Kellenberg Memorial Athletes Win Awards at the Spring Athletic Banquet

Peter Lawless (Varsity Baseball, Bernie Ward Commitment Award)

Varsity Baseball Coach Chris Alfala wrote this of Peter Lawless on winning the Bernie Ward Commitment Award. “I love giving this award to young men who I feel Bernie Ward would have loved to coach. Coach Ward’s favorite players were athletes who were coachable, had a great attitude, and always seemed to get the job done when opportunity knocked. Coach Ward would have loved Peter Lawless. Pete was our cleanup hitter all year and was top three in almost all offensive categories (except stolen bases!). Peter slid, dove, and hustled his way through the 2015 season and always had a smile on his face. It is with great pleasure that we award Peter lawless the Bernie Ward Commitment Award!”

Patrick Argresti (JV Baseball, Most Improved Player)

JV Baseball Coach Matthew Kirk had this to say about Patrick Agresti, his most improved player. This year’s Most Improved Player goes to an individual who throughout the season worked hard to compete and work his way into the lineup. Although starts were few and far between at the beginning of the season, this individual did not accept mediocrity and worked harder than most to prove that he belonged in the everyday lineup. By season’s end, this individual’s work ethic, positivity and genuine passion for the game became an example for all of his teammates. The coaching staff is proud to say he embodies the true essence of a Firebird Baseball player. This year’s Most Improved Player goes to Patrick Agresti.

Patrick Beglane (Freshman Track, Most Improved Player)

Our most improved athlete is a sprinter who is a student of the sport. This is a rare find at the freshman level, to have a young man who knows the times the other athletes in our league run, and spend a weekend or two watching college and even professional runners on television to pick up a few things here and there about the sport. We as coaches have taken great joy in listening to this young man as he constantly asks on how he can better the teams standing before his own. This is also a rare find to have a freshman with such a strong sense of perspective in a sport that highlights individual success over team. Our most improved award goes to sprinter and track scholar Patrick Beglane.

Deirdre Lewin (Varsity Track, Most Improved Player)

The biggest problem in coaching this talented and also unrelenting workhorse of an athlete, is “pulling back the reigns.” Not a bad problem for a coach to have! But it has been that work ethic that took this sweet young lady from a 2:21 800 meter best to a ferocious sub 2:14 performance this Spring. Deirdre Lewin has put the “tiger in the tank” with her own logged- in miles and her finely tuned interval workouts. It is for these reasons that she is our “Most Improved Winner” tonight. Coach Martin Brown wrote this of Deirdre.