Sunday, March 6, 2011
Daniels represents team in sections and both teams come close to coach's expectations.
With all winter sports seasons having concluded, Fort Lee Patch now takes an in-depth look at how each team fared over the past few months. With the second of five installments, the season in review segment continues with the story of the 2010-2011 Fort Lee bowling team. Before the season started, head coach Dennis Sayer knew that there would be some open spots in his starting lineup due to gradation and other factors, but he also knew that two of those positions would be secured by his returning seniors. Captains Yeliz Inalman and David Daniels were both back for another season on the Fort Lee bowling team this year and Sayer looked to these two for guidance throughout the year. "[David] is taking all of the younger kids and trying to …
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The recent snowstorm shuffled the schedule for most Fort Lee teams.
From basketball to wrestling, and indoor track to bowling, here is the latest news in Fort Lee sports:
Saturday, January 29, 2011
From being a beginner just last season, Daniels is now eyeing the state tournament championship this year.
Senior David Daniels has tried a number of different sports in high school. He has received awards for playing soccer and even participated in basketball, but his current sport, bowling, may be the most enjoyable one of the three. And it almost never came to be. Last year, Daniels elected not to try out for basketball again and was heading into a winter sports season with no team to play for. So one day in chemistry class, all of David’s friends were talking about their after-school activities when his chemistry teacher asked what Daniels had planned. The conversation changed everything for David, as his teacher, who was also the bowling coach, convinced Daniels to give the sport a try. “[Coach Dennis Sayer] said ‘why don’t you come out …
Friday, January 28, 2011
Dennis Sayer builds confidence of students and players.
The word “chemistry” can be defined in many different contexts. It can be a subject in school. It can be a feeling between two or more people, and chemistry can even be seen in the elements of everyday life. For Dennis Sayer, chemistry is all of the above and maybe even more. Mr. Sayer teaches chemistry at Fort Lee High School during the day and then he trades in the “Mister” for “Coach” in the afternoon as he guides the Bridgemen co-ed bowling team. This year marks his 39th in the classroom as a chemistry teacher in a career that Sayer truly treasures. “What I enjoy about chemistry is that it is one of the toughest subjects for kids to understand,” Sayer said. “Everyone is afraid chemistry is so tough with the science part and a lot of …
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Boy’s Basketball highlights the week that was in Fort Lee sports.
From basketball to wrestling, and indoor track to bowling, here is the latest news in Fort Lee sports:
Friday, January 7, 2011
Bowling and wrestling fall victim to the newest snowstorm to hit New Jersey.
Just like in late December, a snowstorm is once more shifting the Fort Lee sports scene. Both the bowling and wrestling matches for Friday evening have been postponed. According to Fort Lee High School Athletic Director Patrick Ambrosio, the events have not been rescheduled yet and all games for Saturday are still on. The bowling team was scheduled to play Lakeland Friday at Bowler City beginning at 4 p.m., but the cancellation continues a whirlwind of events for the student athletes. Most of the Bridgemen bowlers were snowed out from practicing over the school break due to the most recent blizzard, then returned only to have no opponent on Tuesday and now are prevented from playing again. The snow also disrupts a reunion for the Fort Lee …
Monday, December 13, 2010
All Fort Lee winter sports teams met in the gym Monday for their official team pictures.
Almost everyone has experienced at least one photo day during their lifetime, and the drill is usually the same: wear nice clothes, look into the camera and give a great big smile. But what most people tend to forget is the special meaning and symbolism associated with these pictures. "I get a picture," said bowling coach Dennis Sayer as all of the Fort Lee winter sports teams met in the gym after class on Monday. "It's good to see what comes out and always have a good memory to start the season." This is the first time in the past few years that picture day was held at the start of the season, instead of at the conclusion. Track coach Ed Garrison noticed some extra nostalgia around this year's momentous occasion. "From what my assistant…
