The Berlin/New Lebanon Winter Athletic Awards Ceremony was held in the Berlin Middle-High School auditorium on March 5. 

The evening opened with remarks from Berlin Middle-High School Principal Dr. Cathie Allain and New Lebanon Athletic Director Josh Noble.

Both Dr. Allain and Mr. Noble commented on the wonderful feedback they have received this season from other district’s coaches, parents and administrators regarding the sportsmanship of the Berlin and New Lebanon athletes. This feedback was echoed throughout the evening by the coaches.

Before the awards ceremony, Berlin’s Class of 2023 hosted a Pre-Winter Sports Awards dinner with many teachers, parents and students volunteering their time. One of the dinner’s organizers, Ms. Karen Day, expressed how appreciative she was for all the effort put into the successful fundraising dinner.

Thanks go to the Booster Club for their hard work, organization, fundraising and dedication to the student athletes of Berlin and New Lebanon.

Congratulations to the Berlin and New Lebanon student athletes on a great Winter Sports Season!

Athletic award recipients and full team rosters:

Award Recipients

Varsity Girls Basketball:
Nora Colin – Outstanding Player
Kianna Flavin – Most Improved Player
Emily Schafer – Scholar Athlete Wasaren League
Sydney Smith – Best Attitude
Aaliyah Stalker – Most Valuable Player – Honorable Mention for Wasaren League All-stars

Varsity Boys Basketball:
Gabe Hemendinger – Most Improved Player
Malachi Ritter – Most Valuable Player, Ben Ruebel –  Coaches Award  

JV Girls Basketball:
Sophie Ericson and McKenzie Krause – Played in Crossover Games

JV Boys Basketball:
Ashton Evans – Coaches Award
Gabe Hart – Most Improved Player
Daniel Hendricks – Coaches Award
Mason Stalker – Most Valuable Player
   

Modified Girls Basketball:
Sophia Hart – Coaches Award
Nikki Minkler – Most Dedicated
Tallulah Powers – Coaches Award
Riley Robertson –Team Award  

Modified Boys Basketball:
Levi Dodge – Most Improved Player (A Team)
Jesse Francoeur – Most Valuable Player (A Team)
Trevor Holtzman – Most Improved Player (B Team)
Paul Miller – Most Valuable Player (B Team)
Anthony Ray – Most Valuable Player (B Team)

Varsity/JV Bowling:
Jacob Brazie – Most Improved Bowler
Rhiannon Dawes – Team USA Award
Cody Hunt – Most Valuable Player – Honorable Mention Wasaren League

Varsity Girls Cheerleading:
Christina Reger – Most Spirited Award
Kendra Roberts – Outstanding Leadership Award

Varsity Swim:
Liam Buckenroth – Workout Warrior
Carol Kirsimagi – Workout Warrior
Matt Kluck – Most Valuable Player,
Riley Schwartz – Rookie of the Year
Jasmine Scalise – Rookie of the Year
Abby Seyerlein – Most Valuable Player
Alex Sotek – All Berkshire League  

High School Wrestling:
Josh Bosso – Coaches Award
Kevin MacVeigh – Coaches Award
Anthony Prather – Most Improved
Sarah Roy – Coaches Award
Jesse Cameron – Patroon League All Star

Modified Wrestling: Richard Gates – Up and Coming Award          

Winter Team Rosters

Varsity Girls Basketball – Coach Karen Day & Coach Corie Noel
Nora Colin
Madison Crandall
Olivia Criscione
Kianna Flavin
Arianna Hendricks
Makenna Jansen
Emily Schafer
Brianna Shuhart
Sydney Smith
Aaliyah Stalker

Varsity Boys Basketball – Coach Nate Ellis & Coach Justin Covel
Kasey Billert
Gavin Bink
Gabe Colin
Gabe Hemendinger
Roman Kane
Charles Niles
Shawn Pawlows
Malik Plouffe
Brandon Rifenburg
Malachi Ritter
Ben Ruebel
Connor Votra

JV Girls Basketball – Coach Jen Burhans
Kim Alderman
Sophie Ericson
Jasmine Gates
Camren Hoffman
Tatum Kells
McKenzie Krause
Hannah Mace
Acelyn Plouffe
Brianna Reger
Aaliyah Rodriguez
Sam Rokjer
Sara Smith-Martin
Destiny Wagner
Annie Weeden

JV Boys Basketball – Coach Danny Bentley
Charlie Bingham
Kristjon Culbertson
Ashton Evans
Gabe Hart
Matt Hart
Daniel Hendricks
Peyton Labonte
Andrew Laundry
Wyatt Powers
Mason Stalker
Garrett Votra
Gage Willis

Modified Girls Basketball – Coach Karen Capozzi
Hailey Armold
Lillian Gardell
Anna Hart
Sophia Hart
Rilynn Jones
Rebecca Madsen
Katelyn Miller
Nikki Minkler
Josie Ogilvie
Alex Pierce
Tallulah Powers
Joann Prather
Riley Robertson
Dua Sadiq
Brianna Scott
Shelbea Wagner
Team Managers: Grace Mabee & Rebecca Smith

Modified Boys Basketball – Coach Jake Staples
David Bink
Nate Boesse
Layne Chaykowski-Jewett
Jake Collen
Levi Dodge
Jesse Francoeur
Mason Garhartt
Nate Hendricks
Trevor Holtzman
Mitchel Hunt
Alex Labonte
Elijah Lanford
Paul Miller
Anthony Ray
Christopher Shorter
Tyler Shuhart
Kaleb Sweener
Aidan Van Dyk
Tor Yacobellis
Joseph Yerdon

Varsity/JV Bowling – Coach Mikaela Marbot & Coach Paul Slaver
Jacob Brazie
Jordanne Brazie
Rhiannon Dawes
Paris DeFlippis
Logan Dunlop
Cody Hunt
Danny Hunt
Sierra Pettibone
Micayla Price
Alex Reinhart 

Varsity Girls Cheerleading – Coach Danyelle Meyers & Coach Machaela Lantz
Siena Cottet
Demi DeGennaro
Chloe Demick
Alyssa Lafond
Christina Reger
Kendra Roberts
Macayla Roberts
Desiree Williams
Hannah Yerdon

 Varsity Swim – Coach Timothy Christiansen & Coach Adriana Rizzo
Liam Buckenroth
Zoey Cahill
Mikayla Corsey
Jordan Darcy
Paris Darcy
Kiley Danforth
Rose Denue
Cody Dunton
Winter Exley
Rachel Handley
Alayna Haviland
Carol Kirsimagi
Matt Kluck
Amelia McDonald
Braydan McMillan
Chloe Meyers
Allison Ryder
Riley Schwartz
Jasmine Scalise
Abby Seyerlein
Jordan Shupe
Alex Sotek
Mia Thompson
Lindsay Tompkins
Katie Tremblay
Carlton Truax
Daniel Truax
Sasha Truax
Maddy York

 High School Wrestling- Head Coach DJ Connolly
Josh Bosso
Jesse Cameron
Jared Cook
Jason Goodermote
Angelo Capozzi
Shontia Gates
Edward Hunt-Ercolani
Kevin MacVeigh
Phil Oakes
Anthony Prather
Patrick Root
Sarah Roy
TJ Smith
Josh Wescott
Josh Zlotnick

Modified Wrestling-Assistant Coach Wade Prather & Glenn Giumarra
Benjamin Doyle
Richard Gates
Nick Chittenden
Madison Casey