spring pg 1 6-20-24
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Spring Sports
Awards
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What is usually one of the last athletic events at Woodstock Academy? Spring Sports Awards Night.
Student-athletes were recognized for their achievements on the baseball, softball and lacrosse fields, golf course, tennis and volleyball courts and on the track.
The highlight is the Coaches Awards which are decided by the coaching staffs of the individual programs.
Those who received Coaches Awards included:
Boys’ Lacrosse: Varsity-Jared Nielsen, Keegan Covello; JV- Camden Marshall
Girls’ Lacrosse: Varsity - Ava Hovestadt, Abby Converse; JV – Bree Antaya
Boys’ Track: Varsity- Eli Manning, Charlie Caggiano; JV- Cayden Menor
Girls’ Track: Varsity- Julia Coyle, Juliet Allard; JV- Kathryn Dobosz
Boys’ Tennis: Varsity- Tyler Chamberlin, Ryan Chabot
Girls’ Tennis: Varsity-Margaux Reck, Wynter Worth
Unified Baseball/Tennis: Partner: Addy Cournoyer; Athlete: Arianna Fox
Boys’ Golf: Varsity- Brady O’Brien, Logan Rawson; JV- Landon Murdock
Girls’ Golf: Varsity-Reagan Scheck, Lily Moran
Baseball: Varsity- Riley O’Brien, Tanner Graham; JV- Matthew Dearborn
Softball: Varsity- Kaya Nichols, Madison Bloom; JV – Olivia Smith
Volleyball: Varsity- Aiden Finch, Jake Henderson; JV- Ben Da Silva
Those who achieved All-State and ECC and Connecticut Volleyball League All-Star status were also recognized:
Class L All-State and ECC Division I All Star in baseball: Eric Mathewson
Class L All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in baseball: Brady Ericson
Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls track: Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain
Class M 2nd team All-State and Connecticut Volleyball League All-Star in boys’ volleyball: Aiden Finch
ECC Player of the Year in boys’ golf: Logan Rawson
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Juliet Allard
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Reegan Reynolds
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Olivia Tracy
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Talia Tremblay
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Ella Lidonde
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Elise Coyle
ECC Division I All-Star and Honorable Mention in girls’ track: Julia Coyle
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Greysen Dery
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Emma Weitknecht
CVL All-Star in boys’ volleyball: Brayden Bottone
ECC Division I All-Star in baseball: Maxx Corradi
ECC Division I All-Star in baseball: Keon Lamarche
ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Owen Rigney
ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Tyler Chamberlin
ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Ryan Chabot
ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Steven Shen
ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Ellie Bishop-Klee
ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Kerrigan Reynolds
ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Gianna Musumeci
ECC Division I All-Star in boys’ golf: Donny Sousa
ECC Honorable Mention in softball: Ellary Sampson
ECC Honorable Mention in boys’ lacrosse: Ryan Wallace
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ lacrosse: Caroline Harris
ECC Honorable Mention in boys’ track: Christian Menounos
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ track: Lily Morgis
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ track: Jillian Edwards
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ tennis: Delilah Kesselman
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ tennis: Wynter Worth
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ tennis: Kate McArthur
ECC Honorable Mention in boys’ tennis: Ethan Staples
ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ golf: Reagan Scheck
In addition to the All-Star awards, the ECC also hands out two other awards, the Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship Awards.
ECC Scholar-Athletes:
Softball -Ellary Sampson
Baseball – Jack Sumner
Girls’ Golf – Reagan Scheck
Boys’ Golf – Aidan O’Connor
Girls’ tennis– Emma Massey
Boys’ tennis – Cang Nguyen
Girls’ lacrosse – Piper Sabrowski
Boys’ lacrosse- Jared Nielsen
Girls’ track– Corinne LaMontagne
Boys’ track – Charlie Caggiano
ECC Sportsmanship:
Girls’ track– Reegan Reynolds
Boys’ track– Joel Koleszar
Softball – Savannah Schley
Baseball – David Bunning
Boys’ golf – Brady O’Brien
Girls’ golf – Isabella Siwko
Boys’ tennis – Leo Larkin
Girls’ tennis – Peyton Bentley
Boys’ lacrosse – Sam Lescault
Girls’ Lacrosse – Abby Converse
The girls’ track team sported the best GPA of the spring athletic teams and was the first of the 2023-24 school year to have a combined average of over 4.0. The baseball team was chosen best dressed for the occasion.
Centaurs Prep Soccer team celebrates Signing Day
Prep soccer coach Owen Finberg looked on proudly as his players donned their new white team jackets.
For many of them, it would be the first and final time that they would do so around teammates at Woodstock Academy.
The prep signing day marking their final day together as a team.
It was a chance for those who were moving on to announce where they were headed and hand out a few thanks before they left.
“This is the main focus of why guys are here,” Finberg said of his now former players college decisions. “We know the biggest part of our job is to prepare them but also help them achieve that next step. For these guys to know where they are going and to be excited about it, well-prepared, is really a great moment for us.”
Fourteen members of the team will move on to collegiate endeavors in the fall.
“It’s great. I think we have a really strong group of players and students and guys that have found a really great place to go, study and play for the next four years,” Finberg said.
The group produced much in their inaugural campaign.
It was the first under the leadership of Finberg who came over from South Kent School to guide the Centaurs.
His team produced a Premiere Prep League title with a 3-1 victory over the Northwood School in New Jersey.
That win and their success over the season prompted prepsoccer.com to designate the Centaurs as National Prep Champions.
“It was a lot of fun and a big credit to these guys (who announced on prep signing day) because I think they’re, obviously, the leaders of the group because of their age but also in terms of their play and example they set around campus, in the classroom. We have a really strong group of guys in the graduation class,” Finberg said.
That group and where they are headed included Ignacio Hahn (Hamilton College); Kelvin DaCosta (Syracuse University); Addison Bergin (Tufts University); Lucas de Pedro Sanchez (Lincoln Memorial University); Jaiden Banton (Brandeis University); Daniel Valdes (St Olaf College); Harrison Vail (Loyola Marymount University); Charlie Bragg (University of Rochester); Daniel Covelli (University of British Columbia Okanagan); Max Maneke (Marshall University); David Lee (James Madison University); Hendrix Mota (Grand Canyon University) and Calvin Field (Washington College).
It is also a group that will remain special to Finberg because it was the trailblazer for a new program at Woodstock Academy.
“I’m not going to forget this one. It was a magical season, a great group of guys, I can’t say ‘Thank you’ enough to the administration and to the school, because they have been wonderfully supportive. To be honest, I didn’t know exactly how it was going to go. Coach (Todd) D’Alessandro and I have said many times that it went as smooth as we could have possibly hoped. Credit to everyone that was a part of it which is really everyone here at Woodstock Academy. It’s definitely one that we will never forget,” Finberg said.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
Prep Soccer
The prep soccer team recently held its annual college signing ceremony. Honored were, from left: Ignacio Hahn (Hamilton College); Woodstock Academy prep soccer head coach Owen Finberg; Kelvin DaCosta (Syracuse University); Addison Bergin (Tufts University); Lucas de Pedro Sanchez (Lincoln Memorial University); Jaiden Banton (Brandeis University); Daniel Valdes (St Olaf College); Harrison Vail (Loyola Marymount University); Charlie Bragg (University of Rochester); Daniel Covelli (University of British Columbia Okanagan); Max Maneke (Marshall University); Woodstock Academy assistant coach Richard Glemawu. Not pictured: David Lee (James Madison University); Hendrix Mota (Grand Canyon University) and Calvin Field (Washington College). Photo by Marc Allard/Woodstock Academy.
All-Stars
Thirty-six student-athletes were named All-State, ECC or Connecticut Volleyball League All-Stars during the spring athletic season. All were recognized at the recent Woodstock Academy Spring Sports Awards Night. Photo by Jill Grant/Woodstock Academy.
ECC Sportsmanship Awards
From left: Reegan Reynolds, Joel Koleszar, David Bunning, Savannah Schley, Brady O’Brien, Isabella Siwko, Peyton Bentley, Leo Larkin, Sam Lescault and Abby Converse were recognized as ECC Sportsmanship Award winners recently at the Spring Sports Awards Night. Photo by Jill Grant/Woodstock Academy.
ECC Scholar-Athletes
Woodstock Academy athletes were recognized as ECC Scholar-Athletes for their team recently at the Spring Sports Awards Night. From left: Reagan Scheck, Ellary Sampson, Jack Sumner, Aidan O’Connor, Emma Massey, Cang Nguyen, Piper Sabrowski, Jared Nielsen, Corinne LaMontagne and Charlie Caggiano. Photo by Jill Grant/Woodstock Academy.
Signing Day
Woodstock Academy Class of 2024 Senior Signing Day: The Woodstock Academy recently held Senior Signing Day for those student-athletes who plan to continue their athletic careers in college. From left: Keon Lamarche (UConn-Avery Point, baseball); Addison Tyimok (Lasselle University, soccer); Hunter Larson (Wentworth Institute of Technology, basketball); Seated: Rebecca Nazer (Florida Southern, soccer); Kayla Leite (Franklin Pierce University, soccer); Eric Mathewson (Eastern Connecticut State University, baseball); Seated: Sophia Petrella (Eastern Connecticut State University, field hockey); Kendall McCormack (Salve Regina University, soccer); Jillian Edwards (University of Maine, track); Seated: Julia Coyle (Connecticut College, cross country/track); Mia Pannone (Rivier University, softball); Riley O’Brien (University of Southern Maine, baseball); Sarah McArthur (Houghton University, softball).
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