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Notre Dame’s athletic award winners

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Thea Lawson and Marshal McCray were named Notre Dame’s senior female and male athletes of the year.

Named the school’s junior female and male athletes of the year were Ava Choma and Adam Ponting.

Below are the school’s other athletic award winners:

Varsity girls basketball: Nicole Dixon, top rookie; Ella Peters, Irish Award; Thea Lawson, MVP

Cross country: Matthew Markovich, top rookie; Tyler McKee, Irish Award; Julia Tremeer, MVP.

Golf: Michael Martel, MVP.

Tennis: Adam Ponting, top rookie; Ava Choma and Drew Kernaghan, MVPs.

Junior football: Mitch Tomaino, top rookie; Nolan Hemauer, Irish Award; Wyatt Brown, Rock Award; Ben Tsanoff, MVP.

Senior football: Garrett Deschambault, top rookie; Anthony Battista and Nick Norio, Irish Awards; Noah Chase, Rock Award; Marshall McCray, MVP.

Junior boys volleyball: Quinn Ballard, top rookie; Aaron Lee, Irish Award; Riley Orr, MVP.

Senior boys volleyball: Jordan Mastrella, top rookie; Drew Billard, Irish Award; Lucas Ponting, MVP.

Cheerleading: Emma Karner, top rookie; Rebecca Surin, Irish Award; Lauren Potts, MVP.

Junior boys basketball: Trent Groulx, top rookie; Andrew Benko, Irish Award; Adam Ponting, MVP.

Senior boys basketball: Owen Philips, top rookie; Jayson Madume, Irish Award; Lucas Ponting, MVP.

Girls hockey: Karlie Pirson, top rookie; Darrien Ryan and Alexa Guarasci, Irish Awards; Ella Woodcock, MVP.

Junior boys hockey: Bryson Farr, top rookie; Mark Gibson, Irish Award; Callum Cheynowski, MVP.

Varsity boys hockey: Mark Gibson, top rookie; Will Baltrusunas and Carson Crysler, Irish Awards; Ryan Andrews, MVP.

Squash: Trysten Gill, top rookie; Grace Conley, Irish Award; Leo Williston, MVP.

Junior girls volleyball: Cassie Orr, top rookie; Chloe Jarram, Irish Award; Jenna Main. MVP.

Senior girls volleyball: Emma Hemphill, top rookie; Ella Peters and Sophia Manzillo, Irish Awards; Thea Lawson and Jaylin Popovich, MVPs.

Badminton: Nicole Sousa, top rookie; Carter Kipp, Irish Award; Quinn Billard, MVP.

Baseball: Blake Maksymyshyn, top rookie; Drew Billard, Irish Award; Carter Kipp, MVP.

Girls lacrosse: Dylann Levitt and Julia Tremeer, top rookies; Myla Fishleigh and Lauren Potts, Junior Irish Awards; Emma Hemphill, Senior Irish Award; Ava Stachura and Kyra DiGaetano, junior MVPs; Jessica Zanuttini, senior MVP.

Boys lacrosse: Adam Ponting, top rookie; Nic Berradocco, Irish Award; Ryan Andrews, MVP.

Girls slo-pitch: Kyra Digaetano, top rookie; Alisha Ferland, Irish Award; Morgan Bulitz, MVP.

Junior girls soccer; Grace Conley, top rookie; Jayden Lee-Forfar, Irish Award; Nicole Dixon, MVP.

Varsity girls soccer: Mya Brown, top rookie; Cassie Battaglini and Sydney Bisci, Irish Awards; Sophie Bubish, MVP.

Junior boys soccer: Erik McQueen, top rookie; Luca Santostefano, Irish Award; Ben Moccia, MVP.

Senior boys soccer: Anthony Di Gioia and Aaron Lee, top rookies; Ethan McCarthy, Irish Award; Jair Leonor Ayala, MVP.

Track and field: Julia Tremeer, top rookie; Aaron Lee, Irish Award; Cassie Orr, MVP.

Girls rowing: Olivia Bittman, top rookie; Ella Woodcock. , Irish Award; Stella McQueen and Madison Scott, MVPs.

Boys rowing: Adam Falvo, top rookie; Blake David and Colson Tirpko Irish Awards; Lucas Marone, MVP.

Ava Choma and Adam Ponting.

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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