• Section VI Scholar Athlete Champions:
    2001 - 2002

     
     
    Fall Champions
     
    NYSPHSAA has announced that Section VI had two State Scholar Athlete Champions in fall sports:
     
     
    Clarence High School Girls Swimming -  GPA 97.439

    Clarence Girls SwimmingFor the third time in four years, the Clarence Girls Swimming Team earned the honor of achieving the highest composite grade point average in the state of New York. State Champion honors for a third time is a first at Clarence High School.

    The Clarence swim team earned a composite grade point average of 97.439 as posted by the minimum eleven swimmers. The student athletes selected were Ashley Poelma, Jennifer Brinkman, Nicole Slootsky, Lindsay Scott, Emily Caruana, Ariana Hawkes, Jennifer Adams, Christine Martinez, Jessie Carney, Lauren Byers, and Ashlee Patnode with averages ranging from 96.25 to 99.43. A total of forty-one swimmers earned averages of ninety or above. The swim team is coached by Eric McClaren, Abby Cohen, and Katie Sugg.
     
     
    Pioneer Field Hockey- GPA 95.602
     
    Pioneer Field HockeyThey say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but the way things are going for Pioneer student athletes, it could be the start of an electrifying era.
     
    On the heels of last spring's State Scholar/Athlete Award for the Pioneer Golf Team, The Panther's Field Hockey Team has won the fall 2001 State Scholar/Athlete honor, with a scholastic average of 95.602.
     
    "This is an honor that can be truly shared by the athletes, their parents, their teachers and anyone who has contact with them since they started school," said Coach Jana Landahl. "These kids are bright, fun, hard-working and easy to coach."
     
    Pioneer's golf team was tops in the state last spring with a cumulative average of 96.980, marking the first time a team from Pioneer received this statewide honor. This fall the Lady Panthers competed against 135 other teams and over 1600 fellow field hockey players. In field hockey, the top 12 players have their un-weighted scholastic averages considered for this award. The selected Pioneer players were Rachel George, Misty Waite, Amanda Glasner, Kristina Raab, Erica Colwell, Sandra Cook, Emily Kandel, Amy Neamon, Coty Reisdorf, Danielle Zink, Lissa Landahl, and Kelsey Landahl.

    Not only are these students winners in the classroom, but they had a very successful season on the field. Their record was 11-4 including a 7-1 mark in league play. The y were ECIC Division II co-champions, with 7 players selected to various all-star teams. Lissa Landahl became Pioneer's second 1st team all WNY athlete in Field Hockey. "One of the most important aspects is that through athletics, we are helping to mold well-rounded individuals" said Mrs. Landahl. "The combination of competition and good academics helps to breed excellence."

    "Winning this award last spring was very gratifying" said Pioneer Athletic Director Jim Graczyk. "It set the standard. This fall's field hockey team accepted the challenge and kept the tradition going.
     
     
     
    Winter Champions
     
    NYSPHSAA has announced that Section VI has two teams that achieved the State Scholar/Athlete Championship for Winter Sports:
     
     
    Iroquois Boys Basketball - State Champion with a team GPA of 96.425
     
    Iroquois Boys Basketball
    The Iroquois Central School Varsity Boys Basketball Team was declared Scholar/Athlete State Champion for the Winter Season 2001-2002 with a team Grade Point Average of 96.40. This is the second consecutive season the team has achieved state champion status! The following players helped attain this high honor (grade and GPA listed below)
    Congratulations to the boy’s basketball team and the other twenty varsity teams that have qualified for the Scholar/Athlete Program.
     
     
     
    Name
    Grade
    GPA
    Tom Kolaarczyk
    10
    98.63
    Brian Argauer
    12
    98.50
    John Himenez
    12
    98.33
    Scott Reilly
    12
    97.71
    Dan Cline
    12
    96.33
    Nathan Regdos
    9
    92.75
    John Huetter
    10
    92.71
    Jon Jarnot
    12
    90.17
     
     
     
    Iroquois Boys Bowling - State Champion with a team GPA of 94.504
     
    Iroquois Boys Bowling
    The Iroquois Central School Boys Bowling Team was declared Scholar/Athlete State Champion for the Winter Season 2001-2002. A team of 8 varsity members placed first out of 30 teams in the state with a combined average of 94.504%. This is Iroquois’ 13th Scholar/Athlete State Championship in the 11 years since the state program began, the 1st for the Iroquois Boys Bowling team, and Section VI’s 1st Scholar/Athlete State Championship in boys bowling since 1994-95.The following players helped attain this high honor (grade and GPA listed below)
     
     
    Name

    Grade

    GPA

    John Dare

    12

    97.13

    Brian Schilling

    12

    94.80

    Jake Bickelman

    10

    94.50

    Jeremy Detwilier

    9

    94.14

    Matt Clarke

    11

    94.00

    William Brand

    11

    93.67

    Alex Brehm

    10

    93.29

    Ray Herman

    12

    90.00
Last Modified on August 20, 2008