The Amity Athletics Booster Club hosted its 61st Annual Block A Athletic Award Dinner at Grassy Hill Country Club on Sunday, June 11.
The best of the best in Amity Athletics gathered at the event, which withholds the names of the winners until they are officially announced by his or her coach following a brief biography.
In addition, four retiring coaches/educators also were recognized for their contributions: George Taylor, Rick McGowan, Gary Lindgren and Debbie Davis.
Following are the 2016-2017 MVPs in their respective sports:
Baseball – Max Scheps
Boys Basketball – Tyler Thomas
Girls Basketball – Emma Gehr
Dance – Sophie Benjamin
Boys Cross Country – Kyle Beaudette
Cross Country – Emily Criscuolo
Field Hockey – Jenna Thomas
Football – Colin Beaulieu
Boys Golf – Charlie Csejka
Girls Golf – Bridget Barnsley
Boys Ice Hockey – Nick DeGennaro
Girls Ice Hockey – Tess Csejka
Boys Indoor Track and Field – Kyle Beaudette
Girls Indoor Track and Field – Natalie Iwaszkiewicz
Boys Lacrosse – Mark Della Torre
Girls Lacrosse – Ana Carney
Boys Ski Racing – Henry Molot
Girls Ski Racing – Mary Foley
Boys Soccer – Matthew D’Onofrio
Girls Soccer – Jennifer Hauser
Softball – Brooke Matyasovsky
Boys Swimming – Colin Roy
Girls Swimming – Megan Lasto
Boys Tennis – Marco DelSanto
Girls Tennis – Daphne Kreiger
Girls Track and Field – Amy Chen
Boys Volleyball – Ari Kaufman-Frankel
Girls Volleyball – Kathleen Walsh
Wrestling – Nathan Shilling
And here are some special awards, and scholarship awards:
Versatility Award – John Ahern and Emma Gehr
Scholar Athlete – Teddy Hague and Bailey MacNamara
Sportsmanship Award – Nathan Shilling and Natalie Iwaszkiewicz
Paul Mengold Outstanding Leadership Award – Andrew Hague
Albert J. Seymour Memorial Award – Matthew Hill and Jessica Ferraiolo
Thomas G. Laugeni Memorial Award – Ari Kaufman-Frankel and Kathleen Walsh
Steven J. Zeider Memorial Swimming Award – Zachary Babbitz
James Dunleavy Memorial Hockey Award – Zachary White
Mark E. Greco Memorial Hockey Award – Nicholas DeGennaro
Jeremy Saxe Memorial Scholarship – Alexander Friedman
Thomas J. Ross Memorial Manager Award – Daniel Chodos
Coach of the Year Award – Seth Davis
Assistant Coach of the year – Chris Parisi
Outstanding Service Award – David Teitelman
Athlete of the Year Award – Colin Beaulieu and Emily Criscuolo
Not Presented At Block A Dinner
Joseph Ciancola Memorial Baseball Award – Andrew Hague
CIAC Scholar Athlete Award – Bailey MacNamara and Jethin Gowda
Jeffery Ramadon Lacrosse Scholarship – Mark Della Torre
Marietta Mattei Outstanding Citizenship – Andrew Hague
- Amity Supt. Chip Dumais
- Baseball Coach Sal Coppola
- Girls Basketball Coach Michelle Shoop
- Girls Basketball MVP Emma Gehr
- Dance MVP Sophie Benjamin
- Girls Cross Country MVP Emily Criscuolo
- Field Hockey MVP Jenna Thomas
- Softball MVP Brooke Matyasovsky
- Colin Beaulieu listens as his football coach sings his praises
- Football MVP Colin Beaulieu
- Girls Golf MVP Bridget Barnsley
- Boys Golf MVP Charlie Csejka
- Girls Ice Hockey MVP Tess Csejka
- Boys Ice Hockey MVP Nick DeGennaro
- Girls Lacrosse MVP Ana Carny
- Boys Lacrosse MVP Mark Della Torre
- Girls Ski Racing MVP Mary Foley
- Boys Ski Racing MVP Henry Molot
- Girls Soccer MVP Jennifer Hauser
- Boys Soccer MVP Matthew D’Onofrio
- Girls Swimming MVP Megan Lasto
- Girls Tennis MVP Daphne Kreiger
- Tennis MVP Marco DelSanto
- Indoor Track and Field MVP Natalie Iwaszkiewicz
- Track and Field MVP Amy Chen
- Track and Field MVP / Cross Country MVP Kyle Beaudette
- Volleyball MVP Kathleen Walsh
- Boys Volleyball MVP Ari Kaufman-Frankel
- Wrestling MVP Nathan Shilling
- Baseball MVP Max Scheps
- Asst. Coach of the Year Chris Parisi
- Outstanding Service Award David Teitelman
- Retiree George Taylor
- Retiree Gary Lindgren
- Retiree Rick McGowan
- Retiree Debbie Davis
- S J Zeider Swimming Award Zach Babbitz
- James Dunleavy Hockey Award Zach White
- Thomas Laugeni Award Kathleen Walsh
- Thomas Laugeni Award Ari Kaufman-Frankel
- T J Ross Manager Award Daniel Chodos
- Mark Greco Hockey Award Nick DeGennaro
- A J Seymour Award Jessica Ferriolo
- Jeremy Saxe Scholarship Alexander Friedman
- Scholar Athlete Bailey MacNamara
- Scholar Athlete Award Teddy Hague
- Paul Mengold Outstanding Leadership Award Andy Hague
- Versatility Award Emma Gehr
- Versatility Award John Ahern
- Sportsmanship Award Natalie Iwaszkiewicz
- Sportsmanship Nathan Shilling
- Athlete of the Year Emily Criscuolo
- Athlete of the Year Colin Beaulieu
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