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Sanford's Winter Teams Earn Numerous Honors

While spring sports are in full swing at Sanford, it is important to take a few moments to reflect on the many successes enjoyed by the student-athletes and their coaches during the winter season. Athletic Director Joan Samonisky, when asked about the winter teams, responded by stating: "I was thrilled to witness the success of our winter teams and student-athletes. Along with our state championship basketball teams, we also had many individual successes in swimming and wrestling. All told, Sanford School was represented by fourteen student-athletes on winter sports all-state teams! The excitement, energy, and success of the winter season has carried over to our spring season successes, as well. My "Warrior Pride" is bursting at the seams!”
Coaches present a member of their team with the Sportsmanship Award at the end of each season. When reviewing the following list of state and conference honorees, also take note of those students in both the Upper and Middle Schools who were recognized by their coaches for their sportsmanship. Sanford has always placed a great deal of emphasis, along with education and modeling, on the value of being a humble winner, a gracious loser, and a respectful fan. Being a good sport is a part of Sanford’s core values, and Samonisky is understandably proud to point out that, since 2012, the school has annually been awarded the DIAA State Champion of Sportsmanship. (The 2019 award winner will be announced later this year.)

The following is a list, by sport, of Sanford students who earned All-Conference and All-State honors—along with additional recognition—during the winter season.

WRESTLING
DISC MEET
1ST PLACE INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: Justin Griffith ’23 and Jason Lamey ‘21
1st Team All-Conference: Justin Griffith and Jason Lamey
2nd Team All-Conference: Wyatt Seder-Burnaford ‘21
3rd Team All-Conference: Colton Ferguson ‘22 and Ben Wilkinson ‘21
DISC Meet Outstanding Wrestler Award: Justin Griffith
DIAA Individual State Championship Qualifiers: Justin Griffith and Jason Lamey
ALL-STATE
2nd Team: Justin Griffith
DWA Academic All-State
1st Team: Wyatt Seder-Burnaford and Andrew Kedash ‘22
Honorable Mention: Tayg Murray ‘21 and Justin Griffith

SWIMMING
DISC All-Conference
1st Team: Aaron Lafferty ‘19, Jacob Lafferty’19, Aaron Wilmore ‘21, Bella Warner ‘20
2nd Team: Annie Christopher ‘20 and Gabi Hunt ‘19
Honorable Mention: Brianna Kung ‘20
ALL-STATE
1st Team: Bella Warner and Aaron Wilmore
2nd Team: Aaron Lafferty and Jacob Lafferty
Honorable Mention: Annie Christopher
ALL-STATE BANQUET TEAM MVPs
Gabi Hunt and Nick Luckangelo ‘21

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
2019 STATE CHAMPIONS
DISC CHAMPIONS
DISC All-Conference
1st Team: Lauren Park-Lane ‘19, Olivia Tucker ‘19, Samantha Pollich ‘19, and
Allie Kubek ‘20
2nd Team: Kanisa Tucker ‘20
DIBCA TOP 15 (NORTH): Lauren Park-Lane, Olivia Tucker, Samantha Pollich and
Allie Kubek
ALL-STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lauren Park-Lane
1st Team: Lauren Park-Lane
2nd Team: Allie Kubek and Olivia Tucker
Honorable Mention: Samantha Pollich
1,000 Points
Lauren Park-Lane and Olivia Tucker
Blue/Gold Senior All-Star Team
Samantha Pollich, Olivia Tucker, Lauren Park-Lane
McDonald’s All-American Nominees
Olivia Tucker and Lauren Park-Lane
Gatorade State Player of the Year Nominee
Lauren Park-Lane

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
2019 STATE CHAMPIONS
DISC CHAMPIONS
DISC All-Conference
1st Team: Jyare Davis ‘20, Nnanna Njoku ‘21, Corey Perkins ‘20, and
Hassan Perkins ‘20
2nd Team: Ryan McKeon ‘19
DIBCA TOP 15 (NORTH): Jyare Davis, Nnanna Njoku, and Corey Perkins
ALL-STATE
1st Team: Jyare Davis and Nnanna Njoku
3rd Team: Corey Perkins
Honorable Mention: Hassan Perkins
GATORADE STATE PLAYER of the YEAR: Jyare Davis
1,000 Points
Jyare Davis and Hassan Perkins

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
Girls’ basketball: Olivia Tucker (US) and Tatiana Maroney ‘23 (MS)
Boys’ basketball: Ryan McKeon (US) and Sean Forrest ‘23 (MS)
Wrestling: Andrew Kedash (US) and Kevin Young ‘23 (MS)
Girls’ Swimming: Melissa Daniels ‘21 (US)
Boys’ Swimming: Aaron Lafferty (US)
Girls’ Winter Track: Patsy Donahue ‘19 (US) and Annabelle Bagdon ’24 (MS)
Boys’ Winter Track: Milo Watson ‘21 (US) and Jack Lazarski ‘23 (MS)
Dance: Amelia Xu ‘24 (MS)
 
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