Cape hockey celebrates championship at brunch banquet

Fred Harvey is presented with an autographed team photo. Harvey is shown with (l-r) Reagan Ciabattoni, Emma Duffield, Ella Rishko, Noelle Sabbagh and Sam Connors. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Dave Frederick

April 11, 2022

The 2021 Cape Henlopen state championship field hockey team celebrated its season at a Sunday morning brunch April 10 inside the Baywood Greens banquet room.

Sussex County Councilman Mark Schaeffer, the traveling Proclamation Man, started the banquet by reading and presenting a proclamation to coach Kate Austin in honor of her team. “A team winning 10 state titles in 11 years is just incredible,” Schaeffer said.

The first state championship during the surge was won by coach Nicole Catanzaro Hughes in 2011. Coach Kate Windett Austin has coached Cape to nine state championships

Fred Harvey has been the bus driver for all the hockey and girls’ lacrosse titles since 2009. State championship coaches Carolyn Ivins (1979) and Ruth Skoglund (1995) were in attendance to present awards named in their honor.

Banquet stories are best told in photos.

Sam Connors is presented with the Ivins Award by former coach Carolyn Ivins.

Lina Frederick with the JV Sportsmanship Award.

Madi Mastriana is named JV Unsung Hero.

Kate Austin and Rising Star Award winner Morgan Newcomb.

Noelle Sabbagh with the Offensive MVP Award.

Reagan Ciabattoni is named Team MVP.

Monogrammed robes were presented to the seniors. Shown are (l-r) Casey Schnupp, Sierra Manifold, Sam Connors, Ella Rishko, Kelly Bragg, Sommer Dorman, Reagan Ciabattoni, Noelle Sabbagh and Emma Duffield.