Catching up with: Former Osan stars Emily, Matthew Albonetti
Published: January 2, 2012
Another voice heard from in the States, John Albonetti, whose children made their mark upon Osan American High School sports in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Emily Albonetti, 21, is assigned to the 6th Intelligence Squadron as an airman first class at her old home, Osan Air Base, and is a volunteer wrestling coach at Osan American High School, where she made history as a girl wrestler in a predominantly boys game.
Albonetti in February 2008 at Okinawa's Camp Foster became the first girl wrestler in Far East Tournament history to:
-- wrestle another girl, Champaigne Tatman of Robert D. Edgren,
-- win a Far East tournament bout against both a boy and a girl,
-- win a Far East bout by pin,
-- place in the top six in her weight class, and
-- score standings points for her team.
Albonetti is approaching her mid-tour and then will transition to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., around May or June 2012.
Her younger brother, Matt, along with teammates Billy Bortscheller, Nathan Baldevia and Jason Griess, helped the Cougars capture their historic 2010 Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference Division I boys volleyball regular-season and tournament titles.
Matt, 17, attends Shadow Ridge High in Las Vegas, and is playing volleyball for the Vegas Volleyball Club (competing in California) and preparing for the Vegas-area high school season, which begins this month.
John, good to hear from you and about the Osan stars!
