Another outstanding season for Long Beach varsity athletes was recognized during Spring Sports Awards Night, held on June 6 in the high school auditorium. Students received awards both individually and with their teams in honor of their efforts, skills, sportsmanship and dedication on and off the field.
The following teams were acknowledged for a season of good sportsmanship and effort: Girls badminton, baseball, boys golf, girls golf, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, softball, boys tennis, boys track and girls track. The Challenger and Unified sports teams for life skills students received accolades as well.
The girls badminton, boys tennis, girls golf, girls lacrosse, softball, girls track teams were recognized as Scholar/Athlete Teams by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for maintaining Grade Point Averages of 90 percent or higher.
Numerous special plaques were presented to students who have demonstrated good character, service to others, team spirit, academic excellence, leadership and passion for athletics. These awards are as follows:
• Distinguished Athlete Award: Logan Bauer, Samuel Brinster, Paulina Czartoryski, Troy Morris, Jesse Scott, Stella Smith
• National Scholar Athlete Award: Colleen Mannle, Emma Pfaff, Sarah Reznick, Jared Weissberg
• Mark Fishgrund Memorial Award: Tamiyah Massey
• Woody Davis Award: Samantha Inselberg, Kieran Lent, Liam Radin
• Corey Lovrich Memorial Award: Sarah Reznick, Troy Morris
• Harvey Green Memorial Award: Tyler Aitchison, John Diaz, Meredith Fagan,
Eduardo Gonzalez Heymann, Alexander Michelman, Sarah Price
• Lorraine Vitale Memorial Award: Ethan Bonney, Danielle Breen, Paulina Cardona, Matthew Mascolo, Kelly McDonagh, Dillon Razler, Carly Siegel, Liam Thornton
• Stanley Galowin Award: Taylor Haines, Michael McCabe, Peter Mieczkowski, Edward Roesch
• Kiwanis Club Award: Samuel Gibson, Elijah Rodriguez , Christopher Scandole
• Neil Eskenazai Memorial Award: Blaise Derenze
• Jay Lake Memorial Award: Evan Garcia
• Arthur Hurst Memorial Award: Adam Bahoui, Adam Leavitt, Sean Malone, Emily Rivera
• Sherman Brown Memorial Award: Ryan Aroesty, Evan DeNardo, Emma McGovern, Grace Rosenberg, Kaley Skarren, Kathleen Verastegui
• LBHS Athletic Department Manager of the Year: Shane Apple, Kieran Lent, Amy Ramon
• Charles Polin Memorial Award: Scott Gernhardt, Kaitlin Kelliher, Morgan O’Brien, Wes Yanowitch
• Career Achievement Award: Sarah Reznick, Jacori Teemer
• Brian Cohen Memorial Award: Joel Vega
• Tom Deluca Memorial Award: Danielle Breen, Peter Capozzi, Gordon Gerstner
• Nora Bellsey Spirit Award: Diamond Lambert
Additionally, coaches Leo Palacio and Kerri Rehnback received the Sam Santay & Irv Gold Memorial Award for outstanding coaching success in 2018.