Lynn Faynor Court said that for her, athletics was something that was simply in her blood.
“Both my parents to this day are very athletic,” Court said. “I spent a lot of time playing tennis with my mother growing up at Pomeroy Park. It is just something that has always interested me and has always been a part of my life from an early age.”
This early interest has more than paid off - it has earned Court induction into this year's Auburn High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
“It is a real honor,” Court said. “It was an honor just to be nominated. And to be put in that regard, I'm really humbled.”
Throughout her high school career, Court was very active in athletics, playing tennis, volleyball, basketball and softball.
Along the way, she managed to earn some impressive accomplishments, beginning in her freshman year.
Court said that she, along with her doubles partner, Nancy Gianone, won the Section III second doubles championship in tennis.
From there, Court went on to accomplish several other impressive accomplishments, including pitching a no-hitter her senior year of softball and being part of the team that brought home the Section III volleyball championship.
“That was really great,” Court said. “To be a part of that team and to accomplish that as a team sport, especially back in the 70's when there weren't a lot of options, to be able to be a part of that team and compete on that level was just amazing.”
While in school, Court also found time to stay active aside from athletics, participating in various clubs and being a part of the honor society.
After she graduated in 1977, Court went on to study at Russell Sage College, where she was part of the volleyball team. “I was a walk- on player,” Court said. “I went from being a spiker in high school to one of the shortest players on the team. But my sophomore year, we were sixth in the state.”
After two years, Court transferred to SUNY Utica/Rome and began to focus more on her studies, eventually earning her RN degree and going on to serve as an RN at various facilities in the central New York region. Court said she is now employed as an RN with the state, which has kept her quite busy.
Court said that in the summer months, she plays a lot of golf, most recently winning the Seneca Falls Country Club championship.
“My work schedule changed,” Court said. “So I hope to get back into more tennis. But for the last four or five years golf has been my main activity and I take a lot of walks with my husband and things like that. He is great, he is so supportive of me and he keeps me motivated and keeps that competitive nature burning inside me and he really encourages me and helps keep me involved in all these things.”
This early interest has more than paid off - it has earned Court induction into this year's Auburn High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
“It is a real honor,” Court said. “It was an honor just to be nominated. And to be put in that regard, I'm really humbled.”
Throughout her high school career, Court was very active in athletics, playing tennis, volleyball, basketball and softball.
Along the way, she managed to earn some impressive accomplishments, beginning in her freshman year.
Court said that she, along with her doubles partner, Nancy Gianone, won the Section III second doubles championship in tennis.
From there, Court went on to accomplish several other impressive accomplishments, including pitching a no-hitter her senior year of softball and being part of the team that brought home the Section III volleyball championship.
“That was really great,” Court said. “To be a part of that team and to accomplish that as a team sport, especially back in the 70's when there weren't a lot of options, to be able to be a part of that team and compete on that level was just amazing.”
While in school, Court also found time to stay active aside from athletics, participating in various clubs and being a part of the honor society.
After she graduated in 1977, Court went on to study at Russell Sage College, where she was part of the volleyball team. “I was a walk- on player,” Court said. “I went from being a spiker in high school to one of the shortest players on the team. But my sophomore year, we were sixth in the state.”
After two years, Court transferred to SUNY Utica/Rome and began to focus more on her studies, eventually earning her RN degree and going on to serve as an RN at various facilities in the central New York region. Court said she is now employed as an RN with the state, which has kept her quite busy.
Court said that in the summer months, she plays a lot of golf, most recently winning the Seneca Falls Country Club championship.
“My work schedule changed,” Court said. “So I hope to get back into more tennis. But for the last four or five years golf has been my main activity and I take a lot of walks with my husband and things like that. He is great, he is so supportive of me and he keeps me motivated and keeps that competitive nature burning inside me and he really encourages me and helps keep me involved in all these things.”
