Strath Haven High School December 2011 Haven Athletes Shatter School Record with Four Named As Player of the Year by Phil Bergman, ‘12 Years Along the Way
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Panther Press Strath Haven High School December 2011 Haven Athletes Shatter School Record With Four Named as Player of the Year By Phil Bergman, ‘12 years along the way. The midfielder/ junior year, I would not have told you that man.” said Keller, who didn’t pick up Staff Writer forward led the team with 12 goals and it was a goal to win Delco Runner of the volleyball until the start of eighth grade. five assists, including one score and three Year. I honestly did not even see it as a Since then, the 6’2” Appalachian State At the end of every high school assists in the postseason. The University possibility.” Grossman said. “But being commit hasn’t looked back, posting better athletic season, the Delaware County of Delaware signee finished her storied able to surprise myself after putting in so numbers each year she plays. This past Daily Times compiles a list of the best career at Haven with 39 goals and was much effort prior to that and to improve season, Keller broke the school single players in the area, known as the “All- named to the All-Delco first team for all further this year really showed me how season record with 574 kills, ranking Delco” list. In December, athletes for four years in the school rewarding running is.” 25th nationally in that category, and was the eight fall sports (men’s and women’s “It’s a good accomplishment for Grossman’s hard was seen at the named to the first team all-State, all-PIAA soccer and cross country, football, vol- her.” said head coach Gino Miraglia. “She state competition, where she became the tournament, and all-Delco teams, as well leyball, women’s tennis, and field hockey) works hard, was good player, had good highest-place female finisher in Delaware as being named the MVP of the Central are selected to the teams, with each sport skills, and she deserves it.” County history, placing second behind a League. While Keller is pleased with her naming one Player of the Year. It is quite While Grossman also won the student that attends a school with around achievements on the court this past fall, an accomplishment for a school to have Player of the Year award in 2010, her 3,400 students, almost three times the size she is even more excited about the accom- just one student on one of the first teams, route to stardom was not as easily to pre- of Strath Haven, effectively giving her the plishments her team had this past season and it’s exceptional for a school to have dict as DiTaranto’s. imaginary Class AAA state title. under 12th year coach Kevin Haney. a student named as Player of the Year. “Entering my freshman year I “Track and cross country have “There are no other girls in Strath Many say it’s unheard of, some believe played soccer and lacrosse and had no in- helped me learn so much about setting Haven history that can say they went to impossible, for two or more Players of goals and the hard work it takes to achieve states.” said Keller. “To be the first team the Year to be from the them,” said Grossman. “My time running in school history to go this far is a testa- same school during a for Haven has been a great experience for ment to everything we worked for. All of single school year, let me, and I have made many great friends the girls who were a part of this team will alone a single season. through it along the way.” remember it in the future and it’s for all of Well, Strath Haven once Following in the footsteps last the girls who worked to make this a good again did the impos- season’s Delco Player of the Year, Emma program.” sible, being the recipient Deininger, Jess Keller helped the vol- Unlike Keller, Thomas Shiiba of half of the Player leyball team have a repeat of the annual has been electrifying Nether Providence of the Year awards award. soccer fields ever since the days he available for the 2011 “It’s a big deal to win this award. could barely walk. The four-year varsity fall season. Seniors I would’ve never expected it as a fresh- member and co-captain of the 2011 squad Gina DiTaranto (soc- helped guide the Panthers to a 11-6-3 cer), Hannah Grossman season, before losing in the District 1 (cross country) were Quarterfinals, one win shy of a PIAA state named Player of the tournament berth. Although juggling back Year for a second con- and forth between Haven practices and secutive year, while Jess workouts with Philadelphia Union’s U-18 Keller (volleyball), and academy team as well as the reserve team, Tomas Shiiba (soccer) a squad he saw game action in, Shiiba both won the sought played terrific, scoring 16 goals while also after award for the first adding in eight helpers. For his efforts, the time. Naval Academy commit was named first With four team All-Central, All-State, All-Region, recipients, the fall Thomas Shiiba fights for possession. Image courtesy of del- was runner-up for Central League MVP, season of 2011 has been cotimes.com and was the first male soccer player from the most successful Haven to win Player of the Year since Karl for Delco Times Player of Year in school tention of running.” said Grossman. “I am Reddick did it twice from 2005-06. history, surpassing three won in the fall of so happy that I decided on a whim to join “I’m honored to be selected for 2010. the track team in 9th grade.” The decision this award and to be coached by Coach “It’s special [to have this number has sure paid off for the University of Ryan O’Neil and his assistants.” said of students win player of the year].” said Pennsylvania commit, who since starting Shiiba “I loved them as coaches and it’s Athletic Director Chip Carroll. “It talks cross country in her sophomore year has really cool to share [this] accomplish- to the quality of the coaching and the kids been named to the All-Delco, All-Central, ment with them. They motivated me a ton we have at Strath Haven.” and All-State teams twice, and is the first to do what I know I can do.” DiTaranto, the 2010 Delco Player female cross country runner in Haven Overall, the 2011 fall season was of the Year, was predicted by many to history to win Player of the Year twice. a successful one, and the accomplishments repeat the award at the start of the season, This past season, Grossman took it a step made by these athletes will be kept in the and lived up to her expectations, leading farther, winning Delco’s, Central’s, and record books, and talked about by the the Lady Panthers to a 17-4 record, while the District 1 Class AAA individual title, student body, for years to come. back-to-back Central League champion- and placed 14th overall at the Northeast Hannah Grossman, Delco Runner of the ships, and advancing to the PIAA Class Regional. Year. Image courtesy of pa.milesplit.com. AAA tournament for the first time in six “If you had asked me going into Theater Review: Noises Off! By Chad Maguire, ‘13 that Nothing On is doomed to fail; inept act returns attention to the stage, where Dylan Harrington, and Mike Fackenthall Staff Writer actors, a moody director, and other tech- on closing night, the show begins to were masterful in their performances. nical issues plague the show’s final dress completely fall apart at the seams. All the Credit for the show’s success also belongs The most recent production to rehearsal. The entire first act is spent while, the audience is constantly laughing; to the countless students who worked hard grace the Strath Haven stage, Noises Off exploring the dysfunctional relationships the dialogue, while occasionally crude, as assistant directors, company members, has proven to be among the best in recent between the characters as they attempt was consistently witty, and the show was stage crew, tech crew, make-up crew, and memory. Showing from November 17th to cope with these difficulties, with little laden with slapstick humor. There were so costume crew, working hard behind the to the 20th for a total of four shows, the success. Through these interactions, one many jokes and visual gags within Noises scenes. play-within-a-play’s run was relatively gains an appreciation of each character Off that it nearly warranted multiple view- While avid Haven theatergo- short, but incredibly well received by the and their quirks. Whereas the first act ings in order to appreciate everything. ers may be disappointed that this year’s student community. takes place onstage, the second act is While in play, the actors could drama has already come and gone, don’t The three-act comedy focuses on set backstage during the show’s opening be described as unprofessional, this could fear! The musical Godspell is slated for a the cast and crew of the fictional produc- night. Predictably, the cast’s composure not be said of the student performers. February opening, and it is sure to calm tion Nothing On as they prepare for the is quickly lost soon after the curtains Leads Kara McGee, Andrew Perricone, the savage hearts of Haven’s loyal thes- opening night of the show’s ten-week rise, resulting in a mad scramble behind Kyle Floyd, Rachel Pallmeyer, Meghan pian fanatics.