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The 2006 High School Banquet went very well and everyone had a great time. The Highlight DVD produced by JR Productions and with lots of help from Sam Reid and John Kimutis was great.

I would like to thank the banquet committee and all the individuals who helped out! Everyone did a fantastic job!

As many of you may of heard the contract renewal for the Head Coach and staff were not renewed for the 2007 year. Currently the school has posted and will be interviewing candidates for the Head Football Coaching Position. Dr. Linda Hippert, School Superintendent provided a statement which can be viewed by clicking here.

We wish the outgoing Coaching Staff the best of luck and a thank you for their time in coaching our players.

At the November general membership meeting nominations and votes were tallied and a new 2007 SFTC Board of Directors were elected. Your new board for 2007 are:

We all look forward to serving the needs of the membership and to a great 2007. We have lots of new ideas and look forward to getting the 2007 year going.

The following players from the South Fayette High School varsity football team were chosen by coaches in the Century Conference as All-Conference Players:

Invitations have been sent and the banquet scheduled for January 7th, 2007 at Peter's Place in Bridgeville - so please send back your rsvp as soon as possible to Phyllis Cupp along with your check. If you didn't receive your invitation please contact Phyllis at phylliscupp@comcast.net

Congratulations to Coach Gatti and Timmerman and the Middle School Team beating Avonworth last evening becoming the section Co-Champs with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss. It was an exciting game played under the lights at the South Fayette Stadium.

The upcoming JV game scheduled for this Monday, October 23rd will be played on the S.F. Middle School field and not at the stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Yes - it is that time again to vote on new Board of Director Officers for the 2007 year. Please submit your nominations either electronically by visiting our Nominations page on this website or submit your nomination at the November 1st SFTC meeting.

We encourage everyone to attend the November 1st meeting so that you can cast your vote for a candidate nominated for a board position. Remember this is your club, supporting your football player and we need the help and support of everyone. To view the current nominees please visit the BOD Nominees page on this website.

Head Coach T.J. Plack was voted Coach of the Week after the Lions win over South Park on September 22nd. Coach Plack was recognized at the Steelers home game against the K.C. Chiefs and was awarded $1,000.00 towards the S.F. Football program. To read the entire article please visit the Bridgeville Area News at http://www.gatewaynewspapers.com/bridgevilleareanews/66475/

Several individuals have approached me saying that they cannot view the action pictures we have for both the middle school and high school. The usual problem and fix can be many, but the normally it is some type of control on your computer saying that you cannot view certain type pictures, etc... This can be caused by a firewall, anti-virus setting or simply a setting change on your options for Internet Explorer. Additionally if trying to view these pictures from let say work, your IT (Information Technology) Department may also place control to limit your viewing of these as well.

Below is a hyperlink to Microsoft that describes the problem and gives several type fixes depending where your computer lays. Good Luck and we hope you get this resolved so that you can look at some fantastic photo's.

The Middle School party has been scheduled for November 11th from 4:00 to approximately 8:00 p.m. Michele Elder is coordinating the party with the help of Laurel Hitlan. It is sure to be a great time for everyone. Michele will be posting additional information as the time draws nearer.

Have you had a chance to see the senior player signs hanging in the front entrance area of the stadium? If not - take a look at our next home game. The S.F. Touchdown Club would like to thank G&S signs located at the Great Southern Shopping Center in Bridgeville, PA for their help in developing and making the signs. G&S Signs are located at 1155 Washington Pike, Suite 60, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Telephone 412-257-1010 and website is www.gssigns.com - ask for either Adam or George.

Originally we had scheduled UPMC to speak at our October 8th meeting, however due to time constraints and the time of the year we opted to reschedule at a later date the presentation.

It is very important that parents and players know the type performance program South Fayette subscribes too and what it can do with your player. We encourage everyone to attend once we have finalized a date.

Seton LaSalle vs. South Fayette @ South Fayette, Friday October 13th - Game time is 7:30 p.m.. The Comcast Game of the Week will be televised on Saturday, October 14th in it's entirety from 7 - 10 p.m. on the FYI Channel. The game will also be available on Comcast Video-on-Demand the Sunday following the game thru December 31st, 2006.

Matt Donovan, the High School Strength and Conditioning Coach has told us that the school website has added a link that contains information regarding this program. Mr. Donovan provides strength and conditioning for both the middle school and high school. Please visit www.southfayette.org/athletics/sports/strength for more information and to check out the site.

South Fayette requires permission to release information regarding your High School player. Therefore if a college scout wants to view your players transcripts the guidance center must have this release executed and on hand. Click here for a blank copy to print out.

We are well on our way thru the season however we are still in need of people to help with the 50/50 sales at home games.

For those who attend the touchdown club meetings you know the importance of volunteering your time and why - however for those who have scheduling conflicts and haven't had a chance to attend then here is the scoop:

In short EVERYTHING your High School player receives short of his uniform, equipment and transportation to and from away games is provided by the Touchdown Club. The only exception in part is the away team camp enrollment that is paid every year by each player, however the transportation to the camp is paid for by the club.

Now to explain how we afford all this - three guesses but you will only need one! Yes it is fund raising and volunteering time to fund-raise and help out. This includes our annual Steeler Nation Raffle, concession stand, Program ad sales, 50/50, etc... We have over 50 players this year and it takes a grand effort to support our Lions - from everyone!

Therefore, for those of you who have helped out by rolling up your sleeves and getting involved with the concession stand, 50/50, etc... we salute and thank you - HOWEVER if you are one who has not volunteered your time to help out now is the time - we need you! Right now we have a need for 50/50 help at our last two home football games possible concession stand help and committee participants for the high school banquet

If you have not donated your time yet in helping out with the 50/50 sales I ask you to contact Tom McElhinny at TheMcElhinnys@cs.com . Tom would love to hear from you.

Additionally we also need folks to volunteer to be on the banquet committee this year. We are looking for at least one parent from each grade (9th - 12th) to participate on this committee and help out coordinating the banquet. This includes the logistics of the banquet, gifts, awards, etc.... If you ever wanted to get involved with this - now is the time. Please contact Tracey Valko at tvalko@comcast.net to express your interest.

If we don't have enough people to cover the 50/50 or concession stand and you haven't volunteered your time yet you can expect a phone call from one of the board members asking for your help directly. I can say with passion that it is only fair to spread the wealth if you know what I mean :-)

The bottom line is this. If you son enjoys what I have outlined above then you have to not only sell raffle tickets and program ads, etc... but volunteer your time as well. We have over 50 players and collectively there should be at least 50 - 100 parents to spread the help request out to .

Okay - I will get off my soap box now, however I hope everyone understands what our intentions are. We don't ask that you spend the entire game working, just a very small part of it - and for only one home game if everyone get involved. If not then really nobody suffers except the players to include the possibility of being singled out!

At our next TD Club meeting, scheduled for Sunday - October 8^thwe will be hosting guest speakers from the UPMC Sport performance program. The guest speakers will be Ron DeAngelo, Tim Greisser and Matt Donovan. All three gentlemen are assigned to our program at S.F. to deploy the sport philosophies of UPMC. Our speakers will be over viewing the strength and conditioning program for South Fayette focusing on the football program. This will be a time to get any questions, comments or concerns you may have regarding the strength program and how it relates to your player and the overall football program at South Fayette answered. Additionally I am sure everyone attending will probably learn something new about sports performance and what our players can be doing off-season to become bigger, stronger and faster athletes.

Thanks to Susan Mortensen we again have great action shots of our Middle School Lions playing Moon. Please visit the Middle School section under pictures to view.

We need your continued help. We still have many outstanding cards left and we need you and your player to continue selling these cards. Please don't turn in a packet that hasn't been opened - please try and sell them. The cards are a great value and well worth the $10.00 asking price. Remember that our events and activities are funded by "fund-raising" so if your player likes receiving shirts, banquets, hoagies, drinks, etc... then we need your help in selling the cards and other fun and worthwhile fund-raisers we ask you to participate in.

- South Park vs. South Fayette will be the Lapiana Chiropractic Game of the Week on the MSA Sports Network this Friday Sept. 22nd -

The South Fayette Lions will be taking on South Park this Friday and will be the Lapiana Chiropractic Game of the week aired on the MSA Sports Network. You can listen live or catch the game afterwards by tuning in to the MSA Sports network via the Internet at http://www.msasportsnetwork.com

The JV game scheduled for October 30th against Carlynton has been cancelled. Instead the JV Lions will be taking on Ft. Cherry on Monday, October 2nd at 4:00 p.m. at Ft. Cherry High School. Good Luck JV Lions!

Pictures taken from the Varsity Charleroi game by Wayne's World of Photography have been added to our website. If you would like to order professional prints please visit Wayne Worlds website at http://www.waynesworldofphotography.com/mp_includes/index.asp

Each home game Wayne will professionally photograph approximately 100 action shots, so visit the varsity photo section after each home game to see the pictures.

The South Fayette Middle School Lions traveled to West Allegheny yesterday, 9/13 coming home with a win. The final score was 12 - 6. Congratulations Middle School!

- Varsity Game Statistics, Roster, Players Bio's, Coaches information and new pictures added to website-

Coach Gatti from the Middle School has asked that all parents attend a meeting today at 5:30 p.m. after practice for all Middle School parents.

- Middle School player roster and pictures added to include pictures from the Quaker Valley scrimmage -

To look at the new Middle School content please visit the Middle School section of this website. Thanks to Susan Mortensen for the Quaker Valley scrimmage pictures!

The 2006 Pep-Rally held on August 26th, and in concert with the Football, band and cheerleading booster clubs were a huge success this year. Personally I believe there were more than 600 folks in attendance in addition to all the players, band members and cheerleaders.

Many thanks go to Marty Frey and Tracy Valko for organizing this event to include the logistics with the other organizations. WELL DONE! Also special thanks to ALL the Touchdown Club members who helped out and volunteered their time. Also a special thanks to Shop 'n Save for donating the hamburgers, hotdogs, salads and drinks.

Congratulations to Laurel Hitlan for taking the role of Liaison for the Middle School Football program. Laurel is responsible for communicating statically information to and from the Touchdown Club and the Middle School program. Laurel has been doing a great job and we appreciate her hard work and dedication to the success of this program.

Michele Elder has been named middle school after-season celebration coordinator. Michele has responsibility of putting together the end-of-season celebration for the middle school. Michele will undoubtedly be asking for help, so when the time arrives please lend her a hand with this endeavor.

Both positions were nominated and voted in at the last SFTC meeting. Congratulations to both!

- Junior Varsity and Middle School Season Schedule announced and added to Website -

Visit the High School J.V. and Middle School Fall Schedules by clicking on the applicable link above.

Are you ready for this... We sold 990 out of the 999 tickets - a record thus far for the club. Congratulations to the parents and players who cared and participated - we couldn't have done it with out you! Special thanks to Sam Reid who lead and managed the project and Bill Collins for lending his hand.

This years winner of the Steeler Nation drawing was Rich Wittebort from Butler, PA. Congratulations Rich - who will be enjoying the Steeler in San Diego this year.

Needless to say this fund-raiser infused our organization with the much needed cash to support our players for this season.

Mark your calendars for Saturday August 26th from 4:00 - 8:00 p..m. The SF Touchdown Club with the SF Band and Cheerleading Booster organizations are planning a PEP Rally / Kick-off celebration. We will have tours of the new football stadium and facility, a kick, pass and punt competition, food, tons of activities and even a dunking booth to put your favorite Coach into the water with.

Also we are looking for anybody wanting to lend us their grill and propane tank; additionally we are looking for folks to help grill, serve food and volunteer in general. Please email Marty Frey at marthafrey@comcast.net to put your name in.

We are still looking for a few good women and men to help out with our committee's regardless if your player is High School or Middle School. We really need the help - especially with the team camp meals (not the California University Camp, but the 3-a-day camp in August). Please visit our volunteer section and choose an area you could help out with. For those who specifically would like to help with the team camp meals please contact Joyce Bartolomeo at themrs52@aol.com or by calling 412-257-4459.

August 12th, Saturday from 9 - 2 p.m. is the designated date and times for the mandatory Coach's discount card sale. The Coach's discount card provides many discounts for purchasers. Each player at the High School is asked to sell 15 cards and the Middle School players are required to sell 5. This is a fundraiser so all proceeds go to support the football programs.

All players are to report to the common area of the High School at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday the 12th. A pizza lunch will be provided for all players. The The High School will be assigned strategic area's of South Fayette to sell, while the Middle School Players will take shifts selling in front of Shop & Save and other business locations.

If you have questions please ask your player to get information from Coach Plack or Coach Gatti.

- S.F. Football Program Announces a new coaching staff for the Middle School -

The S.F. Football program has announced that Andrew Gatti - Head Coach, Brian Howley and Joseph Timmerman - Assistant Coaches, will be the new Middle School Coaches for the 2006/07 year. We wish them a successful and fruitful season!

Click here to view a couple of the sessions and the players winding down after a long day of training.

Wayne's World of Photography will be doing our Team, Group and Individual photo's again this year. The date and time is scheduled for Friday August 18th at 3:00 p.m. The High School will go first followed by the Middle School Players.

Last evening Coach Plack gave all High School Players the Wayne's World of Photography order form. Please have this filled out along with your check for turn in on Friday. An email reminder went to all parents who have given me a good email address as a reminder as well.

Program Ad Sales was due by August 4th. Every player (family) is responsible to sell $100.00 worth of program ads. Ad's can be personal (i.e. wishing well your player and team) and/or a company Ad.

We are still taking last minute ads and there are families we haven't heard from, therefore we extended the date to August 15th - so PLEASE get your ads into Tom Patterson A.S.A.P.

The S.F. Touchdown Club and Football team and staff would like to thank Mr. Rick Chaussard and Pella Glass and Window for their time and truck in hauling all the player gear to the University of CA, Pennsylvania Camp last weekend. This was a fairly large expense and not to mention time consuming for the organization. Again Thanks!

In the next number of days you should of receive a letter from the school basically telling us that school physicals for student and athletes participating in Fall sports (High School and Middle School) will need to do so under your own arrangement and selected physician.

Physicals are required to participate in the upcoming Fall sports and for football players the physicals must be performed and form turned in by August 7th. All physicals and paperwork must be turned in to Kathy Demnyan at the High School Athletic office by that date. If you have questions please contact Ms. Demnyan at 412-221-4542, extension 240. All forms must be filled out completely and accurately to be in compliance with State requirements. Also check out the school website for additional information and the forms you will need in the event you didn't receive by mail from the school. This link is: http://www.southfayette.org/athletics/sports_physicals/physicalsindex.htm

UPMC - Southside Complex will be providing physicals for $20.00 beginning on July 22nd starting at 8 a.m. Appointments will not be taken until after June 22nd. The telephone number is 412-432-3770.

Please get your player scheduled and get the physical done. We know that it is tough on such short notice to do this so we are asking for your immediate action. Don't let your player sit out because of a physical.

Apparently the appointed or contracted physician for the school district has or is resigning and a replacement has not been hired. For more detail on this subject please contact the school administration. If we hear of any changes of course we will post it on our website.

During the summer months the football program is providing speed training and conditioning for both the Middle School and High School players. Please review the calendar schedule on this website for the dates and times.

Although voluntary, but highly recommended the football program for both the Middle School and High School will begin their conditioning week starting August 7th.

The weight room for football is scheduled for to begin at 10:00 a.m. on the same days. Please visit our calendar section for details.

Information for the University of California - Pennsylvania away camp regarding times, what to bring, when, etc... are available by clicking here.

The California University of PA football camp information has arrived for the High School players. The dates of the camp are July 5th - 8th (This is a change from the calendar given at the parent/player meeting in April - please take note).

The cost per player is $110.00. Please make your check out to California University of PA Football / SAI and give to Coach Plack, along with the registration form and information sheet on or before June 30th. Click here to print the required forms.

This is an overnight camp and the details of transportation, what to bring, etc... will be forthcoming.

South Fayette School District ’s Athletic Department is sponsoring a free seminar for athletes in grades 7-11 in speed agility and other sports performance areas on June 6-7 from 3:15-5:15 p.m. at the South Fayette Stadium. The event has been organized by UPMC Performance Director Ron DeAngelo, Strength Coach Matt Donovan , Athletic Trainer Rob McCabe and others from UPMC and the South Fayette coaching staff. An activity bus will be provided at 5:15 p.m. on both evenings.

Each player is responsible for bring a case each of water and Gatorade for the 3-a-day camp. We are asking that you drop off the water and Gatorade on Friday August 11th or at the very latest Monday morning - prior to practice beginning. This is mandatory for all players.

Information on where to drop off the water and Gatorade is forthcoming, but at least you can purchase the items starting now until August 11th so you don't forget.

1ST TEAM OFFENSE	Zach Patterson, Offensive Tackle
1ST TEAM DEFENSE	Joe Pietracatello, Defensive Tackle
	Lou Casale, Linebacker
	Drew Hareza, Kicker
2ND TEAM OFFENSE	Dillon Sauers, Specialty Player
2ND TEAM DEFENSE	Shane Bartolomeo, Defensive Back