Raider Athletics
Girls Varsity Volleyball team wins
State Scholar-Athlete Championship Title
Six Fall Raider teams honored for high
academic standing

POSTED
JANUARY 13, 2012
The Port Jervis High School Girls Varsity
Volleyball team has earned the Fall 2011 Scholar-Athlete
Championship title for New York State. The award is presented
annually to the varsity teams that achieve the highest statewide
academic average for their sport.
This year, 322 high school volleyball teams competed for the
title. The Port Jervis Raider team members won the state
championship by achieving a combined grade point average of
96.53.
On January 10, Section IX Interscholastic Athletic Coordinator
Jim Osborne presented the New York State Public High School
Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) championship banner and
individual certificate awards to Volleyball Coach Anthony Goff
and his team at the Port Jervis School District Board of
Education meeting.
Congratulations to Volleyball team
members Janet-Marie Burigo,
Lindsay Buzzelli, Sydney Hendershot, Brittany Lattimer, Courtney
Martone, Rachael Mercilliott, Ashley Pihl, Brittany Pihl, Devin
Rearer, Catherine Mary Ricciardi, Alyssa Shevlin, Ashley
Sweeney, Sara Walsh and Heather Zitone.
NYSPHSHAA awards were also presented to the six fall
sports teams that were eligible to compete for the
Scholar-Athlete team award. (The
Girls Cross Country team did not have enough members to meet the
requirements). In addition to the Volley Ball team, members of
the following athletic teams were honored for achieving a
composite team grade point average of 90 or higher:
Varsity Football coached
by Matt Polanis: Trevor Cron, Travis Edwards, Kyle Eyth,
Christopher Miller, Shaun O’Brien, Joshua Obermeyer, Joshua
Ramos, Shane Reiners, Nicholas Schields, Andrew Schools, Matthew
Smith and James Sullivan. Composite GPA: 92.28
Varsity Girls Soccer
coached by Nicole Beam: Maria Barbone, Marissa Carlton, Nicole
Connolly, Taylor Johaneman, Sarah Kean, Tori Ostrom, Samantha
Outwater, Johanna Rosenbusch, Cheyenne Schaare, Jennifer
Southard, Mackenzie Trainor and Jessica Whitney. Composite GPA:
93.65
Varsity Boys Soccer
coached by Eric Andrews: Matthew Babcock, Mackenzie Decker,
Arthur Gray, Zane Hegedus, Shane McCooey, Dylan Muller, Jason
Myrnyj, Daniel Obermeyer, Gregory Rhoades, Alexander Smith,
Allastar Smith and Robert Tripp. Composite GPA: 91.39
Varsity Girls Tennis
coached by Luann McCarthy: Zoe Crissinger, Christina Ellanson,
Daisay Hicks, Jessica Muller, Claire Ritchie, Erin Sauschuck,
Lauren Schneider, Joy Weingartner and Marcella Winograd.
Composite GPA: 92.73
Varsity Boys Cross Country
coached by Bob Dorn: Steven Branham, Austin Curreri, Ryan Keane,
MacKenzye Leroy, Christopher Lissner, Joseph Mannion and Hans
Zanger. Composite GPA: 92.08
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