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Tri-Village
superintendent, Josh Sagester, address the media and those
in attendance as he
announced that Tri-Village will be adding football
in the fall of 2015.
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Football
finally arrives at Tri-Village
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- “This press conference was requested to share our
thrilling information regarding the athletic landscape of Tri-Village
Local Schools. AAs you are aware, we have a vibrant educational and
athletic heritage and we aspire to see it prosper. Therefore, on
behalf of the Administration, Board of Education and Athletic
Department of the Tri-Village Local School District, we are pleased to
announce that Tri-Village will be adding football to the list of
extracurricular offerings available to our student athletes through a
phased in process over a four year period beginning the fall of 2015.”
Those words received standing ovation by all in attendance Monday night
as Josh Sagester, Tri-Village superintendent, made the announcment that
football will finally reached the grounds of Tri-Village.
“That made me feel really good to see the support here tonight and to
hear the standing ovation and to know we’re going to have the support
behind us,” said Sagester.
“This has been in the works for quite some time,” Sagester continude
after the official announcement. “I’ve done some factfinding over the
past several months, trying to piece some items together. This is a
very exciting time for Tri-Village. We are going to continue to add to
our vibrant heritage here by adding a football team.”
With the addition of football, Sagester eluded to the aspect of the
fact it will open new doors for the students at Tri-Village.
“The addition of football will add more opportunities for our kids and
to me, that’s the job of the superintendent,” said Sagester. “This will
help ensure that our kids will get the desirable educational
opportunities as well and attractive extra-curricular opportunities.”
Over the course of the past 43 years, football was never to be
considered as many felt it would hurt the basketball program.
Sagester shed positive light on that issue.
“I’m going to take my superintendent hat off and put my athletic hat
on,” Sagester stated. “I was a quarterback, shortstop and point guard
in high school (Brookville) so I was a multi-sport athlete. It can be
done. It’s all about time management and working together and to me,
it’s not even an issue. It’s all about providing our kids opportunities
and this is something that I believe the community will rally around,
our kids will rally around it and our stakeholders and we’re going to
find a way to improve our athletic facility and we’re going to find a
way to get our kids to be successful.”
In only his second year at the helm of Tri-Village, Sagester admitted
that he’s heard the people speak.
“In only my second year as superintendent, certainly I’ve had some
people approach me but as I stated, it’s my responsibility to make sure
our kids are getting the cutting edge opportunities and to me, this is
something that our kids will benefit from and that’s what we’re
bringing here to New Madison.”
In the press release Sagester made one thing clear to all in attendance.
“This project will be funded in a variety of ways but will not include
increased or additional tax burdens,” Sagester pointed out. “ A
fundraising campaign will be launched, advertising opportunities
available, corporate sponsorships, our Athletic Department and pending
Board approval, our local BOE may supplement a portion as well.
However, we recognize this evening we may not address all questions the
community may have regarding this decision therefore, we will release a
Frequently Asked Question sheet on our website within the next 24 hours
to help answer some of those remaining questions. As always, community
members are welcomed to contact the Administration, a Board of
Education member and/or attend a Board of Education meeting for any
follow up conversation. Following the press conference this
evening, the administration will be available for any follow up
questions by the local media. Again, thank you for joining us for
this exciting announcement. As the superintendent of schools, I’m
overjoyed regarding the future of Tri-Village Local Schools and
together we can continue to provide outstanding opportunities for our
kids.”
(Sagester, along with athletic director Brad Grey had much more to talk
about on this issue. Watch CNO for more on this breaking story.)
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The new look helmet that the Patriots will be wearing this fall when
football
season gets underway at Tri-Village.
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Six year old Breken Grey gets in a four point stance as he hopes to
be
the future of Patriots football.
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The staff of Tri-Village as well as the school board is shown with the
new look of Tri-Village football.
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