{"id":233030,"date":"2026-07-01T18:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/233030\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:23:19","slug":"spring-student-athletes-honored-by-board-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/233030\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring student athletes honored by Board of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BoysUltimateFrisbee\"\/>Boys Ultimate Frisbee<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2159-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Boys Ultimate Frisbee team with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Team Coach Thomas Nicholas also addressed the board, highlighting the program\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s tournament brought together more than 20 teams from across New York State.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to team members:<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Cady (C)<br \/>\nEzra Cotton (C)<br \/>\nArav Sahu (C)<br \/>\nDylan Singh (S)<br \/>\nEthan Bigwarfe<br \/>\nJack Clark\u00a0<br \/>\nNoah Eisenberg\u00a0<br \/>\nNiccolo Genovese<br \/>\nBrodie Halvorson<br \/>\nKairav Jerabek<br \/>\nBen Karmel<br \/>\nSpencer Kimmelblatt<br \/>\nJustin Kohn\u00a0<br \/>\nVal Kustov<br \/>\nDermot Maione<br \/>\nNana Moat<br \/>\nTyler St. Cyr<br \/>\nSawyer Young<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Thomas Nicholas, Seth Reinhardt, Matt Wolkoff &amp; Jon Wyatt<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"UnifiedBasketball\"\/>Unified Basketball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2170-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the Unified Basketball team with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2160-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Sean Mooney at BOE meeting\" width=\"417\" height=\"278\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the BC Unified Basketball team were recognized alongside advisor Sean Mooney. Mooney highlighted the growth of Bethlehem\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2167-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Nick Robbins at BOE meeting\" width=\"429\" height=\"286\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robbins, who recently completed his second year with the program, described the season as a special one. He noted that this year\u2019s team was the largest in the program\u2019s history and highlighted two assembly games, one held at Guilderland and one at home.\u00a0 He also spoke about the spirit week leading up to the home game and the team breakfast held the morning of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Robbins reflected on the team\u2019s appearance at the MVP Arena, where Bethlehem earned a two-point overtime victory after a \u201cclutch\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to team members:<\/p>\n<p>Tess Bartholomew<br \/>\nDuncan Bartholomew<br \/>\nLiam\u00a0 Bartholomew<br \/>\nBrendan Bashant<br \/>\nSadie Bashant<br \/>\nAudrey Bell<br \/>\nDoyle Berlin<br \/>\nNatalie Biche<br \/>\nSophie Bordell<br \/>\nBrian Boyer<br \/>\nShaurya Chougule<br \/>\nAndrew Cridlig<br \/>\nEmerson Denno<br \/>\nMarcela DeTuya<br \/>\nTaylor Ilardi<br \/>\nSoham Joshi<br \/>\nAayushi Kejriwal<br \/>\nMarty Kelly<br \/>\nLennon Mane<br \/>\nBrody Myer<br \/>\nAndrew Oommen<br \/>\nPaul Paglia<br \/>\nRose Pastore<br \/>\nJack Pauze<br \/>\nLandon Perry<br \/>\nMadelyn Quackenbush<br \/>\nSara Qualia<br \/>\nNicholas Robbins<br \/>\nClark Rose<br \/>\nNuala Svare<br \/>\nJacob Swiader<br \/>\nErik Thal<br \/>\nAndrew Trowel<br \/>\nTess Van Wormer<br \/>\nOrson Wagg<br \/>\nMae Walston<br \/>\nMacy Young<br \/>\nLiz Kearney<br \/>\nRoxana Yafayeva<br \/>\nJayden Lobb<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Sean Mooney<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BoysLacrosse\"\/>Boys Lacrosse<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BC 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.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: David Rounds<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GirlsLacrosse\"\/>Girls Lacrosse<\/p>\n<p>BC girls lacrosse team member Brianna Fabian was named USA Lacrosse All-American and will be honored at an upcoming board of education meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Dani Blanchard<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BoysGolf\"\/>Boys Golf<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2194-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Jonathan Lazarak and Coach Steve Smith with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s best prep male golfers.<br \/>Coaching staff: Steve Smith<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BoysOutdoorTrackandField\"\/>Boys Outdoor Track &amp; Field<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2179-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Calvin Howard and Coach Andrew Rickert with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The BC Boys Outdoor Track &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Howard was also named Suburban Council All-star in the 800m and the 2-mile.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Andrew Rickert<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GirlsTrackandField\"\/>Girls Track &amp; Field<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2188-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Girls Track &amp; Field team with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The BC girls track &amp; field 4\u00d7800 relay team placed 2nd in the Federation and set a new school record of 9:00.89<\/p>\n<p>Five members of the BC girls track &amp; field team qualified for the NYSPHAA State championship:<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Chromczak <\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 2k steeplechase (finished in 2nd place!)<br \/>NYS Qualifier 4\u00d7800 relay team<\/p>\n<p>Anna Chrapowitzky\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 1500 m run<br \/>NYS Qualifier\u00a0 4\u00d7800 relay<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Okeke-Kitchen\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 4\u00d7800 relay<\/p>\n<p>Logan Kuhn<\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 4\u00d7800 relay<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Murphy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 4\u00d7800 relay alternate<\/p>\n<p>Tess McNamara\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYS Qualifier 4\u00d7800 relay alternate<br \/>The 4x800m relay team placed 2nd in Class A and 2nd place in the Federation \u2013 new school record 9:00.89<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Tucker Chrapowitzky<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Baseball\"\/>Baseball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2207-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Boys Baseball Team with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The BC boys baseball team captured the Section II AA Championship, marking Bethlehem\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to team members:<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Bradt<br \/>\n\u00a0Jack Cunningham<br \/>\nCarter Daggett<br \/>\nDaniel Frick<br \/>\nRobert Frick<br \/>\nSheamus Healey<br \/>\nOliver Hosang<br \/>\nScott Hutton<br \/>\nTate Kindlon<br \/>\nJonathan Lazarek<br \/>\nDaniel Leach<br \/>\nDominic Macarilla<br \/>\nEamon McClain<br \/>\nGehrig Monserrat<br \/>\nMatthew Mullen<br \/>\nKaleb Murray<br \/>\n\u00a0Evan O\u2019Connell<br \/>\n\u00a0Elijah Proper<br \/>\nDeven Sood<br \/>\nSamuel Spector<br \/>\nJeremy Velazquez Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Matt Rehbit and Rick Leach<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BoysTennis\"\/>Boys Tennis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0L2A2198-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the Boys Tennis Team with BOE President Holly Dellenbaugh and Superintendent Jody Monroe\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\"\/><br \/>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Team member Michael Hanlon also qualified for the NYSPHSAA individual singles tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to team members:<\/p>\n<p>Zakir Bakar<br \/>\nKyle Barone<br \/>\nRowen Chamberlain<br \/>\nSteven Gomez<br \/>\nMichael Hanlon<br \/>\nTaj Hayes De<br \/>\nAneesh Jakkamsetti<br \/>\n\u00a0Arnav Jakkamsetti<br \/>\nBhargava Janga<br \/>\nAditya Kalam\u00a0<br \/>\nJohn Keating<br \/>\nOtto Knaub<br \/>\nJacob Lyubarov<br \/>\n\u00a0Keiran McNay<br \/>\nMuthu Sanjai Muthukumarswami<br \/>\n\u00a0Arjun Ojha<br \/>\nArnav Sharma<br \/>\n\u00a0Henry Wang\u00a0<br \/>\nKevin Wang<\/p>\n<p>Coaching staff: Steve Smith and Dylan Davis<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At its June 17 meeting, the BC Board of Education recognized several student-athletes for their accomplishments. 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