Churchville-Chili High School will welcome five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame on December 6. Honored this year for their accomplishments and contributions to the school’s athletics program are:
•Alan Fodge – Class of 1968. Three-sport (baseball, basketball, soccer) athlete Alan Fodge helped the 1965 soccer team win both the Monroe County division and Section V Class B titles with a 16-1 record. He led the baseball team to two consecutive league titles in 1966 and 1967, and his batting average of .462 remains in the school’s Top Ten. In 1968, he was awarded the James Widener Memorial Trophy for outstanding athlete of the year, and went on to play soccer and baseball at the University of Rochester.
•Andre´ G. Fontenette – Class of 2000. As one of the best receivers and kick returners in school history, Andre´ Fontenette set many school records in football. He was first team All-County (1998), first team All-Greater Rochester (1999) and was selected for the 2000 Governor’s Bowl. He received a scholarship to Syracuse University, played in the Insight.com Bowl in 2001 and the Champs Sports Bowl in 2004. As a three-sport athlete, Fontenette also set the basketball school record for most assists in one season and was first team All-County and MVP of the 1998 track and field team. He went on to coach both college and high school football.
•Rich Rose – Class of 1965. Churchville-Chili’s Outstanding Athlete of 1965 and three-sport (soccer, basketball, baseball) athlete, Rich Rose was first team All-County on the 1963 soccer team that won the division title. He captained the team in 1964, again making first team All-County. He was the leading scorer at 19.7 points per game for the 1963-64 basketball team, which won the division title. He set many school records in scoring and assists. Rose played soccer at Roberts Wesleyan College and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1995.
•Adam C. Steinwachs – Class of 1995. Adam Steinwachs was All-County and won Section V titles in both indoor track and track and field. In 1995, he was team MVP, Monroe County track and field champion in triple jump, Section V Class AA track and field champion in pole vault and triple jump, and the school’s Male Athlete of the Year. He also was the Section V Class AA track and field champion in the triple jump in 1994 and graduated with several school records. Some of these still stand today. He ran track at Ashland University where he was part of seven conference championship teams. He became a successful track coach before joining the U.S. Army.
•Jeff Winden – Class of 1990. Jeff Winden set school records and racked up honors and Section V titles in all three of his sports – cross country, indoor track and track and field. As the Section V Class BB individual champion in cross country in 1989, he is the only male in C-C history to accomplish this. He was first team All-County in track and field for four seasons and was the school’s 1990 Male Athlete of the Year. Later, at SUNY Fredonia, Winden was a two-time All-American in both cross country and indoor track. He was inducted into the Fredonia Athletic Hall of Fame and the Section V Cross Country Hall of Fame.
The 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame presentation will be held in the Churchville-Chili Middle School Gym C, after the girls basketball game (vs. Webster Thomas, which starts at 5:30 p.m.) at around 6:45 p.m. It will be followed by boys basketball (vs. Webster Thomas) at 8 p.m.
The Churchville-Chili High School Athletic Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators and anyone who has made a significant contribution to Saints athletics. For information or to submit a nomination for 2020, visit the district website at www.cccsd.org/~/AthleticHallofFame.
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