Following a successful season on the field and in the classroom, six Deer Park varsity winter teams have earned New York State Scholar-Athlete status. In order to receive this designation, the teams achieved and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 90 or better throughout the entire season. In addition, the Varsity Bowling and Varsity Boys Swimming/Diving teams received the Sportsmanship Award for their respective leagues. These teams were selected for this award based on the recommendations of officials and opposing teams for their fair play and good sportsmanship on the field of competition. Individual student-athletes were also named State Qualifiers, Academic All-County, All-League, All-Conference, All-County, Class AA All-Tournament Team and All-Rookie Team.
Winter teams also advanced in playoff tournaments, where the Varsity Boys Basketball team became League IV Co-Champions and competed in the Class AA Semifinals. The team was led by Head Coach John McCaffrey and supported by Junior Varsity Coach Ron Langella, who were named Co-Varsity and Co-JV Coaches of the Year, respectively. Female athletes also had exceptional performances, with the Varsity Girls Basketball team advancing to the quarterfinals of the Class AA playoffs, while Varsity Kickline finished first in pom and kick and third in lyrical at the LIKA Championships.
ATHLETIC AWARDS-WINTER 2011-12
Varsity Boys Basketball
Head Coach: John McCaffrey
Assistant Coach: Justin Gutman
This team was Co-Champions of League IV and advanced to the “Class AA” Semi-Finals. Coach McCaffrey and Coach Langella were named Co-Varsity and Co-JV Coaches of the Year respectively.
Lenny Bates - Academic All-County
Aaren Edmead - 1st Team All-League
Keith Williams - 1st Team All-League, Class AA All Tournament Team
Rome Jenkins - 1st Team All-League, All-Conference
Kyle Bradford - 1st Team All-League, All-Conference, All-County
Sean Scott - 1st Team All-League, All-Conference, All-County
Varsity Girls Basketball
Head Coach: Mike Gennaro
Assistant Coach: Holly O’Donnell
This team advanced to the Quarter-Finals of the Class “AA” playoffs and was recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team.
Gianna Locker - All-Rookie Team, Scholar Athlete
Kelsey Dillon - All-League, Academic All-County, Scholar Athlete
Nicole Gomez - All-League, Scholar Athlete
Andrea Desvignes - All-League, All-County, Scholar Athlete
Additional Scholar Athlete Members
Kristina Anantua-Brown
Kristen Fischer
Jordan Lazarich
Varsity Wrestling
Head Coach: Mike McLaughlin
Assistant Coach: Rich Englehardt
David Hamil - All-League
Robert Madgum - All-League
Frank Matos - All-League
Cory Muroff - All-League
Valter Piccini - All-League
Kenny Sciabarassi - All-League
Mike Schutt - All-League
Zach Lugo - All-League, All-County
Boys Winter Track
Head Coach: Chris Kauter
Assistant Coach: Tom Brouillard
This team was recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team.
Scholar Athlete Members
Henry Aguinada
Adam Ahmed
Jerome Berdecia-Alvarado
Anthony Bolson
Vincent Cotrone
Joshua DeLeon
Sean Dudley
Rick Guerra
Jihad Hameed
Wai-Ga Ho
Abul Karimi
Daniel Keller
Brandon Lynch
Kiani Marcellus
Ismaldo Matias
Shahan Mian
Tam Nguyen
John Pfundstein
Thomas Sandoval
Andrew Schaefer
Manan Singh
Tyler Teng
Girls Winter Track
Head Coach: Jim Petti
Assistant Coach: Mario Fiore
This team was recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team.
Scholar Athlete Members
Ashley Brennan
Gina DePietto
Caitlin Drake
Jessica Gormandy
Isis Hodge
Amanda Khare
Sandra Popa
Britney Ramnauth
Nora Seem
Melissa Spindler
Nicole Spoelstra
Victoria Trovato
Ginger Valle
Tyrane Williamson
Daniela Zabbatino
Varsity Bowling
Head Coach: Anthony Tannacore
This team received the Sportsmanship Award for their league.
Adam Zimmerman - All-League, Sportsmanship
Additional Sportsmanship Members
James Brennan
Jennifer Depre
Steven Dorney
Brianna Fatone
Timothy Getchius
Krystle Kozakevitch
Matthew Montanez
Zeth Rand
William Rathje
Varsity Boys Swimming/Diving
Head Coach: Craig Mangio
Assistant Coach: Gwen Bonn
This team was recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team and received the Sportsmanship Award for their league.
Brandon Peskett - All-League, Scholar Athlete, Sportsmanship
Bryan Rennhack - All-League, Sportsmanship
John Pawelko - All-League, All-County, State Qualifier, Scholar Athlete, Sportsmanship, School Record in the 500 Freestyle
Additional Scholar Athlete and Sportsmanship Members
Samir Bacchus
Trevor Bernard
Matthew Caldwell
Max Christianson
Kyle Doogan
Justin Gallo
Robert Hunt
David Izsak
Matthew Leichert
Matteo Mule
Ian Murray
Anthony Porras
Andreas stamatakis
Kevin Tresselt
Sergio Valoy
Eric Wolff
Kendrick Wong
Kevin Xie
Additional Sportsmanship Members
Cristian Aguilar-Recinos
K.C. Carter
Marcus Diaz
Daniel Gerardi
Joshua Larcom
Emmanuel Leger
Kenneth Leger
Scott Lovinger
Sebastian Martinez
Sergio Martinez
James Murtha
Reise Rand
Varsity Cheerleading
Head Coach: Lia Demyen
This team was recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team.
Scholar Athlete Members
Chinella Charlton
Karissa Fitzpatrick
Concetta Gioeli
Danielle Guida
Victoria Herbst
Jessica Lugo
Julia Matera
Micaela Morella
Megan Murgittroyd
Nicole-Ann Pagan
Marissa Ramage
Kedeisha Rose
Keri Sickenberger
Nia Thomas
Varsity Kickline
Head Coach: Kristen Smith
Assistant Coach: Samantha McIllwaine
This team finished in 1st place in pom, 1st place in kick and 3rd place in lyrical at the LIKA Championships. They were also recognized by New York State as a Scholar Athlete Team.
Scholar Athlete Members
Danielle Calcagno
Nicole Cito
Toni Ann Cox
Amy Dinoff
Kelsey Heyne
Arianna Leo
Gabrielle Miceli
Emily Panzenbeck
Nicole Pirro
Taylor Thomas
Sophie Watkins
Kimberly Zelaya