The Pine Bush Board of Education recognized the 147 students who earned the distinction of scholar athlete for the fall season.

In order to be named a scholar athlete, a student must maintain a 90 or above grade point average.

Teams qualify as scholar athlete teams when at least 75 percent of their members maintain a 90 percent grade point average or better. Pine Bush had nine scholar athlete teams in the fall.

“Tonight we celebrate a group of exceptional individuals who have accomplished something truly impressive,” said Jen Evans, the district’s director of physical education, health and athletics. “Our scholar athletes have shown that excellence in the classroom and excellence in sports don’t just coexist. They make each one stronger.”

Athletes who won Section IX and OCIAA championships and those who qualified for state competition were also acknowledged.

Congratulations to all who work so diligently to excel on the field, the court and the track as well as in the classroom.

 

Fall Scholar Athletes

Boys Cross Country – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Rob Lawrence

Scholar Athletes:

• Dominick Barile Jr.
• Jensen Carey
• Jackson Cosh
• Joseph Crawford III
• Noah Edley
• Howard Eriksen
• Joseph Fontana
• Noah Freestone
• Jason Gorman
• Jason Hutchinson Jr.
• Peter Kura
• Lawson Marshall
• Jack McQueen
• Seth Miller
• Cesar Quiroz Jr.
• Riley Russell
• Daniel Sassi
• Timothy Somerville
• Roscoe Sudol
• Michael Thompson
• Liam Tuttle
• Jace Veaz
• Gabriel Walsh
• Darius Sadaghiani

 

 

Girls Cross Country – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Robin Renahan

Scholar Athletes:

• Ava Dymond
• Julianna Gabriele
• Ella Hayward
• Elysia Jackson
• Allison Potter
• Catherine Sadaghiani
• Emma Sorge
• Juliette Thibodeau
• Fiona Varley

 

Cheerleading – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Morgen Stenglein

Scholar Athletes:

• Jaclyn Burbank
• Lanna Burtchell
• Suemy Chan Way
• Ava Elliot
• Rayleigh Garcia
• Claire Harris
• Addyson Honahan
• Sophia Huang
• Chloe Idsall
• Taylor Little
• Catherine Mahoney
• Natalie Marshall
• Nariath Peralta
• Bianca Rivera
• Leeya Santa
• Keira Wargas
• Paige Zwart

 

 

Field Hockey – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Natalie Dolson

Scholar Athletes:

• Hailey Dec
• Kayla Dec
• Alexa DeVito
• Emily Dominick
• Abigail Hanson
• Maya Martinez
• Emily Muro
• Sophia Weber
• Kara Wittenberg

 

Honorable Mention:

• Kara Wittenberg 2025 Section IX All Stars Honorable Mention

Football

Coach: Rich Ormsby; Co-Coaches: Kyle Schneider, Rory McKane, Jake Izzo, Jack Cassel

Scholar Athletes:

• Christian Bryant
• Jordan Bryant
• Xavier Chavez III
• Emmanuel Essien
• Connor Laird
• Joseph Rivera
• Brady Ross
• Abriel Sierra
• Benjamin Somerville

 

All Section

• Ruben Simpson
• Jemire Bey-Dominick

 

Boys Soccer – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Marc Gittleman; Co-Coach: Gianni Carillo

Scholar Athletes:

• Brady Basaillon
• Isaiah Christner
• Gabriel Doran
• Nicholas Fermanian
• Kevin Garcia Ramirez
• Samuel Gibson
• Julio Lema
• Aidan McQueen
• Lucas Meisel
• Justin Palma
• Logan Pierpoint
• Hunter Thompson
• Christopher Turcotte-O’Dell
• Matthew Webster

 

AAA All Star

• Matthew Webster

 

Girls Soccer – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Dan Conley; Co-Coach: Candice Carillo

Scholar Athletes:

• Ava Boffalo
• Emma Boffalo
• Emma-Marie Bordinaro
• Lily Bray
• Erika Collier
• Kathryn Cragan
• Olivia Januario
• Alessandra Krasevec
• Audra Meberg
• Leah Meberg
• Peyton Ogden
• Elizabeth Peterson
• Shea Toback
• Taylor Tubbs

Section IX Team Finalists

Section IX AAA All Stars:

• Ava Boffalo
• Emma Boffalo
• Kathryn Cragan

Section IX All Section Team:

• Ava Boffalo
• Emma Boffalo

 

Section IX Senior Game Representatives:

• Ava Boffalo
• Emma Boffalo
• Kathryn Cragan

 

Girls Swim & Dive – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: John Barth; Co-Coaches: Mike Reineke, Maya Barth

Scholar Athletes:

• Amelia Aponte
• Abigail Byrne
• Sophia Gallagher
• Leah Germano
• Norah Germano
• Alanah Giannini
• Salome Gomez
• Anna Hajek
• Lila Hanson
• Isabella Hilario
• Ella Humphrey
• Lyla Humphrey
• Della Hundley
• Makenna Peters
• Parker Scoville
• Viola Thibodeau
• Thea Valdez
• Liana Williams
• Dakota Wilson
• Juliette Cassel
• Jiolin Galvis Betancur
• Ciara Giannini
• Gwendolyn Loennecker

 

Team Accomplishments

OCIAA League Champions

OCIAA Division I Champions

Section 9 Team Champions

Ella Humphrey school record for 100 Breaststroke

OCIAA Play:

• 100 Breaststroke : Ella Humphrey – OCIAA Champion
• 200 Medley Relay : Alanah Giannini, Ella Humphrey, Liana Williams, Norah
  Germano – OCIAA Champions

Sections:

• 100 Breaststroke : Ella Humphrey – Section 9 Champion

States:

• 100 Breaststroke : Ella Humphrey – NYPHSAA 14th Place

 

 

Tennis – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Mike Sabini

Scholar Athletes:

• Michaela Andrikut
• Hailey Balkissoon
• Kasey Dempsey
• Kayla DeWinter
• Julianna Dolan
• Samantha Fiorentino
• Kate Megello
• Madelline Monahan
• Alanna Page
• Rachael Price
• Nicole Twardon
• Anneliese Vitale

Championships:

County Qualifiers – Singles and Doubles

• Catalina Cedeno
• Nicole Twardon
• Anneliese Vitale
• Samantha Fiorentino
• Rachael Price
• Alanna Page
• Kate Megello
• Michaela Andrikut

 

Volleyball – Scholar Athlete Team

Coach: Melyssa Amelio; Co-Coach: Megan Collins

Scholar Athletes:

• Caroline Barth
• Nyla Blakes
• Sade Christophe
• Emelia Cruz
• Shayla DeGeorge
• Madeline Doyle
• Courtney Flynn
• Autumn Gove
• Alyssa Magsamen
• Taylor Moser
• Oluomachi Nwakanma
• Alessandra Pierpoint
• Kiera Raymond
• Ashlynn Santa
• Isabella Santiago
• Joely Urena

Section IX  Runner Up

• Autumn Gove and Alyssa Magsamen – 1st Team All State AAA
• Sade Christophe – 2nd Team All State AAA
• Emelia Cruz – All State AAA Honorable Mention