The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey • S8

NORTH JERSEY SPORTS SUNDAY, JUNE 21 2009 S-8 THE RECORD BASEBALL BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TRAVIS DELLA VOLPE, WAYNE HILLS bcslamemcan TYSON TRISHSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Travis Delia Volpe was a hitting machine in the Passaic County tournament. He resurrected Pats' program SECOND TEAM Pi Evan Cioffi, Mahwah Pi Vin Fiori, Ramsey Pi Hunter Trubatch, Pascack Hills IB: Steven Shuart, Mahwah IF: Ryan Hourigan, Pascack Valley IF: Chris McAvey, Mahwah Dan Dodd, Indian Hills OF: Casey Ruel, Ramsey OF: John Capuano, Ramsey UT: Ryan Mino, Pascack Hills DH: Anthony Pesanello, Mahwah HONORABLE MENTION Mike Smith, Satchel Victory, Bergenfield; Justin Van Grouw, Chris Turton, Bryan Man-duke, Indian Hills; Ray Pesanello, Walker Larson, Mahwah; Tim Noe, Dave Calianese, Brent Saferstein, Pascack Hills; Bryan Perlmutter, Matt Buesser, Pascack Valley; Nick Charamis, Brian Stevens, Ramsey. NORTHERN HILLS SKYLINE FIRST TEAM Pi Jerry Esling, Montville Pi Frank Green, West Milford Pi Pete Savastano, Wayne Valley EricSchenk, Montville IB: Paul Whitman, Montville 2B: Taylor Pevny, West Milford 3B: Mike Romano, West Orange SS: Drew Sous, Passaic Valley OF: Joe Muoio, Passaic Valley OF: Chris Benedict, Millburn OF: Carlos Grullon, Passaic Tech UT: Mike DeLuccia, Passaic Valley UT: A.J. Flores, West Orange UT: Ryan Karl, Montville SECOND TEAM Pi Anthony Altieri, Montville Pi Josh Jensen, West Milford Pi Chris Zaneski, Passaic Valley David Keith, Millburn IB: Charles Fletcher, Passaic Valley IB: Dylan Bailey, Millburn 2B: Andrew O'Leary, Millburn 3B: Gill Miller, West Milford SS: K.C Abel, Wayne Valley OF: Dan Reyes, Passaic Tech OF: Matt Karcz, Wayne Valley OF: Rabellys Hernandez, Passaic Tech UT: Jim San George, Passaic Valley UT: Brian Kean, Montville UT: Logan Pevny, West Milford HONORABLE MENTION Zach Rosen, Ryan Durr, Wayne Valley; Frankie Moyett, Justin Schunk, Passaic Tech; Matt Hedges, Ryan Reynics, West Milford; Travis Skurat, Jason McCluskey, Passaic Valley; Adam Talpalar, Peter Costanzo, Millburn; Joseph Boettinger, Pasquale Mangieri, West Orange; Vinnie Lizza, Matt Kaiser, Montville. NORTHERN HILLS SUBURBAN FIRST TEAM Pi Jordan Tabakman, Pequannock Pi Nick Donatiello, Delbarton Pi Rob Shannon, Caldwell IB: Ryan Maloney, Pequannock 2B: Ryan Griffin, Pequannock 3B: Paul Bello, Delbarton SS: Martin Kelly, Pequannock Chuck LaPorta, Pequannock OF: Steve Alfano, DePaul OF: Tyler Engels, Lakeland OF: Mike Fitzpatrick, Butler UT: Dan Deighan, Lakeland UT: Noah Ellis, Madison UT: James Spadaccini, Butler Coach of the yean Bill Arata, Pequannock SECOND TEAM PiTJ Sullivan, Delbarton Pi Mike D'Amato, Butler Pi Andre Almodovar, Lakeland Pi Sal DeVito, Pequannock IB: Kevin McGregor, Delbarton 2B: Mike Savas, Delbarton 3B: Connor Smith, Caldwell SS: Matt Kastner, Delbarton CTom Juliano, Butler OF: Matt Dorenzi, Delbarton OF: Tom Weber, Caldwell OF: Kyle Weiss, Pequannock OF: Jake Lombardi, Caldwell Kwilos, Delbarton UT: Matt Carlson, DePaul UT: Mike Gorrell, Lakeland HONORABLE MENTION Dan Garden, Lee Sutherlin, Caldwell; Kiel Rei- th, Jake McDonald, Lakeland; John Chorba, Chris Haring, DePaul; Brendan Kelly, Kivlon, Butler; Brueckner, Ziegler, Madison; Steve Marino, Kevin Soriano, Delbarton; Ryan Egan, Ryan Stoeckle, Pequannock.

The All-NNJIL teams were not provided to The Record. ALL-BERGEN BASEBALL Honorable mention Zack Durr, Tenafly; Mike Schneider, Zach Loys, Anthony Frisina, Colin Birth, Rutherford; Dave Powell, Brian Lavalle, River Dell; Chris DeRogatis, Anthony Re, Jared Skinner, Queen of Peace; Pat Cillo, Fort Lee; Mike Arnold, Dumont; Michael Albanese, Dave Cassirer, Jim Aramanda Emerson; Robert Meir, Cresskill; Sal Cumella, Ryan Skelley, Ridgefield; Filip Piasevoli, New Milford; Austin Levy, Victor Dume, Leonia; Kevin Ryan, Brett Palanker, Saddle Brook; Scott Matthews, Mike Molfetas, Kyle Moore, Waldwick; TJ Omelianuk, Keith Robertson, Midland Park; Edwin Cabrera, Mike Lagomarsino, Ian Steepy, Tom Deservio, John Wareka, Elmwood Park; Dylan Rust, Rey Torres, Garfield; Brett Lederer, Glen Rock; Alex Mella, Scott Bendlin, Lodi; Matt Fleck, Becton; Zach Anderson, Mike Ruggerio, Lorenzo Tattoli, Hasbrouck Heights; Miguel Molina, Lyndhurst; Billy Rehbein, St. Mary; Frank Gangi, North Arlington; Criss Sullivan, Jay Pacheo, Steve McCabe, Wallington; Timothy Fougere, Chan Park, Old Tappan; Tommy Breault, Sean Munier, R.J. Voorman, Ramapo; David Holcomb, Joseph Gandolfo, Eric Anderson, Northern Highlands; Michael Petrucelli, Demarest; Keith Hurter, Mike Gwon, Ramsey; Lou Pimpinella, Pascack Valley; Dan Solomon, Pascack Hills; Kyle Grimm, Bergenfield; Zachary Palmer, Mahwah; Michael Marscovetra, Brian Sees, Indian Hills. B-PSL KING FIRST TEAM Pi Jared Forestieri, Elmwood Park Pi Dylan Rust, Garfield Pi Mike Grofsick, Hawthorne Pi Edwin Cabrera, Elmwood Park IB: Rey Torres, Garfield IF: Mike Lagomarsino, Elmwood Park IF: Ian Steepy, Elmwood Park IF: Anthony Koban, Elmwood Park Tom Deservio, Elmwood Park OF: Kevin Hancock, Hawthorne OF: Brett Lederer, Glen Rock OF: John Wareka, Elmwood Park OF: Dan Ordini, Manchester UT: Scott Bendlin, Lodi SECOND TEAM Pi Matt Lawsky, Glen Rock Pi Mike Lortz, Lodi Pi Danny Rosario, Hawthorne Pi Aaron Weisberg, Glen Rock IB: Jon Perrotta, Manchester IB: Lou Karcanes, Glen Rock IF: Alberdis Castillo, Garfield IF: Dillon White, Glen Rock IF: Rich Policastro, Lodi Angelo Annuzzi, Lodi OF: Brian Wehner, Garfield OF: Joe Toskovich, Garfield OF: Brendan Miller, Glen Rock OF: Robert Colon, Lodi DH: Rob Smith, Hawthorne UT: Jared Lerner, Hawthorne HONORABLE MENTION Mike Notarfransisco, Lodi; Jim Geraghty, Hawthorne; Kenny Andretta, Glen Rock; Adam McCarthy, Garfield; Alberto Diaz, Manchester; Dino Pretroviv, Elmwood Park.

BCSL NATIONAL FIRST TEAM IB: Matt Fleck, Becton IB: Zach Anderson, Hasbrouck Heights IF: Andrew Nasti, Weehawken IF: Bob Kistner, Hasbrouck Heights IF: Miguel Molina, Lyndhurst IF: Billy Rehbein, St. Mary OF: Criss Sul I ivan, Wal I ington OF: Mark Naseef, Lyndhurst OF: Mike Ruggerio, Hasbrouck Heights OF: Frank Gangi, North Arlington Lorenzo Tattoli, Hasbrouck Heights UT: Jay Pacheo, Wallington DH: Anthony Luberto, St. Mary Pi Glenn Flora, Lyndhurst Pi CJ. Gonzalez, St. Mary Pi Dan O'Neill, St Mary Pi Steve McCabe, Wallington SECOND TEAM Wood-Ridge IF: Brian Walker, Lyndhurst IF: Ruben Vaquiro, Weehawken IF: Ray Feliciano, Weehawken OF: Pat Manning, St.

Mary OF: Justin Kapp, Lyndhurst Anthony DAgostino, Wallington Greg Barbo, Becton UT: KJ Ross, Becton UT: Charlie Vellis, Wallington DH: Ryan Stuiso, Becton DH: Bruno Januto, North Arlington Pi Alesio Offreda, Wallington Pi Kevin Smolensky, Lyndhurst Pi Tom Farrell, Lyndhurst HONORABLE MENTION Mike Mary; Jayce Guilliani.Se-caucus; Dave Hammer, Wood-Ridge; Jared Coffey, Hasbrouck Heights; Luis Gomez, North Arlington; Lou Barmoody, Lyndhurst; James Sudol, Wallington; Alex Gomez, Harrison; Jeremy Abreu, Weehawken; Dan DeRosa, Becton. Coaches of the year: Butch Servideo, Lyndhurst; Charlie Giachetti, St. Mary. NBIL DIVISION 1 FIRST TEAM Pi Alex Caravella, Old Tappan Pi Bobby Graber, Ramapo Pi William Patterson, Northern Highlands IB: Kevin Solomon, Wayne Hills IB: Kevin O'Connor, Ramapo IF: Timothy Fougere, Old Tappan IF: Tommy Breault, Ramapo IF: Sean Munier, Ramapo David Holcomb, Northern Highlands OF: Michael Petrucelli, Demarest OF: Joseph Gandolfo, Northern Highlands OF: Rob Santaniello, Ramapo OF: Travis Delia Volpe, Wayne Hills UT: R.J. Voorman, Ramapo DH: Eric Anderson, Northern Highlands DH: Chan Park, Old Tappan SECOND TEAM Pi Thomas Messina, Old Tappan Pi Chris Soltys, Fair Lawn Pi Andrew Bauer, Ramapo IB: Mike Berkhofer, Fair Lawn IF: Dylan Farrell, Demarest IF: Michael O'Reilly, Old Tappan IF: Eric Delia Volpe, Wayne Hills Joe Rizzo, Old Tappan OF: James Hegybeli, Fair Lawn OF: Alex Bellias, Wayne Hills OF: Kee-Yeon Won, Demarest UT: Scott O'Donnell, Northern Highlands DH: Marc Solecitto, Ramapo HONORABLE MENTION Gregory Skroce, Robert Orlando, Demarest; Travis Kubasta, Kevin Mazzola, Fair Lawn; Brendan Santry, Alexander Sonageri, Northern Highlands; Patrick O'Donnell, Robert Pul-sonetti, Old Tappan; Greg Madormo, Kevin Barry, Ramapo; Jordan Kessel, Mike Zangrilli, Wayne Hills.

NBIL DIVISION 2 FIRST TEAM Pi Keith Hurter, Ramsey Pi Marcus Garone, Ramsey Pi Lou Pimpinella, Pascack Valley IB: Dan Solomon, Pascack Hills IF: Mike Gwon, Ramsey IF: Max Hourigan, Pascack Valley IF: Kyle Grimm, Bergenfield IF: Zachary Palmer, Mahwah Dan D'Elia, Ramsey OF: Anthony D'Alessandro, Mahwah OF: Michael Marscovetra, Indian Hills OF: Brian Sees, Indian Hills OF: Tyler Mason, Mahwah UT: Jared Avidon, Indian Hills DH: Rob Archetti, Ramsey 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and four RBI to spark the Patriots past Pompton Lakes, 11-0. 'Travis is very passionate for the game, and he has a quick, short and powerful swing that can deliver the ball to all fields," said Ianniello. Pitching coach Fran Rella helped Delia Volpe develop a devastating slider that increased his arsenal. Playing alongside his identical twin brother, Eric, a starting shortstop and a pitcher, also provided motivation for Delia Volpe. An intense training and strength program in the off-season helped his power numbers this season, which included 13 doubles and four triples.

The Montclair State-bound Del-la Volpe posted a 14-5 career record. He had 83 hits, including 12 home runs, and finished with 68 RBI and 74 runs. "What I'm most proud of is helping to turn the baseball program around here into a consistent County and State contender every year," said Delia Volpe. E-mail: millsnorthjersey.com By ED MILLS STAFF WRITER Travis Delia Volpe has come a long way in the past three years, from tentative and apprehensive on the pitching mound to confident and calm. From defensive and reactive in the batter's box to offensive and exceedingly proactive.

Wayne Hills' Delia Volpe made himself into one of the top pitchers and hitters in North Jersey with hard work that translated into a highly skilled performer. He batted .435 with 47 hits, seven home runs, 43 RBI and 43 runs, and had a 7-3 pitching record with 77 strikeouts in 61 innings to lead Wayne Hills to its first Passaic County baseball tournament championship since 2000 and a 20-11 record. Delia Volpe is the North Jersey Baseball Player of the Year. 'Travis is a true leader; he is quiet, but he leads by example," said Wayne Hills coach Chris Ianniello. "He's calm, cool and composed, a clutch gamer." Delia Volpe was a first baseman-outfielder on the freshman team in 2006 and struggled to find offensive consistency.

In a limited role for the varsity as a sophomore in 2007, he played right field and batted low in the order. Delia Volpe started to come into his own his junior year when he earned first-team All-Passaic recognition as a pitcher, going 7-2 with a 2.29 ERA, and posting a .558 slugging percentage with 18 RBI from the leadoff spot. He helped the Patriots go 20-9 as they advanced to the County title game. "Our main goal this year was to get back to the County finals and finish it off with a championship this time," Delia Volpe said. "I gained a lot of confidence and that experience was a big factor." That was true throughout the 2009 County tournament run for Delia Volpe, 18, a 5 -foot-10, 175-pound left-handed throwing and hitting center fielder who batted third.

He blasted a three-run home run and pitched a six-hitter to help beat crosstown rival Wayne Valley, 4-2, in the quarterfinals. He threw a seven-hitter and struck out 10 in a 7-2 semifinal win over Lakeland. In the championship game, he went FIRST TEAM Pi Zack Durr, Tenafly Pi Mike Schneider, Rutherford Pi Dave Powell, River Dell Pi Rob Schneider, Westwood Pi Chris DeRogatis, Queen of Peace Pat Cillo, Fort Lee Zach Loys, Rutherford IB: Anthony Frisina, Rutherford IF: Anthony Re, Queen of Peace IF: Brian Lavalle, River Dell IF: Alex Macchio, Dumont IF: Mike Arnold, Dumont OF: Kyle Cullen, Dumont OF: Ryan Blute, River Dell OF: Colin Birth, Rutherford OF: Jared Skinner, Queen of Peace DH: Kevin Sonnet, River Dell Chiciak, River Dell Coaches of the year: Jason Cannici, Dumont; Rob Urbanovich, Queen of Peace SECOND TEAM Pi Joe Amico, Dumont Pi Dan Burd, Dumont Pi Rob Segro, Rutherford Pi JP Rivera, Queen of Peace Pi Chris Carrol, Westwood Chris DeCarlo, Queen of Peace Mike Porcelli, Ridgefield Park IB: Ryan Kuizema, Westwood IB: Joe Abbadessa, River Dell IF: Derek Cacciola, Westwood IF: Frances McKenna, Fort Lee IF: Geoff Perez, Westwood IF: Jon Sobo, Tenafly IF: Frank Isola, Rutherford OF: Jeff Quintanilla, Ridgefield Park OF: Mike Scavzafava, Cliffside Park OF: Alex Teller, Rutherford OF: Carl Cosito, River Dell OF: Rob Duran, River Dell DH: Mike Froncolino, Fort Lee DH: Geraldys Cabrera, Cliffside Park UT: Max Romba, Fort Lee HONORABLE MENTION Eric Messina, Pete Amadio, Queen of Peace; Jorge Jorge, Jeff Vasquez, Cliffside Park; Julian Herbert, Adam Ades, Englewood; Marco Baratta, Ethan Rosenblum, Tenafly; Tom Mc- Callum, Darrin Hart, Rutherford; Joe Cappet- ta, Mike Richter, Dumont; John Hroncic, Jake Romba, Fort Lee; Mike Marguccio, Matt McArow, Ridgefield Park; Ryan McConnell, Westwood; Adam Dubaniwitz, Brian Mc- Goeya, River Dell. BCSL OLYMPIC FIRST TEAM Pi Michael Albanese, Emerson Pi Robert Meir, Cresskill Pi Sal Cumella, Ridgefield Pi Jon Malmut, Cresskill IB: Brian Henderson, Cresskill IF: Matt Moreno, Park Ridge IF: P.J. Doherty, New Milford IF: Austin Levy, Leonia Will Hernandez, Ridgefield OF: Dave Cassirer, Emerson OF: Filip Piasevoli, New Milford OF: Ryan Skelley, Ridgefield DH: Jim Aramanda, Emerson DH: Victor Dume, Leonia UT: Kevin Herget, Park Ridge SECOND TEAM Pi Mickey Stec, Emerson Pi Dan Glavan, Palisades Park Pi Steve Kozar, Park Ridge Pi Kyle Beldoch, Leonia IB: Ryan Youmans, Leonia IF: Nick Ercolano, Emerson IF: Mike Furrer, Cresskill IF: Nick Brunelli, New Milford Matt Misley, Park Ridge OF: Zach Carroll, Park Ridge OF: Louis Kern, Bogota OF: Kyle Franceschini, Cresskill UT: Anthony De Esposito, Ridgefield UT: Brian Norton, Dwight-Englewood DH: Brett Petillo, Cresskill HONORABLE MENTION Chris Grant, Hawthorne Christian; Will Benen-son, Dwight-Englewood; Chris Schultz, Ridgefield; Dayton Pierce, Bogota; Jesse Binder, Saddle River Day; Kevin Kunz, Palisades Park; Kevin Hwang, Park Ridge; Matt Wunder, New Milford; Rocco Weir, Emerson; David Lucibel-lo, Cresskill; Jeremy Kaplan, Leonia Coaches of the year: Pete Crandall, Park Ridge, and Bob Carcich, Emerson B-PSL CARPENTER FIRST TEAM Pi Alex Ott, Pompton Lakes Pi Mark Jarrad, Pompton Lakes Pi Brian Sietsma, Eastern Christian Pi Kevin Ryan, Saddle Brook IB: Brett Palanker, Saddle Brook IF: Scott Matthews, Pompton Lakes IF: Christian Kuehn, Saddle Brook IF: TJ Omelianuk, Midland Park Tim Lindberg, Pompton Lakes OF: Mike Ferreira, Pompton Lakes OF: Keith Robertson, Midland Park OF: Mike Molfetas, Waldwick OF: Kendall Everett, Eastern Christian DH Kyle Moore, Waldwick UT: Tyler Westra, Eastern Christian SECOND TEAM Pi Jake Hachey, Midland Park Pi Edwin Elias, Paterson Catholic Pi Dylan Rittondale, Waldwick Pi EricTarlo, Pompton Lakes IB: Dan Onove, Eastern Christian IF: Nick Abballe, Midland Park IF: Tom Kassab, Pompton Lakes IF: Tom Knight, Waldwick Brandon Eldridge, Midland Park OF: Steve Bandstra, Midland Park OF: Chris Sanchez, Waldwick OF: Devon DeJong.

Eastern Christian OF: Mike Esposito, Saddle Brook DH: Willie Allan, Pompton Lakes UT: Anthony lorio, Midland Park HONORABLE MENTION Sean Carey, Pompton Lakes; Brady Cairns, Midland Park; Scott DeJong, Eastern Christian; Tim Smith, Waldwick; Darlyn Beto, Paterson Catholic; Mike Burns, Saddle Brook. way, of course; in addition to their tremendous effort in three victories that weekend, consider this: In four County tournament wins, those three Green Knights did not allow a run, winning two of those games by one run. Lexi lorio, Hawthorne Christian Softball: The junior catcher homered in the two biggest victories in Hawthorne Christian soft-ball history, including the decisive two-run blast in the seventh inning of a 2-1 upset of BASEBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR: PARK RIDGE Owls a breed apart Team had a special quality By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER PARK RIDGE The Park Ridge baseball record book looks a lot different these days, now that the 2009 Owls have put their final stamp on it. "This team did something special," said coach Pete Crandall.

"I've coached a lot of teams in different sports. Some good ones. Some very good ones. "But this team was different. This is the one that did it all." The Group 1 title, Park Ridge's first in baseball since 1977, was just the icing on the cake.

The Owls built up to that moment with a program-record 26 victories, their first back-to-back North 1, Group 1 titles and their first BCSL Olympic Division title in 11 years. Put that all together, and you have the North Jersey Baseball Team of the Year. Top 25 1. St. Joseph (27-4) 2.

Don Bosco (26-5) 3. Park Ridge (26-6) 4.0ldTappan (20-12) 5. Ramapo (22-10) 6. Pequannock (23-6) 7. Ramsey (22-6) 8.

Lyndhurst (23-7) 9. Paramus (21-8) 10. St. Mary (21-7) 11. Wayne Hills (20-11) 12.

Indian Hills (19-9) 13. Pompton Lakes (17-7) 14. Cresskill (17-8) 15. Dumont (16-8) 16. Emerson (19-9) 17.

Rutherford (18-7) 18. Tenafly (17-9) 19. West Milford (13-6) 20. River Dell (17-7) 21. Westwood (16-7) 22.

Wallington (17-7) 23. Mahwah (15-9) 24. Northern Highlands (17-11) 25. Leonia (16-9) that intended on reminding everyone the impact Mike Blake had on the Northern Highlands community, his daughter did just that, and in remarkable fashion. St.

Joseph pitching aces: The triumvirate of Kevin Ferguson, Rich Anastasi and Rob Frank had a job to do. There were not just three games to play, but to win in the span of 72 hours, no less and the Green Knights had little if no margin for error. They came through in a big "Things definitely went our way," said Crandall, whose team finishes No. 3 in The North Jersey Top 25. "That's what happens when you win a championship, but we made it go our way." Like any Group 1 school, the Owls didn't have a lot of depth, but they made the most of the talent at hand.

Senior ace Kevin Herget, who fired a two-hitter in the championship game against David Brearley for his ninth win of the season, was one of the best all-around players in North Jersey. Senior third baseman Matt Moreno was an All-Bergen selection, and junior catcher Matt Misley continued to be one of the top hitters in the Olympic Division. "You could tell we had the potential for something like this," Crandall said. "It was special," Moreno said. "It's the kind of team you want to be part of." game was played was the Mike Blake Invitational, established to honor the memory of Amanda's father and raise money for the Blake Children College Fund.

Blake was a former student-athlete at Northern Highlands who went on to become a well-known coach in the area. He died in September at age 47. Amanda offered up the best tribute she possibly could, excelling in the sport he loved watching her play. In an event Stapleton: Reminding us why we love high school sports From Page S-7 Amanda Blake, Northern Highlands Softball: No one showed more spirit in one game this spring than Blake did in the Highlanders' 3-0 victory over Holy Angels on April 25. She struck out nine and had a run-scoring single in the first inning, her team's lone hit all while playing despite the most emotional of circumstances.

The tournament in which the Hawthorne in the first round of the Passaic County tournament. Her solo shot then helped seal the Defenders' 4-2 triumph over Holy Family in the North Non-Public tournament the program's first. Russ Kniewel, Lakeland volleyball: This final spot is reserved for a coaching legend. For the last 25 years, few volleyball coaches have done more for a high school program than Kniewel, who has collected in excess of 750 wins in his tenure in charge of the boys and girls programs at Lakeland. He started the girls program in 1984, the boys program three years later, and while he will coach the girls for at least two more seasons, this was his final season coaching the boys.

So it's understandable why the Lancers celebrated their victory over Bergen Catholic in the State tournament last month it was their final home match with Kniewel on the sideline..