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 Baseball MVP Patrick Winkel and Coach Sal Coppola.
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 MVP Ana Carney and Coach Jenna DeRosa
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 Nolanand Brooke Matyasovsky
Scholar Athlete – Jake Sillimanand Shayna Goldblatt
Sportsmanship Award – ChrisBierezowiecand 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 RoyandGrace Whitman Kevin Yanagisawa, winner of the Steven J. Zeider Memorial Swimming Award.
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 Coach of the Year (Boys Basketball) Jeff Nielsen.
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 Winkeland Nicole Koshes