Sunday night was the occasion for the 23rd annual Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Jack Hines Scholar-Athlete Ceremony. Because of Covid restrictions, the event was held in a virtual ceremony on-line in lieu of the annual dinner.
One hundred and nineteen juniors and seniors from the three city high schools attained the distinction of being named. In order to qualify, a student has to maintain an overall average of 90 or a 3.7 GPA for their entire academic career, and also earn at least three varsity letters.
One of the highlights of the evening was the naming of this year’s recipients of the Joe McGinn Award, who is remembered for his positive attitude and fearlessness. This year’s recipients, Brandon Bianca and Kyle Santos, were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the athletic program at Bristol Central.
The student speaker this year was Gwen Torreso, a senior at Bristol Central. She spoke eloquently about the importance of athletics in her life and the need to keep academics at the forefront of high school athletes’ priorities.
At the end of the ceremony, six students, two from each high school, were awarded $1,500.00 college scholarships. To qualify, each student had to submit an application which included a personal essay and letters of recommendation.
From Bristol Central, Jenna Lowe received the Leary Family Memorial Scholarship, and Christopher Osuch received the Alfred Greenleaf Memorial Scholarship.
From Bristol Eastern, Amber Champagne and Tyler Martin both received the Christopher Calnan Memorial Scholarship.
And from Saint Paul Catholic High School, Sophia Gerst received the Brian Farrell, Sr. Memorial Scholarship, and Nina Zwolinski received the Roberge Family Scholarship.
Bristol Central Scholar-Athletes
*Indicates Seniors
Hannah Aldieri, Dominic Amara*, Camille Attle*, Christine Attle*, Janessa Bartell*, Jadyn Bauer*, Matthew Beaucar*, Salvatrice Bosco*, Jacob Boucher*, Abigail Calfe*, Gabriella Calfe*, Samantha Chapman, Isabella Crandall*, Ashlee Crumrine, Melaney Dam*, Nate DeAngelo*, Emma Diakon, Madeline Diakon, Natalie Dube, MacKenzie Dumas, Emily Ericson*, Eric Facey, Austin Freve*, Alexa Furniss*, Ryleigh Hal, William Hamilton, Marisa Heller*, Beckett Hennessey, Victoria Hudak, Jayden Kavanaugh, Sadye Kowalczyk*, Morgan Labbe*, Alayna Lawson, Colton Litwinczyk*, Jenna Lowe*, Umar Malick, Piotr Nizielski*, Christopher Osuch*, Mark Palma, Natalia Popielarz*, Emma Quintero*, Carson Rivoira, Victor Rosa, Madeleine Ross, Brooke Soucy*, Kayla St.Onge*, Emma Stone*, Christina Tomcak, Gwenyth Torreso*, Ella Ward*, Gabriella Watson, Sean Wininger
Saint Paul Scholar-Athletes
*Indicates Seniors
Amelia Badzioch, Romi Bagdasarian*, Olivia Belfonti, Sammi Bray*, Megan Crean, Ryan Daniels, Reagan Davis, Sophia Gerst*, Serena Hansen*, Madelyn Hooks*, Adam Houle, Anna Kretsch, Jovanna Lafleur, Sarah Lindquist, William Lyder*, Abigail MacAllister, Caleigh McDougall*, Devin Meurer, Samantha Millerick, Christopher Millerick*, Samantha Naples, Greta Panke*, Jonathan Passander*, Sean Rozmajzl*, Emma Shatz*, Joshua Silva*, Gillian Smith, Catherine Wootton, Nina Zwolinski*
Bristol Eastern Scholar-Athletes
- Indicates Seniors
Sophia Andrade*, Andrew Anulewicz*, Kathryn Bardeck*, Gabriel Bartolome*, Adam Borry, Avery Braccia*, Noelle Bruce*, Jenna Cefaly*, Amber Champagne*, Brianna Champagne*, Leah Chipman*, Olivia Cibula*, Ciara Collins, Logan Crowley, Grace D’Amato, Gina D’Angelo*, Olivia Dossias, Isabell Fulton, Fiona Gallagher, Abigail Jones, Kate Kozikowski*, Ashlee Lewandoski*, Tyler Martin*, Trisha Mohan, Elijah Parent*, Audrey Perry*, Madelynn Pizzonia*, Ryley Plourde*, Audra Porowski, Katelynn Reay, Emma Rodjenski*, Logan Schenck, Alexandra Shorette, Jack Stavens*, Jeffrey Taillon*, Brooke Treannie, D’Andre Wiggins*, Lucy Winiarski*