The Lynbrook girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer teams took home multiple awards this year for their efforts on the field. For the boys, juniors Alex Schachinger and Ben Krcic and seniors Peter Hristodoulou, Brandon Pekale, and Rylan Blondo all received recognition. Schachinger, the team’s leading goal scorer, took home All-County honors, while Pekale, a center back, received an All-County honorable mention. Krcic, Hristodoulou and Blondo were all named All-Conference athletes.

For the girls, seniors Jessica Woll, Katie Bamman, and Jade Fixon-Owoo, as well as sophomores Kayla Schwizer and Alyssa Campos were recognized as award winners. Woll earned All-County; Campos was named All-Conference; and Bamman, Fixon-Owoo, and Schwizer took home All-Class.

The boys’ soccer team ended the year with a 4-5-2 record. “[Winning the award] means everything to me. It is a symbol of all the work I have put in in the last year and my whole life,” commented Schachinger. Blondo, who played goal in his first soccer season since middle school, also had a spectacular year for the Owls, registering 61 saves. “For my first year playing varsity soccer, getting All-Conference just boosts my confidence as an athlete and makes me wonder how good I could be now if I had started as a freshman,”commented,Blondo “It feels good to celebrate with my teammates and watch them get awarded for their hard work,” added Blondo.

Head Coach Josh Berlin acknowledged all the hard work the players put in throughout the season, stating, “Each of the award recipients was deserving of recognition, and the award is a fitting tribute to the dedication and hard work everyone put in during the season. Having multiple award recipients recognized by the opposing coaches in the conference shows a mutual respect and recognition of the success our team had as a whole.”

The girls’ soccer team had multiple award winners as well. Woll, leading the way with four goals this season,earned All-County honors. “It meant a lot to me to be named All County because I worked extremely hard with the help of my teammates and coaches to get to where I am now, and getting the All-County award means my hard work paid off,” commented Woll. Woll added, “I was so proud of all my teammates who received awards; they all deserve it. I am also proud of my whole team because we were awarded the sportsmanship award, which is one of the most important aspects of sports. It was the perfect way to end my last soccer season in high school.” Woll, as well as other seniors Bamman and Fixon-Owoo are leaving LHS as award winners for their efforts on the soccer field.

The honors each players received are awards all players strive for. All the award winners for both the girls’ and boys’ soccer teams truly show the extent of talent and leadership that Lynbrook continues to produce each year.