21 National Federation. Ohio high school football Week 7 schedule and scores - live and final. On 9/30, the Middletown varsity football team lost their away non-conference game against Washington (Massillon, OH) by a score of 42-24. Former U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said he would go to dinner at McHughs home after hard days spent campaigning as a new candidate for Congress in the 1970s. He retired from teaching this year and said it was just time. SPORT: COACH: EMAIL: Baseball: Mike Lupia [email protected] Basketball, Boys . Middletown Area School District. Photographer Richard Wallden has posted a new gallery Middletown @ St. Georges Tech containing 59 photos. Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. After winning the Section 9 Class AA title last April over Monroe-Woodbury, Section 9 football: Middletown's Tim Strenfel named coach of the year. Farrell served in the Army for eight years. All Top Performers. Salesian was a nemesis of ours, Foltmer said. Morello, who informed athletic director Elisha De Jesus and his players and staff of his decision in recent days, said he will remain Middletowns varsity softball coach this spring. He plans on coaching until he gets to 300 career wins and then will consider retirement. Data from these screeners will then be reviewed by each schools Student Assistance Team to identify students who are struggling in academic, social, emotional, and behavioral areas. All fall coaches and athletes will be required to sign this, and it will become mandatory moving forward. When he first started, the program was in a hole so to speak, Josh Rosek said. Middletown went 6-4 in his inaugural campaign and soon embarked on the most successful five-year run in program history. High school football was the first step back to normalcy. Josh came a year later. I would go to bat, said Dodd, who said he got then presidential candidate Bill Clinton to attend one. The Middletown football team has continued to practice during the investigation and is scheduled to host a scrimmage with Northern at 10 a.m. Saturday. Total Kicking . All athletes and coaches will complete a 2-hour National Federation of High School Sports Anti-Hazing course. Middletown finished in third place in 2018 before rallying in the NCS playoffs to go all the way and win the championship. Zorbaugh originally said the district planned to release updated information about those incidents on its website sometime Friday evening, but later said it would need until Monday due to further time needed for the investigation.. We hold on to the ball; we dont fumble, Foltmer said. Rob Brodish will. If you dont let them help you, its going to be exhausting and draining. Foltmer, who also spent five years coaching Princeton High in Chico, has 40 years of total head coaching experience. He was appointed by five different Connecticut governors from both political parties to positions on the boards of trustees for the University of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University. 3 of 8 4 of 8 Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks while standing between the 2022 and 2023 championship trophies during a ceremony celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college . Im not one of those guys that gives fiery speeches before games. Im so grateful. Williams is a former Oak Ridge High coach who came out of a brief retirement last year to engineer a quick turnaround for Jones. It was a big deal, Foltmer said of the first game after the fire. While it is hard for me to imagine Middletown without Larry McHugh heading the chamber, I know that, thanks to the legacy he leaves behind, we're going to be more than okay, he said. I will not remember being 4-6. We are forever grateful, I am forever grateful for all he has done for Middletown Public Schools.. Middletown High School (DE) Varsity Football Middletown Cavaliers Varsity Boys Football Middletown, DE FOLLOW TEAM 22-23 V. Football Home Schedule Roster Rankings Photos Videos News More / Middletown High School Football Middletown Football OVERALL 7-5 0.58 Win % LEAGUE 4-1 3rd 3A District 1 HOME4-1 AWAY3-4 NEUTRAL0-0 PF258 PA292 STREAK1L Coach Morello has been an amazing asset to not only our football program at MHS but our Middletown Community. Im not done coaching. Myers also said he met with the team Monday afternoon to deliver the news. NY Division AA. But it would be very difficult to have a season right now. Burr also said McHughs relationships with state leaders have been important. He was one of four Section 9 coaches who received the honor and was joined by Monticello boys basketball coach Christopher Russo, Minisink Valley softball coach Bruce Guyette and Monroe-Woodbury girls lacrosse coach Leslie Ahlborn. He later worked on the staffs at St. Paul and Haddam-Killingworth before getting his first chance to be a head coach. The positive relationships he built over the years will forever be cherished and remembered by all the lives he has touched. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Put the two together and you will have something special." - Ed Thomas Former Head Football Coach AP High School, Iowa It was Skubel who gave Morello his first shot at coaching after college, in 1992. Support PennLive. Its just really a way of giving back and to enjoy these freedoms that we have.. . Thats the bottom line, thats what high school is all about.. Central Business District Chairwoman Pamela Steele, owner of Pamela Roose Specialty Handknits on Court Street, thanked McHugh for the opportunity to lead the downtown district during the meeting. Jody Zorbaugh, a communication specialist with the district, told PennLive Friday that Acri stepped down from his position earlier this week. Advertisement Coach Lance Engleka did not mince words. Middletown's head coach Brett Myers talks to Tajae Broadie against East Pennsboro in their week 9 high school football game. Accountability and culture, Bennett said, referring to his former coachs imprint on him. He is the dean of local football coaches and is currently the longest-tenured head coach at one school in the Redwood Empire. A Middletown High School teacher and assistant football coach is behind bars charged with misdemeanor domestic violence after an incident at his Clearcreek Twp. The film looks at Ron Signorino and Indians football, including the 1969 game against Middletown High School that put the Shore on the map. While knowing Morellos decision was based on family, Rosek said its still difficult to see him go. August is usually the time of year high school football coaches revere, as their team takes shape during practice in the dog days of summer for the season ahead. MIDDLETOWN Middletown High School football coach Arthur Bell attends the Gooseberry Beach end-of-summer party every year. A snow shower in the morning. Tournament Game. Drag Queen Bingo comes to Madison's First Congregational Church to raise funds for youth mission, Torrington man, 24, killed in Litchfield crash, police say, Martha Stewart orders hot dogs, examines decor at Frankie's Family Restaurant in Waterbury, UConn women's basketball team moves down a spot to No. Guiding a football team to its first sectional title since 1994 is a big deal. Thats big, the stability for the kids, the continuity.. Now Main Street (Middletown) is vibrant, Burr said. Players respected his work ethic so much that we feared letting him down. When I was a freshman, he took me in and just helped me develop both as a player and as a kid in school on and off the field. Alex . Currently in the North Central League I (NCLI), Middletown is the team to beat on an annual basis. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Middletown! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. His final game was Nov. 24, a 33-18 loss to CCC rival Windsor at Rosek-Skubel Stadium. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. Gov. Application Deadline: Monday, February 15, 2021. It was really nice. We are not a school with a lot of meetings, Foltmer said. I want to go away with my daughter for travel softball on weekends in the fall. -- Follow Brian Linder on Twitter @SportsByBLinder. To Middletown High School football players, Thomas Willard and Christian Farrell are known as coaches on the field, but off of the gridiron, theyre veterans. Our School Board will review its policy on hazing. 35-0 (W) Middletown vs. Oakland Mills. The exercise is low impact and the machines are easy to use. The town and school clearly feel the same about Foltmer as he does about them. We usually dont beat ourselves; the other team has to beat us. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim said McHugh has changed the city. So when McHugh wanted to bring national heavy hitters to the chamber breakfast, Dodd took the call. MIDDLETOWN Larry McHugh, a high school football coach, leader in Connecticut's higher education system, and close friend to national political figures, parlayed a lifetime of creating. MIDDLETOWN Matt Kestler has bounced around Aquidneck Island coaching football, but he's hoping this next stop is his last. He was on the 1984 team the first in Blue Dragons history that beat Ledyard for the Class MM title, and he kicked and ran the ball on the 1985 squad that was upset by Lyman Hall in the final. SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) $180 million dollars is now earmarked to help make federal prisons safer. Middlesex Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh speaks at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new 56 unit multi-family complex in Haddam in 2021. Middletown Area School District will be incorporating brief mental health and academic assessments of students, known as Universal Screeners, K-12, three times a year, for the 2022-2023 school year. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Lititz Borough parking ticket paid in dimes, Midstate pet store trying to find homes for rats, Mifflin Co. According to Deidre Flagg, the forum's independent facilitator, the forum and survey results revealed that "The community clearly wants someone who is a leader not only to the players but in the community. On Wednesday the district announced new details regarding an anti-hazing initiative. . McHugh also made small businesses feel important, Masselli said. On 11/11, the Middletown varsity football team won their home conference game against Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark, DE) by a score of 21-14. Head Coach: Tim Strenfel Located in Middletown, NY It all goes hand-in-hand cause youre teaching the people on the football team, like I said, have courage, have integrity, to learn how to follow instructions, to learn how to take orders, to learn how to work together as a team and to function and how to be successful, Willard said. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 2022 Delaware High School Football Playoff Brackets: DIAA 3A, Missing Score - Middletown @ William Penn. More Videos; Oct 27, 2022 @ 10:39pm. Guiding a football team to its first sectional title since 1994 is a big deal. We are more businesslike.. It was the first loss of the season for Weaver. Id like to think I treated every kid fairly and I know I cared about them. Foltmer stressed that the success of the football program is a mixture of dedicated coaches, hard-working players who buy into the programs culture and tremendous support from the school and town. At left, Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh shakes Salvatores hand. On Aug. 19, Middletown football coach Scott Acri resigned amid the investigation into a video from August 11showing students pinning down clothed teammates and poking them in the buttocks with a muscle therapy gun and another piece of athletic equipment. One of the innovations McHugh implemented was having the chamber partner with agencies to provide help to those in need, he added. We will not tolerate acts that demean, humiliate or cause bodily harm, he added. We sat down with our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about setting up a video doorbell alternative. News never stops. . To come back from what they went through, and not get that, only years later really to be appreciated, thats hard to believe that our country did that at this time, Farrell said. We hope this website will allow our players, families and supporters the opportunity to keep in touch with MHS football. We were broke with membership dropping like a stone. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. jwenrich @raiderweb.org: Field Hockey: Cynthia Raney [email protected] Football: TBD : Golf: Charles Bowen [email protected] Soccer, Boys: Brian . We keep things simple.. This is a carousel. That is one of the achievements Middletown football coach Tim Strenfel accomplished in early 2021 and in his career. Hell stay in that role, too. During his elementary years, Willard fell in love with the Marine Corps, and said it was his dream to join. Salary. . "The game was a little chippy," Middletown boys basketball coach Eric Holley said. He also touched on the loyalty of his assistant coaches and his coaching philosophy leading the Mustangs, a successful small-school program in a football-mad Lake County town. He puts 100 percent into our team and that's what a coach needs to do. Every little thing that can improve the safety of the game is good for football. It was a community event, a coming together.. Hes sticking around and he has a lot of great plans for the future, too. His winters are spent in Cromwell as girls junior varsity basketball coach and varsity assistant. Jody Zorbaugh, a communication specialist with the district, told PennLive Friday that Acri stepped down. Middletown Superintendent Chelton Hunter said at a school board meeting Tuesday that an investigation into the improper conduct of a select few members of the football team, was expected to conclude by the end of the day Wednesday. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Coach Skubel threw me right into the fire, Morello said. They inspire and make people believe. "It just shows that he's dedicated to his job and he loves what he does, he said. I get to see young Americans, like I got to see young Marines, develop into prosperous citizens and individuals that understand responsibility and take charge, Willard said. His son, at 8 years old the youngest of the three, wants to play football in Rocky Hills town program this fall. In a recent tweet, the governor said, Coaches rally the troops under adversity. With Cromwell starting up football in 2001, Morello was hired at the behest of then-athletic director Mike Pitruzzello. I want to grab my lawn chair and be there and watch other coaches get aggravated, he said with a laugh. Ultimately, we want our students to feel great about coming to school and being a part of sports and extra-curricular activities.. When we (coaches) show up, we know what to do. All of our coaches are USA Football "Heads Up" Tackling & Concussion certified, and all members of the coaching staff must complete and pass a thorough background check. High school sports brought the town back. Assistant Coach. Dannel P. Malloy reappointed McHugh, who servedfrom 2011 to 2018. This year, however, due to COVID-19 and the postponement of all fall high school sports until at least December, coaches as well as athletes are having to adjust. Based upon prior coaching experience starting at $6,797. Larry McHugh has been that coach Hes been that coach for me. De La Salle holds longest streak; Independence also over 100 straight wins. 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