Some more all-stars

In the CS&T's high school graduation issue on June 4, the names of all-stars in the Catholic League (and other leagues high schools in our Archdiocese belong to) were published. Not every school participated, unfortunately, and some were left out. Archbishop Ryan missed the deadline, so I thought I'd post the names of their all-star athletes here...better late than never!
Hopefully, next year I'll have a system that works better and no one will be left out!

Archbishop Ryan All-Catholics 2008-09

Russ Slawter, football, basketball, track and field
Rich Verrell, football
Matt Yabor, football
Ed Eliason, bowling
Bryan Landis, tennis
Lindsay Ward, tennis
Nicole Gatto, bowling
Brittany Frazer, bowling
Mary Sharp, bowling
Vicki Bispels, bowling
Vince Boyle, golf
Jon Burns, golf
Kyle Hunter, golf
Dan Pettit, soccer
Tim Stahl, soccerr
Fran Nelms, soccer
Henry Gonzalez, soccer
Dan Panepresso, soccer
Megan Tole, basketball
Jess Koci, basketball
Sarah Strybuc, basketball
Kelli Jerdan, softball
Katlyn Dinger, softball
Amanda Shaw, softball
Kristina Ostaszewski, softball
Stephanie McNesby, lacrosse
Jess Maloney, lacrosse
Sarah Means, lacrosse
Megan Tole, soccer
Amanda Johnson, soccer
Brittany Palmer, soccer
Corinne Retter, soccer
Jessica Roci, soccer
Christina Zambito, soccer
Anna Saklad, soccer
Anthony Keiter, basketball
Jon Schmidt, baseball
Tom Neeley, baseball
Roy Bakeoven, lacrosse
Kevin Gardner, lacrosse
Frank Seibert, lacrosse
Matt Vizza, lacrosse
Bill Beck, lacrosse
Sean Fadula, lacrosse
Joe Henry, lacrosse
Tim Ott, lacrosse
Marissa Perez, field hockey
Caitlyn McKeown, field hockey
Lisa English, volleyball
Kate Kutchera, voleyball
Kieran Hennessy, cross country, indoor track
Criag Gonzaga, cross country
Kelly Clavin, cross country
Sue Whitqworth, cross country
Joanna Shen, cross country
Leon Wormley, indoor track, track and field
Ben Badilla, indoor track
Rick Berrall, indoor track, track and field
Tamisha Thomas, indoor track, track and field
Deirdra O'Leary, indoor track, track and field
Alyssa Hanley, indoor track
Dorcas Sovgui, indoor track
Alyssa Hanley, indoor track
Andrew DeSanto, track and field

Good luck grads

I graduated from high school on June 7, 2001 -- my 18th birthday. It was very fitting to make the transition from high school into what I thought was the "real world" on the day I legally became an adult.

I'm an extremely emotional person, but I didn't shed a tear at graduation; not even after my Prendie classmates, some of whom I haven't seen since, serenaded me with "Happy Birthday" before the ceremony began. I guess it's because I knew I had a lot to look forward to. Although it was hard to say gooodbye to the comforts of high school life, I was confident there was more for me to experience. So I walked forward, diploma in hand, and never looked back.

To read about the extraordinary accomplishments of the Class of 2009, read today's CS&T.