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Peekskill Hosts Annual Winter Sports Awards Night

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill City School District’s Athletic Department hosted their annual Winter Sports Awards Dinner on Wednesday, March 4, in the Peekskill High School cafeteria. 

Girls basketball honorees.

Girls basketball honorees.

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Athletes of the week

Athletes of the week

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Scholar athletes

Scholar athletes

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The evening welcomed the season’s student athletes, coaches and their friends and family members. The district had 10 teams featuring a total of more than 125 athletes who competed this season. While Peekskill didn’t see any Varsity League championships this season, at the awards dinner school district Athletic Director Lou Panzanaro sang the praises of great team and individual performances, both athletically and academically. 

Scholar Athletes: 

Team 90 (students must maintain a 90 percent average to qualify) and High Honor Roll: 

Akua Yeboah, Mya Smith, Krista Godbee, Brianna Ellis, Kyle Moran, Antoine Perpignand, Erik Mavian, Birch Lazo-Murphy, Luke Torres-Rossi, Gordon Evans, Deborah Martinez, Elliot Molina, Jodi Glickert, Kiara Haughton, Yohman Ortiz. 

Honor Roll: 

Josh Satur, Lazaro Granda-Harris, Darius Snipes, Tatyanna Arceneaux, Mariah James, Francesca Snipes, Charles Redd, Prince Marsh, Toluwanimi Jegede, Britney Diaz, Dominque Schweizer, Giavanna Toscano, Tiara Smith, Zachary Clausen, Adrianna Parks, Chelsea Ogindo, Deanna Rodricks, Steven Francisco, Niya Fields, Nycole Mitchell, Sandra Murphy, Taylor Clare, Devin Guardino. 

The district also had three teams that almost made the scholar athlete team. They were: Bowling, Girls' Basketball, and Cheerleading. Those three teams finished the season with an 89 percent average, just shy of the 90 percent needed for New York State Scholar Team award. 

Athletes of the Week: 

  • Dec. 5: Chihe Williams 
  • Dec. 12: CJ Redd 
  • Dec. 19: Justin Velasquez/Nia Fields (Tie) 
  • Dec. 26: Lanay Rodney 
  • Jan. 4: Carlos Nazario 
  • Jan. 11: Chelsea Ogindo 
  • Jan. 18: Nicole Burris/Shion Darby (Tie) 
  • Jan. 25: Jodi Glickert 
  • Feb. 2: Devin Guardino 
  • Feb. 9: Lisanna Burnett 
  • Feb. 16 Nyre Holliman

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