Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District News Article

Athletic Teams Recap – 2014-15

The Heights High athletic teams captured eight Lake Erie League (LEL) championships, and six players were named LEL Player of the Year and five coaches were named LEL Coach of the Year. Soccer player Zander Perelman was named All Ohio 1^st team.

All of the student athletes competing on the 18 athletic teams learned the importance of winning and losing with grace, time management and the responsibilities and rewards of being part of a team.

The 2014-15 recap below was compiled by Athletic Department team member Peter Eckendorf:

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Boys LEL Team Champions, 3^rd straight year
Na’Shawn Collins – Boys LEL Runner of the Year
Dayvione Briggs – Girls LEL Runner of the Year
Head Coach Nick Continenza – LEL Coach of the Year

Football

Mario Patton, Mervin Scott, Jonathon Jackson – AP All-District Honorable Mention

Boys Soccer

LEL Champions, 3^rd straight year
Sectional Finalists
Head Coach Sean Sullivan – LEL Coach of the Year
Zander Perelman – LEL Player of the Year, All-Ohio 1^st team, Cleveland.com Boys Soccer All Star,committed to Bucknell University to play Men’s Soccer
Gabe Pewu, Nick Cicero, Conor Lewis, Tladi Motsamai – All-LEL, All Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention

Girls Soccer

LEL Champions, 3^rd straight year
Sectional Finalists
Allegra Steiger, Emily Benson, Soli Collins – All-LEL
Brandy Hall – All Greater Cleveland 1^st Team, LEL Player of the Year
Emily Benson – All Greater Cleveland 2^nd Team
Allegra Steiger, Eryn Bernard, Soli Collins, Jessa Lammert – All Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention

Girls Tennis

NEOTA Division Champions
Jada James - Sectional Finalist

Volleyball

Emily Vinson, Daesia Avery, Shelby Poston – All-LEL
Alex Harper – OHSCA Honorable Mention

WINTER SPORTS

Boys Basketball

Sectional Finalists
Yahel Hill - Cleveland.com Freshman of the Year Runner-Up

Girls Basketball

Sectional Semi-Finalists
Amelia Ramos and Alex Harper – All LEL

Ice Hockey

White East Division Champions, 2^nd straight year
Baron Cup II Finalists
Conor Lewis – 1^st Team White East
Bobby Edwards – 1^st Team White East, 2^nd Team All-League (White)
Trent Swain - 1^st Team White East, 1^st Team All-League (White)
Stephen Lang – 2^nd Team White East, 1^st Team All-League (White)
Dominic DiTirro - 2^nd Team White East, 2^nd Team All-League (White)
Head Coach Eddie Babcox - White East Division Coach of the Year (2^nd straight year),White League Coach of the Year, CIHOA Sportsmanship Award Winner

Boys and Girls Swimming

Jake Bopple – Boys 100 yd Breaststroke LEL Champion, 200 yd IM All-LEL
Linden Wike – Girls 100 yd Breaststroke LEL Champion, 200 yd IM All-LEL, Cleveland.com Player of the Week (week of January 29^th)
Girls 200 yd Freestyle Relay Team – LEL Champions
Hannah Kausen – 200 yd Freestyle, 100 yd Freestyle All-LEL
Erika Gifford – 100 yd Butterfly All-LEL
Alex Kellon – 100 yd Butterfly All-LEL
Silvia Iammarino – 500 yd Freestyle All-LEL
Evan Radivoyevitch – 500 yd Freestyle, 100 yd Backstroke All-LEL
Michelle Posch – Diving All-LEL
Boys and Girls 200 yd Medley Relay All-LEL
Boys and Girls 400 yd Freestyle Relay All-LEL

Wrestling

Kyree Hunt – LEL Champion (220 lb)
Justin Benjamin – District Qualifier
Antonio Sanderfer (132 lb), Kelly Howard (145 lb), and Kyree Hunt – District Finalists/State Qualifiers

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball