Athletics

Fall Sports Senior Nights are just around the corner!

Scenes from doubles play in Tuesday's girls' varsity tennis match against Rome Free Academy. The Blue Devils won the match by a final score of 4-3. Camden swept singles play with McKenzie Allard, Lainie Liberatore, and Hailey Heath all scoring landslide victories. In doubles, the pairing of Abigail Douglas and Mina Jones made the difference to secure the victory. They won a hard-fought match at fourth doubles, 6-4, 6-4 to spark a Blue Devil rally that ran straight through singles play. Camden has won five of its first six matches of the season. A busy stretch continues today and tomorrow as the Blue Devils compete at VVS and Oneida, respectively. Senior Day is Saturday as Camden hosts CVA. The match begins at 11 AM, with senior recognition set for approximately 10:30.

The Camden varsity field hockey team was in action on Friday with a challenging test against Morrisville-Eaton. Camryn Shenk had the Blue Devil goal, Rylie Meagher added an assist, and Alyssa Vera made seven saves in a 4-1 loss to the Mavericks, who reached the Section III Class D final a year ago. Tonight, the JV and Varsity teams are both at Whitesboro. Match times are set for 4:30 and 6:00, respectively, at Whitesboro High School. Let's go Blue Devils!

Scenes from Friday's varsity boys' soccer match against Hamilton Central. Waiting for the next home match? That will happen tomorrow, Tuesday, 9/17! The Blue Devils will meet Oneida at 4:30 PM at CHS.

Did she score on this shot? Yes. Was the celebration equally incredible? Also yes.

Pictures from yesterday's Girls' Varsity Soccer match against VVS. The Blue Devils fell behind 2-0 in the first half, but showed a lot of determination in the second half to cut the lead to one on a simply fantastic goal from Emily Gilsenan. The Blue Devils gave their visitors all they could handle, but were unable to find an equalizer as they fell 2-1 in a TVL match. The team will be back on the pitch on Saturday morning when they head to the Copper City to take on Rome Free Academy.

New date for this fundraiser is the 14th of September.

Important: If you're streaming tonight's football game, select the second option you see here, the one that starts at 6:50 PM. You will find it under the "Videos" tab in your browser and in the mobile app. We had to create a second link for tonight's game. This link will also work. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/camden/organization/17261/camden-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MTI3MzgxNA%3D%3D Still lots of time to get here. Weather looks great!

On Saturday, the girls varsity soccer team made these t-shirts as a team building activity. Each player's shirt features the handprints of their teammates, and hopefully, that feeling of connectedness off the field sets the tone for a great season on it. The girls open the season on Thursday with a TVL matchup against Oneida. Kick time is set for 4:30!

Attempt #2 was a success! The new CHS Stadium press box is in position!

Last night, the Varsity and JV Football squads got together for their annual Blue-White Intersquad Scrimmage!

Careful: BLUE DEVILS AT WORK! The energy was high and the competition was spirited as many of our Varsity and JV Fall Sports teams got started on their second day of preseason practice!

A crane is on site at CHS to position some HVAC equipment this AM. Early this afternoon, the installation of the CHS Stadium Press Box is set to begin and crews are preparing support beams for the crane to do its job there. Practices are continuing but please be cautious if you have a need to be in the immediate area.

Happy first day of JV and Varsity practices for soccer, cross country, tennis, field hockey, and cheerleading! Reach out to your coaches or the athletic office if you have any questions about the logistics of starting practice. As a friendly reminder, there is a mandatory player, parent/guardian information meeting for 2024 fall sports set to take place on Thursday, 8/29 in the Camden High School Auditorium at 6 PM. The event will provide information and set expectations for the upcoming season. All Fall student-athletes from all levels, and their parents/guardians, should attend. The guest speaker for the general session will be Kirk Ventiquattro. Locally, you may remember Kirk as the head coach of the Carthage boys' varsity lacrosse team for 30 years, where he coached multiple hall of famers. Please click the link to hear about Kirk’s story! https://www.kwtx.com/video/2023/11/14/kirk-ventiquattro-takes-battle-off-lacrosse-field/ Following the Athletic Department meeting, coaches for all levels will hold mandatory team meetings. These meetings will consist of specific information and expectations for each respective team/program. Modified practices will begin on Tuesday, 9/3.

The Homecoming 2024 webpage is now available at https://www.camdenschools.org/page/homecoming-2024! Information about the events will be added as it becomes available. Follow their Facebook page (Camden Homecoming Festival) for updates as well!

The Camden Corner Store is gearing up for a new year, and that includes homecoming! 2024 Homecoming T-Shirts are now available for purchase online from now until midnight on Sunday, September 8th! Questions can be directed to Camden Corner Store Advisor Judy Dacey. Her best mode of contact is included in the flyer. Use this link to purchase! https://www.papas-sports.com/camden_central_schools/shop/home

The new CHS Stadium Press Box is here! It was brought in by flatbed from Kentucky. It replaces an aging structure and will also allow staffing of games on the stadium field, and the multi-purpose field from the same facility!

The Blue Devils are back. Preseason football camp opened yesterday with an intense practice. Mark those calendars and join us for the 2024 Home Opener on Friday, September 6th as the Varsity takes on Schuylerville out of Section II. 7 PM kick.

Inside and out, the press box at the new varsity baseball field housed at Camden Middle School is beginning to take shape. We've been able to have some activity on the field this spring and summer, but this is where the project will really go to the next level with an operations level on the second floor, and the ability to run a concession stand adjacent to the stands on the first floor. The field sports an artificial turf infield and natural grass outfield, and we will say from experience today that the outfield drainage is performing quite well with the substantial rain we've had in the past few days.

The Camden Girls' Soccer program had a watch party on Friday for the women's bronze medal match between Germany and Spain! They were treated to a thriller where Germany went ahead in the 64th minute, and had to withstand a stoppage time penalty from Spain to secure the win.