Section VI Winter 2019 Newsletter
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A Publication of Section VI, NYSPHSAA, Inc. Winter 2019 IndexIndex State Champions Girls Gymnastics ................ 1-3 State Champions Cheerleading .........................3 Girls Gymnastics Girls Bowling ..........................4 Girls Basketball ......................5 Alpine Skiing ..........................5 Girls Hockey ...........................6 Indoor Track ...........................7 Rifle ........................................8 Wrestling ................................9 Regional Champions Girls Basketball ....................10 Boys Basketball .............. 10-11 Sectional Champions Girls Indoor Track .................11 Boys Indoor Track ................12 Girls Bowling ........................13 Section VI Team Ava Shiff Boys Bowling ................. 13-14 For the second time in three years, the Section VI New York State Girls Gymnastics Team finished in 1st Girls Basketball ....................14 place winning another NYSPHSAA Championship on March 2, 2019 in Long Island! The Section VI team Boys Basketball ....................15 scored 187.905 points beating Section III (184.975), Section VIII (180.875), Section XI (179.65), Section I (175.725), Section II (173.425), Section V (172.45), PSAL (168.95), Section IX (158.15) and Section VII Cheerleading ................. 15-16 (152.375). The Section VI team score of 187.905 points broke the state team record of 186.776 points held Boys Ice Hockey ...................16 by Section XI since 2003. Section VI also broke the state team Vault record with a score of 47.9, breaking Boys Swimming ....................17 the score of 47.625 set in 2015 by Section XI. Section VI continues to dominate Girls Gymnastics at the Rifle ................................ 18-19 state level. This is the fifth state team championship for Section VI in the last eight years winning in 2012, Wrestling ..............................20 2014, 2016, 2017 & 2019. The team was comprised of nine gymnasts from four schools including Frontier, Lancaster, Williamsville North and Williamsville South. Hall of Fame .......................21 A Section VI gymnast won a state championship in two of the four events and the all-around competition, along with the team championship. The victory was a combined team effort and all gymnasts competed Scholar Athletes ......... 22-23 unbelievably! Individual Scholar Leading the team with a strong performance was seventh-grade Frontier gymnast Lea Philarom. Philraom Athletes ...................... 24-34 placed 1st in the All-Around competition with a score of 38.125. Philarom is the first seventh-grader in history from Section 6 to win the State All-Around Title. Philarom also placed 2nd on Beam (9.55), 2nd on Scholar Athlete Floor (9.525), 3rd on Bars (9.55) and 6th on Vault (9.50). Philarom has taken gymnastics to a new level at Teams .......................... 35-43 Frontier. She is an honor roll student and member of the Junior National Honor Society. At Frontier, Lea has made her way to the top of the charts breaking or tying all of the school gymnastics records. Vault 9.50 (T) Meet the Athletic Director Bars 9.55 (T) Beam 9.55 (T) Floor 9.525 AA 38.125. There is never an off season for the hardworking 13-year- and Sports Chair ..........44 old. When high school gymnastics is not in season, Lea continues her hard work. She competes as a USA Gymnastics Level 9 gymnast and recently qualified to compete in the Regional Championships. Lea is also a member of Frontier’s track team. Eighth-grader Reilly Gruttadauria and Eighth-grader Ava Shiff from Williamsville South also came away with State titles and had amazing performances. Gruttadauria won a State Championship on Vault with a score of 9.9. Gruttadauria’s score of 9.9 on Vault set a new state record breaking the score of 9.85 set in 2013 Continued on page 2 1 State Champions Girls Gymnastics Continued from page 1 Lea Philarom Reilly Gruttadauria & 2014 by Olivia O’Connor (Bay Shore- Section XI) & Rachel Filipski the All-Around (36.575). (Lancaster- Section VI). Shiff won a State Championship on Beam with a Seventh-grader Kayla Gleason from Frontier placed 5th on Floor (9.3), score of 9.6. Gruttadauria also placed 7th in the All-Around (37.05), 8th 9th on Beam (9.1) and 11th on Vault (9.25). on Floor (9.2), 10th on Bars (9.10) and 16th on Beam (8.85). Shiff also placed 2nd in the All-Around (37.9), 4th on Floor (9.35), 5th on Vault Eleventh-grader Alison Wojciechowski from Lancaster placed 8th on (9.55) and 5th on Bars (9.4). Bars (9.2). Other gymnasts with outstanding performances included: Supporting and cheering on their teammates were injured Senior Captain gymnasts Gabbi Gare from Williamsville South and Zoe Senior Captain Madison Penetrante from Williamsville North placed Kyriakopoulos from Williamsville North. Gabbi was also awarded the 2nd on Floor (9.525), 3rd on Vault (9.7), 8th on Beam (9.15), 12th on NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Award. Bars (9.05), and 6th in the All-Around (37.425). Congratulations to all Section VI gymnasts for an amazing Ninth-grader Cali Czarcinski from Frontier placed 3rd on Beam (9.35), performance, great season, and another State Team Title!...Go Section 9th on Bars (9.15), 15th on Floor (9.025), 18th on Vault (9.05) and 8th in VI! 2019 New York State Girls Gymnastics High School Championship Results Team Vault 1st Section 6 187.95 (New NYS Record 2019) 1st Reilly Gruttadauria Will South 9.90 (New NYS & Section All-Around 6 Record 2019) 1st Lea Philarom Frontier 38.125 3rd Madison Penetrante Will North 9.70 2nd Ava Shiff Will South 37.90 5th Ava Shiff Will South 9.55 6th Madison Penetrante Will North 37.425 6th Lea Philarom Frontier 9.50 7th Reilly Gruttadauria Will South 37.050 11th Kayla Gleason Frontier 9.25 8th Cali Czarcinski Frontier 36.575 18th Cali Czarcinski Frontier 9.050 (47.90 - New NYS Team Record 2019 2 State Champions Girls Gymnastics 2019 New York State Girls Gymnastics High School Championship Results Bars Vault 3rd Lea Philarom Frontier 9.55 2nd Lea Philarom Frontier 9.525 5th Ava Shiff Will South 9.40 2nd Madison Penetrante Will North 9.525 8th Alison Wojciechowski Lancaster 9.20 4th Ava Shiff Will South 9.35 9th Cali Czarcinski Frontier 9.15 5th Kayla Gleason Frontier 9.30 10th Reilly Gruttadauria Will South 9.10 8th Reilly Gruttadauria Will South 9.20 12th Madison Penetrante Will North 9.050 15th Cali Czarcinski Frontier 9.025 Beam Sportsmanship Award 1st Ava Shiff Will South 9.60 Gabbi Gare Will South 2nd Lea Philarom Frontier 9.55 3rd Cali Czarcinski Frontier 9.35 8th Madison Penetrante Will North 9.15 9th Kayla Gleason Frontier 9.10 16th Reilly Gruttadauria Will South 8.85 State Champions Cheerleading Lewiston-Porter - Division II The Lewiston-Porter Lady Lancer Cheer Team made school history by winning the New York State Small School Division 2 Championship. This is the first team state title in Lewiston- Porter history. The Lady Lancers completed a goal that has been 2 years in the making. In the winter season of 2017-18 they won their league title, a section title, and ended up short of placing at states. This year they checked all three boxes by winning another league and section title, and capturing that allusive state Championship! The Lancer cheer team is led by Head Coach Linda D’Anna and assistant coaches Kaly Brown, Megan Bimont, and Taylor Tubinis. The Championship Team consists of, Front Row: Hannah Ullery, Morgan Washburn, Taylor Ferguson, Chloe Noah, Madison Terrana, Alex Washburn, Julie Redmond. Back Row: Coach Brown, Miya Hargis, Allura Taylor, Larissa Reed, Lily Traver, Kelcey Doyle, Alyssa Redmond, Angelina Steffen, Emily Fitantte, Coach D’Anna. 3 State Champions Girls Bowling Dunkirk - Division II Section VI Team - Composite Division The Dunkirk Lady Marauder Bowling team completed a historic season The Section VI Girls All-Section team won gold for the first time since with a NYSPHSAA Small School - Division 2 State Championship. 2015 by holding off Section 11, Long Island, in the final game. The The ladies returned home from Syracuse to a police, fire, and fan girls led by 29 pins over Section 11 at the halfway point and ended escorted parade back to the high school where approximately 125 up holding on for a 46-pin victory. Junior Melissa Large of Tonawanda community members watched the girls ring the victory bell. The next lead the way with 1322 over 6 games to finish 4th individually. Senior morning, the girls were treated to breakfast at Bob Evans then on to a Cameron Spring of Allegany Limestone, making her 4th consecutive police escorted fire truck ride around the city, which went by all of our state championship appearance, added a 1312 to finish 5th overall. elementary, catholic, middle school and STEM school where students Eighth Grader Kaelynn Weber of Kenmore East bowled 2nd high game greeted us with cheers and signs. Back at the Dunkirk High School, we of the tourney with a 279 to finish with a total of 1263, Senior Makenzie were welcomed by the students, faculty and staff by an assembly, at Yesis of Frontier added a 258 on her way to a 1234, Sophomore Sarah Alpine Skiing which the city’s mayor declared it Lady Marauder - Women Month. This D’Angelo of Clarence added a 1228 and Senior Rachel Wagner of has only been part of the honors the ladies have received. Depew bowled a 266 on route to a 1196 total. With 3 underclassmen The ladies historic season consisted of the following: Champions at on the roster, we are hoping that a foundation for next year’s team has the Festival of Lights Tournament, 3rd at the Section VI Invitational, been set to defend our gold medal. #justwentviral CCAA Division 1 Champions (39-1 record), CCAA County Roll- -Chairman Dan Kaplan Off Tournament, Section VI Division 2 - Small School and Class C Champions, and NYSPHSAA Division 2 - Small School Champions.