We Honor. We Recognize. We Celebrate.
ESPN Ithaca was honored to salute the best in Section IV athletics from 15 area schools on Friday, June 14th at Ithaca High School.
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 also be honored with our Senior Leadership Awards, and an area Athletic Director received our Appreciation Award.
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Kyler Proper
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Trumansburg's Lauren Millspaugh
Senior Leadership Award
Watkins Glen's Johnny VanScoyk
Senior Leadership Award
Ithaca's Anna Kotaska
Boys Coach of the Year
Moravia's Todd Mulvaney
Girls Coach of the Year
Lansing's Nicole Lamie
Girls Coach of the Year
Moravia's John Crossgrove
Athletic Director Appreciation Award
Newfield's Hank Neubert
Cross Country
Male Athlete of the Year
S-VE's John Garrison
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Neil Clifford
Girls Coach of the Year
Lansing's Becca Lovenheim
Field Hockey and Football
Field Hockey Athlete of the Year
Marathon's Catherine Newkirk
Field Hockey Coach of the Year
Marathon's Karen Funk
Football Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Kyler Proper
Football Coach of the Year
Moravia's Fred Ott
Soccer
Male Athlete of the Year
So. Cayuga's Parker Cullen
Female Athlete of the Year
Watkins Glen's Skye Honrath
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Jonathan Billing
Girls Coach of the Year
Watkins Glen's Scott Morse
Girls Swimming and Volleyball
Swimming Athlete of the Year
WG/OM's Thalia Marquez
Swimming Coach 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
Candor's Kody Floyd
Female Athlete of the Year
USPB's Jenna Jump
Boys Coach of the Year
Lansing's Lee Christopher
Girls Coach of the Year
USPB's Marianne Viscardi
Cheerleading and Boys Swimming
Cheerleading Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's Rachel Parisot
Cheerleading Coach of the Year
Newark Valley's Katie Brindisi
Swimming Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Connor Lajza
Swimming Coach of the Year
WG/OM's Jason Westervelt
Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Abram Wasileski
Female Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's Cha Gardner
Boys Coach of the Year
Moravia's Todd Mulvaney
Girls Coach of the Year
Moravia's John Crossgrove
Wrestling
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Daniel Parker
Wrestling Coach of the Year
Newark Valley's Eric D'Arcy
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Willow Moylan
Hockey
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Owen Simons
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Paul Zarach
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Kaylee Dickerson-Holly
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Tyler Wagenet
Indoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Riley Hubisz
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
Groton's Scott Weeks
Girls Coach of the Year
Dryden's Karen Weaver
Girls Flag Football and Baseball
Flag Football Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Ade Miller
Baseball Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Luke Landis
Flag Football Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Keisha McBean
Baseball Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Kyle Lumpkin
Golf
Male Athlete of the Year
Trumansburg's Nico Potenza
Female Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Hailey Baughan
Boys Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Jason Hodge
Girls Coach of the Year
Lansing's Kelly Baughan
Lacrosse
Male Athlete of the Year
Watkins Glen's Nick D'Alleva
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Ella Thomforde
Boys Coach of the Year
Dryden's Colton Oliver
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Kaitlyn Hoffay
Outdoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Kyler Proper
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Becca Lovenheim
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Becca Lovenheim
Boys Tennis and Softball
Tennis Athlete of the Year
Union Springs' Collin Park
Softball Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Brooklyn Walker
Tennis Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Helen Evans
Softball Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Jim Bona
Girls Tennis and Unified Athletics
Tennis Athlete of the Year
So. Cayuga's Mary Kate Vitale
Unified Athletics Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Elijah Smith
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.