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Ranney Honors Winter Athletes at Awards Ceremony

The Ranney School Athletic Department recognized those athletes and teams who participated in the 2011-12 winter athletic program during two separate Upper and Middle School Athletic Awards Ceremonies held in RSPA Panther Hall.
Upper School Winter Sports Award Ceremony
The Upper School held its Winter Sports Award Ceremony in RSPA Panther Hall on Thursday, March 8, 2012. An event hosted by the Athletic Department following each athletic season throughout the school year, this program recognized six teams and their members from the 2011-12 winter season.

In his welcoming remarks, Director of Athletics Thomas Moriau congratulated all winter teams on an outstanding season and thanked all parents and coaches for their support and dedication to the Ranney School athletic program. He also noted several championship performances achieved by Ranney’s Upper School athletes. While the varsity girls’ basketball team earned its fourth straight Panther Classic title, the varsity fencing Epee squad garnered its second consecutive NJSIAA District Championship and state qualifier.

Aside from receiving award certificates from winter coaches Noel Delgado, Ph.D., Nancy King, Agota Balot, Emmett Walling, Tyler Schmelz, Tom Weston, Thomas Moriau and Christine Repoli, several very deserving students were also called to the podium to receive team awards that recognized the athletic success, improvement and dedication seen in a select few athletes throughout the season. Team award categories ranged from “Rookie of the Year,” “Most Valuable Player,” “Coach’s Award,” and “Most Improved.”

Following a “season in review” athletic video, three-season varsity athlete Maura Guyler '12 then shared her “Ranney Athletic Experience” with all those in attendance. According to Maura, “The Ranney Athletic Experience” is what it is today because of the coaches. “My coaches are my mentors, no more and no less than my teachers and my parents,” said Maura. “As athletes, we are coached with the same respect we are expected to give fellow teammates and members of the opposing team. We are coached fairly and we are positively encouraged.”

In closing, Maura advised that younger athletes treasure those remaining years left with their coaches, telling her own mentors — coaches King, Delgado, Chavers, Lazic, McNamara and Snyder — that she will surely take a piece of each of them with her upon graduation this spring.

Congratulations to the following athletes who received team awards:
Winter Track
Most Valuable Runner(s)
Anike Oladeji ’12
Steven Jacobson ’14

Coach’s Award
Alexandra Natsis ’15
Gillian Veralli ’15
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Rishi Sharma ’13

Most Improved
Madelaine Young ’14
Mostafa Meleis ’14

Sportsmanship Award
Jessica Natofsky ’12
Grant Parker ’14

Squash
Coach’s Award
Charles Ingulli ’14
Joshua Weakley ’14

Most Improved
Hanna Miller ’12

Sportsmanship Award
Walter Cuje ’12





Swimming
Most Valuable Swimmer(s)    
Madison Boyan ’14
Charles Sabaitis ’14

Coach’s Award
Melissa Cantave ’12
Natalie Cantave ’12
Lauren Harris ’12
Alexandra Seneca ’13
Alex Lin ’12

Most Improved
Veronika Fischer ’13
Ronald Geraghty ’14

Sportsmanship Award
Philip Allen ’12
Conor Keenan ’13

Girls’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player(s)
Carly Ansell ’14

Coach’s Award
Rachel Burstiner ’13
Alexa Volpe ’12
Madison Pflaster ’14

Sportsmanship Award
Brynn Bresnahan ’13

Rookie of the Year
Grace Wilgucki ’15
Boys’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player(s)
Neil Amin ’12
Jesse Zucker ’13

Coach’s Award
Omar Hozayen ’13
Joseph Esquivel-Murphy ’13

Most Improved
William Rotolo ’14
Grahame Wade ’14

Fencing
Most Valuable Player(s)
Thomas Hearne ’12
Sam Tkach ’12
Patrick Glodkowski ’12

Coach’s Award
Jake Bassinder ’13

Most Improved
Raymond Moser ’15
Christopher Farkouh ’14










Middle School Winter Sports Award Ceremony
The Ranney School Athletic Department spent the afternoon of March 12, 2012 hosting a Middle School Sports Award Ceremony that recognized those athletes and teams who participated in the 2011-12 winter athletic program. Held in RSPA Panther Hall, the ceremony honored athletes from 10 separate teams with individual awards and certificates.

As audience members took to their seats, Ranney’s Director of Athletics Thomas Moriau approached the podium to welcome all family, friends and faculty in attendance. Addressing those seated before him, he thanked the Middle School for a spectacular season that included several noteworthy moments. Not only did the girls’ varsity basketball team earn its second CJAl title in just two years, but the Panther swim team also garnered its third straight undefeated season — a season that ended with the boys’ squad placing first at the school’s 4th Annual Ranney School Swim Invite on February 15, 2012. Both received sweatshirts for these amazing feats!

Amidst applause from faculty members, students and parents, coaches Nancy King, Janine Mitreuter, Brian Dolan, Ian McNamara, Michael Ling, Eileen McEnery and Alexis Snyder then introduced their teams’ members, presented certificates and awarded trophies. A means of recognizing individual success, trophies are presented to a number of athletes every season. Awards range from “Sportsmanship Award” to “Most Improved,” and honor scholar-athletes who have not only gained respect but also demonstrated respect towards others, served as a valuable player to their team, or shown significant improvement from start to finish.

In addition to award presentations, the audience also viewed a “season in review” sports montage. Closing the afternoon’s ceremony was eighth grade boys’ basketball player James Geraghty ’16, who spoke of “The Ranney Experience.” Throughout his Middle School career, James has learned that being successful is not about being that person who scores the most points, but about being the person who passes the ball so that someone else can score; being the one who puts out their hand to help someone else up off the floor. “The most successful teams are the ones that are unified, where players trust in and look out for one another,” said James.

Congratulations to the following athletes who received team awards:
Winter Track
Coach’s Award
Natalie Lombardi ’16
Sarah Awad ’16
Athena Dookie ’16
Matthew Kumar ’16
Vasilios Nicholas ’16
Ryan Lubin ’18

Swimming
Most Valuable Swimmer(s)
Audra Smires ’16
Zachary DiGiaro ’16

Coach’s Award
Abigail Boyan ’18
Rachel Staats ’16
Taylor Gill ’17
Kate Crilly ’16
Toby Savage ’18
Matthew Torpey ’17
Liam Fitzmaurice ’17

Sportsmanship Award
Michelle Krameisen ’16        
Keenan Maher ’17
Girls’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player(s)
Erin Kennedy ’16

Coach’s Award
Arianna Palmeri ’16
Skylar Bradley ’16
Victoria Cuciniello ’18
Sarah Casucci ’18
Rachel Chalnick ’18
Madeline Blumenkrantz ’18        
Kaitlyn Serpico ’18

Most Improved
Mollie Tobin ’16

Sportsmanship Award
Elizabeth Paasche ’16








Boys’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player(s)
James Geraghty ’16

Coach’s Award
Leonidas Mastrokostas ’18
Christian Pacifico ’18
Samuel Metzger ’17
Gregory Marx ’17
Ryan Pelman ’16
Joseph Mahoney ’17
Philip Cantave ’16
Jordan Goldstein ’16
Ian Dobrzynski ’17

Fencing
Coach’s Award
Morgan Prime ’17
Victor Chu ’17

Cheerleading
Coach’s Award
Kyra Citron ’16

Most Improved
Sabrina Stott ’18
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