Sports
Dozens To Be Honored Monday
The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame will present awards to dozens of exceptional youth, high school, collegiate and community athletes at the organization’s annual picnic next Monday at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club.
The 41 honorees include:
JCC Swimming
— Paiden Wittmeyer, NJCAA swimming five-time All-American
— Lindsey Spitz, NJCAA swimming eight-time All-American
— Anna Jones, NCAA swimming five-time All-American
— Ella Fosberg, NJCAA swimming three-time All-American
— Madison Kramer, NJCAA swimming three-time All-American
— Ashlyn Swan, NJCAA diving two-time All-American
— NJCAA women’s swimming & diving non-scholarship national champions
— Todd Conklin, NJCAA women’s swimming & diving non-scholarship women’s Coach of the Year
— Lukas Baer, NJCAA swimming four-time All-American
— Toby Gifford, NJCAA swimming four-time All-American
— Brady Lindstrom, NJCAA swimming five-time All-American
High School Bowling
— Abbie Derby, Jamestown, NYSPHSAA composite bowling team champion
High School Swimming
— Aidan McCleery, Connor Dean, Grady Moore and Miles Moore, Frewsburg/Falconer/Southwestern/Jamestown NYSPHSAA 200-yard freestyle relay champion and All-American
Girls Basketball
— Chautauqua Christian Academy, Division 5 basketball national champions
Kids Wrestling
— Kamdyn Schimek, Falconer, NYWAY D2, 63-pound champion
— Chase Beichner, Falconer, NYWAY D1, 56-pound champion
— Kyle Dilker, Falconer, NYWAY D5, 112-pound champion
— Noli Paddock, W/R/CL NYWAY G4, 125-pound champion
— Aurora Maring, W/R/CL, NYWAY G2, 100-101-pound champion
— Tatum Bensink, W/R/CL, NYWAY G3, 173-179-pound champion
— Mason Maring, W/R/CL, NYWAY D10, 215-pound champion
— Lily Burrows, Wolfpack, NYWAY G2, 70-71-pound champion
— McKella Hodkin, Fredonia, NYWAY G3, 119-122-pound champion
— Pete Dorman, CL women’s wrestling, NYS Coach of the Year
— Emily Dorman, CL women’s wrestling, NYS assistant Coach of the Year
Softball
— Jordan Lucas, Fredonia, NYS Class B First-Team All-State
High School Wrestling
— Matt Trim, Maple Grove, NYSPHSAA Division 2 215-pound champion
USA Wrestling
— Carter Ray, Triple Crown and NYWAY D5 75-pound champion
Gymnastics
— Evelyn Miller, Flyers Gymnastics, NYS Child A Division, Level 4, balance beam champion
Jamestown Masters Swimming
— Kelly Bates, Empire State Games, six gold medals
— Jeff Barkstrom, Empire State Games, three gold medals
— Karen Williams, Empire State Games, six gold medals
Boxing
— Anais Rodriguez, Dunkirk, silver gloves female (9-10, 101-pound) champion
Boys Basketball
— Carson Swanson, Westfield, NYSPHSAA Class C First Team
Boys High School Golf
— Evan Steffen, Maple Grove, NYSPHSAA First Team
Adult Track & Field
— Mike Sayers, Lakewood, Empire State Games (70-74), gold medal javelin and discus
— Norman Chambliss, Dunkirk, Empire State Games (80-84), gold medal javelin, shot and hammer
— Denny Furlow, Panama, Empire State Games (60-64), gold medal javelin
Trap Shooting
— Tiffany Decker, NYS Lady 1 non-resident singles champion