Maroon and White Celebrates Spring Athletes

Maroon and White held a celebration to honor their spring teams on Tuesday June 2nd. Despite the rain, volunteer parents stood outside to barbeque hot dogs and hamburgers for 400 guests, provided by Omaha Steaks and donated by Danny and Beth Bernstein.

Special awards were given to the following students:

Spring Athlete of the Year: Hailey Thornton and James Nicholas
Haley Thornton is a junior on the Girls Track team, and the #1 in the girls pentatholon in Section 1. She also holds the Scarsdale record for the 100m hurdles.
James Nicholas is a Senior and a three sport all state athlete. He recently won the 2015 Boys State Golf championship, and will be playing football and golf next year at Yale University.

Peppers Family Award (female) Taylor Mancini
Taylor is a senior at Scarsdale High School and is a captain of the Girls Softball team.  She is a three sport athlete, and has played at Scarsdale High School for 12 seasons, barring one winter season lost due to injury. 

Peppers Family Award (male) James Nicholas and Jonny Dorf
This award goes to the male student who has success both on the field and in the classroom.  Jonny Dorf and James Nicholas are both exceptional students at Scarsdale High School, and exceptional athletes.  Both of these students will be attending Ivy League Schools next fall.  James is a star golfer, hockey player and football player, and has been named all state in each of these sports.  Jonny is another star student, with a high GPA in the most difficult courses at the High School.  On the field, and court, he is captain of both the soccer and tennis teams, and is known as an extremely fierce competitor, and a model teammate.

Nina F. Mooney Award: Bridget Horwood
This award goes to the athlete who is positive nand enthusiastic for their sport, and is a good teammate.  Bridget embodies these things, as she is always looking for ways to pick her teammates up, in order to help the team and help each person individually.  She was nominated for the award by two coaches this year, and also served as captain of the Lacrosse team.

Nonie Knopp Memorial Award: Jake Zurkow
Jake Zurkow is an athlete who also embodies the idea of a positive teammate.  Even though he was not on the field or on the ice the most, he was always working the hardest at practice.  He tried to work hard for others as well, trying to pick up his teammates and help them improve alongside himself.  He was dedicated in every sport he played, and was a valued member of every team he has been on. 

Elizabeth Timberger Memorial Award: Sara Arbelaez and Janet Frehil
This award is presented to two students who perform the behind the scenes tasks.  Both of these ladies were managers of the Girls Volleyball team in the fall, and they worked hard to keep the practices functining and the team alert and ready to go.  They also provided crucial statistics on each player to the coaching staff, in order to make the coaches better able to pinpoint weaknesses and correct mistakes.  They were always willing to do the little things to help the team succeed, even though they weren't always given the credit. 

Several teams had excellent seasons. Both the boys' golf and tennis teams were undefeated in their leagues and sent players onto the state tournament. James Nicholas competed in the NYS tournament at Cornell and took first place among the 99 entrants.

The track team had another very good season. Finishing second in the league. Sophomore Greg Crowley qualified for nationals as well. The Girls Track team placed third in the county.

The boys' tennis team finished their season undefeated in the league, and won their league. They sent two doubles teams and 3 singles players to the sectionals and Senior Jonny Dorf went onto the state tournament. The three singles were Jonny Dorf, Luke Smith, and Sam Gray, one doubles team was Chris Landgrebe and Jacob Eisenstein, and the other was Zack Schulman and Rich Bennett.

The Boys Lacrosse team endured another difficult season, finishing 2-14. The team shows some promise however, graduating only 6 seniors. The girls lacrosse team finished 9-8 this season, losing in the playoffs to Fox Lane.

The Boys baseball team finished 8-11 this year, with significant wins over White Plains, New Rochelle, and rival Mamaroneck. Fox Lane unfortunately beat them in the playoffs. All Section - Tyler Mandel, All Section Honorable Mention - Harrison Wirth, All League: Will Eisler, Ryan Huo and Jacob Stein. The girls Softball team had a good season, going 11-9 but losing in the first round of the playoffs.

The Boys Golf team went 24-0 in the regular season, Josh Goldenberg and Ethan Bunzel lost unfortunately, in the Conference Championship. James Nicholas, however, won the State Championship at Cornell on May 31. The boys team also has the highest winning percentage of any team at Scarsdale High School this year, and they have won 20 of the last 21 league championships, and are 3 time defending section 1 champions. Four girls golf team members have gone to sectionals this year, 2 are in the Top 20.