While most of the
Chesterton High School spring sports are still pushing through the
post-season, the student-athletes at CHS were honored Wednesday night at the
2016 Spring Sports Awards Program.
Five teams still
alive this season include the Softball team which will play Hobart for the
Sectional Championship tonight at 4:30 p.m. in Merrillville, while the Boys
Track team will compete in the IHSAA Regional at Valparaiso beginning at
5:30 p.m.
On Friday, the
Baseball team will open Sectional play at Merrillville with the first pitch
scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Next Friday, the
Girls Track team will compete in the IHSAA State Finals at IU with the Boys
Golf team competing in the IHSAA Sectional at Forest Park in Valparaiso.
In all, 10
student-athlete’s were named Most Valuable to their teams including two-time
winners Mitch Davis (boys golf) and Desiree Bell (girls track).
Other MVP’s
included Shelby Grimm (softball), Lia Lombardini (softball), Austin Peterson
(baseball), Darren Corzan (boys track), Lucas Rhed (boys track), Philip
Flores (boys track), Haley Ochoa (girls track) and Hannah Nabhan (girls
tennis).
Most Improved
awards went to Lauren Anderson (softball), Erik Ralph (baseball), Cameron
Mormon (boys golf), Ejiro Biokoro (boys track), Hayden Hodge (boys track),
Camie Brown (girls track), Andie Kovach (girls tennis) and Kathryn Ausema
(girls tennis).
Mental Attitude
awards went to Biz Zehner (softball), Grant Brunt (baseball), Kyle Krol
(boys golf), Colton Tuzinski (boys track), Danielle Lange (girls track) and
Hannah Kish (girls tennis).
Sportsmanship
awards went to Natalie Anderson (softball), Jack Mullen (baseball), Michael
Zondor (boys golf), Eric Noe (boys track), Samantha Warren (girls track) and
Lauren Gluszewski (girls tennis).
Other special
awards were presented to Patrick Arndt (James W. Arvin Award in baseball),
Drew Vesling (Kurt Ruoff Memorial Award in baseball), Garritt Slatcoff (Josh
Phillips Memorial Award in boys track), Kirsten Wozniak (Most Versatile in
girls track) and Adri Raffin (Heather Bearup Memorial Award in girls track).
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Britta Johnson.
JUNIORS
Samantha
Campaniello, Elizabeth Zehner.
SOPHOMORES
Sarah Gronceski,
Kari LaFreniere.
FRESHMEN
Jamie Stento.
BASEBALL
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Patrick Arndt,
Logan Hofferth, Michael Mallon, Jack Mullen, Isaac Shook, Blake Soffa.
JUNIORS
Chris Boren, Ethan
Conway, Owen Hallas, Anthony Kurek, Erik Ralph, Drew Vesling.
SOPHOMORES
Grant Brunt,
Brayden Cortwright, Austin Peterson, Brett Roeske, Chris Torres.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Cory Boren (9),
Colin Buchan (10), Kolton Cardenas (9), Zach Cunningham (10), Quinn Conway
(10), Stephen Gilbertsen (10), Zak Jones (10), Michael Kellstrom (10),
Connor Krantz (9), Jeremy Krantz (9), Logan Lawson (10), Robbie Murphy (10),
Steven Salgado (10), Devon Siewin (10), Patrick Sosby (10), Kolby Walker
(10).
FRESHMEN AWARDS
Jake Bliss, Cooper
Caitlin, Chad Dzierba, Justin Gerber, Kody Goin, Nathan Green, Zach
Hamilton, Jake Howard, Ray Keane, Austin Lindahl, Eric Lohse, David
Mahaffey, Haydn Malackowski, Ryan McKinnon, Nick Mullen, Sage Murphy, Gavin
Vogel.
BOYS GOLF
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Gabe Davis, Kyle
Krol, Eric Richardson, Michael Zondor.
SOPHOMORES
Mitch Davis.
FRESHMEN
Devin Trusty.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Jake Davis (9),
Caleb Dillingham (9), Cameron Morman (9), Jeff Radzik (11), Eli Winski (11).
SOFTBALL
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Natalie Anderson,
Lia Lombardini, Britta Johnson, Bailey Slivka.
JUNIORS
Madeline Hamady,
Hailey Johansen, Hayley McBride, Brittany Milzarek, Elizabeth Zehner.
SOPHOMORES
Lauren Anderson,
Shelby Grimm, Kari LaFreniere, Mallorey Mears, Kristi Stevenson.
FRESHMEN
Marney Sisson,
Noelle Michael.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Lexi Benko (9),
Kelly Carr (10), Hayley Edmonds (10), Emily Jerome (11), Ainsley Johnston
(9), Courtney Milzarek (9), Cheona Sherman (10), Aldrianna Skoczek (9),
Rachel Stacy (9), Tessa Tilden (10), Taylor Trowbridge (9).
GIRLS TENNIS
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Kathryn Ausema,
Lauren Gluszewski, Hannah Kish, Andie Kovach, Whitney Valtierra.
JUNIORS
Ashley Fazekas,
Taylor Nemtuda, Amanda Slivka
SOPHOMORES
Paige Donovan,
Rachel Fredenburg, Megan Hill, Hannah Nabhan, Ashley Roof.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Korie Berdine (10),
Rachel Byrnside (9), Hailee Ellenwood (9), Samantha Fazekas (10), Benea
Fowler (9), Madeline Haskell (10), Hannah Hill (9), Julie Lecy (10), Kara
Maggio (10), Kate Sano (11), Eliza Tumbas (9).
BOYS TRACK
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Dayton Natal, Eric
Noe, Lucas Rhed, Garritt Slatcoff, Joe Stento, Emmett Sullivan, Colton
Tuzinski, Hunter Warren, Parker Whitmore, Kevin Wissing.
JUNIORS
Jon Bach, Drew
Berry, Ejioro Biokoro, Darren Corzan, Philip Flores, Darren Corzan, Ryan
Harmon, Hayden Hodge, Zach McDaniel, Trevor Peterson, Trevor Ryan, James Van
Drie, Kyle Walton.
SOPHOMORES
Justin
Boehm-Montgomery, Braden Corzan, Anthony Fleischauer, Jacob Huber, Jakob
Kintzele, Noah Mahoney, Dylan Olson, Ethan Pape, Ben Raffin, Louie Razo,
Andrew Smenyak, Aramis Solis, Xavier Whiting, Timber Whittemore, Sam Winski,
Brian Zidarich.
FRESHMEN
Ken Erow, Eric
McLaughlin, Nathan O’Connor.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Jacob Baron (10),
Kris Bodie (9), Hunter Bohling (9), Michael Bridges (9), Luke Caylor (9),
Michael Charbonneau (9), Joey Dehoyos (10), Kai Radigan-Hayes (11), Kyle
Huppert (9), Austin Johnson (9), Conner Jones (9), Bobby Kallay (9), Erik
Kruper (9), Ben Larimer (9), Wyatt Pendleton (10), Alex Scott (10), Chris
Seimetz (9), Chris Sexton (10), Gurnett Singh (10), Ben Stahlhut (9), Sam
Teal (9), Zach Thomas (10), Dylan Van Nostran (9), Christian Warren (10),
Mark Wilcox (11).
GIRLS TRACK
VARSITY AWARDS
SENIORS
Ana Acevedo,
Victoria Bain, Kylee Barnett, Desiree Bell, Camie Brown, Danielle Lange,
Haley Ochoa, Alaina Pamintuan, Adri Raffin, Samantha Warren, Molly Wilson.
JUNIORS
Maggie Brown, Sarah
Cade, Lindsey Nielsen, Rose Raffin, Amy Socha, Cara Sullivan, Emma Tumbas.
SOPHOMORES
Ciara Barnett,
Yasmin Brown, Zoi Heideman, Rachel Hoffmann, Madeline Juestel, Brianna
Molnar, Aysha Moore, Alexandra M. Smith, Brittney Troup, Maddy Wilson,
Kirsten Wozniak.
FRESHMEN
Nicole Bernth,
Taylor Bowser, Shelby Bullock, Kara Krol, Hannah Miller, Haley Moore, Grace
O’Dell, Sarah Schimpf, Jamie Stento, Alexa Tumidalsky, Rebecca White.
JUNIOR VARSITY
AWARDS
Sofi Acevedo (9),
Victoria Adams (9), Lexi Avey (9), Victoria Balon (9), Hannah Bennett (9),
Caitlyn Bogue (9), Sammie Campaniello (11), Elizabeth Canright (10), Emily
Duron (10), Meghan Eldridge (9), Sophie Finster (11), Lexie Gomez (11),
Alexis Hoover (10), Sophia Hruskocy (9), Tara Kenney (11), Christianna King
(9), Kassidy Kohn (10), Abbie Koster (10), Hannah Maluvac (11), Taylor
McElheny (10), Clare Cinchonas (10), Kylie Mercier (10), Jenna Millcreek
(10), Madeline Moss (9), Kierra Munguia (9), Allison Plinovich (11), Jessica
Plinovich (9), Marie Raffin (9), Kiaira Stewart (11), Kaitlyn Volkmann (11).
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Sammie Campaniello,
Sarah Gronceski, Britta Johnson, Jamie Stento, Elizabeth Zehner.
BASEBALL
Patrick Arndt,
Grant Brunt, Ethan Conway, Quinn Conway, Zach Cunningham, Chad Dzierba, Owen
Hallas, Austin Lindahl, Eric Lohse, David Mahaffey, Haydn Malackowski,
Michael Mallon, Jack Mullen, Nick Mullen, Austin Peterson, Erik Ralph, Brett
Roeske, Isaac Shook, Blake Soffa, Drew Vesling.
BOYS GOLF
Gabe Davis, Jacob
Davis, Mitch Davis, Kyle Krol, Cameron Morman, Jeff Radzik, Devin Trusty,
Eli Winski.
SOFTBALL
Lauren Anderson,
Natalie Anderson, Alexis Benko, Kelly Carr, Sofia DesCamp, Shelby Grimm,
Hailey Johansen, Britta Johnson, Ainseley Johnston, Lia Lombardini, Hayley
McBride, Noelle Michael, Brittany Milzarek, Courtney Milzarek, Marney
Sisson, Bailey Slivka, Kristi Stevenson, Tessa Tilden, Taylor Trowbridge,
Elizabeth Zehner.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kathryn Ausema,
Korie Berdine, Rachel Byrnside, Paige Donovan, Hailee Ellenwood, Ashley
Fazekas, Samantha Fazekas, Lauren Gluszewski, Madeline Haskell, Hannah Kish,
Andrea Kovach, Julia Lecy, Kara Maggio, Hannah Nabhan, Taylor Nemtuda,
Amanda Slivka, Eliza Tumbas, Whitney Valtierra.
BOYS TRACK
Jacob Baron, Drew
Berry, Luke Caylor, Joey Dehoyos, Philip Flores, Ryan Harmon, Hayden Hodge,
Bobby Kallay, Jakob Kintzele, Ben Larimer, Eric Noe, Dylan Olson, Trevor
Peterson, Ben Raffin, Lucas Rhed, Alex Scott, Chris Seimetz, Chris Sexton,
Garritt Slatcoff, Andrew Smenyak, Emmett Sullivan, Sam Teal, Colton Tuzinski,
James Van Drie, Christian Warren, Hunter Warren, Parker Whitmore, Mark
Wilcox, Sam Winski.
GIRLS TRACK
Lexi Avey, Victoria
Bain, Victoria Balon, Desiree Bell, Hannah Bennett, Nicole Bernth, Caitlyn
Bogue, Taylor Bowser, Maggie Brown, Shelby Bullock, Sammie Campaniello,
Elizabeth Canright, Emily Duron, Meghan Eldridge, Sophie Finster, Rachel
Hoffmann, Alexis Hoover, Sophie Hruskocy, Madeline Juestel, Abbie Koster,
Kara Krol, Danielle Lange, Hannah Maluvac, Taylor McElheny, Clare McNicholas,
Jenna Milcarek, Hannah Miller, Brianna Molnar, Haley Moore, Madeline Moss,
Lindsey Nielsen, Grace O’Dell, Haley Ochoa, Alaina Pamintuan, Allison
Plinovich, Jessica Plinovich, Adri Raffin, Marie Raffin, Rose Raffin, Sarah
Schimpf, Amy Socha, Jamie Stento, Cara Sullivan, Brittney Troup, Emma Tumbas,
Alexa Tumidalsky, Samantha Warren, Rebecca White, Molly Wilson, Kirsten
Wozniak.