SCC looks back at past sports year at annual banquet

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 15, 1999

L’Observateur / May 15, 1999

LAPLACE – St. Charles Catholic held its annual All-Sports BanquetSaturday night at the school.

The ceremony honored a year in which the athletic programs won district championships in cross country and volleyball. The football, volleyball,girls’ basketball, soccer, baseball and softball teams made the state playoffs with the volleyball team advancing to the semifinals.

The Mr. Comet and Miss Comet awards were presented, honoring theschool’s top senior male and female athlete. The award is based on pointsthat athletes accumulate during their careers.

John Price was honored with the Mr. Comet award. Price was an all-stateswimmer as a freshman and an all-district baseball player as a sophomore. As a junior, he was named all-District and all-River Parishesin football, basketball and baseball as well as all-Metro and all-State in football and baseball. In his senior year, he was named all-District infootball and baseball and all-River Parishes, all-Metro and all-State in football. He has also been invited to play in the LHSCA All-Star FootballGame in July.

Shannon Dolive was honored with the Miss Comet award. As a junior,Dolive was named all-District in volleyball and softball and all-River Parishes in softball. She was also a honorable mention all-Districtselection in basketball.

In her senior year, Dolive was named all-District, all-Metro and all-River Parishes in volleyball and all-District in softball. She was also named tothe LHSAA all-state tournament team.

The late Francis Luminais was awarded the St. Charles Borromeo award,given to an individual who has gone above and beyond in his duty to the school.

All athletes who participated in sports this past school year were recognized with special recognition going to those athletes who received postseason honors.

Those receiving special honors were: Swimming (girls): Cara Chambers – state qualifier; Liz Dufresne – all- district, state qualifier; Jessica Eschette – state qualifier; Nicole Guarino – all-district, state qualifier; Mary Guillot – state qualifier; Krista Haydel – state qualifier; Abby Howard – all-district, state qualifier; Jennifer Pollet – state qualifier; Whitney Torres – state qualifier; Hayley Tramonte – state qualifier; Laurie Weimer – state qualifier.

Swimming (boys): Dustin Braud – all-district, state qualifier; James Cupit – state qualifier; Ryan Dean – all-district, state qualifier; Bret Deroche – state qualifier; Brian Entremont – all-district, state qualifier; Cory Exsterstein – state qualifier; Shannon Graver – all-district, state qualifier; Adam Gros – all-district, state qualifier; John Howard – all- district, state qualifier; Robbie Paydo – all-district, state qualifier; Brad Pinkstaff – all-district, state qualifier; Garrett Stephens – state qualifier.

Football: Steven Faucheux – all-district; Josh Gonzales – all-district; Kenny Ordeneaux – all-district, all-River Parishes, all-Metro, all-Catholic Metro, all-State; Christian Panquerne – all-River Parishes; John Price – all-district, all-River parishes; all-Metro, all-Catholic Metro, all-State; Wayne Stein – all-District, all-River Parishes.

Cross Country: Liz Dufresne – all-district; Nicole Guarino – all-district; Jennifer Pollet – all-district; Courtney Baloney – all-district; Mike Donnelly – all-district; Andre Ory – all-district; Abner Sanders – all- district.

Volleyball: Cristin Clement – all-district; Shannon Dolive – all-district, all-River Parishes, all-Metro, LHSAA all-Tournament; Krista Danos – all- district; Marci Martin – all-district.

Boys’ Basketball: Krista Danos – all-Parish; Liz Dufresne – all-district, all-River Parishes, all-Parish.

Girls’ Basketball: Courtney Bonura – all-district, all-River Parishes, all- Parish; Credere Joseph – all-district, all-River Parishes, all-Parish.

Soccer: Kurt Biven – all-River Parishes; Jason Brignac – all-district, all- Parish; Allan Doubleday – River Parishes MVP, all-Parish; Christian Panquerne – all-District, all-Parish.

Softball: Kristen Clement – all-district; Shannon Dolive – all-district; Marci Martin – all-district; Courtney Vicknair – all-district; Sarah Weber – all-district; Jesse Zeringue – all-district.

Baseball: Courtney Bonura – all-district; Brandon Laiche – all-district; John Price – all-district; Wayne Stein – all-district.

Golf: Corey Madere – state qualifier; Christie Pickering – sixth overall in state.

Tennis: Lindsay Trant – state semifinalist; Nicole Scontrino – state semifinalist.

Track: Katie Arcuri – 4×100 district champion, regional runner-up, state qualifier, seventh in state; Melissa Billings – 4×100 district champion, regional runner-up, state qualifier, seventh in state; Cristin Clement – 4×100 district champion, regional runner-up, state qualifier, seventh in state, 100 meters district champion; Abby Howard – 4×100 district champion, regional runner-up, state qualifier, seventh in state; Kenny Ordeneaux – shot put state qualifier, eighth in state.

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