By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
The scholarship’s namesake, Jack Bauman, is considered the father of women’s soccer on Long Island. He was devoted to the Massapequa Soccer Club, Eastern New York and making sure that girls had as many opportunities to play soccer as boys did in an era when girls playing sports was not as accepted as it is today.
At Broadalbin-Perth High School, Madisyn was Class Secretary, Band Class President and Drama Dance Captain while being a member of the National Honor Society and playing soccer for the Patriots.
Madisyn wrote in her essay, “Since the beginning of my school years, all the way back to Pre-K, I remember playing soccer. I started playing on rec teams with everyone in the grades above and below me. This was always so much fun, going to a few practices throughout the week, then on Saturdays, everyone would have a game early in the morning. The cool part was most of the time, you played on a different team. I always remember going to the concession stand after the game and getting a donut. This soccer program was through my town’s youth commission, Broadalbin Youth Commission (BYC) soccer and it was the beginning of my soccer career.“