FALL 2009 Morris Knolls, Morris Hills athletes named to All-Conference, All-County
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NJAC Cross County All-Conference Teams
Seniors Diana D'Achille and Joe Skarbek of Morris Knolls and junior Connor Doyle and sophomore Erin Gaven of Morris Hillls have been selected to the first team of their respective divisions on the first Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference's Cross-Country All-Conference teams. Teammates joining D'Achille on the American Division All-Conference girls team include freshman Julia Stroher and sophomore Alyssa Brindle on the second team and freshmen Heather Weick and Priscilla Ortiz on the honorable mention team. Skarbek's teammates named to the boys team are junior Drew Reinhardt and sophomore Ryan Mariani, both honorable mentions. On the National Division All-Conference team, Coyle is joined by fellow Knights Nicholas Patterson, a sophomore second-team selection, and freshmen Robert Biro and Jon Richman, both of whom were voted as honorable mentions. On the girls All-National team, Gaven is joined by second-team selections freshman Ailis Clyne, junior Jackie Mosca and Stephanie Churchman while junior Jana Sedlacek and freshman Angela Ciallella.were named to the honorable mentions.
Morris County Coaches All-County Boys Soccer Team Morris Knolls senior Alex Montoya was a first-team selection on the Morris County Coaches All-County Boys Soccer team after a vote by the county's high school boys soccer coaches. Knolls' senior Dominic Morizio was a second-team selection and senior Marc Defeo and junior Eric Schmitt were named to the third team. Honorable mentions went to Morris Hills sophomore Anthony Vergar and Morris Knolls junior Jake Moran.
NJAC Boys Soccer All-Division Teams Morris Knolls seniors Alex Montoya, Marc Defeo and Dominic Morizio were named to the first team on the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference's National Division all-conference team by a vote taken by the league's coaches. Juniors Eric Schmitt and Jake Moran were named to the second team while junior Michael Pinter and Zack Bakun were honorable mentions.
NJAC Girls Soccer All-Division Teams Senior goalie Jen Vandervalk and senior defender Casey Heather of Morris Knolls were named to the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference's American Division first team by a vote of the conference coaches. Also, for the Lady Eagles, senior forward Megan Halsch and senior midfielder Katie McAllan were named to the second team and sophomore Kristen DeRiggi was voted onto the American Division's honorable mention team. In the National Division voting, senior defender Anita Lato and senior forward Nicole Vasquez of Morris Hills were named to the first team. Lady Knight senior defenders Melanie Bertoli and Samantha Barker were named to the second team and senior goalie Samantha Carretero and senior midfielder Kerry Rogers were selected for the honorable mention team.
NJAC Girls Volleyball National Division Team Becky Hedden and Nicole Mallotides of Morris Knolls and Alexis DeSa of Morris Hills were named to the second teams in the first Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference National All-Division team. Hedden and Mallotides were voted to the second team of the American Division squad while DeSa was a National Division second-team selection. Honorable mentions included Chelsea Williams and Vanessa Pulice of Morris Knolls and Colleen Monahan and Emily Gallagher of Morris Hills.
NJAC Field Hockey All-Division Teams Morris Knolls senior Nikki Halm, a senior midfielder on the Lady Eagles' field hockey team this past fall, was voted to the first team of the first Northwest Jersey All Conference Field Hockey's American Division team by the league's coaches. Other Knolls players honored include Mallory Vanderyajt, a senior forward who made the second team; and junior forward Shannon Fisher and junior defenseman Megan Fredricks, who were named to the honorable mention team. In the National Division voting, junior Shaina Chapin and senior Lindsay Kasper of Morris Hills were voted onto the honorable mention team.
NJAC Girls Tennis Honorable Mention The Morris Hills doubles team of Rachel Sitzer and Christina Carroll and singles player Emily Jamison and the Morris Knolls doubles team of Lauren Pharaoh and Allie Rosano and singles player Brianna Adamo were named to the honorable mention team on the first Northwest Jersey Athletic Association American-Division all-conference team.
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