Posted by In lieu of a winter sports banquet, Middletown High released its list of the season’s award-winning athletes, plus the names of 72 students who earned All-Academic distinction in the Central Connecticut Conference.
MHS’ winter season included CCC South Colonial Division titles in boys basketball, boys ice hockey and boys swimming and diving, as well as All-State honors for wrestler Kalil Shabazz and hockey player Trevor Schad of the Wethersfield/Middletown/Rocky Hill/Plainville co-op team. Shabazz was the 126-pound Class L champion and state champion.
Middletown individual award winners, by team:
Boys Basketball
- Most Consistent: Donte Pope
- Most Improved: Elijah Wilborn
Girls Basketball
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Aysia Henderson
- Most Consistent: Tyah Pettaway and Shadae Bushay
Boys Indoor Track
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Jacob O’Reilly
- Most Consistent: Jacob Chlebowski
Girls Indoor Track
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Danielle Tooker
- Most Consistent: Nicole Nenninger
Boys Ice Hockey
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Patrick Alter
- Most Improved: Connor Rancourt
Boys Swimming/Diving
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Michael Flynn
- Most Improved: Trevor Drescher
- Jackie “Mama” Harris Award: Kyle Heidorn
- Robert Parmelee Outstanding: Michael Flynn
Cheerleading
- Most Consistent: Alyssa Barone
Dance
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Varissa Kohl
- Most Consistent: Meghan Ouellete
Unified Basketball
- Outstanding Sportsmanship: Kalen Martin
- Most Consistent: William Bennet
Wrestling
- Most Consistent: Kalil Shabazz
- Jason Varrato Memorial Award: Jacob Toth
Athletes who earned All-CCC recognition:
Girls Basketball: Tyah Pettaway and Shadae Bushay
Boys Basketball: Jonathan Nkonoki and Donte Pope
Boys Ice Hockey: Trevor Schad
Wrestling: Dylan Sassu, Jacob Toth, Kalil Shabazz, Terrell Johnson
Boys Swimming and Diving: Andrew Strickland, Nicole Tust, Michael Flynn, Matthew Lombardo, Seth Latronica, Trevor Drescher
Athletes named CCC All-Academic, by sport (must be on varsity and have an 87.5 GPA or higher):
Cheer
- Alyssa Barone, Mikayla Chalmers, Rachel Getek, Trinity Lumpkin, Kylie Collins, Kylie Salafia
Girls Basketball
- Aysia Henderson, Kya Mayo, Shadae Bushay, Jenaya Salafia, Jada Bryant
Girls Indoor Track
- Imani Jenkins, Grace DeRita, Ariana Monarca, Nicole Nenninger, Natalie Sosnovich, Danielle Tooker, Teagan Murawski, Ryley Turner, Jeralyn Wiggins, Chante Newman, Ava DiMauro, Alyssa Lecky, Hajar M’hamdi, Emma Zingle, Melissa Carlson
Boys Swimming and Diving
- Kamila Ciebielski, Rose Cunningham, Michael Flynn, Kyle Heidorn, Seth Latronica, Jack Lentini, Cole Lombardo, Matthew Lombardo, Aditya Sathe, Trevor Drescher, Nicolas Turri, Zachary Krantz, Andrew Strickland, Diego Carrillo
Dance
- Sabrina Corsino, Serina DeSena, Jessica Rustek, Talia Ventrelli
Boys Indoor Track
- Kole Strycharz, Matthew Nenninger, Alexander Kalber, Ethan Foligno, Jacob Chlebowski, Collin Chlebowski, Stephen Bogli, Sean Ahern, Nicholas Carlson, Thomas Cunningham, Alexander Debo, Mitchell Hart, Brennan Lazich, Eric Meyer, Jacob O’Reilly, Liam Tharin
Wrestling
- Jesse Baldwin
Unified Basketball
- Madison Ehle, Cierra Freer, Kalen Martin, Sebastian Nazario-Colon, Eesha Pandit, Samantha Perrotta, Kaya Cook, Nagena Latifi, Mark Dota, Clarence Wright
Boys Ice Hockey
- Conor Rancourt
