Athlete of the Week

A celebration of every Athlete of the Week nominee and winner for the 2021-2022 high school athletic seasons

A special publication of the Brattleboro Reformer | Saturday, July 16, 2022

We learned about weekly winners’ favorites, future

By Shane Covey Brattleboro Reformer

BRATTLEBORO — Entering the 2021-2022 school year, area sports fans already knew that Aidan Davis could crush a fastball, that Jamison Nystrom could thread a needle, and that Isabella Lonardo could fly.

The Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters and Brattleboro Reformer Athlete of the Week contest allowed us to get to know those students outside the lines. We

learned that the Hinsdale slugger wants to be an electrician, that the Bellows Falls floor general’s favorite movie is “Remember the Titans,” and that the Brattleboro hurdler has “traveling all over the world to take photos” on her bucket list.

Those were three of this newspaper’s 29 winners. Prior to taking the time to answer questions about themselves, they were nominated for having an exceptional week athletically and then received the most votes of any nominee on a reformer.com poll.

Jonathan Terry was the only student to earn the honor during each season. The recent Bellows Falls graduate became eligible after scoring three touchdowns versus Milton on his dad’s birthday, recording a double-double versus Mount St. Joseph Academy on the court, and winning the triple jump at the Division 2 state track and field meet.

Once each season came to an end, the weekly winners went up against each other in a voting battle. Brattleboro soccer player Magnus von Krusenstiern (fall), Bellows Falls wrestler Trenton Rumrill (winter) and BF baseball player Jack Cravinho (spring) came out on top, each reeling in a $25 gift certificate to The Marina.

“He was the defensive midfield anchor, and it didn’t matter who had the ball on the other team, Magnus was winning the 50/50 challenge every time, whether it’s a header or on the ground,” said BUHS varsity boys soccer coach Ben Brewer. Rumrill won 18 total matches on the mat for the Springfield team. The heavyweight placed third at JV States and then fifth in Vermont’s varsity tournament.

Cravinho threw a three-hitter against Vergennes to pick up a Division 3 quarterfinal victory. The recent grad batted second in Bellows Falls’ order and was a gold glove shortstop when not on the hill.

Along the way, we learned that Leland & Gray basketball star Maggie Parker’s favorite song is Adele’s “Easy on Me,” that BF ice hockey standout Grace Bazin’s favorite classes are definitely gym and lunch, that walking bucket Alex Carpenter likes to hunt and fish in his free time, and that dangerous Leland & Gray Ultimate player Warren Rob-

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erts’ favorite meal is burgers and tuna mac.

When the fans were not watching them, a couple of area students were doing super impressive things during the school year. BF field hockey goalie Jaia Caron painted a mural inside her school as a tribute to Jada Spaulding and Vincenzo Ruggiero, while Hinsdale shortstop Daniel Tetreault built dugouts for the Pacers’ diamond.

“They were both good friends of mine growing up,” Caron said of Spaulding and Ruggiero. “I painted that mural to memorialize them the way people should remember them, as beautiful, innocent and youthful.”

The 2019 Reformer Athlete of the Fall Season is headed to Russell Sage College.

“They are needed for privacy. Another reason is the weather — we have played many games here when it was pouring,” Tetreault said of the dugouts he built for his Extended Learning Opportunities project.

His extraordinary efforts helped earn him an Athlete of the Week nomination in the spring.

Shane Covey can be reached at scovey@reformer.com or 802-254-2311, ext. 163. On Twitter: @ShaneCovey.

2021-2022 Athlete of the Week Nominees

SPRING

Alex Bingham, BUHS, Baseball

Laura Kamel, BF, Track

Willem Thurber, BUHS, Baseball

Jonathan Terry, BF, Track

Catherine Shine, L&G, Softball

Isabella Lonardo, BUHS, Track

Stephanie Ager, BF, Track

Ansley Henderson, L&G, Softball

Jenna Emery, Hinsdale, Softball

Leah Madore, BUHS, Softball

Hailee Henslee, BF, Softball

Aidan Davis, Hinsdale, Baseball

Andrew Tolbert, L&G, Ultimate

Noah Dornburgh, Twin Valley, Track

Hunter Fillion, L&G, Track

Willow Romo, BUHS, Lacrosse

Grace Guild, BF, Tennis

Aleah Owen, Hinsdale, Softball

Trevor Hazelton, L&G, Ultimate

Nathan Kim, BUHS, Tennis

Jamison Nystrom, BF, Baseball

Shiane Davis, Hinsdale, Track

Ava Whitney, BUHS, Track

Andrew Lindsell, Hinsdale, Baseball

Jack Cravinho, BF, Baseball

Izzy Stoodley, BF, Softball

Makaila Morse, L&G, Softball

Malee Barcomb, Hinsdale, Softball

Grace Wilkinson, BF, Softball

Jeremiah Bloom, L&G, Baseball

Lucky Lucchesi, Twin Valley, Track

Daniel Tetreault, Hinsdale, Baseball

Joanie Tuttle, BUHS, Unified Basketball

Warren Roberts, L&G, Ultimate

Max Naylor, BUHS, Tennis

WINTER

Luke Rizio, Twin Valley, Nordic

Ava Whitney, BUHS, Nordic

Michaei Lugo, Hinsdale, Basketball

Grace Bazin, BF, Hockey

Lucas Forthofer, BUHS, Bowling

Jeremy Graves, L&G, Basketball

Jack Cravinho, BF, Basketball

Megan Roberts, Hinsdale, Basketball

Brayden Eastman, Hinsdale, Basketball

Evan Wright, BUHS, Hockey

Jamison Nystrom, BF, Basketball

Will Taggard, BUHS, Hockey

Brooke Pagach, Hinsdale, Basketball

Raena Sanderson, L&G, Basketball

Jackson Goodell, BF, Basketball

Cody Magnant, Twin Valley, Basketball

Owen LaRoss, BF, Basketball

Cameron Frost, BUHS, Basketball

Mary Sanderson, L&G, Basketball

Jules McDermid, BF, Hockey

Alex Carpenter, BUHS, Basketball

Thomas Bell, BUHS, Bowling

Addy Nardolillo, Hinsdale, Basketball

Aidin Joyce, Twin Valley, Basketball

Aden Bernard, L&G, Basketball

Chloe Givens, BUHS, Basketball

Stephanie Ager, BF, Indoor Track

Alex Parker-Jennings, L&G, Basketball

Trenton Rumrill, BF, Wrestling

Tate Chamberlin, BUHS, Basketball

Tanner Hammond, Hinsdale, Basketball

Noah Dornburgh, Twin Valley, Basketball

Darek Harvey, BUHS, Hockey

Laura Kamel, BF, Basketball

Jonathan Terry, BF, Basketball

Liam Wendel, Twin Valley, Basketball

Maggie Parker, L&G, Basketball FALL

Liam Wendel, Twin Valley, Soccer

Trent Pagach, L&G, Soccer

Stephanie Ager, BF, Cross Country

Megan Roberts, Hinsdale, Soccer

Magnus von Krusenstiern, BUHS, Soccer

Jed Lober, BF, Football

Emma O’Brien, L&G, Cross Country

Reed Sargent, BUHS, Football and Soccer

Sadie Scott, BF, Field Hockey

Jonathan Terry, BF, Football

Ava Whitney, BUHS, Cross Country

Luke Rizio, Twin Valley, Soccer

Maya Waryas, BF, Field Hockey

Aidin Joyce, Twin Valley, Soccer

Brayden Eastman, Hinsdale, Soccer

Jordan Persson, L&G, Soccer

Aaron Petrie, BUHS, Football

Tristan Evans, BUHS, Football

Caleb Dupuis, Twin Valley, Soccer

Abby Towle, L&G, Soccer

Matt Hammond, Twin Valley, Soccer

Kailyn Fleury, Hinsdale, Cross Country

Harrison Gleim, BF, Football

Kiki McNary, BUHS, Soccer

Reese Croutworst, Twin Valley, Soccer

Brooke Pagach, Hinsdale, Soccer

Jeb Monier, BF, Football

Tucker Sargent, BUHS, Soccer

Jenna Dolloph, BF, Soccer

Devin Speno, BUHS, Football

Addy Nardolillo, Hinsdale, Soccer

During his team’s home opener, Hinsdale shortstop Daniel Tetreault runs to first base with one of the dugouts he had recently built in the background.

Leland & Gray standout Maggie Parker,

REFORMER FILE PHOTO

had five points and four steals in the first round of her school’s Tip Off Tournament. She then scored eight points in a secondround

REFORMER FILE PHOTO

Laura Kamel is a two-time AOTW winner. She pumped in 22 points to power the Bellows Falls varsity girls basketball team to a 41-19 rout of Mill River and finished first in the

Falls senior Jonathan Terry earned Athlete of the Week honors during each sports season. He scored three touchdowns against Milton on his dad’s birthday, had a double-double versus MSJ on the court, and struck gold in the triple jump at the Division 2 Track and Field State Championships.

Jack Cravinho fanned eight, walked one and scattered three hits as the Bellows Falls varsity baseball team topped rival Springfield 3-2. He was also a weekly winner in the winter, thanks to his 13 points in an overtime game against Rivendell on the court.

BF student Grace Bazin, right, assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime when the Hartford varsity girls ice hockey team defeated U-32 in a Division 2 semifinal. She also lit the lamp in regulation for the Hurricanes.

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Izzy Stoodley fired a two-hitter, with eight strikeouts and a couple of walks, when the Bellows Falls varsity softball team outscored Poultney 15-2.