Originally published on May 23, 2025
Five Sidney Central School District teams were honored as scholar-athlete teams by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the winter sports season.
To be recognized as a team, 75 percent or more of the team members must be at or above 90 percent, and the overall team GPA had to be at or above 90 percent.
The reams recognized were girls basketball (95.3), boys indoor track and field (93.7), girls indoor track and field (93.6), girls bowling (90.9), and girls wrestling (90.6).
Individuals on other sports teams who earned GPAs of 90 or above were also recognized as scholar athletes, as well the Midstate Athletic Conference scholar-athletes, which is the top GPA on each individual team.
Girls basketball: Front (from left): Zoe Sullivan, Bri Taylor, and Chloe van der Sommen. Back (from left): Nayla Miley, Maya Paul, and Isabella West.
Girls indoor track and field: Front (from left): Dejah Taylor, Brooke Baker, and Ella Kraiza. Back (from left): Brooke Grow, Alexandra Neubert, and Camille Bagley.
Boys indoor track and field: Front (from left): Gavin Granger, Alexander DeCarlo, Quinton Beckwith, and Travis Weeden. Back (from left): Carson Strauss, Tanner Alger, Aidan Moodley, Michael Morrissey, and Joshua McNamara. Missing: Jack Grigoli.
Girls bowling: Front (from left): Sarah Crowley and Abigail Spindler. Back (from left): Abigail Boyce, Rozlyne Davis, and Kayleigh Northrup. Missing: Natalia Barnes.
Girls wrestling (from left): Leelah Charles, Isabella Phelps, and Hannah Giammateo.
Individual: Front (from left): Ian MacPherson, Kellen Begeal, and Connor van der Sommen. Back (from left): Nathan Strauss, Nicholas Hartwell, Nathan Margeson, and Matthew Greene.
MAC Scholar-Athletes: Front (from left): Sarah Crowley (girls bowling), Isabella West (girls wrestling), and Alexandra Neubert (girls indoor track and field). Back (from left): Nathan Strauss (boys wrestling), Aidan Moodley (boys indoor track and field), Nathan Margeson (boys bowling), and Connor van der Sommen (boys basketball).