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2025-2026
Award Nominees & Winners

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Awards will be presented live on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 and additional
event details and tickets are available here.

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Nominees are listed below alphabetically by last name and will be updated as sports seasons end and nominees are named.

 

Winners in each category are highlighted and in bold.

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Check out this year's award ceremony photo gallery and
photos from the
red carpet!

FOOTBALL

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8-Man Football:

  • Gavin Baker, Morrisville-Eaton

  • Jerome Bowen, Frankfort-Schuyler

  • Rocco Femia, Saquoit Valley

  • Mason Marland, Morrisville-Eaton

 

Small school:

  • Bobby Livingston, Cazenovia

  • Trevor Shawcross, Indian River

  • Johnny Vitullo, New Hartford

  • Peyton Way, New Hartford

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​Large school:​

  • Connor McDonald, Whitesboro

  • Miy'Jon McDowell Reid, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • John Sindoni, Liverpool

  • Tre' Williams, Christian Brothers Academy

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Flag Football:​

  • Ta’Kai Baker, Syracuse East​

  • Alexis DeGroat, Oneida

  • Freedom Umstead, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Ayzlei Winans, East Syracuse Minoa

Football Player of the Year

CROSS COUNTRY

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Girls

  • Kyleen Brady, Auburn

  • Anna Congelli, Tully

  • Delilah Pandori-Howell, Nottingham

  • Ellie Roberts, South Jefferson

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Boys

  • Danny Casatelli, Waterville

  • Owen Gasper, Auburn

  • Kevin Heller, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Ryan Maher, Auburn

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Track and Field

SOCCER

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Girls

Small school:

  • Lexie Fragnito, Marcellus

  • Cece Powell, Marcellus

  • Elyza Smith, LaFargeville

  • Jocelyn Turshman, Cincinnatus

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Large school:

  • Raiyah Patterson, New Hartford

  • Sloane Raymond, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Abby Scheidelman, Chittenango

  • Maddie Truax, New Hartford

 

​Boys

Small school:​

  • Jackson Goodness, Westhill

  • Gavin Hames, Hamilton

  • Eric Holstein, Westhill

  • Alex Radley, Lyme

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Large school:

  • Jack Dutter, Baldwinsville

  • Carter Metott, Central Valley Academy

  • Casey Metott, Central Valley Academy

  • Ben Stevens, New Hartford

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Soccer

SWIMMING & DIVING

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Girls

  • Olivia McManus, Baldwinsville

  • Kayla McQuaid, Jamesville-DeWitt

  • Vivian Pilon, Marcellus

  • June Piorkowski, Liverpool

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Boys

  • Logan Ames, Fulton

  • Thomas Hellenthal, Cooperstown

  • Lesha Kabunov, J-D/CBA

  • Joe Lisi, Liverpool

  • Nate Ornoski, Cicero-North Syracuse​

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Swim and Diving
Field Hockey

Field Hockey

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  • Adriana Izzo, Little Falls

  • Alyssa Lessels, Vernon Verona Sherrill

  • Leah Randall, Clinton

  • Sloane Sestito, Rome Free Academy

VOLLEYBALL

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Girls

 

FALL

OHSL 

  • Madison Foy, Marcellus

  • Megan House, Weedsport

  • Sophia Johnson, Westhill

  • Alyssa Wardell, Cazenovia

 

SCAC

  • Anna Arthur, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Eliana Becker, West Genesee

  • Bailey Frost, Fulton

  • Lola Sageer, Liverpool

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WINTER 

  • Anna Lund, Tully

  • Keegan Matthews, New Hartford

  • Jenna Preski, Rome Free Academy

  • Layla Rice, Mount Markham

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​Boys
 

FALL

  • Owen Dougherty, Jamesville-DeWitt

  • Ryan Leahey, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Keagan Misencik, Liverpool

  • Jeremiah Plewak, Living Word
     

WINTER

  • Grady DePasquale, Westmoreland

  • Jerry Flores-Pacheco, Rome Free Academy

  • Robert Huntley, Sauquoit Valley

  • Nico Lavesa-Cesana, Vernon Verona Sherrill

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Volleyball
Golf Player of the Year

GOLF

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Girls

  • Lindsey Chong, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Ellie Kent, West Genesee

  • Rachel O’Rourke, Rome Free Academy

  • Kamryn Yerman, Sauquoit Valley

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Boys

  • Tommy Goodelle, New Hartford

  • JP Lazzaro, New Hartford

  • Patrick O’Connor, Christian Brothers Academy

  • Brayden Sentz, Cooperstown

  • Danny Young, Westhill

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TENNIS

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Girls

  • Eva DeJesus, Skaneateles

  • Ayla Kalfass, Baldwinsville

  • Mira Nadzan, Baldwinsville

  • Sonia Nadzan, Baldwinsville

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Boys

  • Justin Barrett, Liverpool

  • Tyler Cranfield, Cortland

  • Fouad Farah, Jamesville-DeWitt

  • Alwin Lu, Jamesville-DeWitt

 

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Tennis

BASKETBALL

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​Girls

Small school:

  • Tenly Baker, Marcellus

  • Margie Barton, LaFargeville

  • Cece Powell, Marcellus

  • Brooke Reddington, West Canada Valley

Large school:

  • Leah Benedict, Cicero North Syracuse

  • Gia Kinsey, Jamesville-DeWitt

  • Ella Trinkaus, Utica Notre Dame

  • Keymora Woods, Nottingham

 

​Boys

Small school:

  • Nolan Brunelle, Jordan-Elbridge

  • Tucker Burnett, Marcellus

  • Reid Danforth, Skaneateles

  • Miles Nelen, Cooperstown

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Large school:

  • Bol Garang, Nottingham

  • Jahzar Greene, Bishop Ludden-Grimes

  • Eli Prince, Westhill

  • Aiden Prunty, Carthage

Volleyball

ICE HOCKEY

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Division I

  • Jacob Bruno, Rome Free Academy

  • Jack Casey, Cazenovia

  • Matthew Schneid, West Genesee

  • Donte Sparace, Rome Free Academy

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Division II

  • Luke Balfe, Whitesboro

  • Marco Benedetto, Whitesboro

  • Luke Bobbett, Skaneateles

  • Braedan Taggart, Skaneateles

Hockey

WRESTLING​

 

​Boys Division I

  • Chris Belmonte, New Hartford

  • Ryan Brown, Syracuse

  • Kymah Gummow, Indian River

  • Ryan Munn, Carthage

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Boys Division II​

  • Brock Frederick, South Jefferson

  • Andrew Juliano, Holland Patent

  • Jerod Olrich, Southern Hills

  • Drew Telesky, Sherburne-Earlville

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Girls 

  • Gionna Allen, Fulton

  • Pearl Jewitt, General Brown

  • Zoey Jewitt, General Brown

  • Samantha Massey, Mount Markham

  • Molly Sorenson, Homer​

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Lacrosse

LACROSSE

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GIRLS

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Small School:

  • Emma Kelley, South Jefferson

  • Sophia Lasher, Westhill

  • Grace Marquardt, Skaneateles

  • Cece Powell, Marcellus

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Large School:

  • Sophia Lawrence, West Genesee

  • Olivia Macutek, Watertown

  • Taylor Novack, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Elizabeth Smith, Cicero-North Syracuse

 

BOYS

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Small School:

  • Chris Doshna II, Marcellus

  • Carson Kempney, Lowville

  • Caden Parker, Jamesville-DeWitt

  • Nick Rayfield, Marcellus

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Large School:

  • Logan DeWaters, West Genesee

  • Chris Matott, Liverpool

  • Matthew Smith, Auburn

  • Adrian Sweeney, Cicero-North Syracuse

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SOFTBALL & BASEBALL

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SOFTBALL


Small school

  • Eloise Freeth, Hamilton

  • Payton Gerrard, Cincinnatus

  • Millie Novitsky, Marcellus

  • Onora Vandervort, Altmar-Parish-Williamstown

 

Large School

  • Ruby Gehringer, New Hartford​

  • Izzy McClusky, Chittenango

  • Sydney Rockwell, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Megan Woodridge, Fayetteville-Manlius

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BASEBALL


Small school

  • Karter Kloster, Beaver River

  • Dean Koenig, Oriskany

  • Blair Mulcahy, McGraw

  • Eddie Wright, Oriskany

 

Large school

  • Riley Clemons‑Butenko, Christian Brothers Academy

  • Colin Crinnin, West Genesee

  • Nate Matteson, South Jefferson

  • Zach Muir, Cortland​​​

Baseball and Softball
Track Player of the Year

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

 

​GIRLS

  • Anna Eells, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Madison Foy, Marcellus

  • Aaliyah McDonald, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Yolanda Wei, Baldwinsville

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BOYS

  • Nikita Domashenko, Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Owen Gasper, Auburn

  • Michael Gomes, West Genesee

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OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

​GIRLS

Small school:

  • Anna Congelli, Tully

  • Madison Foy, Marcellus

  • Hannah Roggie, Beaver River

  • Vanessa Trumble, Pulaski

 

Large school:

  • Kamryn Barton, Baldwinsville

  • Lillian Cota, South Jefferson

  • Anna Eells, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Delilah Pandori-Howell, Nottingham

 

BOYS

Small school:

  • Danny Casatelli, Waterville

  • Matthew Denicola, Mount Markham

  • Devon Silvernail, Canastota

  • Maxx Stoia, Hannibal

 

Large school:

  • Damereon Gary, PSLA@Fowler

  • Macon Kingsley, South Jefferson

  • Ryan Maher, Auburn

  • Brayden Smith, Liverpool

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GYMNASTICS

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  • Morgan Devine, J-D/F-M

  • Grayson Gall, New Hartford

  • Julia Makuszak, New Hartford

  • Madison Scranton, New Hartford

 

 

BOWLING

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GIRLS

  • Claire Gugnacki, Vernon Verona Sherrill

  • Samantha Hass, Baldwinsville

  • Taryn Murphy, Fulton

  • Carmen Youngs, West Canada Valley

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BOYS

  • Garrett Arnold, Cicero North Syracuse

  • Ethan Clemons, Beaver River

  • Zach Kassel, East Syracuse Minoa

  • Ethan Reitema, Weedsport

Coach of the Year Award​

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Girls coach of the year

  • Jeremy Lenchert, CNS soccer

  • Delaney Martin, Marcellus basketball

  • Karla Prince, Westhill volleyball

  • Dickie Woodridge, Fayetteville-Manlius softball

 

Boys coach of the year

  • Kevin Krause, West Genesee Baseball

  • John Lambert, Cooperstown basketball

  • Tim Scheemaker, Baldwinsville soccer

  • E. Yong Sul, J-D tennis

Overall Athletes of the Year​

Female Athlete of the Year

  • Anna Eells, Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Madison Foy, Marcellus

  • Cece Powell, Marcellus

  • Ella Trinkaus, Notre Dame

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Male Athlete of the Year

  • Chris Doshna II, Marcellus

  • Ryan Maher, Auburn

  • Eli Prince, Westhill

  • Peyton Way, New Hartford

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Sportsmanship Award

  • Zoey Vollmer, Westmoreland

The Comeback Award

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  • Joe Lisi, Liverpool

Team of the Year Award - Boys & Girls​

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Girls team of the year

  • Cincinnatus girls soccer

  • Fayetteville-Manlius softball

  • Marcellus girls soccer

  • Westhill girls volleyball

 

Boys team of the year​

  • Christian Brothers Academy football

  • West Genesee baseball

  • Westhill boys basketball

  • Westhill boys soccer

Overall Athletic Program

  • Christian Brothers Academy

  • Cicero-North Syracuse

  • Fayetteville-Manlius

  • Jamesville-Dewitt

  • Marcellus

  • New Hartford

  • West Genesee

  • Westhill

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