Mechanicville's Abby Maiello (left, with head coach Karl Gerstenberger) and Alysa Russell (below) were both named first team Colonial Council forwards in 2010.

First team

Forwards
Caitlin Abelseth, Sr., Voorheesville
Abby Maiello, Jr., Mechanicville
Alysa Russell, Jr., Mechanicville
Katie Saccocio, Jr., Schalmont
Megan Strijek, Jr., Schalmont
Ali Thompson, Sr., Cobleskill-Richmondville

Midfielders
Sarah Agan, Sr., Holy Names
Emily Downie, Jr., Albany Academy
Quinn Massaroni, Jr., Holy Names
Alicia Mink, Jr., Ichabod Crane
Kristen Webster, Sr., Schalmont

Defenders
Jenn Cillis, Jr., Voorheesville
Mikayla Gowett, Soph., Mechanicville
Julia Retell, Frosh., Lansingburgh
Haley Richter, Sr., Ravena
Hannah Saccocio, Jr., Schalmont

Goalkeeper
Lauren Renaud, Sr., Schalmont

Second team

Forwards
Morgan Loder, Frosh., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Bridget Malicki, Sr., Albany Academy
Lindsay Millett, Sr., Ravena

Midfielders
Alexandria Cardinal, Soph., Schalmont
Alysa Chartrand, Jr., Watervliet
Amber Maiello, Jr., Mechanicville
Jenna Retell, Frosh., Lansingburgh
Jenna Saccocio, Jr., Schalmont
Marissa Skaczkowski, Jr., Mechanicville
Meg Strube, Jr., Lansingburgh

Defenders
Catherine Dudek, Jr., Albany Academy
Alex Fasulo, Sr., Voorheesville
Danelle Haner, Jr., Mechanicville
Emily Lloyd, Sr., Albany Academy
Christina Spcier, Jr., Holy Names
Bailei Tetrault, Sr., Cohoes

Goalkeeper
MacKenzie Blake, Voorheesville

Third team

Forwards
Alex Armstrong, Jr., Ichabod Crane
Hannah Brackett, Soph., Voorheesville
Cassandra Egleton, Frosh., Fonda-Fultonville
Rachel Freuh, Sr., Ravena
Nicole Welcome, Jr., Lansingburgh

Midfielders
Kate Billington, Frosh., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Emily Blow, Jr., Voorheesville
Michaela Conway, Sr., Voorheesville
Lauren Graber, Sr., Lansingburgh
Bernadette Jordan, Jr., Holy Names
Emma Malicki, Soph., Albany Academy
Jessie Mink, Frosh., Ichabod Crane

Defenders
Danielle Gargullo, Sr., Fonda-Fultonville
Kaitlin LaBarge, Sr., Watervliet
Kelsey Manchester, Jr., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Kyleigh Roby, Jr., Cohoes
Casey Rue, Jr., Ravena
Katie Walker, Sr., Ichabod Crane

Goalkeepers
Kelsey Dessadore, Sr., Mechanicville
Calli Moise, Jr., Lansingburgh
Teagan Waddingham, Sr., Ravena

Note: As voted on by the league's head coaches. As submitted by Lansingburgh head coach John Cipperly.

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Voorheesville's Ellen Wagner (12) and Morgan Vandervort (18) took home the hardware in the Colonial Council end-of-season awards.

MVP: Ellen Wagner, Sr., Voorheesville
Defensive Player of the Year: Ellen Wagner, Sr., Voorheesville
Offensive Player of the Year: Morgan Vandervort, Sr., Voorheesville
Setter of the Year: Katie Vishneowski, Sr., Ravena

Liberty Division

First team
Rebecca Bablin, Sr., Voorheesville
Libby Bjork, Frosh., Voorheesville
Emily DeChristopher, Sr., Cobleskill
Bri Derby, Sr., Fonda
Nicole Filmer, Sr., Cobleksill
Emily Matuszak, Sr.,  Schalmont
Morgan Vandervort, Sr., Voorheesville
Ellen Wager, Sr., Voorheesville

Second team
Sarah Dykstra, Jr., Voorheesville
Sara Fandl, Sr., Watervliet
Juliann Heigel, Sr., Schalmont
Mariel McGinnis, Soph., Voorheesville
Alex Sinicropi, Sr., Fonda
J'vanay Santos, Jr., Albany Academy

Patriot Division

First team
Anna Arceneaux, Sr., Mechanicville
Michaela Bullis, Soph., Ravena
Monica Hall, Jr., Ichabod Crane
Alisse McGrath, Sr., Lansingburgh
Kristen Neff, Jr., Holy Names
Kat Race, Sr., Ravena
Katie Vishneowski, Sr., Ravena
Alex Walton, Sr., Holy Names


Second team
Courtney Dayter, Jr., Cohoes
Kristina Eccles, Sr., Mechanicville
Anna Nielsen, Jr., Lansingburgh
Jenna Smith, Sr., Ichabod Crane
Christine Spindler, Sr., Ravena
Jacklyn Walsh, Soph., Holy Names

Note: As voted on by the league's head coaches. As submitted by the Schalmont athletic office.

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Mechanicville High School junior pitcher and infielder Anna Arceneaux was named the 2010 Colonial Council MVP. (Photo by J.S. Carras - The Record).

MVP - Anna Arceneaux, Jr., Mechanicville, p/3b

First team
Alysa Russell, Soph., Mechanicville, 3b/ss
Sarah Harrison, Sr., Cobleskill-Richmmondville, p
Meg Volz, Jr., Lansingburgh, c
Bianca Bojarczuk, Sr., Schalmont, 2b/p
Courtney Dayter, Soph., Cohoes, p
Shana Cooper, Jr., Cohoes, ss
Kelsey Hines, Jr., Mechanicville, 1b/2b
Sarah Cipperly, Sr., Lansingburgh, ss
Amanda Gatt, Frosh., Voorheesville, p/ss

Second team
Bailei Tetrault, Jr., Cohoes, 2b
Shannon McBride, Sr., Mechanicville, ss/p
Ashley Miley, Sr., Schalmont, ss
Taylor Daniels, 8th, Watervliet, ss
Abby Maiello, Soph., Mechanicville, 2b/cf
Katie Vishneowski, Jr., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, cf
Kolbi Smith, Sr., Holy Names, c/3b
Sarah Connolly, Jr., Albany Academy for Girls, c
Kelsey DeZalia, Sr., Voorheesville, 3b/c
Sam Woitkoski, Jr., Lansingburgh, p

Honorable mention team
Joelle DiDomenico, Sr., 1B, Mechanicville
Andrea Mastropietro, Sr. RF, Mechanicville
Aubrey Moore, Sr, DP, Mechanicville
Alex Remillard, Sr., CF, Cohoes
Nicole McOmber, Sr., 3B, Cohoes
Morgan Dunn, Jr., OF/DP, Cohoes
Courtney Gumprecht, Soph, C, Cohoes
Kayla Cole, Sr., 3B, Lansingburgh
Brianna Zadoorian, Sr., 2B, Lansingburgh
Casey Brown, Sr., C, Schalmont
Shelby Taylor, Sr., LF/3B, Schalmont
Katarina Miley, Soph, P, Schalmont
Britney Creed, Sr., SS/CF, Voorheesville
Liz Madden, Sr., CF/LF, Voorheesville
Kelsey Wegener, Soph, 1B, Voorheesville
Meghan Pentak, Soph, 1B, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Rebecca Phillips, Soph, OF, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Michelle Malin, Soph, P/OF, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Katie Reinemann, Sr., SS, Cobleskill Richmondville
Brooke Slater, Sr., 2B/P, Cobleskill Richmondville
Kate Brust, Jr., C, Cobleskill Richmondville
Lauren Walsh, Jr., P/SS, Academy of the Holy Names
Ali Miller, 8th, P/CF, Academy of the Holy Names
Jackie Murphy, Sr. LF, Academy of the Holy Names
Patricia Johnson, Soph, 3B/C, Academy of the Holy Names
Rebecca Smith, Fresh, P, Albany Academy for Girls
Carylann Geddes, Fresh, SS, Albany Academy for Girls
Teagen Ketchum, Fresh, 3B, Albany Academy for Girls
Asley Yoo, Sr., CF, Albany Academy for Girls
Katie Plunkett, Jr., 1B/P, Watervliet
Noelle Gilchrist, Sr., P/1B, Watervliet
Bea Lease, Soph., CF, Watervliet
Jocelyn Brunick, Fresh, 2B, Watervliet

Note: As voted on by the league's head coaches.

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Cohoes High School softball head coach Frank Ryan tipped me off to the new Colonial Council softball divisions for 2011 when I spoke with him about our All-Area team today.

With the addition of Fonda-Fultonville and Ichabod Crane for the 2010-11 season, the Colonial Council decided to rearrange its divisions for softball.

Patriot Division
Academy of the Holy Names
Cohoes
Ichabod Crane
Lansingburgh
Mechanicville
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk

Liberty Division
Albany Academy for Girls
Cobleskill-Richmondville
Fonda-Fultonville
Schalmont
Voorheesville
Watervliet

I'd imagine the divisions will be the same for girls soccer and basketball, but since the boys don't have a match for Holy Names, they may go with just one 11-team division.

Teams will play each other school in their division home and away. Teams will play each team in the opposite division just once during the regular season. Division winners will meet in a season-ending championship game.

The Ichabod Crane/Lansingburgh games should be pretty competitive in most sports, so that will be an interesting new rivalry to track.

What do you think? Was there a better way to organize the teams?

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MVP - Joe Amorosi, Senior, Schalmont, P/2B

First team

Mark Tracey, Junior, Lansingburgh, 1B
Frank Castiglione, Senior, Lansingburgh, 2B
Jake Shaw, Junior, Lansingburgh, 3B
Dan Bergami, Sophomore, Schalmont, SS
Joe Paskevich, Junior, Schalmont, C
Ryan McGrath, Sophomore, Lansingburgh, OF
Sam DeCelle, Sophomore, Mechanicville, OF
Hunter McCarthy, Sophomore, Albany Academy, OF
Colin McVee, Junior, Voorheesville, OF
T.J. McLaughlin, Senior, Lansingburgh, P
Ted Smallwood, Sophomore, Albany Academy, P
Ryan Duncan, Junior, Voorheesville, DH
Josh Coreno, Senior, Mechanicville, Utility

Second team

Josh LeMay, Senior, Cohoes, 1B
Tyler Demers, Sophomore, Schalmont, 1B
Justin Brock, Sophomore, Albany Academy, 2B
Cody Cater, Sophomore, Cohoes, 2B
Scott Noxon, Senior, Cobleskill, 3B
Jarrod Nash, Junior, Lansingburgh, SS
Nico Church, Freshman, Voorheesville, SS
Mike Hipwell, Senior, Mechanicville, C
Kevin Pontore, Senior, Watervliet, OF
Marcus Haywood, Senior, Cohoes, OF
Joe Bergami, Senior, Schalmont, OF
Albee Daley, Junior, Albany Academy, OF
Chris Amorosi, Freshman, Schalmont, P
Alex Grayson, Junior, Mechanicville, P
Brian Flood, Senior, Albany Academy, P
Adam Kraszewski, Junior, Albany Academy, DH
Anthony Scaccia, Sophomore, Voorheesville, Utility

Note: as voted on by the Colonial Council head coaches. Submitted by Schalmont head coach Bob Anderson, who hosts a terrific website here at http://mail.sabrenet.net/~randerso/Varsity%20Baseball

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Watervliet/Loudonville Christian School's Brian Walsh, seen here with his face to the mat in the New York State Championships this February in Albany, was named a first team Colonial Council All-Star. (Photo by Tom Killips).

First team

(96 pounds) John Delaney, Sr., Watervliet
(103) Fred Pechette, 7th grader, Ravena
(112) Will Richards, Sr., Lansingburgh
(119) Donny Radliff, Jr., Cobleskill
(125) Taylor Treadgold, Sr., Voorheesville
(130) Andy Lyman, Jr., Ravena
(135) Kyle DiCaprio, Sr., Albany Academy
(140) Brian Walsh, Jr., Watervliet/Loudonville Christian
(145) Jean Gomez, Soph., Schalmont
(152) Josh Harrison, Sr., Mechanicville
(160) Dave Kohls, Sr., Mechanicville
(171) Chad Obzud, Sr., Lansingburgh
(189) Vince Gallo, Sr., Schalmont
(215) Tim Fensterer, Sr., Mechanicville
(285) Don Case, Soph., Voorheesville

Second team

(96) Connor Franzese, Fresh., Cohoes
(103) Cameron Milliken, 8th grader, Albany Academy
(112) Nick Gallo, 7th grader, Schalmont
(119) Nick DiCaprio, Jr., Albany Academy
(125) Drew Oligney, Soph., Lansingburgh
(130) Paul Billings, Sr., Cohoes
(135) Chris Disonell, Jr., Cohoes
(140) Jesse Maher, Jr., Ravena
(145) Barry Freitas, Sr., Ravena
(152) Josh Veshia, Soph., Watervliet
(160) Joel Murray, Sr., Cobleskill
(171) Dustin Hallock, Jr., Cohoes
(189) Renel Potter, Sr., Albany Academy
(215) John Cipriani, Sr., Schalmont
(285) Mike Castle, Sr., Watervliet

--As submitted by Schalmont's John Vishneowski

2009-10 Colonial Council girls basketball All-Stars

First team
MVP – Kierra Moore, Holy Names
Ariana Youngs, Lansingburgh
Sarah Agan, Holy Names
Tierney McGlynn, Watervliet
Bailei Tetrault, Cohoes

Second team
Elizabeth Madden, Voorheesville
Nicole Manupella, Mechanicville
Jackie Murphy, Holy Names
Ailayia Demand, Watervliet
My'Asia Alston, Cohoes

Third team
Kelly Piotrowski, Schalmont
Amanda Cioffi, Albany Academy for Girls
Lashana Tolliver, Watervliet
Alyssa Fane, Lansingburgh
Kayla Hotaling, Ravena

2010 Colonial Council girls basketball Exceptional Seniors team

Kierra Moore, Holy Names
Ariana Youngs, Lansingburgh
Nicole Manupella, Mechanicville
Tierney McGlynn, Watervliet
Jackie Murphy, Holy Names
Elizabeth Madden, Voorheesville
Kelly Piotrowski, Schalmont
Betsy Santoro, Cohoes
Amanda Cioffi, Albany Academy for Girls
Alyssa Fane, Lansingburgh
Shannon McBride, Mechanicville
Jill Verde, Albany Academy for Girls
Britney Creed, Voorheesville
Fallon Witte, Holy Names
Julie Keegan, Watervliet
Katie Reinehann, Cobleskill-Richmondville
Ashley McMullen, Ravena

-- As submitted by Holy Names head coach Steve Gigliello

Ethan Mackey, seen here blocking a shot by Cohoes' Nick Benoit during a game at Cohoes High during the 2008-09 regular season, was named the 2009-10 Colonial Council MVP.

2009-10 Colonial Council boys basketball All-Stars

MVP - Ethan Mackey, Sr., Voorheesville

First team

Devonte Gleason, Jr., Watervliet
Sajae Pryor, Jr., Lansingburgh
Tyler Hammett, Sr., Lansingburgh
Josh LeMay, Sr., Cohoes
Salaam Knight, Jr., Lansingburgh

Second team

Griffin Kelly, Soph., Watervliet
Anthony Metzold, Jr., Schalmont
Austin Westerveld, Jr., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Nick Reali, Jr., Schalmont
Nick Durocher, Sr., Watervliet

Third team

Nick Crawford, Sr., Voorheesville
Matt Williams, Sr., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Malcolm Shivers, Soph., Cohoes
Chris Castren, Sr., Voorheesville
Anthony Monescalchi, Sr., Ravena

2009-10 Colonial Council boys basketball Exceptional Seniors team

Ethan Mackey, Voorheesville
Tyler Hammett, Lansingburgh
Nick Durocher, Watervliet
Matt Williams, Cobleskill-Richmondville
Aaron Pommer, Schlamont
Josh LeMay, Cohoes
Aaron Fensterer, Mechanicville
Anthony Monescalchi, Ravena
Nick Crawford, Voorheesville
Chris Castren, Voorheesville
Kevin Pontore, Watervliet
Keegan Green, Cobleskill-Richmondville

Head coach - Guy DiBacco, Lansingburgh

-- As submitted by Colonial Council chairman Joe Loudis

First team

Forwards

Abby Maiello, Soph., Mechanicville
Laura Snowden, Sr., Schalmont
Ali Thompson, Jr., Cobleskill-Richmondville

Midfielders

Sarah Cipperly, Sr., Lansingburgh
Nicole Manupella, Sr., Mechanicville
Quinn Massaroni, Soph., Holy Names
Kierra Moore, Sr., Holy Names
Ashley TenEyck, Sr., Ravena

Defenders

Liz Cowan, Sr., Ravena
Katie Foley, Sr., Lansingburgh
Carrie Gorka, Sr., Voorheesville
Aubrey Moore, Sr., Mechanicville
Kelsey Russell, Sr., Schalmont
Maura Tuffer, Sr., Holy Names

Goalkeeper

Michelle Cuomo, Sr., Schalmont

Second team

Forwards

Caitlin Abelseth, Jr., Voorheesville
Nora Anderson, Sr., Watervliet
Sarah Kusaywa, Jr., Cohoes
Alysa Russell, Soph., Mechanicville
Emily Scott, Sr., Ravena
Megan Strijek, Soph., Schalmont

Midfielders

Emily Downie, Soph., Albany Academy
Bridget Malicki, Jr., Albany Academy
Jenna Saccocio, Soph., Schalmont
Kristina Strang, Sr., Schalmont

Defenders

Alex Fasulo, Jr., Voorheesville
Jackie Murphy, Sr., Holy Names
Jordan Nadeau, Sr., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Haley Richter, Jr., Ravena

Goalkeeper

Kelsey Desadore, Jr., Mechanicville

Third team

Forwards

Makenzie Manning, Sr., Watervliet
Lindsay Millett, Jr., Ravena
Jenna Retell, 8th grade, Lansingburgh
Megan Scott, Sr., Holy Names

Midfielders

Sarah Agan, Jr., Holy Names
Michaela Conway, Jr., Voorheesville
Lauren Graber, Jr., Lansingburgh
Mikayla Gowett, Fr., Mechanicville
Andrea Mastropietro, Sr., Mechanicville
Julia Retell, 8th grade, Lansingburgh
Bailei Tetrault, Jr., Cohoes

Defenders

Catherine Dudek, Soph., Albany Academy
Kelsey Manchester, Soph., Cobleskill-Richmondville
Hannah Saccocio, Soph., Schalmont
Crissy Skaarup, Sr., Cohoes

Goalkeepers

Katie Sawicki, Jr., Holy Names
Michelle Thamsen, Sr., Voorheesville


-- As submitted by Lansingburgh head coach John Cipperly

MVP: Hilary Swift - Schalmont
Offensive Player of the Year: Hilary Swift - Schalmont
Defensive Player of the Year: Chelsea Diana - Schalmont
Setter of the Year: Stacy Scheffer - Schalmont

Liberty Division

First team

Stacy Scheffer - Schalmont
Hilary Swift - Schalmont
Claire Fisher - Schalmont
Katie Reinemann - Cobleskill-Richmondville
Kayla Haskin - Cobleskill-Richmondville
Carly Tryon - Cobleskill-Richmondville
Shannon McBride - Mechanicville
Anna Arceneaux - Mechanicville

Second team

Casey Brown - Schalmont
Megan Lesperance - Schalmont
Gretchen Mau - Cobleskill-Richmondville
Emily DeChristopher - Cobleskill-Richmondville
Amber Wells - Watervliet
Katelyn Burrello - Mechanicville
Megan Coon - Mechanicville

Honorable mention

Emily Matuszak - Schalmont
Christine Normile - Watervliet

Patriot Division

First team

Ashley McMullen - Ravena
Britney Linter - Ravena
Baleigh Morrow - Ravena
Kat Race - Ravena
Ellen Wagner - Voorheesville
Morgan Vandervoort - Voorheesville
Rebecca Bablin - Voorheesville
Libby Bjork - Voorheesville
Kristen Neff - Holy Names
Kolbi Smith - Holy Names
Alisse McGrath - Lansingburgh

Second team

Katie Vishneowski - Ravena
Kristen Wallace - Ravena
Kelsey DeZalia - Voorheesville
Mariel McGinnis - Voorheesville
Kathleen McCarthy - Holy Names
Melanie Feisthamel - Holy Names
Alexa Becker - Cohoes
Malaina Bishop - Lansingburgh

Honorable mention

Shayna Morse - Voorheesville
Danielle Melendez - Holy Names
Cassy Wescott - Cohoes
Jackie Mossey - Lansingburgh

Lansingburgh senior Alney Tobias, seen here leading the Class B pack at the Section II meet last Friday, was named a Colonial Council first team All-Star. He and teammate C.J. Sousis will compete in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet this Saturday at SUNY-Plattsburgh. (Photo by Tom Killips - The Record).

First team Colonial Council All-Stars GIRLS

Catherine Maloy, Holy Names
Leah Triller, Holy Names
Laurissa Melendez, Cobleskill Richmondville
Laura Isabelle, Holy Names
Lauren Recchia, Holy Names
Sarah Rowan, Holy Names
Michelyn Little, Voorheesville

Second team

Kayla Mason, Lansingburgh
Marisa Hitchock, Cobleskill Richmondville
Jolie Siegel, Voorheesville
Molly Allen, Holy Names
Nora Lankof, Albany Academy
Kim Kenney, Holy Names
Summer Broeckx-Smith, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk

Third team

Tabia Gamble, Lansingburgh
Alyssa Alex, Schalmont
Saqyer Cresap, Voorheesville
Morgan Wojusik, Albany Academy
Cate Houshower, Lansingburgh
Leigh Ostrander, Cobleskill Richmondville
Karen Obertubbesing, Voorheesville

First team Colonial Council All-Stars BOYS

Alney Tobias, Lansingburgh
Conor Cashin, Voorheesville
David Richards, Cobleskill Richmondville
Zach Nelson, Albany Academy
Mike Morrow, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Guerin Gagliastri, Mechanicville
Andrew Casper, Cohoes

Second team

C.J. Sousis, Lansingburgh
Taylor Treadgold, Voorheesville
Nate Clements, Mechanicville
Nick Durocher, Watervliet
Joe Becker, Voorheesville
Dante Carr, Lansingburgh
Will Richards, Lansingburgh

Third team

Peter Schmitz-Morfe, Albany Academy
Johnny SotoMoya, Cohoes
Rolly Lloyd, Voorheesville
Albert Scardera, Lansingburgh
Dylan Parry, Voorheesville
Elias Quinn, Albany Academy
Mike Suchocki, Cobleskill Richmondville

- As submitted by Craig Sargent, Chairman, Colonial Council Cross Country

(The Record's All-Area baseball, softball and lacrosse teams are nearing completion - stay tuned on this page and we will post the publication dates for those sections as soon as we're sure when they will run in the hard copy. In the meantime, here is the 2009 Colonial Council softball All-Stars team, submitted this afternoon, as voted by the league's head coaches.)

League MVP

Sarah Harrison Jr., P, Cobleskill-Richmondville
Batted .453 with 30 runs and 28 RBI
Pitching: 18-7, 0.66 ERA, 310 Ks, nine shutouts.

I didn't get to see Harrison pitch this season - Cobleskill is a long way from Troy - but from what I heard from Colonial Council coaches during the season, this was a deserving pick. A tough lefty, Harrison baffled batters all year long, as proven by 310 strikeouts.

First Team

Anna Arceneaux Soph., P/2B, Mechanicville
Batted .472 with 42 hits (6 double, 1 triple, 1 homer) 27 RBI.
Pitching: 17-1, 0.65 ERA, 174 Ks, (123 inn)

Arceneaux did it again in 2009, leading the Red Raiders to a second consecutive New York State title, this time in Class B. She raked at the plate - her only home run came against Cohoes in the Section II Class B quarterfinals - and allowed just over one half of one earned run per start.

Erin Glikes Sr., P, Lansingburgh (2008 MVP)
Pitching: 19-5, 0.66 ERA, 239 Ks (163 inn), batting average allowed .127.

Glikes couldn't repeat as Colonial Council MVP or lead the Lady Knights to a league championship, but she did the next best thing - claim a Section II Class A title. She'll pitch for American International College in the future.

Meg Volz Soph., C, Lansingburgh
Batted .511 with 47 hits (9 doubles, 7 triples and 3 home runs) with 23 RBI.

The Colonial Council has earned a reputation as one of the better softball conferences in the state as Lansingburgh, Mechanicville and Cohoes have all represented the league well in postseason play in recent years. And with the caliber of pitchers in the league - Arceneaux, Harrison, Mechanicville's Shannon McBride - Volz's 47 hits in one season becomes that much more amazing a statistic. She was a nightmare for opposing pitchers to start off the game and was a middle of the lineup slugger leading off for the Lady Knights.


Shannon McBride Jr., SS/P/2B, Mechanicville
Batted .432 with 35 hits (9 doubles and 1 triple) 22 RBI
Pitching 8-3; 1.05 ERA, 99 Ks, (79 1/3 inn)

McBride did a little bit of everything this year for the Red Raiders. She split the pitching duties with Arceneaux during the regular season and provided Mechanicville a big bat and a great defensive presence at short in the postseason.


Kelsey Hines Soph., 3B/2B, Mechanicville
Batted .441 with 45 hits (14 doubles, 4 triples and 1 home run) and 29 RBI.

Hines, a transfer from Shenendehowa, brought a ton of power to the Red Raiders' lineup. She hit a towering double in the state championship game against Fredonia and played well in the infield, either at second or third, depending on Mechanicville's pitching situation that day. She'll be back next year, along with every other player on a seniorless Mechanicville roster.


Sarah Cipperly Jr., SS, Lansingburgh
Batted .419 with 36 hits (3 doubles, 5 triples and 1 home run) and 19 RBI.

Cipperly was the RBI machine in the middle of the Knights' lineup - but her most important asset was a rocket for an arm in the hole at shortstop. She only made five errors all season, an impressive number who saw many groundballs behind Glikes.


Courtney Dayter Fresh., P, Cohoes

10-8 with a 1.97 ERA, Dayter did an admirable job trying to fill the shoes of Courtney Galuksi, who took the Tigers to the NYS Class B Final Four in her junior and senior years.
Dayter struck out 126 batters in 124 innings and hurled five shutouts. Along with freshman batterymate Courtney Gumprecht, she'll be a force in the Colonial for years to come.

Kelsey DeZalia Jr., 3B/SS, Voorheesville
Batted .375 with 24 hits (10 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run) and 16 RBI.

Second Team

Sarah Karpovich Sr., CF, Holy Names
Bianca Bojarczuk Jr., 2B/P, Schalmont
Katie Vishneowski Soph., CF, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Kate Brust Soph., C/OF, Cobleskill Richmondville
Jeana Longo Sr., 3B/P, Schalmont
Baillie Tetrault Soph., 2B, Cohoes
Britni Rosato Sr., 3B, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
Alysa Russell Fresh., SS/3B, Mechanicville
Kolbi Smith Jr., C, Holy Names
Britney Creed Jr., SS/LF, Voorheesville
Ashley Miley Jr., SS, Schalmont

Honorable Mention

Mechanicville - Joelle Di Domenico Jr 1B, Abby Maiello Fresh CF, Danielle Manupella Soph RF
Lansingburgh - Kayla Cole Jr 3B/OF, Melissa Bell Sr 1B, Sam Woitkoski Soph 2B/P
Cobleskill-Richmondville - Laura Swanhall Sr 1B/C, Katie Reinemann Jr SS, Ashlyn Siers Sr 3B
Cohoes - Shelby Gratton Sr OF, Shana Cooper Soph SS
Schalmont - Casey Brown Jr C, Katarina Miley Fresh P
Holy Names - Fallon Witte Jr SS, Lauren Walsh Soph P, Jackie Murphy Jr LF
Ravena-Coeymanns-Selkirk - Erienne Rieth Sr 2B, Chrissy Shepard Sr C, Katherine Race Soph C, Emily Cochrane Sr P
Voorheesville - Kate Chiseri Sr C, Amanda Gatt 8th 2B/P, Alexa Dillenbeck Jr P
Watervliet - Dena Iannone Sr P/SS, Katie Plunkett Soph 1B/P, Amber Dawson Jr 2B, Ashley Soto Sr C, Sherea Snare Jr 3B

As voted by the league's coaches

Lansingburgh junior Ariana Youngs (above) led the Lady Knights with a strong end-of-the-season stretch run and a second place finish behind undefeated Holy Names. (Tom Killips - The Record)

MVP: Ariana Youngs, Lansingburgh

First Team
Kierra Moore, Holy Names
Meg Keeler, Cohoes
Casey Becerra, Voorheesville
Alivia Richter, Ravena

Second Team
Kelly Piotrowski, Schalmont
Tierney McGlynn, Watervliet
Chelsea Jordon, Cobleskill
Shannon McBride, Mechanicville
Fallon Witte, Holy Names

Third Team
Maggie Maloney, Cohoes
Nae White, Watervliet
Sara Goss, Voorheesville
Chelsea Rebhun, Lansingburgh
Nicole Manupella, Mechanicville
Jen Gates, Watervliet

Lansingburgh's Haneef Scott drives past Voorheesville's Nick Kinisky in a game played at Lansingburgh High School this season. Scott was named Council MVP after leading the Knights to their first league title since 1980. Kinisky was named a first team All-Star. (J.S. Carras - The Record).

MVP
Haneef Scott, Sr., Lansingburgh

First Team
Ethan Mackey, Jr., Voorheesville
Nick Benoit, Sr., Cohoes
Josh Rougia, Sr., Mechanicville
Nick Lettrick, Sr., Mechanicville
Nick Kinisky, Sr., Voorheesville

Second Team
Booby Sheehan, Sr., Schalmont
Josh France, Sr., Cobleskill
Griffin Kelly, Fr., Watervliet
Mike Snyder, Sr., Voorheesville
Jared Teta, Sr., Lansingburgh

Third Team
Jesse Milligan, Sr., Lansingburgh
Gary Nelson-Gill, Sr., Cohoes
Devonte Gleason, So., Watervliet
Xavier Murray, Sr., Lansingburgh
Tom Ebenhoch, Sr., Watervliet