ESPN Ithaca’s 10th Annual Night of Champions is presented by:
We Honor. We Recognize. We Celebrate.
ESPN Ithaca was honored to salute the best in Section IV athletics from 15 area schools on Sunday, June 11th at the Hotel Ithaca.
Award Winners
ESPN Ithaca celebrated our local high school sports programs, players and coaches with over 60 awards.
One Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and one Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year were awarded a $1,000 scholarship, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union.
Coaches of the Year were awarded $500 scholarships by Guthrie, presented to the senior athlete of their choice.
A pair of athletes were honored with our Senior Leadership Awards, and an area Athletic Director received our Appreciation Award.
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Brandon Vanacore
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Hannah Nolan
Boys Coach of the Year
Groton's Joe Manning
Girls Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Andy Kalet
Senior Leadership Award
Watkins Glen's Katrina Ricca
Senior Leadership Award
Newfield's Zach Taylor
Athletic Director Appreciation Award
Odessa-Montour's Greg Gavich
Night of Champions Featured Speaker
Mick McDaniel, Director of Athletics at TC3
Cross Country
Male Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Trent Thibault
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
SVEC's Kyle Holmes
Girls Coach of the Year
SVEC's Kim White
Field Hockey and Football
Field Hockey Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's Sandy Vaughn
Field Hockey Coach of the Year
Marathon's Karen Funk
Football Athlete of the Year
Trumansburg's Chandler Wright
Football Coach of the Year
Groton's Joe Manning
Soccer
Male Athlete of the Year
SVEC's Jacob Banks
Female Athlete of the Year
Watkins Glen's Skye Honrath
Boys Coach of the Year
So. Cayuga's Colton Gregg
Girls Coach of the Year
Watkins Glen's Scott Morse
Girls Swimming and Volleyball
Swimming Athlete of the Year
WG/OM's Faye Mooney
Swimming Coach of of the Year
WG/OM's Jason Westervelt
Volleyball Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Kayla Palmer
Volleyball Coach of the Year
Lansing's Nicole Lamie
Bowling
Male Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's John Fiacco
Female Athlete of the Year
USPB's Colleen Jump
Boys Coach of the Year
SVEC's Ryan Nelson
Girls Coach of the Year
USPB's Marianne Viscardi
Cheerleading and Boys Swimming
Cheerleading Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's Hannah Hayes
Cheerleading Coach of the Year
Newark Valley's Katie Brindisi
Swimming Athlete of the Year
WG/OM's Liam Smith
Swimming Coach of the Year
WG/OM's Jason Westervelt
Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year
Newfield's Jalen Hardison
Female Athlete of the Year
Union Springs' Kailey Kalet
Boys Coach of the Year
Moravia's Todd Mulvaney
Girls Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Andy Kalet
Wrestling and Boys Hockey
Wrestling Athlete of the Year
Groton's Donovan Mitchell
Wrestling Coach of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Bill Lindsley
Hockey Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Stephen Yang
Hockey Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Paul Zarach
Indoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Moss Dengler
Female Athlete of the Year
Dryden's Carlea Davis
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Chris McClure
Girls Coach of the Year
Lansing's Matt Scheffler
Girls Flag Football and Baseball
Flag Football Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Ainslie Reimer
Baseball Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Zack Sperger
Flag Football Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Ray Hage
Baseball Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Scott Voorhees
Golf
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's JT Thomforde
Female Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Hailey Baughan
Boys Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Todd Salls
Girls Coach of the Year
SVEC's Nicole Ramos
Lacrosse
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Greg Gorsky
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Julia Blakeslee
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Clayton Fickenscher
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Kaitlyn Hoffay
Outdoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Moss Dengler
Female Athlete of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Tori Brewster
Boys Coach of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Skip Strobel
Girls Coach of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Burton Brewster
Boys Tennis and Softball
Tennis Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's David Riccio
Softball Athlete of the Year
Dryden's Kahlen Cornell
Tennis Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Shane Taylor
Softball Coach of the Year
So. Cayuga's Harold Van Horn
Girls Tennis and Unified Athletics
Tennis Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Fiona Glenn-Keough
Unified Athletics Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Oche Onah
Tennis Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Helen Evans
Unified Athletics Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Jodi Maddren
Special Thanks to Our Supporting Sponsors
Our Selection Process
Outstanding Scholar-Athletes
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity performer in their respective sport, while maintaining a minimum grade average of 80, with no disciplinary issues.
Outstanding Coaches and Coach of the Year
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity head coach for at least one sport for the entire season and is in good standing with their school and Section IV Athletics.
Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity performer in at least two sports, while maintaining a minimum grade average of 85 with no disciplinary issues. The scholar-athlete must be a high school senior, with strong academic and civic contributions.
