He was also a key member of the 1979 and 1981 4100 relay team that consisted of Mike Morris, Larry Morris and Jamie Morris that holds the New England record of 41.2 seconds. I still love playing, but you get older and have more responsibilities and you dont get to play as much as you do when youre 22 or 23.. Equipment is nominal: belts with two flags, pocketless shorts to help limit finger injuries and penalties, mouthguards, cleats or turf shoes, and while gloves are not required, they are encouraged. Its been a fun ride and I hope its not over anytime soon.. Id say the transition here has been great. He was also an All-American in the 55-yard dash. And I dont need it now. And, who knows, maybe earn a scholarship to play in college as Tori Salmon, a 2022 graduate of Ayer-Shirley and Leominster Flag Football League alum, did to Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia. It no longer needs to be about project promotion and general in Email Us. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. We, as a team, were pretty amazing.. Woods was an integral piece of the Panthers undefeated league championship team and state runner-up squad in 1980 and 1981. Honestly, at this level people are more willing to work with you, the athletic director said. I looked at some different jobs. The athletic complex site has been roped off, with ground work and building construction to start the first week in April. I think he gave up five goals in six games. Just as one would expect. I think I missed it more than I thought I would to be honest with you. According to subcommittee members, he has attended almost every meeting and contributed valuable input. Read More View Contact Info for Free Steve Kendall's Phone Number and Email Last Update 3/16/2023 5:15 PM Email s***@asrsd.org Engage via Email Contact Number (978) ***-**** Engage via Phone Mobile Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Mobile This video is short but exposes some key ideas. 2023 www.telegram.com. The school's Athletic Hall of Fame. It was just funny, my wife was looking for jobs for me one day while I was at work, and she came across this position. But behind every great basketball player there is a great coach, and former Ayer athletic director Jane Steinberg is just that. The first mens title came six years later and Kendall found a run of championships in the 1990s, playing as a member of the Leominster Saints, Leominster Kings and Leominster Rams. Ayer Shirley just felt right., Courtesy of Ayer Shirley athletics Instagram. Here, there has been a ton of support from the principal to the coaches. His team had met with the contractors on site and expected them to start cordoning off the area where work would begin on March 15, Charwick said. Its seven-on-seven in some states, but Massachusetts went with the format that will be used when flag football is expected to be approved in October as an Olympic sport yes, the Olympics and make its debut at the Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028. I wanted to find the right situation. This time it was flag rather than tackle football with girls on the field playing and boys in the crowd watching. The rub was the projected cost, which at one point was in the $7 million range. Let's . That committees efforts, from stumping for the cause early on to making readjustments, resulted in a downsized, less-costly project than originally envisioned, and included ironing out details in the final phase. Ayer Shirley Regional High School LEARN. Unfortunately, I wasnt able to participate in it. Hes won titles in the 2000s and the following decade with the Rams, adding the Titans to his list of championship teams on Sunday. As soon as I got hooked up on the e-mail, all the coaches contacted me. Organization ID: AYSR. Morris holds the state record in the 100 (10.4) and also the New England mark (10.36). If he could be here now, he would have a shovel by the handle and tell us all to get on with it. Hes a dedicated father and husband and, in terms of longevity, the Gordie Howe of Dek Hockey. While his work and family schedules keep Kendall from hitting the rinks quite as much as he once did, hes in no hurry to walk away from the game he loves. Each of the eight schools that signed on received a $5,000 grant from the Patriots Foundation, custom uniforms from Nike and equipment from USA Football. I think I missed it more than I thought I would to be honest with you. . New Ayer Shirley High School Athletic Complex, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), New Ayer Shirley High School Athletic Complex to break ground in April, The Column: Homeruns vs. strikeouts at City Hall, Mass. She averaged 17 points per game. I think I can help them do that. So Im excited to see the new competition, and Im also excited for the newer girls to learn about flag football.. We live in a time now that I believe leadership is underrated, said Sweeney. After Sweeneys playing days came to a close, he was offered a position as the defensive line coach by then Falcons head football coach Pat Haverty. As previously mentioned, play is five-on-five. We are a smaller school and we respect each and every one of you.. He takes over after long-time athletic director and teacher Jamie Lamoreaux retired at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. Follow him on Twitter @RichGarvenTG. She was the Lowell Sun Coach of the Year three times and even won the honor once in softball. Ayer Shirley athletic fields project launches, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Ayer Shirley athletic fields project launches with shovels and smiles, The Column: Homeruns vs. strikeouts at City Hall, Mass. . Connor was a district, state and New England champion and a National runner-up. We loved each other. ASRSD Athletic Director and K-12 Health and Wellness Curriculum Coordinator Mr. The athletic complex in its former condition was not only outdated, but unsafe and in dire need of renovation and replacement, project proponents said, with student athletes testimony as part of the presentations. The $6.75 million project was the focus of a recent Nashoba Briggs was a senior captain in field hockey, basketball and softball. The Patriots provided the seed money, and theyre hoping the sport takes hold, not only in Massachusetts, but throughout New England, the way it did for the Jets in New York and New Jersey. 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Having tied borrowing for the project to passage of debt exclusion overrides in both towns, the School Committee had to hold off. Mike Morris still holds the state record in the 100 (10.4) and also the New England mark (10.36). I am very excited to get involved in the community and the school district. He coached Nashoba Regional's ice hockey and softball teams over the last decade or so, thanks to his degree in education. Before the pandemic put everything on hold, members of the ASRSD Fields Committee, which by been a sub-set of the ASRSD School Committee, made the rounds in the two member towns, touting the projects merits, answering questions and explaining why it was needed. We got where we were through hard work. 141 Washington Street Ayer-Shirley Regional School District Athletic Director Steve Kendall announced recently that Corey Phillips has been named new Ayer Shirley is a school that serves communities that are really hungry for some consistent success, said Kilpatrick, who lives in Maynard. The schools Athletic Hall of Fame committee paid homage to its sports heroes of years past with its second induction class Saturday night at the Devens Inn and Conference Center. We exchanged texts about every stat that she remembered from 30 years ago. The amount of time being missed from school. Im going to keep playing until they wont let me anymore. Thought it was worth a share. He quickly climbed the coaching ranks and finished his last year with the Falcons as defensive coordinator. Just knowing about the town, knowing about the good things that are going on here, I felt that with my athletics background, my coaching background and my teaching background it just made sense.. He takes over after long-time athletic director and teacher Jamie Lamoreaux retired at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. He kind of showed me the ropes. They're spirits of loved ones, 'It's a good time for everybody': Lowell Folk Festival returns for 36th year, Dracut School Committee Chair Joe Wilkie resigns, Food rules at 36th annual Lowell Folk Festival, 'I pray Griffin rots in prison and then rots in hell for eternity', Game over: Dracut Police put end to backyard games at Betty Ann Lane property, Lowell makes final preparations for Folk Festival, Murphy's Farm opponents hire lawyer to fight 40B development. 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Robert Pontbriand, Ayer Town Manager . CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Sweeney, 29, graduated from Fitchburg State in 2006 with a degree in athletics administration. But now the work has begun, with heavy equipment and construction crews from M.J. Cataldo and Construction Dynamics, on the $5.2 million project. Kilpatrick was the head coach at Acton-Boxboro for 21 years, guiding the Colonials to six Dual County League championships, 17 state tournament berths and one MIAA Division 1 North sectional crown. EXPLORE. Ken was committed to making sure that the accomplishments of Ayer athletics would be known to man and he devoted his life to it, said Sweeney. EXPLORE. AYER The walls inside the athletic department office at Ayer-Shirley High School are slightly bare, as the newly-hired athletic director, Jon Sweeney, settles in. Carmine Frongillo covers high school, college and professional sports. Kendall termed the MIAAs rule change process challenging because of all the sports committees that have a say in what does and does not get approved. . But I wanted to find something that I felt would be a good fit for me and me for the school. After a year away from high school basketball, Kilpatrick, 50, has decided to return to coaching. Robert Norton couldnt make it to the ceremony. Well see whos interested, and were hoping this first league will just explode like it has in other states.. GROW. I missed coaching very much, said Kilpatrick. What they did to help me out because I was a young guy they let me be an assistant in the athletic department, said Sweeney. Coaches who attended the event agreed its been awhile, more like seven years, they said. But after a month of gridiron gauntlets, Kendall and the Panthers are quite pleased, winning more games in three weeks than in the previous two seasons combined. With completion anticipated by this fall, the project is in the final stages of an ambitious campus makeover that began soon after the regional school district launched in 2011, after wrapping up another long-term project. He is a great guy. The town has so much tradition and pride in its school. Chet Steele, the athletic director, asked me if I knew who I just kicked out and I said, I dont care. Sweeney was an outside linebacker at Southern Connecticut University for two years before transferring to Fitchburg State, where he concluded his career. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Cannabis Commission in crisis, chair says, Nashoba Tech graduate receives honor from national electrical agency, Jason McCrevan tapped to lead Lowells Shaughnessy School, Police: Driver involved in fatal Pelham, N.H. crash 'awake and talking', Seeing orbs in photos? Brooks was one of the boys, according to his yearbook description. the athletic director (at Ayer Shirley), and . When I took over A-B they had struggled the previous few years. Steve Kendall has been a successful coach in high school hockey and softball, a outstanding teacher, a stellar sportswriter and hes rubbed elbows with rock stars during a stint at the now-defunct WAAF. And there are a lot of states that already have it.. Im playing with kids, really skilled kids, who werent even close to being born when I won my first National tournament, let alone my first mens National tournament. Coach Lamoreaux has been kind enough to stay on in kind of a mentor role. Her biggest accomplishment came off the hardwood, when she fought for equal pay for men and women in the 1970s and won. COLLABORATE. Donors may pick one of three sizes if they want to buy a brick and the brick will be engraved with a chosen message that fits. Roughly 10 of the NFLs 32 teams have done just that, with the Patriots among the latest. Currently the athletic director at Ayer-Shirley Regional High School, Kendall remains multi-faceted. Watch highlights of Ayer High School Boys Varsity Football from Ayer, MA, United States and check out their schedule and roster on Hudl. Blanchette selflessly promoted the accomplishments of local athletes with his baby, Sports Night, an event where he highlighted the areas best young people, who just so happened to play sports. Page Navigation. Im looking forward to working with them to do that.. Fifty feet, four inches thats how far Neal Connor leapt to set the Mass. In talking with Steve Kendall, the athletic director (at Ayer Shirley), and in talking with a few players, theres a real hunger there. He was very happy to be remembered.. Steve Kendall Director of Athletics, PE and Wellness at Ayer Shirley School District Greater Boston 29 followers 29 connections Join to view profile Ayer Shirley School District. Kilpatrick, who is closing in on the 300-victory plateau for his varsity coaching career, has been named Ayer Shirleys new head boys basketball coach. They're spirits of loved ones, 'It's a good time for everybody': Lowell Folk Festival returns for 36th year, Dracut School Committee Chair Joe Wilkie resigns, Food rules at 36th annual Lowell Folk Festival, 'I pray Griffin rots in prison and then rots in hell for eternity', Game over: Dracut Police put end to backyard games at Betty Ann Lane property, Lowell makes final preparations for Folk Festival, Murphy's Farm opponents hire lawyer to fight 40B development. We want our students to participate and have them become motivated. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Im excited about going some place new and being able to just be in a different environment, said Kilpatrick. A social studies teacher at Acton-Boxboro, Kilpatrick treated the court as an extension of the classroom, teaching his players the proper way to play the game along with lifes lessons. 115 Washington Street Ayer, MA 01432 Get Directions. Were still in the beginning stages of figuring out from the Patriots side whats next, Callahan said. I thank everyone very much for inducting me.. Both towns will face a two-pronged referendum on the issue on Oct. 6. I was looking for something a little bit more local because even doing that, I had to go to meetings in Billerica and Chelmsford. Ayer Shirley Regional High School Athletic Field Project Ayer CPA Funding Request Dan Gleason ASRHS Field Design Committee October 6, 2021. We had always dreamed about having a Hall of Fame back in the 1980s and it never came, said Steinberg at the ceremony. CONNECT. Fifty feet, four inches thats how far Connor leapt to set the Massachusetts Track and Field triple jump record, which he still holds. I dont know if I keep getting asked to play based on reputation or if they just feel bad for me. She was the Sun Coach of the Year three times and even won the honor once in softball. Ayer, MA 01432 The coaches and team we had in 1979, 1980, 1981, were aint nothing but brothers and sisters doing what they were taught to do. Web Site: Organizational Colors: Black/White. Lamoreaux continues to mill around the high school and is quick to offer Sweeney the tools of the trade. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. By Ed Niser eniser@nashobavalleyvoice.com DEVENS For a small community, Ayer Shirley Regional High School has a tradition steeped in athletic greatness. DEVENS For a small community, Ayer Shirley Regional High School, formerly Ayer High School, has a tradition steeped in athletic greatness. She averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game and scored 782 career points in a time before the 3-point line was established. Published 5:45 AM PDT, September 25, 2018 AYER -- The Ayer Shirley Regional High School outdoor athletic facility is 54 years old and is, according to school administrators, in dire need of a facelift. It was just a question of putting in the time and going in and showing some commitment and having a long-term, as well as, a short-term vision. Ayer Shirley Regional High School; Athletics; Popular Links. They're spirits of loved ones, 'It's a good time for everybody': Lowell Folk Festival returns for 36th year, Dracut School Committee Chair Joe Wilkie resigns, Food rules at 36th annual Lowell Folk Festival, 'I pray Griffin rots in prison and then rots in hell for eternity', Game over: Dracut Police put end to backyard games at Betty Ann Lane property, Lowell makes final preparations for Folk Festival, Murphy's Farm opponents hire lawyer to fight 40B development. The new Ayer Shirley Regional High School athletic field complex unveiled in all its long-awaited glory at a combined dedication and donor recognition and ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday evening, Oct. 14 caps a two-phase process that began with a major high school renovation and addition project that transformed an outdated old building in. I wear suits every day to work. From day one when I was hired in early July, the people have been supportive.. Earlier this week inside the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School Gym, the Unified Basketball teams from Ayer-Shirley and Lunenburg put the finishing touches on the 2021 fall season. AYER School officials are eyeing an updated athletics complex to match the modern building at Ayer Shirley Regional High School. We loved each other. Steve Kendall is an Athletic Director at Ayer Shirley Regional School District based in Ayer, Massachusetts. AP. Thank you guys for this great tradition. While hes won countless U.S. Nationals and Can Am tournaments, Kendall says playing on a team with his nephews and players he coached in their formative years made this last win even more special. AYER The athletic fields complex, so long in coming, is finally a reality. The fields project has been in the works for four years. Still at issue on that fundraiser was how donors could submit payment and whether the district can accept credit cards or cash or checks. Sweeneys welcome to Ayer-Shirley from the coaches and administration has been very warm. For over two decades, Rick Kilpatrick served as a symbol of victory on the sideline for Acton-Boxboros boys basketball team. The Ayer High School community in the 1970s was amazing. Carmine Frongillo covers high school, college and professional sports. Contact Rich Garven at rgarven@telegram.com. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. COMMUNICATE. Steinberg held a 160-62 overall record as the girls basketball coach. Thank you guys for this great tradition. Haverty left the Falcons for personal reasons, but Sweeney wanted to stay on the coaching staff. Tweets by Ayer Shirley Regional . AYER The walls inside the athletic department office at Ayer Shirley Regional High School are still slightly bare as the newly hired athletic director, Jon Sweeney, settles in. . GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. I want people to feel welcome to ask questions.. COVID is on the rise again in Florida, Taylor Swift concertgoers cause Swift quake with 2.3 magnitude, 800 great white sharks have visited Cape Cod in recent years: The Cape is among the larger white shark hotspots worldwide, $2M wedding nightmare in Aspen due to audio malfunction, lawsuit says, Ridiculous: So-called Snake Burglar admits to 54 felonies, walks out of jail. Organizational Address: 7 Keady Way Shirley, MA 01464. Reed was trying to get the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to add girls flag football as a varsity sport, and to that end, he enlisted Ayer-Shirley athletic director Steve Kendall, a Leominster native, to write and submit a 2023-25 rule change proposal. Briggs was a senior captain in field hockey, basketball and softball. I know that the Mid-Wach has a huge tradition (in basketball). I didnt do it for myself I didnt need it. Among the inductees were: Ken Blanchette (former Nashoba Publishing Sports Editor, Class of 1967), Roderick Roddy Brooks (Class of 1962), Larry Morris (Class of 1981), Jane Steinberg, Lorna Briggs (Class of 1978), Neal Connor (Class of 1981), Mike Morris (Class of 1981), Shirley Woods (Class of 1981) and the 1979 boys track and field team. But now, he has taken on a new challenge. The. Sweeneys goal for the athletics department is well in touch with that of the district. Athletics; Ayer Childcare & Extended Day; Bullying Intervention and Prevention; English Language Education; Student Handbook; Parent Resources; SEPAC; Student Registration; . Both towns will face a. He was also an All-American in the 55-yard dash and beat Olympic hero Carl Lewis three times. He kind of showed me the ropes. I never met Rod, but he is recognized as one of the best athletes to ever come out of Ayer High, said Dan Gleason. But donations will be welcomed after that, hopefully with all 700 bricks purchased and engraved, creating a historic landmark as well as a handsome entryway. He is a great guy. All of my days playing at Ayer High School, I did it for everyone else. 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