Last Thursday, June 17, 2021, Waterloo High School held their 55th Varsity Club Sports Banquet with players and coaches at Club 86 in Geneva. Below is a list of all the student-athletes and coaches honored during the event and photos taken by David Mitchell Photography.
Fall I Season:
Varsity Boys Cross Country…………………………………………………….Jacob DiGiovanni
Varsity Girls Cross Country…………………………………………………………Lissen Turner
Varsity Girls Soccer………………………………………………………………….Abigail Burm
Varsity Boys Soccer……………………………………………………………….Derek Colegrove
Varsity Tennis……………………………………………………………………..Abilynn Saville
Varsity Golf………………………………………………………………….…Nathan Costantino
Winter I Season:
Varsity Boys Bowling…………………………………………………………….….Kyle Brown
Varsity Girls Bowling………………………………………………………Gabryella Templeton
Varsity Boys Basketball……………………………………………………………….Ethan Reed
Varsity Girls Basketball………………………………………………………………..Allie Smith
Varsity Wrestling………………………………………………………………Nathan Costantino
Fall II Season:
Varsity Cheerleading…………………………………………………………….….Anabel Bailey
Varsity Football…………………………………………………………………….Garrett Mueller
Varsity Volleyball……………………………………………………………..…Caira DelloStritto
Spring Season:
Varsity Baseball……………………………………………………………….Nehemiah Williams
Varsity Boys Track & Field………………………………………………………….Griffin Ridley
Varsity Girls Lacrosse…………………………………………………………Brianna Cronberger
Varsity Boys Lacrosse……………………………………………………………..Scott Verdehem
Varsity Girls Track & Field…………………………………………………………Bryanna Page
Varsity Softball……………………………………………………………………….Lillian Szwec
| Kaleb | Swartley | Cross Country | Most Improved Runner |
| Zachery | Coleman | Cross Country | Coaches Award |
| Dylan | Amidon | Cross Country | Most Valuable Runner |
| Hayle | Greenberg | Cross Country | Most Improved Runner |
| Maci | Mueller | Cross Country | Rookie of the Year |
| Chance | RicePorter | Cross Country | The Hare and the Hound Award |
| Natalie | DiSanto | Cross Country | Most Valuable Runner |
| Brian | Oddi Jr. | Golf | Coaches Award |
| John | Siblosky | Golf | Richard Hilimire Memorial Award |
| Colby | Roberts | Golf | Most Valuable Golfer |
| Kylee | Bedette | Tennis | Coaches Award |
| Brynn | Rogers | Tennis | Rookie of the Year |
| Giavanna | White-Principio | Tennis | Most Valuable Player |
| Justin | Garcia | Soccer | Coaches Award |
| Peter | Shangraw | Soccer | Most Improved Player |
| Joseph | DeWall | Soccer | Most Valuable Player |
| Brianna | Cronberger | Soccer | Coaches Award |
| Dana | Jolly | Soccer | Heart & Hustle Award |
| Bryanna | Page | Soccer | Co-Player of the Year |
| Allie | Smith | Soccer | Co-Player of the Year |
| Winter I: | |||
| Logan | Amidon | Girls Bowling | Coaches Award |
| Sabrina | Palmer | Girls Bowling | Most Valuable Bowler |
| Chance | Rivera | Boys Bowling | Coaches Award |
| Garett | Tuuri | Boys Bowling | Most Valuable Bowler |
| Dominic | Fratto | Swimming | Most Valuable Swimmer |
| Winter II: | |||
| Jordan | Kraft | Basketball | Most Improved Player |
| Julian | Pehrson | Basketball | Coaches Award |
| Nehemiah | Williams | Basketball | Coaches Award |
| McKenzie | Barber | Basketball | Leadership Award |
| Natalie | DiSanto | Basketball | Coaches Award |
| Morgan | Caraballo | Basketball | Most Improved Player |
| Giavanna | White-Principio | Basketball | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Jazzmyn | Lewis | Basketball | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Kaleb | Seeley | Wrestling | Coaches Award |
| Peter | Shangraw | Wrestling | Coaches Award |
| Zachery | Coleman | Wrestling | Most Improved Wrestler |
| Dylan | Amidon | Wrestling | Joel Lamson MVP Award |
| Fall II: | |||
| Zackary | Tomkins | Football | Hatchetman Award |
| Kyle | Slywka | Football | Thunderbolt Award |
| Brian | Oddi Jr. | Football | Thunderbolt Award |
| Devin | Felber | Football | Coaches Award |
| Natalie | D’Eredita | Cheer | Coach’s Award |
| Olivia | Godley | Cheer | Spirit Award |
| Christina | Ross | Volleyball | Rookie of the Year |
| McKenzie | Barber | Volleyball | Coaches Award |
| Mallory | Rodger | Volleyball | Most All Round Player Award |
| Spring: | |||
| Raymond | Jones | Boys Lacrosse | Most Improved Player |
| Nathan | Costantino | Boys Lacrosse | Best Offensive Player |
| Zachery | Coleman | Boys Lacrosse | Best Defensive Player |
| Dana | Jolly | Girls Lacrosse | Most Improved Player |
| Madison | DeFrancesco | Girls Lacrosse | Most Outstanding Offensive Player |
| Allie | Smith | Girls Lacrosse | Most Outstanding Defensive Player |
| Casey | Burcroff | Baseball | Ted French Coaches Award |
| Devin | Mulvey-Salerno | Baseball | Jason House Triple Crown |
| Brian | Oddi Jr. | Baseball | Most Valuable Player |
| Miles | Gray | Track & Field | Rookie of the Year |
| Ethan | Reed | Track & Field | Coaches Award |
| Joseph | DeWall | Track & Field | Most Valuable Runner |
| Ava | DiSanto | Track & Field | Rookie of the Year |
| Nicole | McGloon | Track & Field | Coaches Award |
| Chance | RicePorter | Track & Field | Most Valuable Runner |
| Makayla | Jensen | Softball | Rookie of the Year |
| Kylie | Tavano | Softball | Ted French Coaches Award |
| Kennedy | Beniamino | Softball | John House Triple Crown Award |
| Brynn | Rogers | Softball | John House Triple Crown Award |
| Olivia | Godley | Softball | Most Valuable Player |
SENIOR PLAQUE PRESENTATION
At this time, our Varsity Club Advisors, Coach O’Hara and Coach Morrin, will present the longstanding tradition of receiving your “Senior Plaque”. In the Varsity Club By-Laws, it states in order to receive a senior plaque, you must letter in one sport for four years or accumulate 12 points from playing JV and Varsity sports for the entire season. You earn more points when you receive a letter as well.
Dylan Amidon
McKenzie Barber
Tristin Bojczuk
Leslie Brewer
Savior Burton
Zachery Coleman
Nathan Costantino
Caira DelloStritto
Natalie D’Eredita
Madison DeFrancesco
Joseph DeWall
Jacob DiGiovanni
Gabriella DiSanto
Devin Felber
Dominic Fratto
Justin Garcia
Olivia Godley
Kamrin Gould
Haylee Greenberg
Janae Greenfield
Travon Jacobson
Carlie Jensen
Zack Merkley
Ali Moody
Brian Oddi Jr.
Bryn Page
Jonathon Perchetti
Ethan Reed
Chance Rivera
Jose Rivera
Colby Roberts
Kaleb Seeley
Kyle Slywka
Allie Smith
Nick Smith
Kylie Tavano
Zack Tomkins
Travis Welch
Nehemiah Williams
SPECIAL AWARDS
Our first special award is the Jim White Freshman Basketball Award. Jim White was a 1976 Waterloo student-athlete whose life was taken too early from a battle with leukemia. Jim White played basketball and would have been a three-sport graduate. This year’s recipient is Devin Mulvey-Salerno.
Next, we have our newest award that will be given annually by the Owen family…the Bill Owen Waterloo Baseball Leadership Award…Brian Oddi Jr.
The U.S. Army National Guard Scholar Athlete is awarded to the student-athletes who have the highest GPA in the senior class. We are proud to announce three recipients this year. Sgt 1st Class Brennan will come to your house this summer to deliver your award from headquarters.
Gabriella DiSanto
Jacob DiGiovanni
Nehemiah Williams
Next, we have our 2021 Athletes of the Year:
Allie Smith
Brian Oddi Jr.
The Mark J. Boudreau Memorial Scholarship is memory of Waterloo alumni, Mark Boudreau, who passed away from breast cancer in 2001. He graduated from Waterloo High School in 1974 and was a three-sport athlete. He loved Waterloo athletics, the village and the people that lived in the community. Each year the recipients are chosen based on leadership qualities and sports etiquette, three sport athletes for four consecutive years, academic honor, or high honor status, and planning to attend higher education. We are proud to announce this year’s recipients:
Bryanna Page
Nehemiah Williams
The Kory Rauscher Memorial Scholarship goes to a 2-sport senior student-athlete, honor student, a sense of humor, friendly, attending a 2 or 4 year college with a preference in basketball, football or baseball in memory of a Waterloo alumni who had an impact on our athletic programs. This year’s recipients are…
Brian Oddi Jr.
Olivia Godley
Next, we have the Stephen B. Johnson Scholarship presented by Coach Dan McGuane.
Stephen B. Johnson was a teacher, coach, and an active member of the community. This scholarship is given in his memory to a student who has succeeded academically and made valuable contributions to both athletic teams and the community.
The recipient of the 14th annual Stephen B. Johnson Memorial Scholarship is McKenzie Barber.
The Bill Luce Memorial Golf Committee was formerly known as the Waterloo Rec Boosters. The primary goal of this group is to enhance recreational opportunities for the children of Waterloo. Varsity coaches nominate players who they feel exhibit good sportsmanship and character on and off the field/court, place team ahead of self, and are considered a true team player. Athletes also must play two Varsity sports their Senior Year and plan to attend a 2/4-year college or university in the Fall.
We are proud to announce this year’s recipients:
Joseph DeWall
Jacob DiGiovanni
Devin Felber
Olivia Godley
Harry T. Schwarze Memorial Scholarship… Coach Harry Schwarze, who taught PE at WHS for more than 30 years. To many he was a teacher, a coach, a mentor and a friend. His Section V coaching career spanned over 4 decades. He coached football, track & field, and girls basketball. He also was an exceptional volleyball coach who positively impacted Section V Volleyball. Coach Schwarze led his Waterloo teams to seven league titles, three sectional championships, and in 1991 his team won the Western Regional Crown in their berth to the state tournament. In addition, he was named the Finger Lakes Coach of the Year three times and recorded at least 300 Section V wins. In 2006 Coach Schwarze was inducted into the Waterloo Hall of Fame. We are proud to announce the recipients for this year’s scholarship:
McKenzie Barber
Bryanna Page
Varsity Club Service Award
Madison DeFrancesco
The 2021 William Glinski Athletic Director Award goes to our sectional champion…
Dylan Amidon
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