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Abigail Wombacker Sports Played & What Years: JV Volleyball 9, 10; Varsity Volleyball 11, 12; JV Basketball 9, 10; Varsity Basketball 11, 12; Varsity Softball 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Varsity Softball 10 (Spring 2020) Honors & Awards: 2020 John Benkovitz Memorial Award; 2021 MAC Volleyball 2nd Team All-Star

Cherry ValleySpringfield Patriots Emma Whiteman Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 9, 10, 11, 12. Basketball 9, 10, 12. Softball 9, 10, 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 11 Honors & Awards: Will to win award 2019, CV-S sportsmanship award 2021, All-star award Schoharie Tournament 2021

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BainbridgeGuilford Bobcats

Sports Played & What Years: 2018-2019 Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball. 20192020 Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball.

2020-2021 Independent Season Varsity Soccer, Independent Season Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball. 2021-2022 Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2019-2020 10th grade Varsity Baseball, 2020-2021 Varsity Soccer & Basketball, only played independent season no league with 7 games each sport.

Honors & Awards: 2018-2019 9th grade: Honorable Mention All-Star Delaware League Basketball, 2nd team All-Star Delaware League Baseball, scholar athlete recognition. 2019-2020 10th grade: Second Team All-Star Delaware League Soccer, 1st team All-Star Delaware League Basketball, All area Daily Star All-Star, scholar athlete recognition, Lee Fisher All-Tournament Team, most improved soccer player, outstanding performer basketball player, Male athlete of the year. 2020-2021 11th grade: Doug Calhoun Baseball All-tournament team, outstanding performer basketball, scholar athlete recognition, male athlete of the year, Baseball All-Star. 2021-2022 12th grade: Mayor’s Cup All-Tournament Team, Lee Fisher All-Tournament Team Basketball, 1st Team All-Star Delaware League Soccer, Delaware League Fall Academic All-Star, The Joseph P Beck Scholar athlete Award, 1,000 career points basketball

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Abbriele Leahy Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball and Track & Field Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Track (2020) Honors & Awards: MAC 2nd Team AllStar for Soccer 2021 Additional Info: Soccer Captain 2021

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Shelby Lowe

Liam Spencer

Samantha Vezza

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2018, 2019, 2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Honors & Awards: Daily Star Soccer Co-Player of the Year 2021; Center State Conference First Team All-Star 2021, 2019; Center State Conference Honorable Mention 2018; Captain 2021, elected for 2020; Scholar Athlete 9-12

Sports Played & What Years: Diving 9, 10, Volleyball 9-12, Track & Field 9-12, Soccer 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Diving 11 Honors & Awards: MVP in volleyball, coaches award in track and volleyball, third place diver in sectionals

Sports Played & What Years: Softball, 2019, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Honors & Awards: 1st Team MAC AllStar 2021 Additional Info: Shortstop, Pitcher, had a season batting average of .75 during 2021 season

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Shaina Mondore Sports Played & What Years: Soccer JV 2019-2020, Varsity 2021-2022, Basketball JV 2019-2020, Varsity 2021-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: JV Nominee for Athlete of the week. JV Captain Additional Info: Shaina is not a starter, but when she comes off the bench she gives 100%

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Kayla Campbell

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Gabriel Cazzolla Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 11, 12; Basketball 12; Baseball 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: none

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Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Varsity Basketball 8,9,10,11,12; Varsity Softball 8, 9, 10, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball 2020, Partial Season of Soccer Spring 2021, Partial Season of Basketball 2021 Honors & Awards: Soccer Awards: Mayor’s Cup All-Star 2018, 2019, 2021, 1st Team All Star 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2nd Team All Star 2017, All State 4th Team 2018 & 2019, All State 2nd Team 2021, MVP 2019, 2020, 2021. Basketball Awards: 1st Team All-Star 8th, 9th,10th, 12th, 2017, 2018 and 2019 MCS Booster Club Tournament MVP, Outstanding Event/Game Performance Award 2018-2019 and 2020-2021, MVP 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, WCDO All Purpose Award, 10 times WCDO Outstanding Offense Award, Walton Tip-Off Tournament MVP 2021, BCANY Player of the year 2020, The Daily Star Player of the Year 2020, The Daily Star Athlete of the Week 2020. Softball Awards: 2nd Team All-Star 2018 and 2019, Honorable Mention 2021 Additional Info: Kayla scored 1,000 points in 2020 and 2,000 points in 2022. Kayla will be playing Division II Basketball at Daemen College

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Marissa Campbell Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Varsity Basketball: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Varsity Softball: 8, 9, 10, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball 2020, Partial Season of Soccer Spring 2021, Partial Season of Basketball 2021 Honors & Awards: Soccer Awards: Mayor’s Cup All-Star 2021, 1st Team All Star 2021. Basketball Awards: 1st Team All-Star 8, 9, 10, 12, 2018 and 2019 MCS Booster Club Tournament All Tournament All-Star, Outstanding Event/Game Performance Award 2019-2020, MVP 2021, 5 times WCDO Dynamic Defense Award, 5 times WCDO AllPurpose Award, WCDO Outstanding Offense Award, Walton Tip-Off Tournament All Tournament Team 2021. Softball Awards: 2018 Most Improved Player, 2019 MVP Award, 2021 Coaches Award, 1st Team All-Star 2021, Two 2nd Team All-Star Awards Additional Info: Marissa will be playing Division III Basketball at Mount Saint Mary College.

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Meredith Shivers Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Basketball and Soccer Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: Varsity Letters Basketball and Soccer

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GilbertsvilleMt. Upton Raiders Kaitlyn Finch Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 7, 8, 9, 12; Indoor Track 9, 12; Outdoor Track 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 10, 11 Honors & Awards: Athlete of the meet

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Ethan Halat Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Golf 2017-2022, Varsity Soccer 2020-2022, JV Basketball 2019-2020, Varsity Basketball 2022, Varsity Baseball 2021-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Baseball 2020, Golf, Soccer and Basketball 2021 Honors & Awards: Delaware League All-Star in Golf, Section IV Character Counts Award recipient

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Sports Played & What Years: Basketball 2019, 2020, 2022, clay target 2020, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2021 Basketball Honors & Awards: none

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Sports Played & What Years: Soccer and Basketball 7-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Award: none

Ashlyn Marron Sports Played & What Years: Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Equestrian Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: Honor Society, High Honor Roll, scholar athlete, 2019 ACS tournament MVP, WCDO Outstanding offense and dynamic defense player, 2018 LVS Equation Champion, 201819 High point zone 2 champion Additional Info: Continuing education majoring in Psychology with a desired career in criminology

Dalton Proskine

Dylan McVey

RICKY MACPHERSON

Sports Played & What Years: Basketball 2018-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: High Honor Roll, National Honor Society

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Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball, Baseball 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Baseball Honors & Awards: Participant in the MAC Senior All-Stars soccer game Additional Info: Played on a combined soccer and baseball team with Unadilla Valley MARCH 16, 2022

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Seneca Shafer

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball, Softball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: one season for Soccer, Basketball, and Softball Honors & Awards: Soccer: Stamfords Mayor’s Cup AllStar and Delaware League 2nd Team All-Star. Basketball: Coaches recognition.

Additional Info: Kristin would like to recognize all of her coaches for helping her become the athlete she is today.

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer: 9, 10, 12; Varsity Basketball: 9, 10, 12; Varsity Softball: 9, 10, 12; Varsity Baseball: 11; Varsity Golf: 10, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 11: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Golf Honors & Awards: 9: Varsity Basketball Outstanding Offense; 10: Varsity Basketball: Outstanding Offense, Delaware League 2nd Team All-Star, Gilboa’s Hoops for Hope Tournament All-Star, Davenport’s Ray Preston Holiday Tournament All-Star; 11: Varsity Baseball: Academic All-Star; 12: Varsity Soccer: Delaware League 2nd Team All-Star, Stamford Mayor’s Cup All-Star; Varsity Basketball: Stamford Christmas Tournament All-Star

The Athlete Taryn VanValkenburgh Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 9, 10, 12. Softball 9, 11, 12. Basketball 9, 10, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer 11, Softball 10 Basketball 11 Honors & Awards: Soccer captain and Delaware League honorable mention, basketball captain

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Jaden Gravelding Sports Played & What Year: Basketball 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020-21 Honors & Awards: none

Genesis Bushnell Sports Played & What Years: Basketball 8-12, Softball 7-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 basketball and softball Honors & Awards: Team player

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer: 2016-2021 Captain 2021; Basketball: 2016-2022, Captain 2021; Track & Field: 2017-2022; Indoor Track: 2020 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball and Track in 2020, Soccer in 2021 was off schedule.

Honors & Awards: Laurens School Sportsmanship Award 2020, Scholar Athlete 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Additional Info: Valedictorian Class of 2022

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Carol Axon Louden

Sports Played & What Years: Softball, Soccer, Basketball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball Spring 2020, Basketball Winter 2020-21 Honors & Awards: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Softball, Section IV Character Counts Recognition Award and Booster Club Girls Soccer Sportsmanship Award, Basketball Stamford Tournament All Star

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Cody Balcom Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2018, 2019, 2021; Golf, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021; Basketball 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021; Baseball 2018, 2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer 2020, Golf 2020, Basketball 2020 Honors & Awards: 2nd Team All-Star 2021, Coach’s Award Golf 2019, Honorable Mention Soccer 2021

Damien Brewer Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Golf, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer, Golf, Basketball Honors & Awards: 2021 Soccer 2nd Team All Star, 2021 NYS Character Counts Award

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Sports Played & What Years: Soccer: 8-12, Basketball: 1012, Baseball: 9-12, Golf: 10-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer: 11, Basketball: 11, Baseball: 10, Golf: 11 Honors & Awards: Soccer: Honorable Mention 9, Second Team 10, First Team 12, Golf: Honorable Mention, Basketball: Honorable Mention 10 Additional Info: Played Club soccer at Albany Rush since 9th grade.

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer: 2018-2021, Varsity Basketball: 2019-2022, Varsity Softball: 2018-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer: 2020, Basketball: 2020-2021 Honors & Awards: First team Soccer All-Star 2021, honorable mention Soccer 2019, coach’s award Softball 2021 Additional Info: Played travel soccer throughout high school year

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Noah Burlison Sports Played & What Years: Track 2020, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: none

Jackson Harp Sports Played & What Years: Track 2020-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: Scholar Athlete

Triana Hawkins Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2019-2021, Basketball 2021-2022, Softball 2019, 2021-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 2020-21 Softball 2020 Honors & Awards: Scholar Athlete

Aidain Hoyt Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2019-2021, Baseball 2019 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Baseball 2020 Honors & Awards: none

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Madison Aikins Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 20182021, Basketball 2019-20, 2021-22, Softball 2019, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 2020-21, Softball 2020 Honors & Awards: First team Soccer All-Star Additional Info: Scholar athlete

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2018-2021, Basketball 2021-2022, Baseball 2019, 20212022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 2019-20, Baseball 2020 Honors & Awards: Scholar Athlete

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Mackenzie Graves Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2019-2021, Softball 20212022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball 2020 Honors & Awards: none

Aidan Ryther Sports Played & What Years: Cross Country 2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: none

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Korbin Jones Sports Played & What Years: Cross Country 2016-2022; Track & Field 2019 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Half season of 2020 Honors & Awards: State All-Star.

Went to states sophomore and senior years Additional Info: Has won many achievements and medals

Carter Mackey

MARY DRAGO

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Basketball (3 years) Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Winter Sectionals 2021 Honors & Awards: STAC All-Conference, Drago Tournament MVP.

Sports Played & What Years: Basketball: 11, 12, Soccer: 11, 12, Boys and Girls Club AAU Oneonta Fury five years Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: Captain of JV basketball 10, Captain of Varsity Soccer and Basketball 12, 2021 STAC Girls Soccer East Division All-Star, top10 all time in OHS girls three-point baskets (65)

Makenzie Pierce

Lynn K. Farrell

Sports Played & What Years: Swimming 9-12, Indoor Track 9,10, Basketball 12, Softball 9, 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball (10), Winter season (11) Honors & Awards: Sportsmanship Award for Softball Additional Info: made JV Softball as a seventh-grader, made Varsity Softball as a 10th-grader before the season was cut short due to COVID

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Nathan Tessitore Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 7-12, Basketball 7-8, Indoor Track 10 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Shortened season junior year, no sectionals or states Honors & Awards: JV STAC Champion freshman year

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Sports Played & What Years: Volleyball 2019, 2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Honors & Awards: Section IV Conference All-Star 2021, OHS Varsity Volleyball Ultimate Team Player Award 2021, Varsity Volleyball co-captain 2021 Additional Info: Selected to 2021-22 Whirlwind Elite U-18 travel volleyball team. Selected to LVC (Legion Volleyball Club) Albany 2019-20 season cut short due to COVID Salute to

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noun a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.

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Kaylin Tefft

Sports Played & What Years: 2017-2018 Varsity Soccer, 2018-2019 Varsity Soccer and JV Basketball, 2019-20 Varsity Soccer and JV Basketball, 202021 Varsity Soccer, 2021-2022 Varsity Soccer Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Fall Soccer 2020 got pushed to spring of 2021 Honors & Awards: MAC Girls Soccer 2nd Team All-Star (2019), MAC Girls Soccer 1st Team All-Star (2021), NYS Class C Girls Soccer All-State (2021)

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Austin Bowman Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball. Also a member of the Richfield shooting clay target team Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Baseball 10 Honors & Awards: First and Second Team Soccer All-Star, Honorable Mention for Basketball and All-Star, Second Team All-Star for Baseball Additional Info: Had the opportunity to go to Michigan last summer to represent Richfield Springs in the High School National trap shooting competition

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Brianna Cross Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Softball 8-12; Varsity Soccer 9-12; Varsity Basketball 10-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 10 Softball, 11 Soccer, Basketball Honors & Awards: 2018 MIP Softball, 2019 1st Team All-Star Softball, 2019 Honorable Mention All-Star Soccer, 2021 2nd Team All-Star Soccer Additional Info: Volunteer member of Stamford Fire Department

Myah Johnston

Ayla Vorisek Sports Played & What Years: Soccer Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2019-20 Honors & Awards: MVP at the major cup, All-Star three years in a row, Second Team All-Star, co-MVP, Second Team AllStar, honorable mention

Sports Played & What Years: Softball 7-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 10 Honors & Awards: CO-MVP 2018 and 2021 Additional Info: Lacey has always had a love for sports but Softball takes the cake. Her and her twin sister Madison have not only played since they were in seventh grade but also got to help manage softball since fourth Grade.

The love she has for the sport is something that can’t be denied. She plays with ferocity and heart. She had her time with pitching when she was younger but her favorite position on the field is shortstop.

Gabrielle Garofolo

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 2018, 2019, 2021, Varsity Basketball 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 and Varsity Tennis 2019, 2021, 2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: junior year of Soccer (2020) and Basketball (2020-21), sophomore year of tennis (2020) Honors & Awards: Scholar Athlete, First Team All-Star Soccer 2019, All-State Soccer 2021 Additional Info: Will play Varsity Soccer at Pace University Jamie Lynn Photography

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 2019; Varsity Softball 2018-2022; Varsity Basketball 2019-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer 2020; Softball 2020; Basketball 2021 Honors & Awards: Joe Beck Award, Softball Honorable Mention, Delaware League Academic All-Star for Girls Basketball

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Ian Walker Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 9, 10, 12; Golf 9, 10, 12; Basketball 9, 10; Baseball 9, 11, 12; Ski Team 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Baseball 10; Soccer, Golf, Basketball 11 Honors & Awards: 2019-2020 Golf Second Team All-Star

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Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 8-12, Varsity Basketball 9-12, Varsity Softball 9-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Varsity Softball, 2021 Varsity Basketball and Soccer Honors & Awards: 2019 Softball First Team AllStar, CO-MIP, 2019 Soccer Second Team All-Star, CO-MIP, 2019-20 Basketball 2nd Team All-Star CO-MVP, 2021 Softball First Team All-Star COMVP, 2021 Soccer First Team All-Star Additional Info: Committed to Play Soccer for SUNY Oneonta next fall.

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Sports Played & What Years: Softball, Soccer, Basketball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Softball 10, Basketball 11 Honors & Awards: All-Tournament Basketball. Pitched a perfect game 2021

Anthony Poliseno Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2018-2022; Basketball 2018-2022; Track 2018-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 2020-21 Honors & Awards: Coach’s Award JV Basketball 2018-19 season, Coach’s Award Basketball 201920 season, Coach’s Award 2021 Soccer Season, Coach’s Award 2021 Track Season, Scholar Athlete in all sports, Section IV Character Award, Schenevus Central School John Bender Memorial Award for athletics 2021 Additional Info: National Honor Society, Selected to be in the Senior New Visions Program at BOCES

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Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer: 9-12; Varsity Basketball: 9-12; ATV National Motocross: 2020-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Fall Soccer 2020 was replaced by Spring 2021 Honors & Awards: 2021 TVL Boys Soccer 2nd Team AllStar, 2020 TVL Boys Basketball Honorable Mention All-Star, 2021 ATV Motocross Open B National Champion, 2021 NYS Quad Amateur Champion, 2020 National ATV Open C and 450 C Motocross Champion

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Jordan Regg Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 7-12, Basketball 7-12, Baseball 7-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball 9, 10 Honors & Awards: Honor roll student

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Hannah Sulas Sports Played & What Years: XC Mountain Biking since 2019, Enduro and Downhill Mountain Bike racing since 2020, Soccer and Track 9-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: 2020 Amateur Women’s ESC Enduro Champion, 2021 Amateur Women’s ESC Enduro Champion, 2021 Second overall NICA JV girls XC, Track MVP 2021, Scholar Athlete 2019-21 MARCH 16, 2022

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The Athletes Alec Fogarty Sports Played & What Years: Basketball, Football, Track Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: Football: Def-Off Player of the Game WCDO Def-Off-All Purpose Player of the Game, WICZ TV 40 Play of the Week, leader in TDs, Ernie Davis Tournament Recipient; Basketball: Personal, team-best with game-high 33 pts, Def. Off Payer of the Game, Edmeston Tournament All-Star, WCDO Def, Off, All-Purpose Player of the Game, 2021 Outstanding Athlete of the Year

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Sports Played & What Years: Field Hockey 2016-2021, Indoor Track 2016-2021, Softball 2016-2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Softball Honors & Awards: 2021 All-State Field Hockey, 2021 Section IV Field Hockey All-Star Award, Division II First Team AllStar,Douglas Quinney Award 2020-21, 2021 MAC League Second Team All-Star, 2017-18 Outstanding Athlete Indoor Track girls

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Sports Played & What Years: Track and Soccer 2016-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer and Track 2019-2020 Honors & Awards: none

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball, Track 2018-2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer and Basketball 2020 Honors & Awards: 2021 Delaware League First Team All-Star:

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer: 2018, 2019, 2021; Basketball 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22; Softball: 2018, 2019; Track: 2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer 2020; Basketball 2020 season cut early, also missed 2020-21 season; Track 2020 Honors & Awards: Joe Beck Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient.

Soccer: Scholar Athlete, Academic All-Star, Chic Walsh Tournament MVP, First Team All Star. Basketball: Scholar Athlete, Academic AllStar, Defensive Player of the Year, Jacalyn Roland Photography Second Team All-Star, Pat Grasso Tournament All-Star, Edmeston Tournament All-Star Additional Info: 2018: Co-League Girls Varsity Soccer Champs, Sectional Finalists, Mayor’s Cup Champions. 2018-19 Girls Varsity Basketball League Champions, Section IV Champions, Regional Champions and State Final Four. 2019-20 Girls Varsity Basketball: League Champions, Section IV Champions, 2021 Varsity Track: Section IV qualifier for Discus, Shot Put, 400M Hurdles. 202122 Girls Varsity Basketball: Pat Grasso Tournament Champions, League Champions, made it to Sectionals.

Brian Patrick Dengler Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Baseball 2018-2022; Varsity Soccer 2019-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Soccer and Baseball Honors & Awards: Baseball First Team All-Star 2019 and 202; Soccer Second Team All-Star 2021

Logan Firment Sports Played & What Years: Soccer, Basketball, Baseball 9-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: One season for each sport Honors & Awards: All-Star, MVP, MIP, Section IV champion, regional champion, state final four, league champion

Caila Thomas Jacob Morton Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2018-2021 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 Honors & Awards: Mayor’s Cup All-Star, Delaware League First Team All-Star

Sports Played & What Years: JV Basketball 2018-2020, Varsity Basketball 2021-22 ; Varsity Softball 2018-2019; Varsity Track 2021; Varsity Soccer 2018-22 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Varsity Soccer and Basketball 2020-21; Varsity Track 2020 Honors & Awards: JV Basketball co-MVP 2019-20; Scholar Athlete 2018-22; Chic Walsh Tournament MVP 2021-22

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Ailee McCracken Sports Played & What Years: Softball 9-12, Soccer 9-10, Basketball 9-10 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 11, Soccer 11 Honors & Awards: Varsity Softball, Varsity Soccer

The Athletes Payton Pietrantoni Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 2018-2022, JV Basketball 2018-19, Varsity Basketball 20202022, Varsity Softball 2018 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Varsity Soccer 2021, Varsity Basketball 2021 Honors & Awards: Varsity Softball 2018 MVP and First Team All-Star MARCH 16, 2022

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Keona Courtright Sports Played & What Years: Basketball, Indoor/Outdoor Soccer Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 11 Honors & Awards: Recipient of multiple awards in math, science, ELA, also the principals list, high honor roll and honor roll, many times over. A recipient of Scholarships from both Clarkson University and RIT 2021. A published writing in Young Writers 2020 book, “Through Their Eyes”.

Additional Info: Attended many basketball camps through the YMCA. Participant in band and drama club with parts in the schools’ musical productions of “Annie” & “Beauty and the Beast”. An active member of Mock Trial.

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Colin Gilbert Sports Played & What Years: Football 2008-2021, Basketball 20162021, Baseball 20162019 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: none Additional Info: Colin plans to continue onto college in the pharmaceutical field.

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Jason MacPherson

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Baseball 2018-2022, JV Basketball 2018-2020, Varsity Basketball 20202022, Varsity Soccer 2018-2022, Varsity Golf 2016-18, 2020-22 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Fall Golf and Soccer 2020 pushed to Spring of 2021 Honors & Awards: Golf MAC champions 2017 and 2021, MAC Boys Baseball League Honorable Mention 2021

Joshua Meade Sports Played & What Years: Wrestling 20172022, Soccer 2018-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Wrestling Honors & Awards: Wrestling: sixth place Section IV Championships with record of 33-11 2017-18; sixth place Section IV Championships with record of 31-15 in 201819; fifth place Section IV Championships with record of 28-15 in 2019-20; fourth place Section IV Championships with record of 38-7 in 2021-22. 2021 MAC Second Team All-Star for Varsity Soccer

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 20182021, Basketball 2018-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2021 Honors & Awards: Honorable Mention Soccer 2021 Additional Info: Basketball came to an end with dislocated foot 2022

Kiara Foster Sports Played & What Years: Basketball 9,10 and 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 11 Honors & Awards: none Additional Info: Kiara has always enjoyed playing basketball and has always played with heart and gave it her all!

Melanie Van Valen Sports Played & What Years: Volleyball 9-12, joining varsity in 10; Bowling 1012, Softball 9-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 2020 all, 2021 Softball Honors & Awards: 2021 MAC championship for Volleyball, 2021-22 MAC championship for bowling Additional Info: Thank you to Melanie’s amazing coaches. She has amazing memories and confidence that every child should have!

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Shea Barber

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Basketball 11, 12; Varsity Baseball 9, 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Varsity Baseball 10 Honors & Awards: Member of 2021-22 MAC Championship Basketball team Additional Info: Will be playing Division III baseball in college.

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Soccer 2019-2021, Varsity Basketball 20192021 and Varsity Softball 2021-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Basketball 2019 (unable to attend States) Honors & Awards: MAC All-Star Soccer Second Team 2021, Soccer won Sectionals and runner-up for States 2019, MAC Soccer champions 2018-2021, MAC Basketball champions 2021-22 Additional Info: Attending college for Sports Analytics

Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Football 9, 10, 12; Varsity Basketball 9-12; Varsity Baseball 11, 12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Partial Football and Basketball 2020 Honors & Awards: 2021-22 Basketball MAC MVP

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Jason MacPherson

Miles Mohrien Sports Played & What Years: Varsity Basketball 2018-2022, Varsity Football 2018-2020 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: none Honors & Awards: All-purpose player for Basketball vs. Afton, Jan. 5, 2022

BEST OF LUCK SPARTANS IN YOUR 2022 SEASON!

Ricky MacPherson

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James Wright

Sports Played & What Years: Basketball, Soccer, Softball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Soccer and Basketball 10 Honors & Awards: National Honor Society

Sports Played & What Years: Pee Wee flag to Varsity Football, Track & Field 2018-2020, Basketball 2019-2022 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Track & Field 2019, Football 2019 Honors & Awards: Played in the Ernie Davis Classic 2021, Basketball MAC League Championship 2021-22

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Jennifer Barnhart

Zaniel Burrows Sports Played & What Years: Football last six years Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Half season last year Honors & Awards: Senior athlete

Abby Leahy

Josh Carr

Sports Played & What Years: Soccer and Track Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Had spring soccer for fall of 2020 Honors & Awards: MAC All-Star Additional Info: Plays club soccer for OSC

Sports Played & What Years: Football Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Wrestling 2020 Honors & Awards: Section IV runner up 2019, accepted by Hartwick Additional Info: Austin loves and has lettered in both Baseball and Wrestling but his heart has always been with football. For the fun and love of the game. We are so proud of him on and off the field and can’t wait to see what he accomplishes next

Jen Barnhart

Michaela McClenon

Andrew D’Addezio Sports Played & What Years: Soccer 2019, 2021-2022, Basketball 2019-2020 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: None Honors & Awards: Senior Recognition

Molly McClenon Sports Played & What Year: Volleyball 9-12 Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: 11 Honors & Awards: First Team All-Star 2021

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Deacon Phoenix Sports Played & What Years: Football, Basketball, Baseball Seasons Missed Due to Pandemic: Football 2021 Honors & Awards: Scholar Athlete, selected as Walton senior for the Ernie Davis Classic

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Good luck to all in the upcoming 2022 Spring Season!

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