Kellenberg Memorial High School Athletes Win Awards at Spring Sports Banquet

Nick Demaria (Varsity Tennis, Most Valuable Player)

Head coach Chris Grennen wrote this of Nick. Sophomore Nick Demaria once again was our best player at the #1 singles position. His superior serve, signature one-handed backhand, and ability to chase down seemingly impossible shots resulted in his being seeded #4 at the season-ending CHSAA Individual Tournament. He lived up to that seeding by advancing all the way to the semi-finals and finishing third out of 60 players, bowing out to the eventual league champion from St. Anthony’s. He was also the youngest of the 8 seeded players in the tournament. Stay tuned for even greater things from this exceptionally talented young man. We are grateful to have him returning for 2 more years. Congratulations once again to this year’s Most Valuable Player, Nick Demaria.

Kevin Keenan (Varsity Volleyball, Most Improved Player)

Kevin Keenan first began his volleyball career as a five foot five eager defensive specialist. Within the past two seasons it’s seems his has grown two feet and his play has as Middle Hitter has become stellar. This past season he has finished in the top three on the team in kills, blocks, hitting percentage, and serving percentage. His play at the net was instrumental all season and even when we needed him to play outside to fill in for a player with an injury the team didn’t lose a beat. It is my pleasure to give the 2015 Most Improved Award to junior Kevin Keenan. This speech was written by head coach John Heitner.