Hopatcong Golfer Honored With Mayor's Award

Mayor Sylvia Petillo presented  golfer Shane Sickles the Mayor’s Award Wednesday in acknowledgement of his high school sports career.

Petillo said the award is presented to the athlete who brings the most attention to Hopatcong High School sports by their high level of performance.

Sickles, who graduated with the Hopatcong Class of 2012 was named Hopatcong's most valuable golfer in each of his four years in high school. He also earned three First Team All North Jersey Athletic Conference nominations, Petillo said. Sickles, the golf team captain, also had impressive  showings at state PGA-sponsored tourneys and in tournaments held in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.

Sickles will attend Fairleigh Dickinson University in the fall.

Sickles said the award winner is picked by the high school coaching staff.