Jun 18, 2025
BELLWOOD — Athletes from PIAA District 6 were recently announced as 2025 Dean Rossi Sportsmanship Scholarship and Award recipients.
The awards honor student-athletes who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship, character and integrity. Each year, District 6 high schools are invited to nominate one male and one female student-athlete who best represent the values of sportsmanship both on and off the field.
This year, each recipient will receive a medal and $225 scholarship, made possible through the support of the District 6 Committee.
The award is named in memory of Dean Rossi, a longtime advocate for student-athletes and sportsmanship in District 6 and throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
Recipients from the Mirror coverage area include Mary Stoltz and Trevor Wilson of Altoona, Bellwood-Antis’ Briley Campbell and Ryan Marinak, Bishop Carroll’s Madelyn Lieb and Will Tremel, Bishop Guilfoyle’s Carolyn Maguda and Nickolas McCloskey, Cambria Heights’ Savannah Hoover and Stephen Nelen, Central’s Lyla Imes and Cortland Hetrick, Central Cambria’s Aubrey Ruddek and David Smith, Claysburg-Kimmel’s Ava Dibert and Porter Weise, Glendale’s Madison Peterson and Landen McGarvey, Hollidaysburg’s Lauren Stevenson and Mitchell Baronner, Juniata Valley’s Kassidy Watson and Vincent Hoover, Penn Cambria’s Sophia Rabatin and Preston Farabaugh, Portage’s Lyndsey Castel and Jonah Irvin, Tyrone’s Kylee Nelson and Tom Sutt, and Williamsburg’s Eleanor Brubaker and Logan Brantner.
Others include Taylor Habovick and Brayden Dubbs of Bald Eagle Area, Sadie M. Ripka and Austin J. Smith of Bellefonte, Karina Renno and Jonah Kauffman of Belleville Mennonite, Elle Berkebile and Eli Zasadni of Bishop McCort, Riley Hoover and Drew McEvoy of Blacklick Valley, Camryn Bair and Max Verrelli of Central Mountain, Katelyn Ledwich and Jeremy Dietz of Conemaugh Valley, Ferndale’s Abigail Barley and Caleb Fenton, Forest HIlls’ Alyssa Walker and Cody Biter, Greater Johnstown’s Emma McAfee and Brock Kobal, Harmony’s Holly Oldaker and Kasey Brothers, Homer-Center’s Hannah Arone and Ben Longwell, Huntingdon’s Annie Delozier and Drew Wilson, Juniata’s Regan Lowrey and Gage Harlon, Marion Center’s Brynnley Haggerty and Collin Anderson, Mifflin County’s Riley Hine and Avery Aurand, Moshannon Valley’s Madison McCoy and Kaden Kephart, Mount Union’s Maddie Dimoff and Josh Ryan, Northern Cambria’s Sarah Abel and Benjamin Messina, Penns Manor’s Keira Brady and Connor James, Penns Valley’s Jadyn Alexander and Owyn Corman, Philipsburg-Osceola’s Lily Warlow and Samuel McDonald, Purchase Line’s Jianna Hopkins and Devlan Kordish, Richland’s Karsyn Ford and Jude Mugerwa, River Valley’s Jessica Barger and Chase Stuchal, Saint Joseph’s Karimar Henriquez and Luke Duckworth, Southern Huntingdon’s Bella Price and Landon Johnson, State College’s Madison Watschke and Nicholas Berrena, United’s Kenley Ingalls and Colton Henning, West Branch’s Sarah Guglielmi and Owen Koleno, West Shamokin’s Maya McIlwain and Jaden Klonowski, and Westmont Hilltop’s Ava Stager and Sebastian Jones.
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