WYSL, CDYSL, LIJSL Award 26 College Scholarships
Posted July 19, 2007

A total of 26 players were awarded college scholarships by the Westchester Youth Soccer League, Capital District Youth Soccer League and the Long Island Junior Soccer League.

The breakdown:

WYSL

Allison Cook -- Mamaroneck Soccer Club -- Brown University

Dara Frank -- Manhattan Soccer Club -- Kenyon College

Jessica Aldarondo -- New Rochelle Soccer Club -- Bridgeport University

CDYSL

The CDYSL awarded four $500 scholarships to two male and two female graduating high school seniors.

The winners are selected on the basis of their soccer experiences, involvement in extra curricular and community activities, plans for college, financial need and a one page essay describing what soccer has meant to them and what they have learned through participation in the sport.

The scholarship winners (name club, high school):

Dean Gaetano -- MS United -- Mechanicville H.S.

Brendan Michael -- Alleycats SC -- Spa Catholic H.S.

Kelly Gannon -- Valley SC -- Schoharie H.S.

Anna Dean -- Clifton Park S.C. -- Albany

LIJSL

The LIJSL awarded 19 scholarships to players who will attend college this fall.

The winners (name, hometown, soccer club, high school, college):

Alexandra Ambury -- Wantagh -- HBC S.C. -- Wantagh H.S. -- University of Scranton

Katelyn Bennett -- Lawrence -- Valley Stream S.C. Lawrence H.S. -- SUNY Albany

Daniella Burns -- Holbrook -- Mattituck S.C. -- Sachem East H.S. -- Marist College

Karl W. Cutler -- Mattituck -- Mattituck S.C. -- Mattituck H.S. -- Virginia Military Institute

Vincent DiClemente -- Levittown -- Levittown S.C. -- MacArthur H.S. -- Lasell College

Margarida Garcia -- Mineola -- Garden City Park S.C. -- Mineola H.S. -- Pratt Institute

Michelle Gee -- Northport Northport/Cow Harbor S.C. -- Northport H.S. -- Lehigh University

Marueen T. Goodheart -- Seaford -- Island Trees S.C. -- Holy Trinity H.S. -- University of Scranton

Colette Heefner -- Merrick -- East Meadow S.C. -- Calhoun H.S. -- Ithaca College, NY

David A. Hernandez -- Bay Shore -- HBC S.C. -- Brentwood H.S. -- University of Hartford

James Imbriani -- Massapequa -- Massapequa S.C. -- Chaminade H.S. -- College of the Holy Cross

Alysha Karuschkat -- Patchogue -- Patchogue/Medford S.C. -- Patchogue-Medford H.S. -- SUNY New Paltz

Shaina Lefkowitz -- Smithtown -- Northport/Cow Harbor S.C. -- Smithtown West H.S. -- Bentley College

Kristin Leverone -- Wantagh -- Island Trees S.C. -- MacArthur H.S. -- C.W. Post College

Lisa Pizzolla -- Flushing -- Auburndale S.C. -- Saint Francis Preparatory -- Pace University

Ryan Stansfield -- Wantagh -- Freeport S.C. -- MacArthur H.S. -- SUNY Geneseo

Brendan Sullivan -- Halesite -- Albertson S.C. -- Saint Dominic H.S. -- Assumption College

LIJSL TopSoccer Special Children’s program volunteers scholarship recipients

Thomas Nesdill -- Rockville Centre -- Rockville Centre S.C. -- South Side H.S. -- SUNY Geneseo

Maiken Bursig -- New Hyde Park -- New Hyde Park S.C. -- New Hyde Park H.S. -- Roger Williams University


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