SPORTS

by Mr. Doug Cioffi ’97

After 33 years, over 100 wins, and a number of championships, Kevin Hanifan, the Varsity Head Football Coach, has announced his retirement. His dedication and enthusiasm to the football program will be sorely missed. Firebird Nation wishes Coach Hanifan, a man who truly bleeds blue and gold, all the best in retirement. Going forward, the program will be in the capable hands of Mr. Eric Meisse ’06. Go Firebirds!

The Girls Varsity Crew team may have been cold at practice on November 5, but the sunset did not disappoint. The team worked hard, trying to squeeze in the last few rows of the season. Here’s to a successful winter training and spring season!

The end of an era for the Moulder siblings... Tori ’16 and Colleen ’19 pose with their sister, Teresa ’22, after her last home volleyball game at the Bird’s Nest. Coach Cathy von Schoenermarck said, “For 14 years, the Moulder siblings have graced the court with their athleticism, poise, and leadership.” Part of Kellenberg’s volleyball legacy not pictured are Liz (Moulder) Knudsen ’09 and Billy Moulder ’12. Firebird track alumni enjoyed catching up at a varsity football game at Mitchel Field on October 22. Left to right: Assistant coach Joe Moncada ’09, Andre Johnson ’10, former coach Bobby York ’01, Quesnel Senatus ’10, and Tony Jones.

FIREBIRD COACH AWARDS

Congratulations to:

Mrs. Cathy Von Schoenermarck, Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach, who was named Coach of the Year! & Kevin Drury ’13, Girls Varsity Swimming Coach, who was named Coach of the Year for two years in a row!

Award Winners

Congratulations to the following athletes who achieved great success in their respective sports this past spring and fall seasons:

Kathleen Healy ’22 won the NSCHSGAA Individual Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:44.

Natalie Bottiglieri ’22 was named NFCA Third Team All-American, a first All-American in the softball team’s history!

Teresa Moulder ’22 won the Girls Volleyball Championship Game MVP and NSCHSGAA Player of the Year and AVCA All-American. Teresa was also named to the First Team AllLong Island, only one of 12 players on the island to receive that honor.

Lily Anne Darcy ’23 finished 15th out of 35 in the State Swimming Championships.

Christian Terranova ’22 was awarded the CHSFL Monsignor Peter’s Golden Eleven award.

Athletic Letter of Intent Signing

On December 10th, Kellenberg Memorial held a ceremony for 15 athletes in the Class of 2022 who will be continuing their athletic careers in college.

Front Row: Jessica Lampasone Lacrosse Towson University Skylar Goodman Lacrosse Fairleigh Dickinson University Mikayla O’Brien Softball Georgian Court University Mia Devino Lacrosse University of Indianapolis Katherine Shammas Lacrosse Fairfield University Natalie Bottiglieri Softball Stonehill College

Back Row: Mr. John Fechtmann, Athletic Director Kenneth Hirschfeld Baseball University of New Haven Adrian Nowak Lacrosse St. John’s University Steven Hardiman Baseball Bentley University Caitlin Marten Basketball East Stroudsberg University John Kwiatkowski Baseball Manhattan College Joseph Moran Lacrosse Wingate University Brendan McCann Baseball Pace University Ryan Foley Lacrosse University of Tampa Thomas Nelan Lacrosse St. Leo’s University

Mrs. Jennifer Strauss, NCAA College Coordinator Mrs. Jeanne Ceasar ’93, Assistant Athletic Director

GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL

The 2021 Varsity Softball Team finished 2nd nationally for unweighted GPA last school year. This is the first time the team has ever earned team recognition for the GPA competition in NFCA.

Athletic League Honors

Congratulations to the following athletes who were also awarded All-League Honors for the fall seasons:

Football - Devin Page ’23, Peter Von Schoenermarck ’22, Timothy McGrath ’22, Brendan Leahy ’22, Jaden Lyons ’22, Sean Cannon ’23, and Aidan Henry ’22. Girls Soccer - Katherine Shammas ’22, Carolina Benitez ’23, Olivia Rinaldi ’23, and Sofia De Vito ’23. Boys Soccer - Adrian Nowak ’22, Brady Schmidt ’24, and Gregory Kenney ’22 (All-State Honors as well). Tennis - Ava Finnegan ’23 and Anjali Edmonds ’24. Cross Country - Jeremy Martinez ’22, Kathleen Healy ’22, and Vincent Franco ’22. Girls Volleyball - Teresa Moulder ’22, Alexandra Eakin ’23, Caitlin Monaghan ’22, and Alicia Caracciolo ’22.

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

To cap off an undefeated season, the Girls Varsity Volleyball team beat Sacred Heart 5-4.

GIRLS JV BASKETBALL GIRLS VARSITY SWIMMING

The Girls Varsity Swimming team completed their amazing season with a 4th place finish at championships.

GIRLS VARSITY BOWLING

The Girls Varsity Bowling Team won their fifth straight NSCHSGAA Championship in February 2021. The team went a perfect 10-0 & has remained undefeated over the past few years. GIRLS JV VOLLEYBALL The Girls JV Volleyball team also ended with an undefeated season as they beat St. Anthony’s 2-0.

GIRLS JVA SOCCER

With a real nail-biter of a game, Girls JV A Soccer beat St. Anthony’s 1-0 on a goal by Erin Occhino ’24 with 3 minutes left.

Newsday Fall & Winter Top Players

Kudos to the nine athletes who were honored by Newsday:

TENNIS AA Mia Devino ’22

FOOTBALL Rino Monteforte ’22 Ethan Greenwood ’22

SOCCER Lindsay McShea ’23 James Bayley ’22

VOLLEYBALL Teresa Moulder ’22

BASKETBALL Caitlin Marten ’22 James Cavallaro ’22 Greg Kenney ’22