Athletic Achievements

Fall Sports

Varsity Boys Cross Country (5-3 MML)

Head Coach: James Cammarata

The Boys Cross Country Team had a positive season competing in many local invitationals as well as a full league schedule. The team had an exciting league win over St. Mary’s of Lancaster and placed 3rd at All-Catholics. Ryan Janese ’26 was named 1st Team All-Catholic. Owen Block ’23, Ryan Koeppen ’26, and Eli Kiddy ’25 were named 2nd Team All-Catholic.

Varsity Girls Cross Country (1-4 MML)

Head Coach: Roddy Potter ’82

The Girls Cross Country Team competed at multiple invitationals including Red Dragon, East Aurora, Alden, and McQuaid. The Monsignor Martin opponents were strong, with the teams lone win coming over Mt. St. Mary’s/Mt. Mercy. Emily Huckell ’24 was named 2nd Team All-Catholic and the Most Valuable Runner of the team. Trisha Jupudy ’23, Rebecca Korsh ’23, and Gabriella Radford ’23 were named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athletes.

Varsity Field Hockey (17-3 Overall, 6-0 CISAA)

Head Coach: Beth Stone

The Field Hockey Team had an amazing season. They were 17-3 overall, going undefeated in regular season play in WNY, and Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA). They won the CISAA Championship to earn the inaugural Sharon Creelman Cup. The team finished the season ranked #2 in

WNY, #7 in NYS and #87 in the USA by Max Prep. A highlight was attending the MAX National Tournament in Pennsylvania. These were the team’s only losses to formidable opponents in Ridge (#8 in NJ), Tabb (#4 in VA), and Myers Park (#1 in NC). The team scored 120 goals and only allowed 21. In the CISAA Tournament, they dominated with an astounding victory over SJK in the semi-finals and an exciting 7-0 win over Appleby in the Finals. Ilsa Neumann ’26 had 12 shut-outs in goal over 17 games.

Many players received multiple accolades to wrap-up the season. Leading the team with 26 goals and 14 assists, Kiersten Smith ’24, was named 1st Team All-WNY, All NYS Honors, and an NFHCA Scholars of Distinction Nomination. Julia Peters ’23 was named 2nd Team All-WNY and Honorable Mention All-WNY ScholarAthlete, as well as NFHCA National Academic Squad Nomination. Molly DiGiulio ’25 was named 1st Team All-WNY and All NYS Honors, led the team with 31 assists, which was ranked 1st in WNY and NYS and 4th Nationally. She was the Channel 7 Athlete of the Week 11/11. Ella Murphy ’25 was named 1st Team All-WNY, All NYS Honors, and finished 3rd in NYS and 10th in U.S. with 26 assists. Callista Printz ’24 was named 2nd Team All-WNY. Brynn Bacak ’25 and Molly Duffett ’24 were named Honorable Mention All-WNY. Duffett was also nominated for NFHCA Scholar of Distinction. NFHCA National Academic Squad Nominations went to Julia Peters ’23, Siena Spadone ’24, and Ava Varecka ’24. Julia Peters ’23 also received a nomination for NFHCA Senior Impact Team.

Varsity Boys Golf (2-5 MML)

Head Coach: Ronald Montesano

The Monsignor Martin League was a tough field this year; however, the Boys Golf Team persevered and finished strong. The entire starting lineup of eight golfers, which includes one of our best female golfers the school has ever seen, qualified for the All-Catholic Individual Tournament at Springville Country Club. Lily Zhang ’26 and Gavin Weinstein ’25 made 1st Team All-Catholic with scores of 74 and 78. Ross Yoshida ’25 made 2nd Team All-Catholic with a score of 80. The team had four qualifiers for next year’s State Catholic Championship in Poughkeepsie: John Boscarino ’23 , Gavin Weinstein ’25, Ross Yoshida ’25, and Lily Zhang ’26. John Boscarino ’23 was named All-WNY Scholar-Athlete. William Rosen ’23 was named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athlete.

Varsity Sailing

Head Coach: Rene Bouchard

Nichols Sailing brought on a number of promising new sailors, and the growth in both technical sailing and race tactics was impressive. The team won a number of local regattas and placed well in events against high school teams from Rochester and Chautauqua. The team was granted a berth at the competitive MASSA Silver Championships. The two-day championship event was grueling, with challenging conditions of cold, high winds, and choppy waves, but the sailors rose to the occasion and improved consistently throughout the event. The team ultimately finished 8th at

Silvers, resulting in being 24th in the Mid-Atlantic (New York to Virginia) district.

Varsity Boys Soccer (2-15 Overall, 2-8 MML)

Head Coach: Rudy Pompert

The Boys Soccer Team had a season of improvement, hope, and one-goal games. Exciting games included two wins over Bishop Timon, and seven one-goal losses. The team fell short in the MML Quarterfinals to St. Francis 2-1.

Cutler Greene ’23 was named 1st Team All-Catholic.

Kurt Mauser ’23 and Camden Christian ’24 were named 2nd Team All-Catholic. Greene and Mauser were also named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athlete.

Varsity Girls Soccer (12-6-1 Overall, 7-1 MML)

Head Coach: Larry Desautels

The Girls Soccer Team had an exciting season, winning the Monsignor Martin League with a 7-1 record. In the league Semi-Finals, the team handily defeated Sacred Heart 6-0. This set up the ultimate re-match of Nichols vs. St. Mary’s of Lancaster who had split their regular season games. Unfortunately, they lost a heartbreaker in overtime 4-3.

Linda Ullmark ’24 was named NYSSCOGS Class B NYS Player of the Year, Monsignor Martin Player of the Year, and 1st Team All-WNY. Ullmark was also selected to play in the ECNL Girls National Selection Game in Florida this winter.

Sophia Jones ’23 was named 1st Team All-Catholic and All-WNY Scholar-Athlete. Helena Crotty ’23 was named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athlete.

Mara Batchen ’25 was named Honorable Mention All-WNY, NYSSCOGS Class B 4th Team, and 1st Team All-Catholic. Eden Alphonse ’23 was named 1st Team All-Catholic. Gabriella Hall ’23, Ella Fishkin ’24, and Emerson Bacak ’24 were named 2nd Team All-Catholic.

Varsity Girls Tennis (6-3 Overall)

Head Coach: Amy Borden

The Girls Tennis Team was very talented this fall and had a strong season, with close, exciting wins over Williamsville South and Lancaster. Other victories were over Alden, Mercyhurst, Starpoint, and Iroquois. The only defeats were at the hands of Erie, PA, schools Villa Maria and McDowell. Elizabeth Berdysiak ’23, Maris Conrad ’23, Ava Farkash ’23, Farah Feldman ’23, Xinyan Jiang ’23, Saniya Kalra ’23, and Anastasia Seidler ’23 were named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athletes.

Varsity Volleyball (Overall 9-7-1, MML 6-6)

Head Coach: Molly Gasuik

The Volleyball Team had a solid season competing in the Cheektowaga Tournament to start the season and the Lakeshore Tournament midway through. The team went undefeated (4-0) in pool play at the Lakeshore Tournament. In the best of three semi-finals, they defeated Holland 2-0 and lost to host Lakeshore 2-0 in the championship round. With a 6-6 league record, there was a 3-way tie for the last seed in the Monsignor Martin Tournament. The team tied Nardin, and lost to

Mt. St. Mary’s in the ‘play-in tournament’ and did not make the semi-finals. Ryann O’Carroll ’24 was named 1st Team All-Catholic and Gabby Seneca ’25 was named 2nd Team All-Catholic. Gracie Dunbar ’23, Mary Margaret Martin ’23, and Ambros Saverino ’23 were named Honorable Mention All-WNY Scholar-Athlete.

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball (Overall 15-10, MML 9-5 MML)

Head Coach: Matt Bradshaw

The Boys Basketball team played a season filled with tremendous progress recording the most overall wins and most league wins in the past seven seasons. Highlights included wining the Lockport Tournament, defeating Aquinas twice, and winning against Canisius and St. Joe’s in the same season for the first time in eight years. Unfortunately, the Vikings lost by one in the Monsignor Martin Quarter-Finals to St. Francis. There were many individual accolades for the players. Jakye Rainey ’24 scored a career high 53pts, eclipsed the 1000pt mark midway through the season, and was named 1st Team All-Catholic. Parker Rey ’24 had a career high 48 pts and was named 2nd Team All-Catholic. Channing Francis ’24 had a career high 38 points.

Girls Basketball (Overall 21-5, MML 8-1)

Head Coach: Kayleigh Rizzo

The Girls Varsity Basketball team had an extraordinary season compiling one of the best records in team history, including a 12-game win streak during the season. In a rare occurrence, Quinn Benchley ’23 and Brianna

Barr-Buday ’24 scored their 1,000th point in the same game against Mt. Mercy. They defeated the O’Hara Hawks in the Monsignor Martin League Finals to capture the AA Championship. With the win the team advanced to the AA CHSAA State Tournament to play St. Mary Manhasset, NY. The game was exciting, with each team battling back and forth for the lead, but unfortunately, Nichols could not hold on and lost. Quinn Benchley ’23 and Brianna

Barr-Buday ’24 were named 1st Team All-Catholic, and Fallon Griffin ’23 was named 2nd Team All-Catholic.

Girls Prep Hockey (Overall 21-12-4)

Head Coach: Jamie Printz

The Girls Prep Hockey team had an exciting season, playing a pre-Covid strength schedule competing in the NAPHA and CISAA leagues. The team won the Hill School Tournament with victories over Hill School and Vermont Academy and turned around five days later and swept a NAPHA weekend, 4-0. They had an exciting Northwood Tournament going 2-2, unfortunately losing in the finals to Northwood. The girls competed for the NAPHA Championship, losing to Gilmour in the finals.

The season wrapped up with a CISAA quarter final win over Havergal College and a semi-final loss to eventual champions Crestwood Prep.

Boys Prep Hockey (22-31-5)

Head Coach: Michael Benedict

Boys Prep Hockey had many trips this season, starting off the winter portion of their year at Gilmour Academy where they went 2-2. They then traveled to Minnesota and Lawrenceville for December tournaments. Unfortunately, the Belmont Hill Tournament was cancelled due to the December blizzard. The team hosted the inaugural championship weekend of the Two Nations Prep Hockey League and enjoyed an exciting senior night win vs. St. Francis.

Boys Federation Hockey (17-1-1)

Head Coach: RJ Gicewicz ’14

Boys Federation Hockey captured their repeat Monsignor Martin Championship with a victory over St. Francis.

Alex Glofka ’24 received the Miguel Rodriguez award for Most Valuable Goalie. Jake Caffrey ’26 was Most Valuable Player of the MML Championship game. The team went on to win their second Catholic State High School Championship in a row over Chaminade High School.

TJ Bamrick ’24 was the Most Valuable Player of the championship game. Nathan Enwright ’25 and Alex Glofka ’24 were named 1st Team All-Catholic. Mclean Agrette ’26 and Kasey Kohler ’26 were named

2nd Team All-Catholic. Griffin Johnston ’25, Miles

Santa Maria ’24, TJ Bamrick ’24, Hudson Nguyen ’26, Joe Conte ’25, and Drury Schmidt ’25 were all named Honorable Mention All-Catholic.

Boys Squash (Overall 15-6, CISAA 8-1)

Head Coach: David Pfalzgraf ’88

Boys Squash enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in years. The team played a competitive CISAA schedule and defeated Canisius twice. In the CISAA Semi-Finals, they defeated Crescent School 4-3 and then matched up against a tough UCC team, where the team came up short. The team represented well at High School Nationals with wins against Riverdale and Berkshire, finishing 6th in Division IV. They enjoyed a trip to Cleveland to play University School and MICDS.

Girls Squash (Overall 10-1, WNY 4-0)

Head Coach: Steve Bell

The Girls Squash team enjoyed a very successful season winning their 13th consecutive Western New York High School Championship, defeating local teams Buffalo Seminary and Nardin each twice. The Clough Cup remains in Buffalo with a victory over Berkshire to start the season. The girls finished 5th in Division IV at Nationals, defeating Roland Park and Millbrook, only losing to Westminster along the way.