BALLSTON SPA — At the Ballston Spa Central School District’s Board of Education meeting on March 20, Athletic Director Dave Sunkes formally recognized the district’s winter sports scholar-athletes.
“It goes without saying that we do put the student before the athlete here, which is something we pride ourselves on,” Sunkes said. “Three years in a row we’ve been a school of excellence in New York State.”
Nine of the district’s winter teams qualified as New York State scholar-athlete teams. In total, the 114 students had a combined GPA of 93. Specific teams finished the season with the following GPAs (which have been rounded slightly):
- Girls indoor track - 94.7
- Boys indoor track - 94.7
- Girls basketball - 93.8
- Boys basketball - 93.7
- Girls bowling - 92.7
- Boys bowling - 91.8
- Boys swim and dive - 94
- Ice hockey - 90.9
- Boys alpine ski - 90.8
