Belvidere High School All Sports Award Night
On Tuesday, May 8, the Belvidere High School took the time to honor outstanding athletes. Friends and family gathered in the

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The 2017/18 All Conference Team athletes gathered on the stage to receive a standing ovation during Belvidere High School’s All-Sports Awards Night.
Performing Arts Center with the teams to cheer them in their accomplishments.
Athletic Director Tim Ballard acted as Master of Ceremonies and began with a welcome and a recognition of team captains and MVPs:
Fall Sports:
Cheerleading: Captain Samantha Hoorelbek and MVP Alyssa Cerna
Boys Cross Country: Captain Sam Arco and MVP Jacob Taylor
Girls Cross Country: Captain Jena Mogenis and MVP Alliyah Lebensorger
Football: Captain Mason Hulsey and MVP Phil Kolk
Boys Golf: Captain Larry Larson and MVP Larry Larson
Poms: Captain Sophia Kline and MVP Sophia Kline
Boys Soccer: Captain Fernando Gomez and MVP Fernando Gomez
Girls Swimming & Diving: Captain Alexis Sell
Girls Tennis: Captain Natalie Cortez and MVP Luzia Hernandez
Volleyball: Captain MacKenzie Beattie and MVP Kassandra Flewellin
Winter Sports:
Boys Basketball: Captain Brady Hauser and MVP Phil Kolk
Girls Basketball: Captain MacKenzie Beattie and MVP M’Kahla Miner
Boys Bowling: Captain Anthony Gutierrez and MVP Ben Deardorff
Girls Bowling: Captain Holley Steelberg and MVP Hailey Carter
Competitive Cheerleading: Captain Samantha Hoorelbek and MVP Breanna Jensen
Dance: Captain Sophia Kline and MVP Brittney Schuth
Wrestling: Captain Glen Winchel and MVP Presley Beasley
Spring Sports:
Softball: Captain MacKenzie Beattie and MVP Reyna Rodriguez
Girls Soccer: Captain Alondra Murillo and MVP Yamitssa Andrade
Boys Track: Captain Sam Arco and MVP Michael Kurtenbach
End of Year Special Awards:
Belvidere High School Coach of the Year: Andy Werhane (Girls Bowling)
Belvidere High School Assistant Coach of the Year: Miranda Zimmerman (Softball)
Pamela Barr Buc Booster Service Award: Adam & Julie Simerly
Athletic Team with Highest GPA: Boys Tennis
B-Club Service Award: Mike Hearn
B-Club Fan of the Year Award: Larry Larson
Manager Award (Girls Sport): Mariah Perez (Girls Basketball Manager)
Manager Award (Boys Sport): Kassandra Flewellin (Boys Volleyball)
Athletic Director Award (Female): Bryanna Williams
Athletic Director Award (Male): Larry Larson
Laurie Potter Scholar Athlete Award: MacKenzie Beattie
Stan Patrick Scholar Athlete Award: Sam Arco
Cathy Drozynski Award: Breanna Jensen
Brandon Ramey Athletic Award: Fernando Gomez
Mark Frailey Award: Samantha Hoorelbek
Doug Johnson Award: Kalen Murray
Best Senior Athlete (Female): Katelyn Wingren
Best Senior Athlete (Male): Phil Kolk
2017/18 All Conference Team Athletes:
Boys Basketball: Phil Kolk – 1st Team All-Conference
Girls Basketball: Maya Smith – Special Mention
Girls Bowling: Hailey Carter – 1st Team All-Conference and Holley Steelberg – 1st Team All-Conference
Competitive Cheerleading: Samantha Hoorelbek – 1st Team All-Conference and Cassidy Woodman: Special Mention
Boys Cross Country: J.R. Taylor – 1st Team All-Conference; Nick Fiore – Special Mention; and Sam Arco – Special Mention
Competitive Dance: Sophia Kline – Special Mention
Football: Shawn Dean – 1st Team All-Conference; Phil Kolk – 1st Team All-Conference; and Dalton Vaupel – Special Mention
Girls Golf: Dan Koenings – Coach of the Year
Boys Soccer: Fernando Gomez – 1st Team All-Conference; Rudy Ponce – 1st Team All-Conference; and Bernardo Dominquez – Special Mention
Girls Swimming: Emerson Gaines – Special Mention
Girls Tennis: Natalie Cortez – Special Mention and Bryanna Williams – Special Mention
Girls Volleyball: Payton Bruneau – Special Mention
Wrestling: Presley Beasley – 1st Team All-Conference and Glenn Winchel – Special Mention
2017/18 NIC-10 Team Sportsmanship Award were given to four teams:
Girls Basketball; Girls Bowling; Boys Cross Country; Football
2017/18 New School Records:
Boys Swimming: Oryi Tucker, Jacob Pearson, Daniel Golonka, and Devin Green – 200 Free Relay 1:33.49 and 400 Free Relay 3:29.48
2017/18 Athletic Highlights:
Boys Golf: Sectional Qualifier – Larry Larson
Wrestling: Sectional Qualifiers – Presley Beasley & Glenn Winchel
Girls Bowling: Team Sectional Qualifiers – Holley Steelberg – Individual State Qualifier
Boys Cross Country: Sectional Team Qualifier
Scholar Athlete Pin Recipients:
Alliyah Lebensorger; Jena Mogenis; Journie Manzella; MacKenzie Beattie; Rylee Abraham; Kayle Mickey; Ida Beneke; Sam Arco; Jonathon Allen; Allison White; Bryanna Williams; Kevin Jenks; Laurence Larson; Alyssa Cerna; Madalynn Visser; Areli Rodriguez; Mariann Hernandez; Breanna Jensen; Samantha Hoorelbek; Chloe Konieczki; Cassidy Woodman; Abigail Costain; Brianna Barroso; Tiffany Lombardi; Victoria Ciesielka; Allison MacFadden; Kayla Konieczki; Amanda Pozniak; Steven King; Yordanos Gardner; Phil Kolk; Justin Brown; Adrion Dalipi
To become a Scholar Athlete, the student must receive a varsity award in an IHSA recognized sport and carry a grade point average of 3.3 or above.
2017/18 Scholar Athletes:
Soccer (Boys): Arturo Espinoza; Fernando Gomez; Fabian Perez; Martin Martinez; Enrique Resendiz
Girls Cross Country: Emma Salley; Alliyah Lebensorger; Jena Mogenis; Faith Allen; Journie Manzella
Girls Volleyball: MacKenzie Beattie; Kassandra Flewellin; Rylee Abraham; Payton Bruneau; Brelee Klaus
Girls Golf: Coe Walberg
Girls Swim: Alexis Sell; Brenda Solache; Sarah Fitzgerald; Emily Turnipseed; Kayle Mickey; Noella Bonsol; Emerson Gaines; Ida Beneke
Boys Cross Country: Jacob Taylor; Sam Arco; Kristopher Segura; Dane Jankiewicz; Jonathon Allen
Girls Tennis: Gabrielle Bluege; Allison White; Luzia Hernandez; Bryanna Williams; Anahi Rodriguez
Boys Golf: Cole Lass; Joseph Wylie; Kevin Jenks; Laurence Larson
Cheer-Fall: Alyssa Cerna; Madalynn Visser; Areli Rodriguez; Mariann Hernandez; Breanna Jensen; Kellie Griffin; Samantha Hoorelbek; Gabriella Kasper; Chloe Konieczki; Cassidy Woodman
Poms: Abigail Costain; Brianna Barroso; Tiffany Lombardi; Victoria Ciesielka; Kylie Botts; Allison MacFadden; Kayla Konieczki; Amanda Pozniak
Football: Noah Hunter; Dalton Vaupel; Lukas Danielson; Steven King; Mason Hulsey; Yordanos Gardner; Phil Kolk; Justin Brown; Tristan Reames
Boys Swimming: Adam Labelle; Kristopher Segura; Daniel Golonka; Josh Jordan
Basketball (Girls): MacKenzie Beattie; Rylee Abraham; Jenna Revolinski; Bryanna William; Maya Smith; Yordanos Gardner; Kori Kotarba
Basketball (Boys): Adrion Dalipi; Braydon Hauser; Steve King; Zachary Tobler; Phil Kolk
Competitive Cheer: Madalynn Visser; Areli Rodriguez; Mariann Hernandez; Breanna Jensen; Edith Ruiz; Samantha Hoorelbek; Chloe Konieczki; Alyssa Cerna; Cassidy Woodman
Dance: Abigail Costain; Lisette Nevarez; Brianna Barroso ; Tiffany Lombardi; Victoria Ciesielka; Allison MacFadden; Payton Cina; Kayla Konieczki; Tyniya Thompson; Amanda Pozniak; Brittney Schuth; Ida Beneke
Bowling (Girls): Hailey Carter; Holley Steelberg; Hannah Whidby; Elyce Turnipseed
Bowling (Boys): Kevin Jenks; Anthony Bychowski
Tennis (Boys): Jonathan Varela; Kevin Jenks; Isaiah Lopez; Cesar Medina; Aston Martin; Nicholas Larson; Kai Bonsol
Softball: Reyna Rodriguez; Avry Blume; Paige Kitsemble; Danielle Heinz
Baseball: Adrion Dalipi; Lucas Haug; Jacob Popovich; Steven King; Carter Coryell; Jacob Taft; Joseph Reece; Justin Brown; Laurence Larson
Track (Girls): Miriam Estrada; Emma Wallace; Allison White; Autumn Przybyla; Alliyah Lebensorger; Jena Mogenis; Journie Manzella; Kayle Mickey; Ida Beneke
Track (Boys): Sam Arco; Kalen Murray; Michael Kurtenbach; Jonathon Allen; Phil Kolk; Sevan Ozartun; Shamel Lesley; Boys Volleyball; John Ryan; Brandon Keeney
Soccer (Girls): Marlene Sierra; Elizabeth Resendiz; Jennifer Elizondo; Alondra Murillo; Aracely Herrera; Itzel Molina
2017/18 Three Sport Athletes
Arroyo, Ricardo – Girls Volleyball, Bowling & Boys Volleyball
Beattie, MacKenzie – Girls Volleyball, Basketball & Softball
Beneke, Ida – Girls Swimming, Dance & Track
Cerna, Alyssa – Fall Cheer, Competitive Cheer & Soccer
Chin, Kaitlyn – Poms, Dance & Track
Garvey, Bradley – Fall Cheer, Competitive Cheer & Boys Volleyball
Golonka, Daniel – Boys Cross Country, Boys Swimming & Track
Goston, Howard – Football, Boys Basketball & Boys Volleyball
Hausen, Austin – Football, Boys Basketball & Track
Hausen, Braydon – Golf, Basketball & Baseball
Hayes, Kaleb – Football, Basketball & Track
Jenks, Kevin – Golf, Bowling & Tennis
Jensen, Breanna – Fall Cheer, Competitive Cheer & Softball
King, Steven – Football, Basketball & Baseball
Kitsemble, Paige – Volleyball, Basketball & Softball
Kolk, Phillip – Football, Basketball & Track
Konieczki, Chloe – Fall Cheer, Competitive Cheer & Track
MacFadden, Allison – Poms, Dance & Soccer
Miner, MKahla – Volleyball, Basketball & Softball
Nelson, Kaitlyn – Volleyball, Basketball & Boys Volleyball
Pizano-Onofre, Josue – Football, Wrestling & Track
Przybyla, Autumn – Volleyball, Bowling & Track
Reidinger, Dillon – Football, Basketball & Track
Revolinski, Jenna – Volleyball, Basketball & Softball
Rodriguez, Areli – Fall Cheer, Competitive Cheer & Soccer
Rodriguez, Keiana – Poms, Dance & Softball
Segura, Kristopher – Cross Country, Swimming & Track
Turnipseed, Elyce – Poms, Bowling & Track
Winscher, August – Football, Basketball & Track