The Cape Ann League has named Newburyport High School’s Kyle Hodsdon as its 2022-23 Athletic Director of the Year for having excelled in his profession and making significant contributions within the field of athletic administration at the local and state levels. Hodsdon has been the Athletic Director at Newburyport since 2015.
“We can think of no more deserving recipient of this award than Kyle,” said Hamilton-Wenham AD Craig Genualdo. “He is a leader in our meetings, always at the forefront of league wide initiatives on equity, sportsmanship, and creating great environments for all of our athletes in competitions.”
Hodson has been instrumental in providing a great perspective on the significance and importance of educational athletics. This past school year, he spearheaded the creation of the Cape Ann League sportsmanship summit, which had over 50 student-athletes from all eleven Cape Ann League schools. The students worked together during the day and led discussions on creating positive fan behavior at league and non-league contests and shared thoughts on what it means to create a positive setting for high school sports
competition.
“The sportsmanship summit was a huge success and brought our ADs and student athletes together for the purpose of improving sportsmanship throughout the league. On behalf of the Cape Ann League, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to congratulate Kyle as the CAL Athletic Director of the Year for 2022-23,” said Cape Ann League Commissioner Les Murray.
Hodsdon’s school earned the Cape Ann League’s Kinney Division Hyland Award for the third straight year. This award is presented for overall excellence in an Athletic Department in areas of participation, community service, sportsmanship, academic success, and success against the other 10 CAL schools.
Over seventy-five percent of Newburyport High School's student population plays at least one sport which is the best participation number in the entire league. Additionally, each of the 21 varsity teams hosted by Newburyport achieved the league’s; scholar athlete distinction. This honor recognized that the Clippers were also outstanding in their academic pursuits. The Clippers also donated the most community service hours of any team in the CAL.