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Notre Dame athletic award winners

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Sophia Saldutto and Ben Iannizzi were named Notre Dame’s senior female and male athletes of the year.

Recognized as the junior female and male athletes of the year were Lulia Tremeer and Adam Ponting.

Below are the rest of the school’s athletic award winners:

Senior girls basketball: Ava Dechellis, top rookie; Nicole Dixon, Irish Award; Emma Hemphill and Nicole Pullar, MVPs.

Cross country: Jonah Bello, top rookie; Albert Augustine and Isaac Ventrescam Irish Awards; Julia Tremeer, MVP.

Golf: Michael Martel, MVP.

Tennis: Max Infusini and James Ortiz, top rookies; Adam Ponting, Irish Award; Ava Choma and Drew Kernaghan, MVPs

Junior football: Jamarion Witter, top rookie; Liam Liddiard Irish Award; Everett Hemauer, Rock Award, Ben Tsanoff, MVP.

Senior football: Wyatt Brown, top rookie; Hunter Kostyk, Irish Award; Ezra Sylvester, Rock Award; Marshall McCray, MVP.

Junior boys volleyball: Gabriel Forte, top rookie; Adam Ponting, Irish Award; Quinn Billard and James Ortiz, MVPs.

Senior boys volleyball: Michael Jessop, top rookie; Drew Billard, Irish Award; Riley Orr, MVP.

Cheerleading: Leighton Boca St Bernard, top rookies; Mia Mastroianni, Irish Award; Nikayla Poirier, MVP.

Girls swimming: Celeste Ferencevic, top rookie; Piper Sarginson, Irish Award; Grace Conley, MVP.

Boys swimming: Gabriel Forte, top rookie; Ben Major, Irish Award; James Ortiz MVP.

Junior boys basketball: Aidan Lucchetta, top rookie, Tyler Ray, Irish Award; Will Benko, MVP.

Senior boys basketball: Andrew Benko, top rookie; Owen Phillips, Irish Award; Adam Ponting, MVP.

Girls hockey: Easton McComber and Karlie Pirson, Irish Awards; Ella Woodcock, MVP.

Junior boys hockey: Alex Boom, top rookie; Hunter Fewkes and Trent Groulx, Irish Awards; Bryson Farr, MVP.

Varsity boys hockey: Luca Santostefano, top rookie; Will Baltrusiunas, Irish Award; Mark Gibson, MVP.

Squash: Max Infusini top rookie; Ava Choma, Irish Award; Drew Kernaghan, MVP.

Junior girls volleyball: Kayla Garner, top rookie; Aurora Grenier, Irish Award; Cassie Orr and Ryleigh Lamb, MVPs.

Senior girls volleyball: Ava Briggs top rookie; Kaleigh Scholmann, Irish Award; Jenna Main, MVP.

Badminton: Ryan Waines and Ben Levay, top rookies; Jeremy Sivak Irish Award; James Ortiz, MVP.

Baseball: Colten Lafleur, top rookie; Drew Billard. Irish Award; Tyler Ray, MVP.

Girls lacrosse: Ava Briggs and Myrna Romero top rookies; Kyra DiGaetano & Emma Hemphill, Irish Awards; Aurora Grenier and Trista Sammutt, MVPs

Boys lacrosse: Tanner Cutler top rookie; Ben Iannizzi Irish Award; Adam Ponting, MVP.

Softball: Lejla Dervisevic, top rookie; Kayleigh Scholman, Irish Award; Macy Wood and Jaden Ash, MVPs.

Junior girls soccer: Sarah Cox top rookie; Lauryn Briggs Irish Award; Lucie Cargnelli, MVP.

Softball: Lejla Dervisevic, top rookie; Kayleigh Scholman. Irish Award; Macy Wood and Jaden Ash, MVPs.

Varsity girls soccer: Nicole Dixon top rookie; Maya Bassi, Olivia Dixon, Mya Brown, Irish Awards; Ava DeChellis and Maya Belcastro, MVPs.

Junior boys soccer: Tawananyasha Mataga, top rookie; Noah Forrester, Irish Award; Gabriel Forte, MVP.

Senior boys soccer: Dominic Dupuis. top rookie; Mekhi Green, Irish Award; Simon Guglielmi. MVP.

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

Girls rowing: Tino Muzah, top rookie; Ella Leblanc, Irish Award; Cassie Weeks, MVP.

Boys rowing: Ryan Servo, top rookie; Nate Smith, Irish Award, Adam Falvo, MVP.

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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