by David Flint
Winning the trophies for Most Outstanding Athlete at the Berlin High School Sports Awards Night on Monday evening were Maria Gordon and Sakan Sadowsky.
Athletic Director Art Schmick recognized Gordon as a “hard worker,” an outstanding soccer player who also played a vital role in varsity basketball. She was MVP on both teams. She also made Central Hudson Valley League First Team in both sports and was named the League’s Most Valuable Player in soccer. She was also the first girl in Berlin’s history to make All-State in girls soccer.
[private]Schmick said Sadowsky, too, was both an outstanding soccer player and outstanding in volleyball. He was Berlin’s MVP in varsity soccer and, as a new player on the volleyball team, he was named Most Improved Player. He made CHVL First Team in both sports and was named the League’s MVP in soccer.
The Gabe Duffy Award, named after the former beloved and well respected BCS soccer and basketball coach, goes to a soccer athlete who always works hard and perseveres. Schmick said this epitomized Sarah Bentley, a member of the girls volleyball team and a “terrific basketball player” who suffered an injury this year..
The CHVL Senior Awards go to athletes who play at least two varsity sports and who exhibit outstanding qualities of leadership, character and good sportsmanship. The Boys CHVL Award went to Dylan Hover and the Girls Award went to Erika Pelletier.
Players designated as Most Improved and Most Valuable Players on Varsity teams were:
Baseball
Most Improved – Jeff Curtis
Most Valuable Player – Reid Rascoe
Softball
Most Improved – Katelyn Morris
Most Valuable Player – Kaitlyn Goodermote
Track
Most Improved – Alex Hart
Most Valuable Player – Laura Ryder
Girls Soccer
Most Improved – Brittany Gilbert
Most Valuable Player – Maria Gordon
Boys Soccer
Most Improved – Christian Price
Most Valuable Player – Sakan Sadowsky
Girls Volleyball
Most Improved – Kelsey O’Dell
Most Valuable Player – Sarah Bentley
Boys Volleyball
Most Improved – Sakan Sadowsky
Most Valuable Player – Dan von Schilgen
Girls Cross Country
Most Improved – Danielle Jones
Most Valuable Player – Serena Rizzo
Boys Cross Country
Most Improved – Travis Riccardi
Most Valuable Player – Evan Dawes
Girls Basketball
Most Improved – Maggie Gordon
Most Valuable Player – Maria Gordon
Boys Basketball
Most Improved – Cody Seel
Most Valuable Player – Greg DePaolis
Cheerleading
Most Improved – Clarice Derosia
Most Valuable Player – Jodi Thomas
CHVL All-Stars
Volleyball First Team – Sakan Sadowsky, Dan von Schilgen
Volleyball Second Team – Reid Rascoe, Connor Brown
Baseball First Team – Reid Rascoe
Softball First Team – Kaitlyn Goodermote
Boys Soccer First Team – Sakan Sadowsky (MVP), Jacob Mills, Mike Reger
Girls Soccer First Team – Maria Gordon (MVP and All-State)
Girls Basketball First Team – Maria Gordon
Cross Country First Team – Evan Dawes, Nick Styer, Connor Brown.[/private]