Six Pelham Students Honored As Athletes Of The Week

PELHAM, N.Y. -- Six Pelham Memorial High School students were named the school's Athletes of the Week, the school announced.

Lorenzo Bertuccioli, one of Pelham' High's Athletes Of The Week.
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Ken Davis

12/26/2016 6:00 a.m.

The student-athletes honored were seniors Dan Dempsey, Ben Hurd and Gibson Smith; juniors Lorenzo Bertuccioli and Stefan Miklakos; and sophomore Claudia Dodge.

Dempsey, Bertuccioli and Dodge had outstanding performances at the winter track team’s meet on Dec. 11. Dempsey won the boys’ high jump, leaping 6 feet, 1 inches while Bertuccioli placed fourth in the long jump at 19 feet, 5.5 inches and third in the triple jump with 37 feet, 10 inches, according to a release from Pelham Public Schools.

Dodge came in third in the 600-meter run.

Hurd, Smith and Miklakos helped the varsity hockey team earn two victories over McQuaid Jesuit and Ithaca in the New York State Great 8 plus 1 tournament, the release said.

Hurd, a captain, scored five goals while Smith, also a captain, scored twice and had three assists. Miklakos added four assists for the Pelicans.

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