The 2008 All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete fall sports team consists of 118 students. Over 450 applications from 67 different schools were received for the fall.

The selection committee includes Athletics Directors Greg Kaszubski of Clarence, Chris DeMarco of Sweet Home, Nancy Riccio of Amherst, Mark DiFilippo of Niagara-Wheatfield, Dave Thomas of the Buffalo Public Schools and Judy Otto of Barker; Sister Maria Pares, president of the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association girls division; Buffalo News assistant sports editor Dennis Danheiser and Dick Gallagher from Western New York High School Sports.

To be nominated for the team, students must have carried a 90-plus average for the previous six semesters and been a starter or significant player in their sport. The scholar-athlete team is open to seniors from Western New York’s 100-plus public, Catholic and private schools.

The team is sponsored by ADPRO Sports.

Row 1: A) Andrew Adolf, St. Mary’s of Lancaster, Soccer; B) Amanda Albrecht, Nardin, Soccer; C) Neha Bakhai, Williamsville East, Soccer; D) William Barnes, City Honors, Cross Country; E) Emily Blum, Nardin, Soccer; F) Katherine Bougard, Sacred Heart, Soccer; G) Bridget Bowman, West Seneca West, Volleyball; H) Colleen Bowman, West Seneca West, Volleyball; I) Siobhan Brady, Sacred Heart, Golf; J) Laura Bredenberg, Holy Angels, Soccer.

Row 2: A) Margaret Cantara, Nardin, Cross Country; B) Michelle Christie, West Seneca West, Volleyball; C) Erin Collins, Nichols, Soccer; D) Natalie Coppola, Sacred Heart, Soccer; E) Daniel Coulter, East Aurora, Soccer; F) Caitlin Courtade, Frontier, Soccer; G) Erin Crawford, East Aurora, Cross Country; H) Derek Delzer, Alden, Football; I) Kerry Dobmeier, Nardin, Volleyball; J) Thomas Drzymala, Lake Shore, Cross Country.

Row 3: A) Kim Dunbar, Clarence, Soccer; B) Mallory Edel, Clarence, Volleyball; C) Alexandra Femia, Sacred Heart, Volleyball; D) Jesse Fodero, West Seneca East, Volleyball; E) David Fortman, St. Joseph’s, Volleyball; F) Joshua Geiger, Clarence, Volleyball ; G) Sabrina Gill, Nichols, Tennis; H) Matthew Gorczyca, St. Francis, Volleyball; I) Melissa Grahm, Mt. Mercy, Soccer; J) Michael Grunditsch, Frontier, Football.

Row 4: A) Stephanie Haddad, Buffalo Seminary, Field Hockey; B) Ilona Haidvogel, Nichols, Volleyball; C) Shelby Hall, Hamburg, Field Hockey; D) Joel Hallett, Pine Valley, Football; E) Samantha Heleba, Clarence, Tennis; F) Alyssa Herrmann, Nardin, Volleyball.

Row 5: A) Timothy Hersey, Kenmore West, Football; B) Emma Horvath, Clarence, Field Hockey; C) Adam Irr, Newfane, Soccer; D) Adele Jackson-Gibson, Nichols, Soccer; E) Paula Jones, Amherst, Soccer; F) Christian Kanaley, Hamburg, Volleyball.

Row 6: A) Michael Karpie, Grand Island, Volleyball; B) Meaghan Kelsey, City Honors, Cross Country; C) Jesse Kelso, St. Mary’s of Lancaster, Football; D) Conor Kennedy, St. Joseph’s, Football; E) Christian Knauss, St. Francis, Soccer; F) Chandra Knotts, Niagara Falls, Tennis; G) Kateryna Kolesnikova, Nichols, Volleyball; H) Scott Krajna, Amherst, Volleyball; I) Heather Larkin, West Seneca West, Field Hockey; J) Aimee Lindner, Holland, Swimming & Diving.

Row 7: A) Christine Loftus, Sacred Heart, Soccer; B) Jenna Maldiner, Starpoint, Tennis; C) Patrick Mangus, North Tonawanda, Football; D) Megan Marcin, Frontier, Swimming & Diving; E) Kelsey Maving, Sweet Home, Volleyball; F) Christopher Mayer, Frontier, Cross Country; G) Katherine Mekelburg, Sacred Heart, Volleyball; H) Mike Merkwa, West Seneca East, Volleyball; I) Eric Miller, City Honors, Cross Country; J) Matthew Mourgas, North Tonawanda, Soccer.

Row 8: A) Stephen Mugel, Amherst, Soccer; B) Brandon Murie, Iroquois, Football; C) Alyssa Murrett, Nichols, Field Hockey; D) Alex Neutz, Grand Island, Football; E) Eric Niedermeier, Clarence, Gymnastics; F) Mike Plis, Clarence, Soccer; G) Alycia Pontello, Sacred Heart, Soccer; H) Christian Puehn, Amherst, Volleyball; I) Julie Putzak, Holy Angels, Volleyball; J) Joshua Rawdin, Clarence, Football.

Row 9: A) Fernando Recio, Williamsville East, Soccer; B) Victoria Reitz, St. Mary’s of Lancaster, Volleyball; C) Eric Renn, Lake Shore, Soccer; D) Francis Ridge, Lake Shore, Cross Country; E) Derek Robins, Nichols, Cross Country.

Row 10: A) Nicholas Robinson, East Aurora, Football; B) Emily Rodgers, Sacred Heart, Soccer; C) Stephanie Rosenbaum, Newfane, Field Hockey; D) Christina Ruggeri, Frontier, Tennis; E) Juliana Ruiz, Sweet Home, Gymnastics; F) Regina Scalise, Hamburg, Field Hockey; G) Katie Schiffler, Orchard Park, Field Hockey; H) Meghan Schreiner, Hamburg, Volleyball; I) Casey Schroeder, Royalton-Hartland, Volleyball; J) Lauren Schwarzenholzer, East Aurora, Soccer.

Row 11: A) Allyson Severyn, St. Mary’s of Lancaster, Volleyball; B) Adam Shean, Lake Shore, Soccer; C) Annie Skrobacz, Olean, Swimming & Diving; D) Zack Sliwa, Dunkirk, Soccer; E) Andrew Smist, Lockport, Soccer; F) Jillian Smith, Buffalo Seminary, Field Hockey; G) Courtney Smith, John F. Kennedy, Tennis; H) Katherine Spears, Holy Angels, Soccer; I) Lauren Stutzman, Nardin, Cross Country; J) Luke Tasker, St. Francis, Football.

Row 12: A) Caroline Tolli, Lockport, Swimming & Diving; B) Sarah Trent, Holland, Field Hockey; C) JC Tretter, Akron, Football; D) John Urschel, Canisius, Football; E) Sophie Wang, Williamsville North, Tennis; F) Jamie Wasielewski, Depew, Cross Country; G) Paul Wirth, Iroquois, Football; H) Michael Witte, Olean, Soccer; I) Erin Wylie, Nardin, Golf; J) Anna Zimmerman, Iroquois, Swimming & Diving

NOT PICTURED: John Barrett, West Seneca East, Volleyball; Brad Barth, Depew, Football; Emily Bartha, Lake Shore, Swimming & Diving; Chakriya Chear, McKinley, Cross Country; Corey Damon, Amherst, Football; Chelsea Davis, Jamestown, Soccer; Karianne Kopchick, Wilson, Cross Country; Sherrell McLean, City Honors, Volleyball; Brittany Ross, Frontier, Swimming & Diving; Michelle Smith, Medina, Field Hockey; Catherine Yeksigian, Buffalo Seminary, Field Hockey.