A plethora of Hamilton Township representatives received berths on the All-CVC team at Wednesday night’s 9^th Annual Colonial Valley Conference Basketball Association Banquet at Mercer Oaks. Honorees included (front row, from left) Steinert’s Jayda Bing (honorable mention), Natalie Mehl (1^st Team) and Tatiana Dorner (2^nd team), Hamilton West’s Jenna Slack (honorable mention) and Nottingham’s Liz Kerekes (honorable mention). The back row includes Hamilton’s Dane “Sponge Bob” Riley (2^nd team), Steinert’s Mario Mazur (3^rd team) and Steinert girls coach Kristin Jacobs (Coach of the Year). Missing from the photo are Nottingham 1st-team selections Darell Johnson and Cliff Joseph and 2^nd-team selection Richie Jones  (Photo by Rich Fisher).

Steinert’s Brandon Gonzalez and Hamilton West’s Grace Cooke display their awards for being two of the three CVC Coaches “Courage Award” winners along with Notre Dame’s Hailee Jantorno. Gonzalez was nominated by Spartan football coach Dan Caruso for his spirit and attitude after undergoing surgery for a cancerous brain tumor. “You would never have known it seeing Brandon at our school. He is one of the bravest young men I have ever seen,” Caruso said. “He will always have a place in our program.” Cooke was nominated by Hamilton field hockey coach Judy Goldstein for her comeback from a broken back injury suffered in softball. Cooke played two years of varsity field hockey after her injury. “Grace is one of those students you will never forget,” Goldstein said. “To know her is to love her.” (Photo by Rich Fisher)