On Monday, June 6, FFHS student-athletes, families and coaches gathered to celebrate and recognize FFHS student-athlete achievements at the FFCS High School Sports Awards. Each year, the FFCS Athletic Department hosts this special evening of recognition and this year was no different. We would like to thank all of our student-athletes that participated in their respective sports this school year. A special thank you for making this a year to remember!
With that being said, here are the FFCS High School Sports Award Winners for the 2021-22 school year. Congratulations to you all!
Football
John L. Jackson Memorial MVP – Giovanni DiCaprio
John J. Furman Award (football-academics) – Ashton Glasser
Visscher Memorial Best Offensive Back – Jackson Cusack
Kimball Award Best Offensive Lineman – Derek Duval
Michael J. Mongin Best Defensive Lineman – Tyler Schmidtmann
John West Best Newcomer Award – Logan Miller & Peyton Webber
Mancini Award – Best Defensive Back – Owen Hicks
Boys’ Soccer
James C. Lippie Memorial MVP – Allen Booth
Best Offensive Player – Michael Carpenter & William Hernigle Coach’s Award – Nick Hastings
Best Defensive Player – Connor Harding
Girls’ Soccer
Avis E. Lippie Memorial MVP – Carly Atty & Emma Crahan
Best Offensive Player – Nadia Buanno
Coach’s Award – Quincy Lake
Best Defensive Player – Jill Sandel
Most Improved – Kaitlyn Birkholz
Volleyball
Laura Gage Memorial MVP – Marilyn Whitcavitch
Most Improved – Alex Nordby and Kieonna Christmas
Best Defensive Player – Samara Hunt
Best Offensive Player – Amber Cole
Most Versatile – Maddy Mott
Girls’ Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner – Isabella Miller
Most Improved – Kaylee Freeman
Most Dedicated Runner – Evelyn Yun
Most Productive Newcomer – Kassandria Holloway
Boys’ Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner – Bennett Melita
Most Dedicated Runner – Ty Sanges & Matheu Dettenrieder
Most Productive Newcomer – Michael Carpenter
Most Improved – Allen Booth
Golf
MVP – Colin Kowalski
Coach’s Award – Alex Saltsman
110% Award – Noah Moran
Cheerleading
Most Valuable Cheerleader – Hailie Downing
Team Spirit Award – Emma Bowler
Coach’s Award – Cosette LaPlant
Swimming
Most Valuable Swimmer – Scout Huckans
Most Improved – Molly Kowalczyk
Most Dedicated – Delaney Grady
Coach’s Award – Harper Huckans
Boys’ Basketball
James C. Lippie Memorial MVP – Nicholas Hastings
Coach’s Award – Colin Kowalski & Connor Weaver
Leading Rebounder – Nicholas Hastings
Most Improved – Allen Booth
110% Award – Jackson Cusack
Best Newcomer – Nate Mycek
Girls’ Basketball
Jennifer Freeman Memorial MVP – Kyla Smith
Coach’s Award – Carly Atty
Top Defender – Kyla Smith
UBUNTU Award – Kami Walton
Top Rebounder – Kieonna Christmas
Moment of the Year – Quincy Lake
Wrestling
MVP – Owen Hicks
Coach’s Award – Jonathan Cranker
Most Dedicated – Zenmatsu Myles
Most Improved – Logan McCoy
Fastest Pin – Owen Hick – 20 seconds
Girls’ Indoor Track
Avis E. Lippie Memorial Most Valuable Performer – Jill Sandel
Best Sprinter – Amelia Petersen
Best Distance Runner – Isabella Miller
Best Field Performer – Talia Anderson
Best Newcomer – Emma Crahan
Boys’ Indoor Track
FFCS Track & Field Alumni Most Valuable Performer – Alex Saltsman & Carter Petersen
Best Sprinter – Landon Rose
Best Distance Runner – Bennett Melita
Best Field Performer – Giovanni DiCaprio
Best Newcomer – Jonah Bluvas
Boys’ Bowling
MVP – Ethan Auspelmyer
Coach’s Award – Noah Moran & Tomek Kowalczyk
Most Improved – Devin Humphrey
Leadership Award – Hayden Auspelmyer
Cheerleading
Most Valuable Cheerleader – Morgan Knapik
Most Dedication – Faith Retell
Coach’s Award – Kaylee Freeman
Boys’ Swimming
MVP- Connor Harding
Coach’s Award – Rory McGrattan
Boys’ Outdoor Track
James F. Minicki Memorial MVP – Allen Booth, Carter Petersen, Alex Saltsman
Best Distance Events – Bennett Melita & Ty Sanges Best Sprinting Events – Landon Rose
Best Field Events – Brady Melious
Most Improved – Matheu Dettenrieder, Adam Saltsman, Ashton Glasser
Girls’ Outdoor Track
James C. Lippie Memorial MVP – Elinor Slezak
Best Distance Events – Isabella Miller & Caroline Young
Best Sprinting Events – Amelia Petersen & Jill Sandel
Best Field Events – Emma Crahan & Talia Anderson
Most Improved – Allison Cranker & Adrianna Wojcik
Softball
Avis E. Lippie Memorial MVP – Emma Crahan
Coach’s Award – Scout Huckans
Best Newcomer – Emma Powers
Best Defensive Player – Talor Ferrucci
Offensive Player of the Year – Kamryn Walton
Baseball
Higgins Plaque (MVP) – Tyler Daus & Derek Duval
Coach’s Award – Giovanni DiCaprio & Zenmatsu Myles
Best Newcomer – Jackson Croucher & Joey Susi
Best Defensive Player – Derek Duval
Batting Title – Tyler Daus – .528
Athletes of the Year
Male – Alex Saltsman
Female – Marilyn Whitcavitch