Wallenpaupack Area High School held their Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony on Friday evening in the school’s auditorium to honor the student-athletes and give thanks to the support from the parents, coaches, teachers, boosters and maintenance crew that make the year so successful.

 Mark Kirsten, athletic director for the school, opened the banquet by giving special thanks to everyone involved from the parents and players to teachers and administration. Kirsten also expressed his sincere gratitude to Carol Cannon, Brenda Zeiler, all of the Custodial Staff, Superintendent Mike Silsby and the Board of Directors.

Girl’s Basketball

Outstanding Player of the Year – Emily Silsby

Most Improved Player – Anne-Marie Vega

Boy’s Basketball

Wallenpaupack Tradition Award – Rich Palazzi

MVP – Tim Silsby

Wrestling

MVP – Roberto Rivera

Most Improved – Eric Garcia

Coach’s Award – Catlyn Miller

Baseball

Offensive Player of the Year – Corey Linden

Buckhorn Pride Award – Ryan Loughran

Coach’s Award – Nick DeFebo

Girl’s Soccer

Rookie of the Year – Rosanna Tamam

Player of the Year – Jillian Alderfer

Team Appreciation Award – Brianna Zeiler

Softball

Offensive Player of the Year – Ashley Wallace

Defensive Player of the Year – Anne-Marie Vega

Coach’s Award – Grace Wildermuth

Boy’s Tennis

Most Improved Player – Mike Ferrante

MVP – Chris Miller

Coach’s Award – Chris Finney

Girl’s Tennis

Outstanding Player – Alyssia Deutsch

MVP – Emily Silsby

Boy’s Track

High Scorer Field Events – Eric Garcia

High Scorer Running Events – Rich Toepfer

The “Pack” Award – Ben Farrell, Jacob Dein

Girl’s Track

High Scorer – Tiffani Berger

High Scorer Running Events – Rachel Schmalzle

The “Pack” Award – Jessica Sanders

Rookie of the Year – Whitney Vargas

Girl’s Cross Country

Outstanding Runner – Rachel Schmalzle

The “Pack” Award – Katie West

Boy’s Cross Country

Outstanding Runner – Shawn Sinawa

The “Pack” Award – Greg Guerrieri

Golf

Coach’s Award – Ryan Harsche, Tyler Ferratti

MVP – Tim Silsby

Field Hockey

Outstanding Defensive Player – Kaysey Beury

Outstanding Team Player – Katie Brennan

MVP – Lori-Ann Marino

Football

Most Improved Player – Bronson Neff

Offensive Player of the Year – Phil Mertine

Defensive Player of the Year – Dave Bright

Special Teams Player of the Year – Bob Tarantino

Coach’s Award – Nathan Kenthack

MVP – Joe DeFebo

Boy’s Soccer

Outstanding Defensive Player – Kevin Hendrickson

MVP – Josh Wentz

Buckhorn Award – Chris Miller

Cheerleading

Excellence in Cheerleading/ Football Squad – Amanda Coletta

Coach’s Award/Football Squad – Samantha Kizer

Excellence in Cheerleading/Basketball – Randi DeYoung

Coach’s Award/ Basketball Squad – Amanda Coletta

Excellence in Cheerleading/Wrestling Squad – Meghan Hughson

Coach’s Award/ Wrestling Squad – Michelle Markardt

Clock Award

(Six or more Varsity Letters)

Kevin Alderfer - 7

Tiffani Berger - 8

J.J. Borges - 7

Jacob Dein - 8

Kevin Hendrickson - 6

Lori-Ann Marino - 7

Chris Miller - 6

Rich Palazzi - 6

Andrew Petiole - 6

Tim Silsby - 6

Katelyn Sives - 6

Richard Toepfer - 6

Josh Wentz - 6

Brianna Zeiler - 9

Scholar/Athlete Award

Male: Jacob Dein

Female: Brianna Zeiler