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HERE FOR GOOD: Guyanese student-athletes make an impact up and down rosters | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY The influence that Guyanese student-athletes have had on Schenectady High School sports teams over the past two decades is undeniable.
“Probably every program has been impacted in some way,” high school athletic director Steve Boynton said. “Schenectady welcomed them. The high school welcomed them. They have definitely been an asset to the athletic department.”
Many Guyanese student-athletes have helped fill out high school team rosters and provided needed depth, and some have played key starting roles. Others have stepped ahead to lead their respective teams, and a select few, such as distance runner Shazim Permaul, have left a lasting mark.
Schenectady coach Daffner remembered for ‘devotion and dedication to her students’ | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady bowling head coach Karen Daffner, left, and assistant head coach Sharon Sager pose at a March 9 practice at Boulevard Lanes. Daffner died Friday from cancer at the age of 65.
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Longtime Schenectady City School District coach and physical education teacher Karen Daffner was ecstatic when her girls’ bowling team won the Section II Class A championship last season at Boulevard Bowl. It was the first Section II title for any girls’ program at that high school in 16 years.
But that milestone win and none of the victories or losses in any of the four sports she coached at various levels for 31 seasons didn’t define her legacy. Instead, what everyone who had their lives touched by Daffner will remember are her toughness contrasted with her many acts of kindness and generosity.