DVRHS All Sports Booster Club
Minutes
June 13, 2016
2015 - 2016 Officers: Janet Comerford – President
Therese Matthews – Vice President
Lisa Amabile – Treasurer
Marlene Blankinship – Recording Secretary
Lori McHugh – Corresponding Secretary
Call to Order – Janet Comerford called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and initiated the flag salute.
Secretary's Report – Janet Comerford moved to approve May’s minutes and Michele Baran seconded the motion.
Treasurer's Report – Janet Comerford presented the Treasurer's report for the month of May. Janet Comerford moved to approve the Treasurer's report and Linda Romaine seconded the motion.
Membership
Current membership – 99
OLD BUSINESS
Spring Sports Reps
Softball – Nancy O’Leary
Baseball – Lori McHugh
Girls Lacrosse – Terri Harabedian
Boys Lacrosse – Therese Matthews/Linda Romaine
Golf – none
Girls Track – Lori McHugh
Boys Track – Claudia Wurkus
Softball – Nancy O’Leary
No report received.
Baseball – Lori McHugh
18-6 Varsity Record (all 6 losses were by 2 runs or less). Skyland Conference Valley Division Co-Champions (8-1 conference record). NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Champions (first time in 57 years). Earned the #1 seed, won 4 straight home state playoff games. CJ Schaible set school record for wins as a pitcher with 8, and tied school record for strikeouts in a single season with 87. Christian Hlinka set school record for RBI in a season with 28, and now has 53 RBI in his first 2 years. Ian Kulik set school record for lowest ERA in a season with .529. There is an all-conference meeting today. Lost 2-0 in State Semi-Final to West Deptford who won Group II State Title. 10-3 JV Record. 5-3 Freshmen Record
Girls Lacrosse – Terri Harabedian
JV finished the season with a 12-5-1 record. Varsity finished with an 8-10 record. Since the May report they had a win over Voorhees 14-11 and a loss to Central 16-9. They celebrated senior night on May 16th with a win over Warren Hills 20-11. They honored four seniors: Liz Bill, Marissa Skripko, Hannah Olivieras, and Kerrianne Blankinship. They won the 1st round of states against Holmdel 11-6, but lost the second round to Manasquan 21-11. They celebrated the end of the season with their banquet on May 9th. Some awards for the season are: Unsung Hero and Skyland Conference Honorable Mention – Ava Boethig, Skyland Conference 2nd team – Erin Pfreundschuh, Defensive MVP and Skyland Conference 1t team – Marissa Skripko, Offensive MVP and Skyland Conference 1st team – Liz Bill.
Boys Lacrosse – Therese Matthews/Linda Romaine
The Boys Lacrosse Program had a great season this year with several milestones.
The Varsity Record is 15 wins and 5 losses. This is the best record in the 10-year lacrosse program history. According to Laxpower.com, the program is currently ranked 35th out of 206 public school programs in the state, again the highest ranking ever achieved for Del Val Boys Lacrosse. The Varsity Team made it into the final round of the Group 1 South State finals, but unfortunately lost to Bernards High School with a score of 8 – 7. Varsity Player Joe Donnelly ended the season leading the State in the number of assists. JV's record was 8 wins and 4 losses. The Freshman Team record ended with 3 wins and 8 losses. The Boys Lacrosse held a fundraising event on Monday May 16th at Quaker Steak and Lube in Pohatcong. The coaches, several players, former players, families and friends came out to the restaurant that evening. The restaurant donated 10% of the dining proceeds to the Boys Lacrosse Program and we await a check for $278 from the restaurant. Other events held this month included a pasta dinner for the players and coaches on May 17 before our first state playoff game and a tailgate party for the players, coaches and family on May 20 after our last home game.
Special player awards given out at the June 9 Varsity Sports awards included Brad Apgar as Defenseman of the Year, Matt Donnelly as Most Improved Player and Joe Donnelly as MVP. The Boys Lacrosse Banquet is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.
Golf – None
No report received
Girls Track – Lori McHugh
Record is 3-1. Lost to Somerville by 1 point or would have won conference. Beat Voorhees for the first time in 10 years. Sectionals were May 27th. We did well. Hannah Bonaguidi – 1st in 1600M, Brooke Scheier – 3rd in High Jump, Kathleen Butler – 3rd in Shot Put. Groups were June 3rd and June 4th. Hannah Bonaguidi – 6th in 1600M, Kathleen Butler – 9th Shot Put. NJ Meet of Champions was on June 8th. Hannah Bonaguidi – 10th in 1600M. End of season/senior night dinner was held in the cafeteria on June 9th.
Boys Track – Claudia Wurkus
No report received
Del Val Spirit Wear
Orders Delivered – T-shirts for Donna Daku (8th Grade Honors), Alexandria, Kingwood & Holland cinch bags for 8th grade graduates, wrestling champion tees, blankets for retiring staff and senior athletes, staff years of service clothing items, powder puff game t-shirts, bus driver’s clothing.
Orders to be Placed – Girls summer basketball camp tees, Project Graduation tees, Varsity jackets
Orders Pending – Football practice clothing, Volleyball.
Unclaimed Senior Blankets – Students can pick up at Project Graduation or contact Janet Comerford.
Scholarship Winners – Cassie Blankinship, Kelly Comerford, Ryan Matthews, Alaina McHugh
Donation Items – Janet Comerford motioned to fund four (4) portable bleachers and one (1) transport system for a total cost of $14,058.00 from the field enhancement monies. Michele Baran seconded. Janet Comerford motioned to hold off on the paving of the tennis courts until further information was obtained. The club will revisit this item at a future meeting. Cara Smith seconded. Janet Comerford motioned to pursue grant money instead of the booster club funding the Hall of Fame project. Linda Romaine seconded. Therese Matthews will forward grant info on to Bill Deniz.
NEW BUSINESS
Insurance Renewal – This year’s renewal does not need to include a rider for camp coverage. Coaches of the individual sports camps are carrying their own camp insurance. The insurance policy is renewed annually and is due by June 26, 2016.
Summer Mailing Contents – All will be online again this year. All Sports will send out a separate paper mailing.
Website Postings/Maintenance – Bill Fleming will continue to do our website on DVRHS.
Other Considerations for September – Giveaways – Football, Coupon Booklet, Clothing Items, 2016-17 Sports Representatives, Community Days, Back-to-School Night, Home Football Games, Field Enhancement Project.
2016-2017 Officers – Janet Comerford motioned to accept the new officers as follows:
President – Stacy Blake
Vice President – Dawn Pyatt
Treasurer – Kristin Christie
Recording Secretary – Barbara Giordano
Corresponding Secretary – Marlene Blankinship
Lori McHugh seconded.
A motion was made by Janet Comerford to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 p.m. Linda Romaine seconded the motion. The next meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in room C100.