Carle Place High School's Annual Athletic Awards Dinner was held at the Chateau Briand Restaurant which hosted 465 people, including varsity athletes and their parents, school administrators, members of the board of education, officers of the Carle Place Athletic Booster Club, coaches, as well as other guests.
Every varsity athlete was presented with their varsity letter and pin(s), as well as other special awards throughout the evening. On behalf of the coaches, athletes and their parents, a special thank you to the Carle Place Booster Club for their continued support of the scholar/athlete awards and other special recognitions. The Carle Place Athletic Booster Club provided every senior-athlete with a beautiful Class of 2001 towel, in addition, all seniors received their Senior Recognition plaques for their participation in the interscholastic program. Special appreciation for Mrs. Debbie Iraci for all of her hard work in establishing a very professional 80-page program which includes all of the season highlights, rosters and special awards for each of the 21 varsity sports offered at Carle Place High School.
Listed below are the student-athletes that received the top awards at this year's dinner:
Joseph Coady Best All-Around Athlete - Mark Sterlacci
Sandra Fuhrer Best All-Around Athlete - Jennifer Whitley
Matt Snell Second Effort Award - Michael Kelly
Becky King Special Effort Award - Kimberly Bruckner
Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award (M) (in honor of Col. Thomas P. Redden, Jr.) - Colin McLaughlin and Douglas Tonner
Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award (F) (in honor of Col. Thomas P. Redden, Jr.) - Karen Stellato and Amy Casinover
CPABC's Senior Scholar/Athlete Award (M) - Kyle Lavery
CPABC's Senior Scholar/Athlete Award (F) - Katie Frank
CPABC's Unsung Hero (in honor of Mr. Albert Parillo) - Robert Smith
CPABC's Unsung Heroine (in honor of Mr. Albert Parillo) - Krista Phillips
Daniel W. Cody Memorial Scholarship Award - Douglas Tonner
Coaches Comeback Award (M) (in honor of Mr. Terry Murphy - Class of 1984) - John P. Gambino
Coaches Comeback Award (F) (in honor of Mr. Terry Murphy - Class of 1984) - Elizabeth Bello
Wendy's H.S. Heisman Award for Scholarship, Athletics and Citizenship - Junior Class (M) - Jim McGintee
Wendy's H.S. Heisman Award for Scholarship, Athletics and Citizenship - Junior Class (F) - Marissa Fernandez
Westbury/Carle Place Kiwanis Club Michael Capozzi Memorial Camp Scholarship - Travis Reardon
Varsity Summer Camp Ice Hockey Scholarship - R.J. Nappi
EAB/News 12 Scholar-Athlete - Kyle Lavery
Hank Paris Memorial Summer Camp - Nicholas Iaboni
Jennifer Ahearn Memorial Summer Camp - Joann Pavone
Stu Ogilvie/Albert Stellato Summer Camp - Kristan Lione
Stephen Trainor Memorial Summer Camp - Matthew McLaughlin