Allentown Central Catholic High School recently celebrated its athletes with winter sports awards.

Congratulations to our Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Scholar Athletes! Athletes include: girls swimming - Sabrina Yurconic; boys swimming - Nathan Harris; girls basketball - Julia Roth; boys basketball - Tyson Thomas and wrestling Kim Dohyen.

The girls swim and dive team was recognized as well. Congratulations to our letter winners: First Year - PJ Kofroth, Chandler Straub; Second Year - Tyla Block, Annabelle Penchisen, Amelia Michener; Third Year - Mimi Norris, Sabrina Yurconic, Isabella Hernandez; Fourth Year - Grace Shucavage; MVPs - Chandler Straub and Mimi Norris.

Girls basketball athletes also were recognized. Congratulations to our letter winners: First Year - Lauren Egan, Alyssa Mulaney, Ellie Niggel, Catherine Grubb, Milly Wolf, Nay Ibriham, Pearl Bixler; Second Year - Molly Driscoll, Abbey Kofroth, Armani Brickhouse, Sammy Roth; Third Year - Madalyn Szoke, Mercedes Martinez, Isabel Martinez, Makenna Reed; Fourth Year - Hannah Hoeing, Jadeyn Hagadus, Julia Roth; MVP - Julia Roth.

Congratulations to field hockey athletes Maddy Hale, Anna Edwards, Rebecca Rachiele, Elise Palazzo and Chandler Straub. Straub also was named MVP.

Congratulations to ACCHS varsity and junior varsity cheer athletes. The squads always bring their Viking spirit and enthusiasm to every game and they especially loved joining the drum line at football games.

Our seniors Sierra Baylo, Delany Moreno, Libby Sayegh and Hailey Semmel are outstanding examples of teamwork and leadership. Our squads enjoyed cheering for basketball teams and appreciate the enthusiasm of our Viking fans.

The games at the PPL Center were especially exciting! Season highlights included Homecoming, Catholic Schools Week pep rallies and working with future ACCHS cheerleaders at a cheer camp.

Congratulations to our letter winners: First Year - Yasmell Gonzalez-Perez, Sierra Baylo, Alyssa Mullaney, Emma Gunkle, Julia Hoffman; Second Year - Milagro Duran, Lauren Egan, Chelsea Hines, Mariah Judd, Delany Moreno, Rebecca Rachiele, Lilly Rivera, Captain, Hailey Semmel, Windry Taveras; Third Year - Abby Brosious, Chandler Straub, Libby Sayegh and Maddy Hale. Libby Sayegh, captain, was recognized as MVP.

The boys basketball team was led by Cael Hines, Liam Joyce, Brendan Reed, Tyler Snyder and Tyson Thomas, all members of the Class of 2022, who will leave ACCHS as one of the most successful groups to wear a Viking uniform!

During their four years, the Vikes record was 82 wins and 25 loses for a winning percentage of 77 percent. They won two District Championships and earned Viking basketball its first state championship in over 30 years!

The team ended its 2021-2222 season with a record of 21-6, winning the highly competitive Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Lehigh County Division. Thomas and Joyce both surpassed 1,000 points for their career.

Thomas was named first team and Joyce second team All EPC. Both Joyce and Thomas represented ACCHS in the Lehigh Valley Senior All Star Game.

Thank you to our seniors for their commitment, sacrifice and dedication to the Viking basketball program. You have certainly made your mark in ACCHS history and left many great memories for Viking fans. Thank you to seniors Angel Rodriquez, manager and Gavin Grim, trainer.

Our JV team finished its season 16-1. Congratulations to our letter winners: First Year - NaSean Davis, Ja’Keir Ensley, Jahrel Vigo, Lucas Mushrush, Giovanni Escalona, Tim Spinosa, Cole Cook; Second Year - David Fridia, Cael Hines, Anthony Jones, Nico Pulieri, Tyler Snyder, Alistair Stewart-Smith; Third Year - Griffin Patridge. Fourth Year - Liam Joyce, Brendan Reed and Tyson Thomas. Thomas also was recognized as MVP.

The achievements of Viking wrestling athletes also were celebrated recently. Congratulations to letter winners: First Year - Edwin Serrano, Dohyen Kim; Second Year - Jakub Gloc, Mitchell Miller; Third Year - Allan Rodriguez; Miller was named MVP.

ACCHS had five very dedicated wrestlers who made the most of their season with huge improvements and gaining invaluable experience.

The team built a strong bond over the challenges they faced together, battling week after week in the toughest conference in the country. They worked harder than they thought they could and found opportunities to learn from every match.

The team amassed a 59-60 individual match record, with multiple medalists at the Pequea Valley Invitational, Hatboro-Horsham Holiday Classic and Lehighton Coal Cracker tournaments.

The season highlight was Miller placing fourth in Districts and moving on to Regionals. Gloc placed fifth and Kim finished in the top 12 in his first year of wrestling.

At Regionals, Miller earned three wins to finish seventh, one spot shy to qualify for states. He finished his junior season with an impressive 23-8 with 20 pins.

All of our Viking wrestlers will return next year, with the exception of Kim who will bring his one year of wrestling experience to the Division 1 football field at Bucknell University.

Congratulations are also in order for the members of the boys swim and dive time including our letter winners: First Year - Nick Janis, Aidan Wakstein; Third Year - JT Heinze; Fourth Year - Nathan Harris, James Manley, Ryan Norris and AJ Janis. Heinze and Harris were named MVPs.