The Chesterton High
School winter sports seasons brought two more Duneland Athletic Conference
titles and three more IHSAA Sectional titles home.
The Boys and Girls
Swim teams brought home titles in both as they extended their streaks and
the Girls finished a best-ever third place at the State Finals, while the
Wrestling team also won the Sectional championship.
Individually,
Vanessa Krause was third in the 100 Fly and 4th in the 50 Free to lead the
Girls Swim team, while Andrew Davison finished fifth at 182 pounds in the
State Wrestling Finals.
The only
competitors still going for the Trojans are freshman Zoi Heideman and senior
Mary Choucalas who will be competing individually in the IHSAA Gymnastics
Regional at Valparaiso on Friday night.
Vanessa Krause was
named Most Valuable for the third time in Girls Swimming, while Chris
Palombizio was named MVP in Boys Basketball for the second time, as was Ryan
Cooper in Boys Diving.
Other MVP’s
included Jordan Wadding (Girls Basketball), Samantha Dehoyos (Cheerleading),
Bridget Donnelly (Cheerleading), Madeline Juestel (Gymnastics), Gary
Kostbade (Boys Swimming) and Andrew Davison (Wrestling).
Most Improved
awards went to Rhyss Lewis (Boys Basketball), Tara Schnadenberg (Girls
Basketball), Shannon McCoy (Girls Basketball), Annie Spangler
(Cheerleading), Sierra French (Cheerleading), Madisen Estill (Gymnastics),
Nick Hanas (Boys Swimming - Freshman), Logan Bell (Boys Swimming -
Sophomore), Chad Schuster (Boys Swimming - Junior), Quinn Conway (Boys
Diving), Elizabeth Canright (Girls Swimming - Freshman), Rebekah Hoffman
(Girls Swimming - Sophomore), Mackenzie Kirkham (Girls Swimming -
Sophomore), Abbey Hurst (Girls Swimming - Junior), Olivia Jewett (Girls
Diving) and Stephen Biancardi (Wrestling).
Mental Attitude
awards were presented to Luke Finke (Boys Basketball), Kassidy Scott (Girls
Basketball), Katie Goysich (Cheerleading, Gymnastics), Jazmine Repaskey
(Cheerleading), Jordan Kearby (Gymnastics), Josh VanNevel (Boys Swimming),
Kaylee Slont (Girls Swimming) and Greg Mochen (Wrestling).
Sportsmanship
awards went to Jack Mullen (Boys Basketball), Lauren Kusbel (Girls
Basketball), Bryn Jackson (Cheerleading), Alisha Dziarski (Gymnastics), John
Kelley (Boys Swimming), Taylor Clark (Girls Swimming) and Jack Davison
(Wrestling).
An individual
awards was also presented to Natalie Petro (Todd Talbert Memorial Award in
Girls Basketball).
BOYS BASKETBALL
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Chris Palombizio.
JUNIORS
Antwan Beeks, Niles
Dilosa, Luke Finke, Rhyss Lewis, Jack Mullen, Jacob Weber.
SOPHOMORES
Jon Andershock,
Ethan Conway, Erik Ralph, Ray Yagelski.
FRESHMEN
Ky Palombizio.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Drew Berry (10),
Robert Budzius (10), Christian Geenen (10), Jordan Mueller (11), Austin
Peterson (9), Ben Stacy (10).
FRESHMEN AWARDS
Grant Brunt,
Brayden Cortwright, Doug Filipek, Shane Gagliano, Tony Gilyan, Caleb Haire,
Jacob Hunter, Fabian Jackson, Harley Lohmeyer, Noah Mahoney, Ethan Pape, Ben
Raffin, Alex Scott, David Sigler, Sam Weller, Sam Westergren, Brandt Wilder.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Megan Kerkes,
Lauren Kusbel, Kayla Malackowski, Hailee Norton, Natalie Petro, Tara
Schnadenberg, Kassidy Scott, Jordan Wadding.
JUNIORS
Camie Brown, Morgan
Skube, Sammie Warren.
SOPHOMORES
Shannon McCoy,
Jenna Tarnowski.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Kelly Carr (9),
Chelsea Jackson (10), Courtney Krol (9), Haley Notzen (10), Katelyn Owens
(10), Brittany Privett (10), Sydney Sisson (10), Ellie Welsch (10).
FRESHMEN AWARDS
Annika Babcock,
Yasmin Brown, Sarah Dzierba, Rachel Fredenburg, Maggie Gardner, Kara Maggio,
Tyra Russ, Samantha Sriplo, Tessa Tilden, Hailey Vale, Kayla VanNostram,
Jenna Wadding, Maddy Wilson.
CHEERLEADING
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Samantha Dehoyos,
Bridget Donnelly, Ellegra Eskew.
JUNIORS
Nadja Allen, Katie
Donovan, Katie Goysich, Kat Merritt, Ally Read, Natalie Trail.
SOPHOMORES
Abby Ambruso, Abbey
Sieman, Kara Zych.
FRESHMEN
Katelyn Balakir,
Sierra French, Bryn Jackson, Lexy Mathis, Jazmine Repasky, Annie Spangler,
Kaylinn Woolever.
GYMNASTICS
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Alisha Dziarski,
Hanna Martich, Rachel Noel.
JUNIORS
Lindsay Beckett,
Mary Choucalas, Katie Goysich, Jordan Kearby, Taylor Rodriguez.
SOPHOMORES
Kristen Berdine,
Adie Haggerty, Katie Szprychel.
FRESHMEN
Zoi Heideman,
Madeline Juestel, Brittney Troup, Kirsten Wozniak.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Victoria Bain (11),
Madisen Estill (9).
BOYS SWIMMING
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Ryan Cooper, Seth
Halpin, John Kelley, Joe Maggio, Josh VanNevel, Nathan Wertzberger, Alden
Wright.
JUNIORS
Owen Adney, James
Alexander, Curtis Jones, Chris Kaptur, Cameron Neely, Chad Schuster, Sonny
Starnes.
SOPHOMORES
Logan Bell, Andrew
Carlson, Jarred Eshenaur, Andrew Gillen, Gary Kostbade, Sam Kravitz, Wesley
Selking, Wesley Slaughter.
FRESHMEN
Quinn Conway, Nick
Hanas, Noah VanNevel.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Payton Cooper (9),
Blake Ellenwood (9), Dylan Grubbs (11), Michael Phillips (11), Lyle Reyes
(10).
GIRLS SWIMMING
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Monica Appel,
Brittany Borzych, Taylor Clark, Micaela Claudio, Laura Hoover, Shannon
Kelley, Mikayla Larson, Kaylee Slont, Josie Tolin.
JUNIORS
Marita Banta-Long,
Kelly Craig, Abbey Hurst, Vanessa Krause, Kaitlynn Mears, Danielle
Richardson.
SOPHOMORES
Caylee Casbon,
Andrea Hanas, Rebekah Hoffman, Mackenzie Kirkham, Cara Kroeger, Emma
Schuster, Amy Socha, Amy Thompson, Aubrey Wing.
FRESHMEN
Elizabeth Canright,
Katie Craig, Megan Daye, Piper Downing, Grace Jewett, Olivia Jewett, Lauryn
Kallay, Abigail Koster, Alexis Orange, Alexandra Smith.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Darrian Dalton
(11), Taylor Hess (9), Kayla Koznecki (11), Annika Malone (9), Rachel
Pulliam (10).
WRESTLING
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Jack Davison,
Skyler Lagneau, Greg Mochen, Dontae Rodriguez, Tommy St. Germain, Davielle
Stewart, David Stover.
JUNIORS
Dan Cutter, Josh
Jensen, Luke Zelenika.
SOPHOMORES
Stephen Biancardi,
Andrew Davison, Jack Tolin.
FRESHMEN
Lucas Davison, Cade
Girgenti, Diego Lemley.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Ian Beale (10),
Javin Beatty (9), Ryne Beckman (9), Andrew Delich (10), Devon Hanson (9),
Zeke Highlan (9), Brad Martin (12), Chase Martin (10), Dan Mochen (11),
Kevin Mochen 99), Silverio Napules (12), Gavin Putchaven (11), Rickie Rivera
(12), Brandon Root (11), Joe Stento (11), DaQwon Stewart (11), Valshawn
Stewart (10).
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jon Andershock,
Grant Brunt, Ethan Conway, Doug Filipek, Luke Finke, Chrstian Geenen, Jordan
Mueller, Jack Mullen, Austin Peterson, Erik Ralph, Alex Scott.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kelly Carr,
Courtney Krol, Lauren Kusbel, Kara Maggio, Kayla Malackowski, Shannon McCoy,
Hailee Norton, Haley Notzen, Natalie Petro, Brittany Privett, Tara
Schnadenberg, Kassidy Scott, Morgan Skube, Samantha Sriplo, Jenna TarnowskI,
Tessa Tilden, Kayla VanNostram, Ellis Welsch.
CHEERLEADING
Katelyn Balakir,
Samantha Dehoyos, Bridge Donnelly, Ellegra Eskew, Katie Goysich, Bryn
Jackson, Kat Merritt, Annie Spangler, Natalie Trail, Kara Zych.
GYMNASTICS
Victoria Bain, Mary
Choucalas, Alisha Dziarski, Katie Goysich, Zoi Heideman, Madeline Juestel,
Rachel Noel, Taylor Rodriguez, Katie Szprychel, Brittney Troup, Kirsten
Wozniak.
BOYS SWIMMING
Owen Adney, Andrew
Carlson, Quinn Conway, Blake Ellenwood, Jarred Eshenaur, Seth Halpin, Nick
Hanas, Chris Kaptur, John Kelley, Gary Kostbade, Sam Kravitz, Joe Maggio,
Cameron Neely, Chad Schuster, Wesley Slaughter, Josh VanNevel, Noah VanNevel,
Nathan Wertzberger, Alden Wright.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Monica Appel,
Brittany Borzych, Elizabeth Canright, Caylee Casbon, Katie Craig, Kelly
Craig, Megan Daye, Piper Downing, Andrea Hanas, Rebekah Hoffman, Laura
Hoover, Abbey Hurst, Grace Jewett, Olivia Jewett, Lauryn Kallay, Mackenzie
Kirkham, Kayla Korzenecki, Abigail Koster, Cara Kroeger, Mikayla Larson,
Kaitlynn Mears, Alexis Orange, Danielle Richardson, Emma Schuster, Kaylee
Slont, Alexandra Smith, Amy Socha, Amy Thompson, Josie Tolin, Aubrey Wing.
WRESTLING
Dan Cutter, Andrew
Davison, Lucas Davison, Cade Girgenti, Zeke Highlan, Dan Mochen, Greg Mochen,
Kevin Mochen, Gavin Putchaven, Jack Tolin.