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Athletes present at Tuesday's Awards Night who were honored as MVPs gathered afterward for a group photo. Front from left: Billy Brennan, Kendra Shaw, April Ruda (with her Seneca Heart Award from powerlifting), Chelsea Lehman, Marissa Pike and Taylor Chaffee. Seated on stage, from left: Ryan Rondinaro, Austin Stephany, Nick Sorensen, Matt Gill, Haley Tuttle, Michaela Olafson and Sarah Wickham. Back from left: Maria Chavez, Kayli Westervelt, Derek Steinruck, Adam Hughey, Jacq Goehner, Ethan Roth, Jesse Teeter, Andrew Conklin and Kody Gregory. (Photo by Don Romeo)

Watkins honors its athletes

WATKINS GLEN, June 8 -- Watkins Glen varsity and junior varsity sports coaches dispensed their end-of-year awards Tuesday night at the annual Athletic Awards Night in the WGHS Field House.

MVP Awards, Most Improved Awards and Sportsmanship Awards were distributed in most sports, and special awards dotted the schedule.

Marie Fitzsimmons was named coach of the year after leading the girls varsity cross country team to the IAC title, while the Fans of the Year honor went to Ken and Liz Landry.

The awards and winners were as follows (MIP refers to Most Improved Player):

2011 Watkins Glen Athletic Awards Night
Award Winners

Fall Sports:

Girls Soccer
MVP -- Chelsea Lehman
MIP -- Katrina Swarthout
Sportsmanship -- Kayla Bryant

Boys Soccer
MVP -- Austin Stephany
MIP -- Chris Duane
Sportsmanship -- Thomas Wickham

Boys Cross Country
MVP -- Matthew Gill
MIP -- Josh Hamelin
Sportsmanship -- Adam Rice

Girls Cross Country
MVP -- Shannon Hazlitt
MIP -- Amber Swartz
Sportsmanship -- Corey Flahive

Football
MVP -- Adam Hughey
MIP -- Ethan Dean
Sportsmanship -- Alec Moore

Athletic Service Award: Throsby Wells

JV Volleyball
MVP -- Samantha Bunce
MIP -- Brooke Grinolds
Sportsmanship -- Sarah Hazlitt

Volleyball
MVP -- Maria Chavez and Kayli Westervelt
MIP -- Michaela Olafson
Sportsmanship -- Jessica Brogdon

Varsity Girls Swimming and Diving
MVP -- Haley Tuttle
MIP -- Sarah LaMascus
Sportsmanship -- Marguerite Kellogg

Kate LaMoreaux Award: Haleigh Wixson

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Spring Sports

JV Baseball
MVP -- Ryan Rondinaro
MIP -- Nate Beaumont
Sportsmanship -- Thomas Richtmyer

Varsity Baseball
MVP -- Derek Steinruck
MVP -- Travis McCormick
MVP -- Paul Bauman

Girls Track and Field
MVP -- Amber Swartz
MIP -- Venessa Spangenberg
Sportsmanship -- Shannon Hazlitt

Track and Field Award: Amber Swartz and Shannon Hazlitt

T.J. O’Rourke Award: Amber Swartz

Boys Track and Field
MVP -- Andrew Conklin
MIP -- Charlie Bascom
Sportsmanship -- Matthew Gill

Track and Field Award: Andrew Conklin

Tennis
MVP -- Jessica Brogdon
MIP -- Shawn Bliss
Sportsmanship -- Haleigh Wixson

Girls Golf
MVP -- Sarah Wickham
MIP -- Madison Gates
Sportsmanship -- Haley DeNardo

Boys Golf
MVP -- Ethan Roth
MIP -- Keith Rekczis
Sportsmanship -- Adam Rice

JV Softball
MVP -- Brianna Davis
MIP -- Alexis Naylor
Sportsmanship -- Emily Doppel

Softball
MVP -- Taylor Chaffee
MVP -- Jessica Stansfield
MVP -- Kirsten Burge

Winter Sports

JV Girls Basketball
MVP -- Michaela Olafson
MIP -- Kayli Westervelt
Sportsmanship -- Corey Flahive

Varsity Girls Basketball
MVP -- Taylor Chaffee and Marissa Pike
Sportsmanship -- Haley Tuttle
Best Defensive Player -- Kirsten Burge

Melissa Wilson Basketball Award: Brittany Popovich

Boys Indoor Track
MVP -- Nick Sorensen
MIP -- Charlie Bascom
MIP -- Alex Rundle
MIP -- John Fausold
Sportsmanship -- Ben Bloodgood

Girls Indoor Track
MVP -- Amber Swartz
MIP -- Shannon Hazlitt
Sportsmanship -- Amelia Stamp

Wrestling
MVP -- Adam Hughey
MIP -- Matthew Woodworth
Sportsmanship -- Ethan Dean

JV Cheerleading
MVP -- Tiazza Bascom
MIP -- Dana Paradiso
Sportsmanship -- Amanda Cherock

Cheerleading
MVP -- Kendra Shaw
MIP -- Marissa Meehan
Sportsmanship -- LynnAnn Caslin

JV Boys Basketball
MVP -- Jesse Teeter
MVP -- Gavin Gates
MVP -- Kody Gregory

Varsity Boys Basketball
MVP -- Travis Waite
MVP -- Alec Moore
MIP -- Andrew Malaney
Sportsmanship -- Andrew Conklin and Dalton Stansfield

James Angelo Basketball Award: Travis Waite

Boys Bowling
MVP -- Ryan VanAlstine
MVP -- Billy Brennan
MIP -- Corey Teribury

Girls Bowling
MVP -- Kylee Carrigan
MIP -- Samantha Bradley
Sportsmanship -- Danielle Teed

Varsity Boys Swimming and Diving
MVP -- Jacq Goehner
MIP -- Chris Gill
Sportsmanship -- Casey Holland

Special Teams

Powerlifting
MVP -- Taylor Gates
MIP -- Tyler Rhode
MIP -- Erika Hoad

Seneca Heart Award: April Ruda

Other Athletic Awards (Handed out at the Academic Awards Ceremony):

Dr. Arthur J. Jackson Award: Amber Swartz, Adam Rice

Joseph Lemak Senior Award: Shannon Hazlitt, Andrew Conklin

Francis W. Blake Sportsmanship Award: Amber Swartz, Andrew Conklin

2010-2011 Coach of the Year: Marie Fitzsimmons

Fans of the Year: Ken and Liz Landry

Photos in text:

Top: Track standouts, from left: Andrew Conklin (MVP), Charlie Bascom (Most Improved) and Matt Gill (Sportsmanship).

Second: Volleyball players Maria Chavez, left, and Maegan Robbins after receiving Scholar-Athlete certificates.

Third: Coach of the Year Marie Fitzsimmons, left at podium, with Nancy Loughlin, who used to be Fitzsimmons' coach. (Photo by Don Romeo)

Fourth: Girls golf MVP Sarah Wickham, left, and Sportsmanship winner Haley DeNardo.

Fifth: Boys Golf Coach Rob Michel hands the MVP Award to Ethan Roth.

Sixth: Multiple Award winners Amber Swartz (left, MVP in Girls Track) and Shannon Hazlitt (MVP in Cross Country).

Seventh: Corey Flahive receives a plaque for being part of a school-record-setting track relay team.

Eighth: Amelia Stamp, left, receives an Indoor Track Sportsmanship Award from Coach Rob Kurcoba.

Bottom: Haleigh Wixson, left, receives a Sportsmanship Award from varsity tennis coach Beth Powell.

Varsity Softball Coach Jim Scott with his three MVPs: From left, Taylor Chaffee, Jessica Stansfield and Kirsten Burge.