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Hayden Linehan, a 2024 graduate of Waterloo High School, received the Section V Athletics Scholarship for baseball, Section V announced on Monday.

As part of its mission to promote excellence in interscholastic athletics while supporting an education based learning environment, Section V offers a $500 scholarship for each sport each season to be used toward future academic endeavors. Winners are selected based on a letter of recommendation from their coach, their high school transcript and activities sheet, as well as their responses to application questions.

Hayden played varsity baseball for four seasons at Waterloo and was also a member of the varsity soccer team. Hayden lists that one of his favorite memories from participating in interscholastic athletics is “beating Geneva in sectionals last year and going out to eat afterwards with his soccer teammates.”

Hayden states the one word that best describes him is “leader.” Hayden plans to continue his education by studying engineering at RIT.

Waterloo Athletics conducted its 58th annual Varsity Club Sports Banquet on June 20 at Club 86 in Geneva. 

More than 270 people attended the event that honored Waterloo’s student-athletes, coaches and teams. 

Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Christal Kent recognized 14 varsity teams that earned the designation of New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete teams. The teams included: boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls volleyball, boys golf, girls basketball, boys bowling, boys indoor track and field, girls indoor track and field, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse. Student-athletes who earned individual scholar-athlete status were also honored. 

Individuals were honored in several categories, including: 

Bill Carey Sportsmanship Awards 

Fall season 

Henley Guy (Modified Volleyball), Julianna Pehrson (JV Volleyball), Lilli Brinkman (Varsity Volleyball), Allison Laird (Modified A Girls Soccer), Mia Arar (Varsity Girls Soccer), Allen Marquart (Modified A Boys Soccer), Aiden Rosario (Varsity Boys Soccer), Ryder Tam (Varsity Boys Golf), Marina Lyon (Varsity Girls Tennis), Maxwell Marquart (Modified A Football), Brandon Lee (Varsity Football), Kayleigh Hubbard (Varsity Game Day Cheer), Gavin Swartley (Varsity Boys Cross Country), Xiao Yan Huang (Varsity Girls Cross Country). 

Winter Season   

Kyle Brown ( Varsity Boys Bowling), Gabryella Templeton (Varsity Girls Bowling), Jonah Williams (Varsity Boys Indoor Track & Field), Dakota Farnsworth (Varsity Girls Indoor Track & Field), Giovanni Davoli (Modified 7 Boys Basketball), Jordan Aponte-McHale (Modified 8 Boys Basketball), Anthony DelPapa (JV Boys Basketball), John Bates (Varsity Boys Basketball), Henley Guy (Modified Girls Basketball), Jonay Hawkins (JV Girls Basketball), Khia Moody (Varsity Girls Basketball), Jaymeson Doyle (Modified Boys Wrestling), Jaxon Doyle (Varsity Boys Wrestling). 

Spring Season  

Ava Panek (JV Softball), Madison Westerberg (Varsity Softball), Drake Alger ( Modified Boys Lacrosse), Bergren Aunkst-Park (JV Boys Lacrosse), Reagan Hilimire (Modified A Girls Lacrosse), Jordan Peterson (Varsity Girls Lacrosse), Nathaniel Butler (JV Baseball), Dominick Hamblin (Varsity Baseball), Marianna Gray (Modified Girls Track & Field), Emily Howard (Varsity Girls Track & Field), Austin Schalck (Modified Boys Track & Field), Thomas Scibona (Varsity Boys Track & Field). 

Senior Plaque Recipients 

Tyler Adle, Connor Andrews, Mia Arar, Natalie Barrios, John Bates, Fabian Berrios, Dylan Bienvenue, Kyle Brown, Giana DeLucia, Ava DiSanto, Riley Everett, Lainie Forde, Miles Gray, Christopher Hayden, Deakyn Hughes, Madecyn Hurdle, Christina Laird, Hayden Linehan, Kaitlin Mattoon, Jovonie Pagan, Christian Pehrson, Devin Salerno, Thomas Scibona, Gabriella Smith, Gabryella Templeton, Katelyn VanNorstrand, Alex Verdehem. 

Varsity Trophy Winners 

Fall 

Game Day Cheer: Most Improved Cheerleader, Knowlton Brown; Coach’s Award, Carlee Huffine.  

Girls Cross Country: Coaches' Award, Katelyn VanNostrand; Coaches’ Award, Ava DiSanto; Most Valuable Runner, Addison Bree.  

Boys Cross Country: Most Improved Runner, Jonah Williams; Coaches' Award, Trevor Trumble; Most Valuable Runner, Nathan Robson.  

Football: Coaches’ Award, Devin Salerno; Tigers Defensive Player Award, Christian Pehrson; Thunderbolt Award, Dylan Caraballo; Steve White Lineman Award, Nickolas Tomkins.  

Golf: Most Improved Golfer, Jayden Mansell; Richard Hilimire Memorial Award, Cadyen Troup; Most Valuable Golfer, Tyler Adle.  

Boys Soccer: Best All-Around Player, Hayden Linehan; Defensive Player of the Year, Alexander Rogers; Most Valuable Player, Jeremy Garcia Ruiz.  

Girls Soccer: Coaches’ Award, Anna Olsowske; Golden Ball Award, Tangel Williams; Golden Boot Award, Bailey Rossignol.  

Girls Tennis: Leadership Award, Christina Laird; Rookie of the Year – Singles, Brooklyn Hack; Rookie of the Year – Doubles, Madecyn Hurdle.  

Volleyball: Coaches Sportsmanship Award, Riley Everett; Defensive Player of the Year, Makayla Bishop; Offensive Player of the Year, Lainie Forde. 

Winter 

Girls Basketball: Newcomer of the Year, Gwyneth Panek; Defensive Player of the Year, Maci Mueller; Offensive Player of the Year, Addison Bree.  

Boys Basketball: Playmaker Award, Dylan Caraballo; Best Teammate Award, Brandon Lee; Tiger Pride Award, Devin Salerno.   

Boys Bowling: Best Match Performance, Zachary Manko; Best Game Performance, Kyle Brown; Rookie of the Year, Jacob Wolff; Coaches Award, Christopher Hayden; Bowler of the Year, Alexander Rogers.  

Girls Bowling: Rookie of the Year, Olivia Lyon; Coaches’ Award, Kayli Welch; Bowler of the Year, Gabryella Templeton.  

Wrestling: Most Improved Wrestler, Natalie Barrios; Coaches Award, Aubrey Westerberg; Most Improved Wrestler, Caden Shangraw; Coaches Award, Deakyn Hughes; Joel Lamson MVP Award, Robert Pullen; Joel Lamson MVP Award, Madison Westerberg.   

 Boys Indoor Track and Field: Most Improved Runner, Connor Andrews; Coaches Award, Trevor Trumble; Most Valuable Athlete, Jovonie Pagan.   

Girls Indoor Track & Field: Most Improved Runner, Marina Lyon; Coaches Award, Hazel Enslow; Most Valuable Runner, Mia Arar. 

Spring 

Baseball: Ted French Coaches’ Award, Alexander Rogers; Jason House Triple Crown Award, Chase Osterhout; Most Valuable Player, Devin Salerno.   

Girls Lacrosse: Coaches’ Award, Angelina Cardinale; Defensive Player of the Year, Julianna Pehrson; Offensive Player of the Year, Maci Mueller.  

Softball: Ted French Coaches’ Award, Haylee Beesley; Jason House Triple Crown Award, Tangel Williams and Gwyneth Panek; Golden Glove/Silver Slugger, Madison Westerberg.   

 Boys Outdoor Track & Field: Most Improved Athlete, Gavin Swartley; Coaches Award, Miles Gray; Most Valuable Runner, Connor Andrews.  

Girls Outdoor Track & Field: Most Improved Runner, Rebecca Schalck; Coaches Award, Savannah Fish; Most Valuable Runner, Ava DiSanto. 

Special Awards 

Jim White Freshman Basketball Award: Gwyneth Panek.  

2023-2024 Scholar Athletes of the Year: Giana DeLucia and Dylan Bienvenue.

 The 2024 William Glinski Athletic Director’s Award: Devin Salerno.  

Varsity Club Service Awards: Dylan Bienvenue and Riley Everett.   

Harry T. Schwarze Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlin Mattoon.

Bill Luce Memorial Golf Committee Scholarships: Ava DiSanto, Kaitlyn Hubbard, Deakyn Hughes, Hayden Linehan. 

Mark J. Boudreau Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Adle and Lainie Forde.   

Mark C. Dunham Class Act Scholarship: John Bates.  

Stephen B. Johnson Scholarship: Miles Gray.   

Kory Rauscher Memorial Scholarship: Devin Salerno.   

Tiger Pride Ruiz Scholarship: Jovonie Pagan.   

Tom Coughlin Scholarship: Lainie Forde.   

2023-2024 Athletes of the Year: Lainie Forde and Devin Salerno. 

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

 

Ashton Westmoreland won the Waterloo Middle School Spelling Bee for the the third straight year on March 7.

Westmoreland correctly spelled “saucer” to secure the victory in the 17^th round. Seventh-grader Anna Gray placed second in the field of 13 spellers.

Westmoreland advanced to the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee at Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES on March 23. Gray will serve as an alternate to Westmoreland for the regional competition.

Other participants in the spelling bee were: Haylee Albro, Aria Booker, Ava Clark, Alannah Cuffe, Kaiden Druker, Lily King, Zyionna Moore, Olivia Napoli, Sebastian Ostrowski, Abigail Robbins, Abigail Wiglesworth.

 

 

Steve Bradley

WF-L BOCES

The Waterloo boys varsity bowling team made history on Feb. 15 by capturing its first Section V championship.

Waterloo rolled a 983 in the sixth and final game at Roseland Bowl in Canandaigua to overcome a 40-point deficit and claim the Section V Class C title.

Seniors Zachary Manko (232) and Kyle Brown (221) and junior Alexander Rogers (205) all eclipsed the 200-pin mark in the deciding game to lead Waterloo. The Tigers finished with a pincount of 5,745, 10 more than second-place Newark.

“It was amazing,” Waterloo co-coach Russ Gillan said, who is in his 13^th season said. “It was a complete testament to all of the hard work that these kids have put in over the last five or six years.”

 “I am really proud of this group,” said co-coach Toby Coleman. “As a coach coming into the program, the kids were great at welcoming me and respecting the coaching decisions and strategies. I am just so happy that they were able to stay together and come through with the victory.”

Waterloo trailed Newark by nine pins after the three-game morning session, setting the stage for a dramatic afternoon.

Rogers led the Tigers with a 1,263 total, which was second overall in Class C, and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. He also rolled the third-best game of the day, a 258 in the second game.

Senior Chris Hayden compiled a 1,132 six-game series with a 226 high game for Waterloo and junior Nathan Robson finished with 1,129 (210 high game). Manko posted a five-game total of 975, Brown rolled a 700 for four games and Jacob Wolff added 546 over three games. Other team members are junior Spencer Saville and eighth-grader Cooper Rogers.

Waterloo advances to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships on March 8 at Strike N Spare Lanes in Syracuse.