By Hal Levy, Shore Line Newspapers
Special to MaxPreps.com
The ancient Greek philosophy of a sound mind in a healthy body got itself another modern boost recently when the Shoreline Conference honored some of its top young men and women from the combined world of athletics and academics at the 18th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony.
The event, which has been sponsored by Shore Line Newspapers since its inception, features the very best of both worlds. Not only does an individual have to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better on a scale of 4.0 (ie, 87.5 out of 100, or a high B average), but he or she must also be first team all-conference or first team all-state. The athlete must be at least a sophomore, have no failing grades for the academic period in which he or she is honored as all-conference and must be of good standing in the community.
Making it once is quite an achievement, but this year it was even better for some young people.
This year 10 seniors were honored for the third consecutive year. Three-year recipients of the Scholar-Athlete Award are Natalie Galgano (North Branford), Raeann Groves (Lyme-Old Lyme), Isabel Hirsch (Coginchaug), Katie Lawrence (Lyme-Old Lyme), Jessica Mullaney (Haddam-Killingworth), Lisa Russell (Lyme-Old Lyme), David Rutty (Westbrook), Peter Rynkowski (Haddam-Killingworth) Jenna Skaar (Lyme-Old Lyme) and Lilly Spratt (Lyme-Old Lyme).
This year's recipients also include:
Coginchaug: Erin Bisceglia, Indoor Track; Benjamin Conroy, Golf; Joe Davis, Track; Brendan Donecker, Track; Isabel Hirsch, Cross Country; Mark Sutterlin, Baseball/Basketball; and Christine Yeomans, Softball.
Cromwell: Jennifer Hopley, Cheerleading; Katie McMahon, Basketball; Marissa Reis, Cheerleading; John Schmaltz, Baseball; Evan Taddeo, Soccer; and Lauren Wynter, Track/Indoor Track.
East Hampton: Chris Abbott, Cross Country/Track; Hollin Abraham, Track/Indoor Track; Kelsey Aarrestad, Track; Casie Burke, Indoor Track; Sarah Chicoine, Indoor Track/Soccer; Cora Gingras, Track; Vincent Greco, Baseball/Soccer; Taylor Karpa, Softball; Sarah Kemp, Track; Nicole Muhlberg, Soccer; Makenzie Picking, Indoor Track; Brooke Pitcher, Basketball/Soccer; Kelsey Taylor, Track/Cross Country; and Nick Vasquenza, Track/Cross Country.
Haddam-Killingworth: Samantha Burr, Softball; Joe Cerino, Tennis; Lauren Chapman, Golf; Hannah Donadio, Track; Jessie Gersz, Track; Nichelle Gode, Soccer; Lindsey Griswold, Field Hockey; Courtney Hannen, Track/Indoor Track; Ryan Hawkins, Tennis; Dempsey Haynosch, Swimming; Gabby Haynosch, Track; Chris Jamieson, Indoor Track; Emery Johannes, Gymnastics; Corinne Mazzotta, Track; Kyle McGowan, Tennis; Erin Moriarty, Volleyball; Jessica Mullaney, Soccer/Track; Amanda Murray, Lacrosse; Peter Rynkowski, Baseball/Indoor Track; Dan Wendt, Soccer; and Adam Wing, Indoor Track.
Hale-Ray: Kristen Morace, Softball; Tom Nelan, Soccer; and Amanda Smith, Volleyball.
Hyde: Vanessa Rosario, Volleyball; Rita Sono, Track; and Jordan Williams, Indoor Track.
Lyme-Old Lyme: Allison Chan, Indoor Track; Calli Coffee, Basketball; Sally Davidson, Cross Country; Raeann Groves, Soccer; Liia Koiv-Haus, Tennis; Hannah Korsmeyer, Tennis; Katie Lawrence, Gymnastics; Laura Mackey, Tennis; Chelsea Mangs, Volleyball; Chelsea Matarese, Lacrosse; Alison McPherson, Lacrosse; Katelyn Nemeth, Lacrosse; KC Risom, Lacrosse; Kyle Rountree, Soccer; Lisa Russell, Indoor Track/Cross Country; Emil Searle, Tennis; Jenna Skaar, Insoor Track/Cross Country; Lilly Spratt, Track/Indoor Track/Cross Country; and Ryan Zrenda, Baseball.
Morgan: Amber Arsenault, Cheerleading; Kara Fillion, Basketball/Volleyball; Catherine Gordon, Lacrosse; Kyle Kiaunis, Wrestling; Cora Mahon, Softball; and Maribeth Simmons, Lacrosse.
North Branford: Kristen Baiocchi, Lacrosse; Courtney Brown, Field Hockey; Danielle Carlino, Tennis; Anthony Cottiero, Football; Natalie Galgano, Field Hockey; Kathy Gargiulo, Soccer; Kyle Heins, Hockey; Joe Lasko, Track; Ryan Lucey, Football; Frank Mentone, Baseball; Christina Riccitelli, Field Hockey; Matt Riccitelli, Field Hockey; Chris Saroka, Cross Country; and Jennifer Walker, Lacrosse.
Old Saybrook: Jonathan Carlson, Basketball; Matt Hills, Golf; Kristen Leighton, Indoor Track; and Michael Rubano, Track/Indoor Track/Cross Country.
Portland: Christy Borg, Softball; and Cory Tobler, Soccer.
Valley Regional: Dana Bechert, Tennis; Matt Boulem, Football; Kristen Bradley, Field Hockey; Dana Callahan, Tennis; Heather Caulfield, Lacrosse; Dieny Charlot, Field Hockey; Mike Gualazzi, Football; Jeff Morris, Baseball/Football; Coury Napier, Soccer; Kate Paul, Tennis; Kiersten Pedersen, Field Hockey; Jeannette Penniman, Cross Country; and Taryn Roussel, Soccer.
Westbrook: David Rutty, Tennis; and Nicholas White, Track.
