The Sachem Central School District was honored at the most recent Board of Education meeting recognizing the student-athletes, coaches and teams from both Sachem East and Sachem North for their outstanding achievements during the winter sports season.
Among those honored were the outstanding Cheerleading team who earned titles as County, Division, New York State champions and UCA Regional. In addition, Coach Victoria Aghabekian was named Section XI Class A Coach of the Year.
Both the boys and girls' basketball programs were named Scholar Athlete teams. Varsity coach Tom Erb and JV coach Kyle O’Reilly each earned Coach of the Year honors. The team also brought home Rookie of the Year and Academic All-County awards.
In girls winter track the team achieved League and County championships and had multiple All-American, All-County, All-Section XI and NYS Championships led by standout Gianna Mauri.
Wrestling honored both male and female athletes with All-County and All-League awards.
Over at Sachem they also had a great Cheerleading season with a Scholar Athlete Team recognition and major individual honors, including Suffolk County Cheerleader of the Year Gabriella Fleischer.
The boys and girls winter track teams earned high marks, with numerous athletes receiving All-County, All-League and All-Section XI honors. The Wrestling team was named Section XI Division 1 Dual Meet champions, with five male and four female wrestlers earning All-County accolades, while the Boys basketball and boys winter track also earned Scholar Athlete Team designations, with Academic All-County athletes highlighted.
As a combined district they were celebrated as national champions, with multiple dancers named LIDTA All-Long Island captains. Girls bowling and boys swim teams were honored as Scholar Athlete teams. Swimmer Brayden Savas led the way with All-County, All-League and All-State honors, while Sabrina Quaranta earned All-County recognition in bowling.