The Amity Athletics Booster Club hosted its 62nd Annual Block A Athletic Award Dinner at Race Brook Country Club on Sunday, June 10.
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.
Following are the 2017-2018 MVPs in their respective sports:
Baseball – Patrick Winkel
Boys Basketball – Tyler Thomas
Girls Basketball – Tara Laugeni
Dance – Sophie Benjamin
Boys Cross Country – Connor Visnic
Field Hockey – Sara Kelly
Girls Cross Country – Abby Bowser
Football – Luigi Luciani
Boys Golf – Jamie Blum
Girls Golf – Bridget Barnsley
Boys Ice Hockey – Tyler Cole
Girls Ice Hockey – Cally Dixon
Girls Indoor Track and Field – Nicole Koshes
Boys Indoor Track and Field – Connor Visnic
Boys Lacrosse – Dane Walsh
Girls Lacrosse – Ana Carney
Boys Ski Racing – Henry Molot
Girls Ski Racing – Mary Foley
Boys Soccer – Thomas Kanter
Girls Soccer – Abby Allen
Softball – Carly Marchitto
Boys Swimming – Colin Roy
Girls Swimming – Molly Cox
Boys Tennis – Marco Delsanto
Girls Tennis – Hannah Hipona
Girls Track and Field – Emily Zielinski
Boys Volleyball – Arvand Golbazi
Girls Volleyball – Abby Harbinson
Wrestling – Matthew Rothman
And here are some special awards, and scholarship awards:
Unified Sportsmanship Award Sydney Finch
Versatility Award – Jack Nolan and Brooke Matyasovsky
Scholar Athlete – Jake Silliman and Shayna Goldblatt
Sportsmanship Award – Chris Bierezowiec and Olivia Dittman
Paul Mengold Outstanding Leadership Award – Carly Marchitto

Carly Marchitto, Winner of the Paul Mengold Leadership Award with Mengold, Athletic Director Ernie Goodwin, and her coaches.
Albert J. Seymour Memorial Award – John Benanto and Mckenzie Mcdermott
Thomas G. Laugeni Memorial Award – Colin Roy and Grace Whitman
Steven J. Zeider Memorial Swimming Award – Kevin Yanagisawa
James Dunleavy Memorial Hockey Award – Jordan Conn
Mark E. Greco Memorial Hockey Award – Brian Early
Jeremy Saxe Memorial Scholarship – Henry Molot
Thomas J. Ross Memorial Manager Award – Olivia Dittman
- John Benanto, the winner of the Albert J. Seymour Memorial Award
- Mckenzie Mcdermott, winner of the Albert J. Seymour Memorial Award
- Nick Dottori, Assistant Coach of the Year (girl’s basketball)
- Pat Winkel and Nicole Koshes, the 2017-18 Athletes of the Year.
- Boys’ Basetball MVP Tyler Thomas
- Boys Cross Country MVP Connor Visnic
- Boys Golf MVP Jamie Blum
- Boys Ice Hockey MVP (Goalie) Tyler Cole
- Boys Indoor Track and Field MVP Connor Visnic
- Boys Lacrosse MVP Dane Walsh
- Boys Ski Racing MVP Henry Molot
- Boys Swimming MVP Colin Roy
- Boys Tennis MVP Marco Delsanto
- Boys Track and Field MVP Connor Visnic
- Boys Volleyball MVP Arvand Golbazi
- Dance Team MVP Sophie Benjamin
- Nicole Koshes, Female Athlete of the Year 2017-18
- Shayna Goldblatt, Female Scholar Athlete
- Olivia Dittman, Winner of the Sportsmanship Award
- Girls Basketball MVP Tara Laugeni
- Girls Cross Country MVP Abby Bowser
- Girls Golf MVP Bridget Barnsley
- Girls Ice Hockey MVP Cally Dixon
- Girls Indoor Track and Field MVP Nicole Koshes
- Girls Ski Racing MVP Mary Foley
- Girls Soccer MVP Abby Allen
- Girls Swimming MVP Molly Cox
- Girls Tennis MVP Hannah Hipona
- Girls Track and Field MVP Emily Zielinski
- Girls Volleyball MVP Abby Harbinson
- Jordan Conn, winner of the James Dunleavy Memorial Hockey Award
- Henry Molot, winner of the Jeremy Saxe Memorial Scholarship
- Colin Roy and Grace Whitman, winners of the Thomas G. Laugeni Memorial Award
- Athlete of the Year Award 2017-18, Pat Winkel
- Male Scholar Athlete, Jake Silliman (He has a 4.9 GPA)
- Sportsmanship Award, Chris Bierezowiec
- Versatility Award winner john (Jack) Nolan
- The Mark Greco Hockey Award goes to Brian Early.
- Girls Indoor Track and Field MVP Nicole Koshes
- Bobby Carbone was presented with the Outstanding Service Award
- Pat Winkel listens from his table as the Player of The Year is announced.
- Paul Mengold Outstanding Leadership Award goes to Carly Marchitto
- The 2017-18 Players of the Year, Pat Winkel and Nicole Koshes
- The 2017-18 Scholar Athletes, Jake Silliman and Shayna Goldblatt
- Softball MVP Carly Marchitto
- Thomas J. Ross Memorial Manager Award goes to Olivia Dittman
- The Thomas G. Laugeni Memorial Award is presented to Colin Roy
- The Thomas G. Laugeni Memorial Award is presented to Grace Whitman
- The Unified Sportsmanship Award goes to Sydney Finch.
- Winners of the Versatility Awards, Jack Nolan and Brooke Matyasovsky
- Wrestling MVP Matthew Rothman
Coach of the Year Award –Jeff Nielsen
Assistant Coach of the year – Nick Dottori
Outstanding Service Award – Bobby Carbone
Athlete of the Year Award – Pat Winkel and Nicole Koshes