Milford Students Named SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month

Foran’s Kali Borden and Stephen Longley, along with Lauralton Hall’s Sarah Haselkamp were among the 15 student-athletes from eight high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for October.

Now in its ninth year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2014-15 academic year.

“Many thanks to the Sports Center of Connecticut for its support of the SCC and the Scholar Athlete of the Month program,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “This conference has been proud of its success for the last 20-plus years, and to be able to recognize outstanding young men and women who demonstrate the desire and ability to succeed solidifies what the SCC is all about.”

Each SCC member school gets two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference will announce the fall recipients in September, October and November.

Student athletes who are selected must be a varsity letter-winner and have a 3.0/B average while demonstrating leadership qualities such as: being a positive role model; helping teammates overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; or putting the needs of the team before themselves.

Sports Center of CT/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month recipients and receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

The captain of the Lions’ soccer and lacrosse teams, Borden has been a standout in the classroom. She ranked seventh in a class of 230 students with a 3.98 grade-point average.

An AP Scholar, Borden is president of the National Honor Society and UNICEF.

Borden was a four-year varsity letter-winner in soccer, and will lead the Lions’ into their first varsity season in girls’ lacrosse.

“Not only is Kali a good player and good student, she is a great role model for her teammates,” Foran girls’ soccer coach Casey Blake said.

A two-sport (football and outdoor track) athlete for the Lions, Longley has been a standout in the classroom. Longley ranks 19th in his class while holding a 3.7 grade-point average.

A member of the National Honor Society, Longley is a member of the Foran Innovative Thinkers and Concerned Citizens for People with Disabilities. He is a two-year varsity letter-winner for the Lions’ football squad.

“Stephen has always led by example and he always puts his teammates first,” Foran football coach Jeff Bevino said.

A captain and standout on the Crusaders’ soccer team, Haselkamp has excelled in the classroom with a 3.8 grade-point average. A member of the National and Spanish honor societies, Haselkamp, a Fairfield resident, is a member of the Art, Spanish and Environmental clubs. She also is a member of the Varsity track team.

This fall, Haselkamp earned SCC All-Quinnipiac Division honors leading the Crusaders to the division title in their first year in the league.

“Sarah is not only a fantastic soccer player, but also a well-rounded student and a solid team leader who is always there for her teammates and friends,” Lauralton Hall soccer coach Peter Trenchard said.

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