Berks County Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will present scholarships to 36 seniors

Rich Scarcella, Reading Eagle, Pa.
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Jun. 12—The Berks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will present scholarships to 36 high school senior student-athletes at a dinner June 22 at the Chateau Tent at Green Valley Swim Club in Sinking Spring.

Each of the 18 BCIAA high schools has selected a female and male based on academic and athletic prowess to receive a $500 scholarship, presented in memory of Dr. Richard Flannery.

Former Exeter High School athlete Dee Kantner, one of the top basketball officials in the country, will be the guest speaker. Kantner was one of the first women to referee in the NBA and has worked 24 NCAA Women's Final Four games, including 15 national championship games.

Kantner will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in the fall in Reading.

The awards dinner is open to the public. Those interested in attending or being a scholarship sponsor can contact Roy Snyder at 610-777-9980 or swimroy@aol.com.

The scholarship winners are:

Antietam, Gabriela Agron and Daniel Woodford; Berks Catholic, Mackenzie Gordos and Paul Impellizeri; Brandywine Heights, Caroline Fenstermacher and Adam Lichtenwalner; Conrad Weiser, Elizabeth Miller and Logan Klitsch; Daniel Boone, Devyn Brennan and Ryan Woomer; Exeter, Carolina Wegman and Samuel Orzolek; Fleetwood, Lauren Paules and Thomas Schappell; Gov. Mifflin, Sophia Stanislawczyk and Trey Rock; Hamburg, Kyra Reimert and Mitchell Watt.

Kutztown, Taylor Conroy and Cooper Dunn; Muhlenberg, Jessica Johnson and Adam Zaorski; Oley Valley, Kristina Kauffman and Luke Macdonald; Reading High, Reese Roxburgh and Justin Walker; Schuylkill Valley, Anna Kate Gwiazdowski and Ben Eddinger; Tulpehocken, Mackenzi Sowers and Bradyn Erb; Twin Valley, Natali Foster and Gavin Springer; Wilson, Madeline Nigrini and Cole Leaman; Wyomissing, Molly Kuhn and Tyler Lentz.