Honoring the hard work of its student-athletes both on and off the field, Copiague School District held its annual winter sports awards for its varsity athletes at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School on March 7. Sponsored by the Copiague Booster Club, the awards recognize their athletic and academic accomplishments.

Coaches, central office administrators and Copiague School District’s Board of Education members congratulated athletes from girls bowling, boys bowling, girls basketball, girls winter track, boys basketball, boys winter track and wrestling teams.

Coaches called athletes up front to be recognized and celebrated for both their individual and team achievements during the season. They also distributed individual awards, including the Coaches’ Award, Most Improved and the MVP award, to worthy receipients.

Seven Golden Eagle awards were presented to students from each team with the highest cumulative grade point average. This year, Shenn Barredo (girls bowling), Andrew Falco (boys bowling), Edison Peguero Rosario (wrestling), Claire Alexandre Quinones (girls basketball), Richard Reyes (boys basketball), Kemmora Simmons (girls track) and Ethan Zheng (boys track) were recipients of the Golden Eagle awards.

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Date Added: 3/16/2023