Rockland honors student athletes
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Rockland Middle/High School student athletes were honored earlier this month during two athletic awards banquets. The Modified and JV banquet was held June 3, with the Varsity banquet the following week on June 11.
The following awards were presented:
Fall
Varsity Football
Coaches Award: Patrick Gorr, Matthew Dutcher and Lydia DeVantier
Varsity Girls Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Anastasia Niforatos
Coaches Award: Julia Meola
Sportsmanship Award: Alexandra Potosek
Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Cullen Hess
Coaches Award: Lauren Day, Alexander Jones and Jaida Gould
Sportsmanship Award: Logan Schmeiser
JV Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Aliya Anderson
Coaches Award: Catherine Slattery
Sportsmanship Award: Taliah Aguayo
Modified Football
Coaches Award: Wyatt LaNoce and Jacob Davis
Sportsmanship Award: Skyelar Roberts
Modified Girls Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Jayda Teipelke
Coaches Award: Paige Amback and Leah Staudt
Modified Boys and Girls Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Bartolomeo Bubbico
Modified Volleyball
Coaches Award: Hannah Wilson
Sportsmanship Award: Kayla Sherwood
Winter
Varsity Boys Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Benjamin Johnston
Coaches Award: Kaleb Maldonado, Patrick Gorr, Anthony Hicks and Tyler McRay
Varsity Girls Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Grace Darder
Coaches Award: Olivia Stickle
Sportsmanship Award: Emily Froehlich
Varsity Cheerleading
Coaches Award: Taliah Aguayo and Aliya Anderson
Modified Girls Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Cora Freidenstine
Coaches Award: Jayda Teipelke and Leah Staudt
Modified Boys Basketball
Coaches Award: Miguel De Jesus and Anthony Heusel
JV Boys Basketball
Coaches Award: Danny Wilson, Gavin Thomas and Andrew Freidenstine
JV Girls Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Andrea Bush
Coaches Award: Angelina Schwartz, Lydia DeVantier and Anahi Rodriguez
Modified Indoor Track
Most Valuable Player: Mckenzie Lundeen
Coaches Award: Jacob Davis
Sportsmanship Award: Bartolomeo Bubbico
Spring
Varsity Baseball
Most Valuable Player: Benjamin Johnston
Coaches Award: Evan Nichols
Sportsmanship Award: Marc Nieves
Varsity Boys Golf
Most Valuable Player: Gavin Thomas
Coaches Award: Justin Burkey
Sportsmanship Award: Connor Casey
Varsity Track and Field
Most Valuable Player: Lydia DeVantier and Jacob Davis
Coaches Award: Hannah Ryan and Cullen Hess
Sportsmanship Award: Olivia Stickle and Easton Gorr
Varsity Softball
Most Valuable Player: Alexandra Potosek
Coaches Award: Clara LeRoy and Gianna Dutcher
Sportsmanship Award: Calianne Harasemovech
Varsity Girls Golf
Most Valuable Player: Anastasia Niforatos
Coaches Award: Isabella Park
Sportsmanship Award: Grace Darder and Jordan Edwards
Modified Softball
Most Valuable Player: Mila Park
Coaches Award: Jayda Teipelke, Cora Freidenstine and Leah Staudt
Sportsmanship Award: Amelia Acosta
Modified Baseball
Coaches Award: Carson Branch, Lawson Grossman and Jack Darder
Sportsmanship Award: Anthony Heusel
Modified Track and Field
Most Valuable Player: Marcus Ibarra and Kylie Davis
Coaches Award: Charlotte Park and Brenden Garcia
Sportsmanship Award: Elias Horn and Amelia Almquist
Other awards
Several awards for season and career accomplishments were also presented.
Varsity letter awards
For playing their first year in varsity: Taliah Aguayo, Lynnz Amback, Cooper Antizzo, Makayla Budd, Myla Carlson, Jacob Davis, Lauren Day, Hunter Feeney, Easton Gorr, Lily Green, Calianne Harasemovech, Jaidyn Henderson, Liam Husson, Gia Ibarra, Dashawn Latimore, Valentina Orozco, Mila Park, Tai Plenty, Andrew Potosek, Anahi Rodriguez, Hannah Ryan, Aidan Seibles, Othello St. John, Kareem Wall, Grace Ward, Amanda Wegman, Danny Wilson and Donald Wilson
Scholar athlete awards
This award recognizes varsity teams where 75% or more of their members achieve an academic average of 90 or above. If a team does not meet the Scholar-Athlete Team Criteria, the individuals on that team with a 90 or above GPA are still eligible to receive a pin and will be
considered an Individual Scholar-Athlete.
Scholar Athlete teams are: Girls Soccer, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Girls Golf, Boys Track and Field, Girls Track and Field and Softball.
Individual scholar athletes receive pins: Taliah Aguayo: Cheerleading; Aliya Anderson: Cheerleading, Track; Makayla Budd: Cheerleading; Andrea Bush: Soccer, Softball; Jonathan Corigliano: Football; Grace Darder: Basketball; Jacob Davis: Track; Brody Day: Cross Country; Lauren Day: Cross Country; Lydia DeVantier: Football, Basketball; Gianna Dutcher: Softball; Jordan Edwards: Golf; Andrew Freidenstine: Football; Allison Froehlich: Soccer, Basketball, Softball; Emily Froehlich: Soccer, Basketball, Softball; Emma Gaebel: Track, Golf; Alivia Garcia: Soccer; Easton Gorr: Track; Patrick Gorr: Golf; Lily Green: Cheerleading; Cullen Hess: Cross Country; Vincent Hicks: Basketball; David Huezo-Pineda: Track; Ben Johnston: Basketball, Baseball, Golf; Clara LeRoy: Softball; Anastasia Niforatos: Soccer, Basketball, Golf; Isabella Park: Soccer, Cheerleading, Golf; Mila Park: Soccer; Kaelyn Perry: Soccer; Andrew Potosek: Baseball; Alexandra Potosek: Soccer, Basketball, Softball; Adam Rivera: Football; Anahee Rodriguez: Soccer; Hannah Ryan: Track; Logan Schmeiser: Cross Country, Track; Catherine Slattery: Cheerleading; Olivia Stickle: Soccer, Basketball, Track; Gavin Thomas: Golf; Dillon Tolbert: Basketball; and Grace Ward: Soccer
Eight or More Varsity Letters
Recipients receive a special Wolf Head patch: Anastasia Niforatos, Kelsey Ryder, Leah Ladenhauf, Jaida Gould, Brody Day, Marc Nieves, Kaleb Maldonado, Allison Froehlich, Logan Schmeiser, Patrick Gorr and Ben Johnston.
10 or More Varsity Letters
Recipients receive a custom shadow box featuring the Rockland varsity letter.
Anastasia Niforatos: Soccer, Basketball, Softball and Golf, 2022-2026
Kelsey Ryder: Soccer, Basketball and Softball, 2022-2026
Jaida Gould: Cross Country, Basketball and Softball, 2022-2026
Coaches choice awards
These awards are voted on by the varsity coaching staff and go to the athletes who have made
an impression both on and off the field as individuals who represent themselves, their families, and the district in a manner in which reflect a positive example: Lydia DeVantie, Patrick Gorr , Alexandra Potosek, Marc Nieves, Cullen Hess and Alivia Garcia!
Athletes of the year
These awards are given to the male and female athlete of the year as selected by the varsity coaching staff and a point system which is determined by athletic awards and achievements received throughout the school year. This award recognizes representatives who have demonstrated to their coaching staff they are more than just good athletes; they are also team leaders who are reliable, possess a positive attitude, and are receptive to feedback: Anastasia
Niforatos and Benjamin Johnston.
Other recognitions of note
Times Herald-Record Varsity 845 Player of the week honors: Benjamin Johnston, Patrick Gorr, Kaleb Maldonado and Anastasia Niforatos for basketball; and Angelina Schwartz for soccer.
Section IX C/D All Star teams: Kelsey Ryder and Anastasia Niforatos, for soccer; Tyler McRay and Benjamin Johnston for Basketball; and Alexandra Potosek for softball. *note baseball selections were not announced before the banquet
Class C All-State Eighth Team for basketball: Ben Johnston
OCIAA Golf Sectionals: Anastasia Niforatos, Ben Johnston and Gavin Thomas.
State track and field qualifiers: Lydia DeVantier and Valentina Orozco in shot put and Logan Schmeiser in pole vault.
Golf Sectional Champions: Boys Golf Team