At its June 17 meeting, the BC Board of Education recognized several student-athletes for their accomplishments. Each student was presented with an Eagle pin in recognition of their achievements by the Board of Education President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe.
The BC Boys Ultimate Frisbee Team was recognized after finishing second in New York State, earning the highest finish for a Capital Region boys team. The Ultimate Eagles advanced to the championship game with victories over Brighton High School, Bronx Science and The Beacon School before finishing as state runners-up to Brooklyn Technical High School on May 24.
Team Captain Ezra Cotton, a six-year member of the program and a three-year captain, thanked the Board of Education for its support and spoke about the values that define the team: focus, intensity, kindness and togetherness.
Team Coach Thomas Nicholas also addressed the board, highlighting the program’s growth, noting that Ultimate Frisbee is unique in that it is self-officiated, requiring players to take responsibility for their own actions on the field. Nicholas thanked the district’s Operations and Maintenance Department and the Albany Ultimate Disc Association for their support in hosting the New York State Ultimate Championships for the seventh time. This year’s tournament brought together more than 20 teams from across New York State.
Congratulations to team members:
Dylan Cady (C)
Ezra Cotton (C)
Arav Sahu (C)
Dylan Singh (S)
Ethan Bigwarfe
Jack Clark
Noah Eisenberg
Niccolo Genovese
Brodie Halvorson
Kairav Jerabek
Ben Karmel
Spencer Kimmelblatt
Justin Kohn
Val Kustov
Dermot Maione
Nana Moat
Tyler St. Cyr
Sawyer Young
Coaching staff: Thomas Nicholas, Seth Reinhardt, Matt Wolkoff & Jon Wyatt
The BC Unified Basketball team was Section II Unified Basketball Champions. The team secured their Section II title with a thrilling 30-29 victory over Amsterdam at the Section II Unified Basketball Championships at the MVP Arena in May.
Members of the BC Unified Basketball team were recognized alongside advisor Sean Mooney. Mooney highlighted the growth of Bethlehem’s Unified Sports program, noting that participation increased significantly across all three Unified sports during the 2025-26 school year. He also shared that students coach the teams and introduced Unified Basketball student coach Nick Robbins to speak about the season.
Robbins, who recently completed his second year with the program, described the season as a special one. He noted that this year’s team was the largest in the program’s history and highlighted two assembly games, one held at Guilderland and one at home. He also spoke about the spirit week leading up to the home game and the team breakfast held the morning of the event.
Robbins reflected on the team’s appearance at the MVP Arena, where Bethlehem earned a two-point overtime victory after a “clutch” tie-breaking three-pointer by Landon Perry with seconds to spare. He said the positive atmosphere surrounding the team and the enthusiasm shown by students throughout the season made it a memorable year for everyone involved.
Congratulations to team members:
Tess Bartholomew
Duncan Bartholomew
Liam Bartholomew
Brendan Bashant
Sadie Bashant
Audrey Bell
Doyle Berlin
Natalie Biche
Sophie Bordell
Brian Boyer
Shaurya Chougule
Andrew Cridlig
Emerson Denno
Marcela DeTuya
Taylor Ilardi
Soham Joshi
Aayushi Kejriwal
Marty Kelly
Lennon Mane
Brody Myer
Andrew Oommen
Paul Paglia
Rose Pastore
Jack Pauze
Landon Perry
Madelyn Quackenbush
Sara Qualia
Nicholas Robbins
Clark Rose
Nuala Svare
Jacob Swiader
Erik Thal
Andrew Trowel
Tess Van Wormer
Orson Wagg
Mae Walston
Macy Young
Liz Kearney
Roxana Yafayeva
Jayden Lobb
Coaching staff: Sean Mooney
BC Boys Lacrosse team member Liam Black was named USA Lacrosse Academic All American. The honor recognizes student athletes for excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
Coaching staff: David Rounds
BC girls lacrosse team member Brianna Fabian was named USA Lacrosse All-American and will be honored at an upcoming board of education meeting.
Coaching staff: Dani Blanchard
BC boys golf team member Jonathan Lazarek competed in the NYSPHSAA Boys Golf Championships at the Mill Creek Golf Club in Churchville, NY. Lazarek finished 51st out of 100 of NY’s best prep male golfers.
Coaching staff: Steve Smith
The BC Boys Outdoor Track & Field Coach, Andrew Rickert, highlighted a member of the team who qualified for the NYSPHAA state championships. Junior Calvin Howard qualified for the NYSPHAA state championship meet in the 1600 m run and finished in a time of 4:15.15, setting a new school record. Howard has since beaten his own record and set a new school record of 4:12:32 in the 1600 m.
Howard was also named Suburban Council All-star in the 800m and the 2-mile.
Coaching staff: Andrew Rickert
The BC girls track & field 4×800 relay team placed 2nd in the Federation and set a new school record of 9:00.89
Five members of the BC girls track & field team qualified for the NYSPHAA State championship:
Sophia Chromczak
NYS Qualifier 2k steeplechase (finished in 2nd place!)
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay team
Anna Chrapowitzky
NYS Qualifier 1500 m run
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay
Abigail Okeke-Kitchen
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay
Logan Kuhn
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay
Caroline Murphy
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay alternate
Tess McNamara
NYS Qualifier 4×800 relay alternate
The 4x800m relay team placed 2nd in Class A and 2nd place in the Federation – new school record 9:00.89
Coaching staff: Tucker Chrapowitzky
The BC boys baseball team captured the Section II AA Championship, marking Bethlehem’s second AA title in three years. The team defeated Mohonasen 6-3 in the best of 3 series held at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy.
Entering the postseason as the No. 8 seed, the Eagles used dominant pitching and timely hitting to advance all the way to the regional final, where they fell 2-1 to eventual NYS AA Champion West Genesee.
Congratulations to team members:
Jacob Bradt
Jack Cunningham
Carter Daggett
Daniel Frick
Robert Frick
Sheamus Healey
Oliver Hosang
Scott Hutton
Tate Kindlon
Jonathan Lazarek
Daniel Leach
Dominic Macarilla
Eamon McClain
Gehrig Monserrat
Matthew Mullen
Kaleb Murray
Evan O’Connell
Elijah Proper
Deven Sood
Samuel Spector
Jeremy Velazquez Gonzalez
Coaching staff: Matt Rehbit and Rick Leach
The BC boys tennis team continued its tradition of excellence, finishing the season with a 17-1 record. The Eagles defeated Shaker 7-2 to capture their third consecutive Section II Class AA championship and seventh sectional title in the last eight years.
The boys tennis team continued its tradition of excellence, finishing the season with a 17-1 record. The Eagles defeated Shaker 7-2 to capture their third consecutive Section 2 Class AA championship and seventh sectional title in the last eight years.
The team went on to defeat Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, in the regional final before advancing to the NYSPHSAA Final Four for the fourth time in the last five years. The season concluded in the state semifinals against Syosset at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing.
Team member Michael Hanlon also qualified for the NYSPHSAA individual singles tournament.
Congratulations to team members:
Zakir Bakar
Kyle Barone
Rowen Chamberlain
Steven Gomez
Michael Hanlon
Taj Hayes De
Aneesh Jakkamsetti
Arnav Jakkamsetti
Bhargava Janga
Aditya Kalam
John Keating
Otto Knaub
Jacob Lyubarov
Keiran McNay
Muthu Sanjai Muthukumarswami
Arjun Ojha
Arnav Sharma
Henry Wang
Kevin Wang
Coaching staff: Steve Smith and Dylan Davis