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Students honored at Section III awards dinner

By Phil BlACKwell

Top scholar-athletes from across Central New York were celebrated on June 13 when the Section III Scholar-Athlete Awards dinner took place at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena.

Cazenovia had, for its two honorees, Sophie Clancy and James LaFever. Clancy competed in field hockey and golf while in high school and is going to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy this fall.

LaFever took part in soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse, helping those teams all make strong postseason runs as the soccer and lacrosse teams each reached their respective sectional finals. He is going to Cornell University.

Chittenango chose Allison Soulier and Josh Boulter. Soulier is headed for Syracuse University and took part in tennis, basketball and softball, while Boulter is going to Clemson University in South Carolina having starred on the Bears’ sectional championship boys volleyball team, along with soccer and tennis.

Launched in 1988, the Section III Scholar-Athlete program is the section’s most prestigious award and honors both academic and scholastic excellence.

To be eligible, a student must have a cumulative grade average of 90 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in a Section III sponsored sport. Other factors, such as community service, exemplary citizenship or other extracurricular activities are also considered.

For 2021-22, of the 179 scholar-athletes chosen, 28 were ranked no. 1 in their class and 145 of them were ranked 10th or higher in their class.

Caz Artisans

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Both methods of glazing have presented him with numerous challenges, but appreciating the beauty of both, he continues to explore the possibilities of each.

The public is invited to come in and visit with Ron at his opening reception on Saturday, July 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Sutterer’s pottery will be featured at Cazenovia Artisans from July 1 to 31 at 39 Albany St. Call 315-655-2225 for more information.

Students sign letters of intent

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Morgan Kingsley, Quinn Smith and Brody Coleman recently signed letters of intent for college in the fall.

Three student-athletes in the class of 2022 were celebrated at Cazenovia High School as they made their college intentions known. Seniors Morgan Kingsley, Quinn Smith and Brody Coleman announced their decisions with coaches and family by their side.

Kingsley will join the women’s swimming and diving team and study actuarial science at Bentley University.

“The college has a ton of different opportunities to explore,” Kingsley said. “My coach is so supportive of me doing other clubs and exploring other options in addition to swimming.”

Smith will join the men’s swimming and diving team at Marist College.

“They have pretty much everything I could want,” Smith said. “I got along really well with the coach and had a great overnight visit.”

Coleman will be playing lacrosse while studying economics at Yale University.

“I chose Yale because of the balance of academics and lacrosse,” Coleman said.

“They’re competing for a national championship every year and that factored heavily into my decision.”

The student-athletes expressed thankfulness for their family, friends and coaches for all of their support in their athletic careers.