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Blue Devils honored at fall and winter sports awards ceremony

By TED WADDELL
Posted 3/28/23

ROSCOE, NY — David Eggleton, athletic director at both Roscoe Central School and Livingston Manor Central School, took a page out of the playbook of David Franskevicz, his predecessor from his …

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Blue Devils honored at fall and winter sports awards ceremony

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ROSCOE, NY — David Eggleton, athletic director at both Roscoe Central School and Livingston Manor Central School, took a page out of the playbook of David Franskevicz, his predecessor from his time at Sullivan West Central School.

He honored the student athletes at the conclusion of each sports season, rather than at the end of the school year, as it was done in the past at Roscoe and Manor.

Eggleton started out the Roscoe awards ceremony—held on March 16 in the “Home of the Blue Devils” auditorium before several hundred students and parents—by introducing the modified coaches.

The coaches called up their student athletes to the stage, the sheer numbers of students giving hope for the future of athletic participation.

After the modified programs were recognized, it was time for the jayvee and varsity programs to take center stage.

“We always appreciate students coming out for athletics, but at the end of the day, it’s about individual as well as team scholar-athletes,” said Eggleton.

He was referring to those selected as part of New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) teams or to individual scholar athletes, or to those tabbed to attend the Orange County Interscholastic Athletics Association (OCIAA) ceremony in June.

“Athletics is an extension of the academic environment,” he said. “Athletic activities are supported by the two districts because they contribute to the overall development of our students’ physical, social, emotional and mental well-being.”

At the end of the school year, both local districts will honor their spring student athletes, and in addition will hand out the traditional end-of-year awards.

student athletes, athletics, Roscoe Central School, Livingston Manor Central School

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