Oliverio One of Many Scarsdale Athletes Honored at Dinner

The brightest, best and most determined of Scarsdale's high school athletes gathered honored Thursday night at the Maroon and White Dinner – a regular event staged by the school's booster club that honors players for both performance and sportsmanship.

The dinner was hosted and catered at the the Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester and focused on the stars of the 2009-2010 winter sports season.

Matt Oliverio, a standout player on the school's hockey team, said that earning one of the sport's highest honors — being selected for the first time to the all-section team – made his challenging season all worth it.

"It's awesome," Oliverio said. "Especially playing on a team that didn't do too well, it really shows that a lot of coaches have respect for me and that means a lot. It also shows that kids that don't play on the best team in the section can still be very talented hockey players."

Four athletes made all-section and four athletes advanced to the state tournament in individual events this winter for Scarsdale.

The boys skiing team finished undefeated (9-0) and were crowned league champions. Takane Shoji earned all-section honors and qualified to compete in the N.Y. State Skiing Championships.

The girls skiing team went 8-2 to go second in the league, and the wrestling team also finished second with a 9-3 record. Colin Muldoon, Greg Kristof and Eric Wahlberg won division championships and Muldoon was named to the all-section wrestling team.

The boys swimming team finished second in the league (6-2) and second at divisionals. Mike Lu was all-section and qualified for the N.Y. State Swimming and Diving Championship.

The cheerleading team placed first in three of four local competitions, won Westchester County Center Championship and competed for the ninth year in the National Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Fla.

The girls basketball team went 11-9 and advanced to the Section 1 quartefinals, and the boys basketball team went 10-10.

The boys bowling team went 84-14 and finished second in the league, while the girls bowling team went 59-39.

In girls track, Laura Lutzker won the high jump at the Class A championship and Caroline Botvin qualified to compete in the pole vault at the N.Y. State Track and Field championship.

Arthur Whyte was a two-time Section 1 champion, in the 55-meter high hurdles and the triple jump, and qualified for states in those two events. He also won the long jump at the Westchester County Championship and teammate Jack Balter won the high jump.

Olivero spoke to Patch about the all-section honor, which came in a season where he came second in Section 1 with 51 goals and third in the section with 71 points. He also passed two major milestones at Scarsdale — 100 goals and 200 points.

"Those are two of the goals that I really aspired for," Oliverio said. "It's pretty impressive to reach those milestones and it's something I'm proud of."

Boys skiing: David Brand, Jeffery Hassan, Ross Herman, Takane Shoji, Zach Wald and Eric Weinstein

Girls skiing: Madeline Bohrer, Margot Ehrlich, Emily Fastov, Julianna Haubner, Julia Hirsch, Kara Hunersen and Erica Perlmutter

Wrestling: Jacob Berkowitz, John Tambunting, Kevin Zecchini, Alex Kay, Kevin Hill, Greg Kristof, Joe Selvaggio, Colin Muldoon, Eric Wahlberg, Seth Marcus

Boys swimming: Louis Behnen, James Frehill, Matt Ginsberg, Mike Lu, Carter McFarland, Andrew Suen, Ian Suen

Gymnastics: Sophie Bernstein, Allie Grant, Jackie Koo, Megan Myron, Danielle Plattus, Dannah Strauss

Boys basketball: David Bougard

Ice hockey: Matt Oliverio

Girls bowling: Melissa Fisch, Emily Levin

Boys bowling: Jonathan Nassau, Yasheel Parikh, Ethan Shenberg

Girls indoor track: Caroline Botvin, Alexandra Cappello, Laura Lutzker

Boys indoor track: Justin Harris, Johnathon Peruski, Ben Newman, Neal Yousefian, Arthur Whyte, Jack Balter