Student-Athletes Honored at Awards Ceremony

By Peter Barbieri '10

Xavier High School students are not just recognized for their academic achievements; they are also recognized for their hard work and dedication in their athletic programs. On March 11, Xavier honored student-athletes from the basketball, hockey, wrestling, swimming and diving, and bowling teams at the Winter Sports Awards. It was a great night for the students and their families. The award ceremony is an opportunity for all the athletic programs to come together and show appreciation for one another for their respective seasons.

This winter, the varsity hockey team repeated as CHSHL “B” division champions, and the varsity basketball team had a very successful season as well. The future looks bright for the Xavier basketball program. Bowling also had a fine season, finishing third in the CHSAA bowling league. Swimming and diving had a memorable season, finishing fourth overall in the city. Xavier wrestling also finished strong by placing fourth in the CHSAA City Division. The wrestling team was led by Dylan Ebanks '17, who won the CHSAA state championship in his weight division.

Seniors Ryan Kennedy '15 (basketball), Tyler D’Agostino '15 (hockey), Mike Martell '15 and Rob Warner '15 (swimming and diving) took home the Block X Awards for the Most Valuable Players in their respective sports, as did junior Brian Ostrander '16 (hockey) and sophomore Dylan Ebanks '17 (wrestling).

See below for a full list of awards bestowed upon Xavier student-athletes. Congratulations! 

2014-2015 Winter Sports Awards

Bowling
Block “X” MVP – Michael Martell
Most Improved Player – Clark Sevcik
Most Improved Player – Brian Reilly
Coaches’ Award – Michael Schaefer

Varsity Wrestling
Block “X” MVP – Dylan Ebanks
Most Improved – Alfredo Luna
Coaches’ Award – Colin Scanley
Spirit Award – Brian Hernandez
Spirit Award – Jonathan Bruno

JV Wrestling
MVP – Sungho Chong
Most Improved – Robert Ciupinski
Coaches’ Award – Nicholas Pramer
Spirit Award – Adam Salah

Freshman Basketball
Most Improved Player – Joshua Gourgue 
Coaches’ Award – Francis Corrado
Coaches’ Award – Timothy DeFonzo

JV Basketball
Most Improved Player – Luca Ross
Most Improved Player – Nicholas Santamaria
Coaches’ Award – Sean Bartnett
Coaches’ Award – Joseph Morelli

Varsity Basketball
Block “X” MVP – Ryan Kennedy
Most Improved Player – Connor Greene
Coaches’ Award – Martin Steffens
Coaches’ Award – Joseph Santangelo

Varsity Hockey
Block “X” MVP – Brian Ostrander
Block “X” MVP – Tyler D’Agostino
Offensive Coaches Award – Matthew Owen
Defensive Coaches Award – Thomas Profaci
Most Improved – Patrick Keenan & Nicholas Guttilla
Rod Walker Spirit – Daniel Moran
Hobey Baker – David Kelly

JV Hockey
MVP – Nicholas Pisano
MIP – Luke McArdle
Coaches – Zach Struthers
Sportsmanship  - Francis Silvestri

Freshman Swimming
Outstanding Swimmer – Sebastian Diaz
Coaches – Timothy Cusack-McPartlin
Coaches – James Fiechter

Varsity Swimming & Diving
Block "X" MVP – Rob Warner
Outstanding Swimmer – Conor Mullin
MIP – Angelo Angione and Liam Goldfarb
Coaches – Johnny Driza and Jonathan Wang