{"id":42012,"date":"2023-05-01T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=42012"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:07:20","slug":"batavia-spartans-football-club-set-for-scrimmage-at-kibbe-park-on-sunday-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/batavia-spartans-football-club-set-for-scrimmage-at-kibbe-park-on-sunday-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Spartans football club set for scrimmage at Kibbe Park on Sunday afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"511\" data-attachment-id=\"42013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/batavia-spartans-football-club-set-for-scrimmage-at-kibbe-park-on-sunday-afternoon\/drill-2b\/\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/drill-2b.jpg?resize=768%2C471&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/drill-2b.jpg?resize=150%2C92&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>LEADING THE WAY:\u00a0<\/strong>Head CoachHarry Rascoe, football in hand, calls out a play for the offensive line as the Genesee Spartans prepare for their season this summer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a roster of 55 players and about a dozen sponsors in hand, the Genesee County Spartans organization is moving full speed ahead toward competing in the Northern Football Alliance this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re into the third week of training camp, preparing for an intrasquad scrimmage at 1 p.m. on May 7 at Kibbe Park (which is open to the public at no charge),\u201d said Head Coach Harry Rascoe. \u201cIt\u2019s a very competitive environment for starting positions on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spartans are practicing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at Farrall Park in preparation for a May 20 scrimmage at the Watertown Red and Black, which plays in the Gridiron Developmental Football League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"42014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/batavia-spartans-football-club-set-for-scrimmage-at-kibbe-park-on-sunday-afternoon\/coach-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?fit=810%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"810,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1681463036&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"coach-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coach-1.jpg?w=810&amp;ssl=1 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>HANDS DRILL:\u00a0<\/strong>Assistant coach Craig Tiberio conducts a drill for defensive backs at a recent Genesee Spartans football practice<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rascoe\u2019s squad is on the road for its first three NFA games \u2013 at Auburn on June 3 and at Lockport on June 10 \u2013 before hosting Ithaca on June 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remainder of the schedule: June 24 vs. Broome County; July 15 at Broome County; July 22 vs. Lockport; Aug. 5 at Ithaca; Aug. 12 vs. Auburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rascoe said the team is finalizing arrangements to play its home games at Genesee Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team sponsors include Iron Reps gym, R.A. Haitz, Dan\u2019s Tire &amp; Auto, The Brick Gym, Eli Fish, Batavia Downs Gaming, Liberty Pumps, Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant, Get Sealed and Village Restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the team, including how to become a sponsor, go to the team\u2019s Genesee County Spartans Facebook page or contact Rascoe at rascoeh@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEADING THE WAY:\u00a0Head CoachHarry Rascoe, football in hand, calls out a play for the offensive line as the Genesee Spartans prepare for their season this summer Press release With a roster of 55 players and about a dozen sponsors in hand, the Genesee County Spartans organization is moving full speed \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/batavia-spartans-football-club-set-for-scrimmage-at-kibbe-park-on-sunday-afternoon\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-aVC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53573,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/genesee-county-spartans-open-season-this-saturday-against-visiting-lockport\/","url_meta":{"origin":42012,"position":0},"title":"Genesee County Spartans open season this Saturday against visiting Lockport","author":"aka","date":"May 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release: The Genesee County Spartans open their Northeastern Football Alliance semipro season this Saturday afternoon against the visiting Lockport Wildcats. 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