WGMD Honors High School Scholar Athletes for 38th Year
Resort Broadcasting Co LLC and WGMD 92.7 “The Talk Of Delmarva” honored local high school students at the 38th annual Sports Boosters Banquet on Wednesday, June 5.
28 athletes from 14 area high schools were each presented with $250 scholarships. Additionally, 2 students were bestowed an additional $1500 each based on their resumes of scholastic achievement and sports participation.
The late Bob Smith, a local Delaware broadcaster since 1955 and the first employee of WGMD in 1980, was a man of vision, and love for youth and sports. In 1981, Bob founded the WGMD Sports Booster Scholarship Program. Through the generosity of our Sports Booster Sponsor Advertisers, WGMD has presented hundreds of thousands of scholarship dollars to winning nominated senior scholar-athletes from area high schools every year since Bob first founded this time honored program.
This year’s honorees include:
CAPE HENLOPEN HIGH SCHOOL – ALIA MARSHALL 
Field Hockey – Team Captain, 3 time state champions, Team MVP, Regional All American and NFHCA Academic All American
Lacrosse – Team Captain, 3 time state champions andTeam MVP
All Conference Honorable Mention in Basketball and a member of the Indoor Track Team
Founder and Vice President of the Muscle Movement Foundation – this foundation raises money for children with muscle diseases.
Student Gov’t Treasurer
National Honor Society , Leo Club Member
CAPE HENLOPEN HIGH SCHOOL – LUKE D’AMBROGI
LUKE WAS NOT WITH US LAST EVENING AS HE WAS PLAYING IN THE DELAWARE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FORBOYS LACROSSE
Top 5% of his class
class tutor
First Place in a BPA competition in Accounting
Received Principal’s Commendation
Leo Club Member
National Honor Society Member
Basketball Team Captain
Lacrosse Team Captain and All State
Member of the Cape Twitter Page and the anchor for video announcements
DELMAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – HAILEY BITTERS
Top 3% of her class
National Honor Society Historian
Class President
Key Club
Field Hockey – Team Captain, All Conference, All State and State Champions 2016 and 2017
2016 State Champions was the first female state title in Delmar’s school history
Volunteer for Delmar Youth Field Hockey, Delmar Little League and the Wicomico Rotary Club
DELMAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – GEORGE “AJ” ANGELLO
Merit Honor Roll throughout Middle and High School
Ranks 1st in his class
Member of the Business Professionals of America and Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Varsity Football Captain and Captain of the 2017 State Champions
Sportsmanship award for football
Henlopen South All Conference for Baseball
Academic All Conference in both football and baseball
Volunteers at Main Street Gym, Billy Gene Jackson, Sr Park and Youth Center and Delmar Little League
INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL – ABIGAIL O’SHIELDS
Top 1% of her class
Class Treasurer
Recipient of the Academic Achievement Award – 9th thru 12th grade, Distinguished Young Women of Delaware Scholastic Award and Indian River Senior Outstanding Athlete for Delaware Women’s Alliance for Sports and Fitness
Varsity Softball – Academic All Conference for 3 years, 2nd Team All Conference for Pitching, Carpenter’s Cup Softball Team and 18u Swoop Travel Softball Team
Community Service includes – Night to Shine for the Tim Tebow Foundation, Leo Club and Special Olympics
INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL – ROBERT ARGO
Community Service: Indian River Ducks Unlimited, Millsboro Little League, Tim Tebow Foundation and Leo Club
DFRC Blue Gold Ambassador, Mock Trial Member, Student Council and Medical Job Shadowing Program
Ranked #1 in class
National Honor Society, High Honor Roll and Superior Academic Achievement all four years of High School
Academic All Conference and State Semi-finalist in Unified Basketball
Baseball Team Captain, Academic All Conference, 1st Team All Conference 3rd Base and Southern Division Champions 11th grade
LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL – SHAYLA WYNDER
Mentor and Speaker for National Youth Conference
Class President
Top 7% of her class
Odyssey of the Mind 3rd Place Regionals
Distinguished High Honors all 4 Marking Periods
Team Captain of the Varsity Basketball Team and recipient of the Spartan Award
2015-16 Softball Henlopen Conference Champions
Community Service: Luther Towers Nursing Home, Frederica Cheer Center and Harbor Health Care
LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL – JADEN RIVERA
Football – Team Captain, Second Team All Conference Punter, Player of the Game and Second Team All Conference Wide Receiver 
Also received Varsity letters for Wrestling and Baseball
DIAA All Scholar Athlete and Academic All Conference
AP and Honors Classes – Top 15% of his class
Member of the Business Professionals of America and the National Honor Society
Community Service performed at Kingdom Empowerment Christian Church and Project Angel Wings.
LAUREL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – NICOLE PATILLE
Varsity Softball – Team Captain, MVP, 2nd Team All Conference, Final Four at IDT in Colorado and in 2018 led the state in strike outs
Varsity Volleyball 
Academic All Conference
High Honor Roll
Top 10 of her class
Leo Club, FFA and Chess Club
Participated in Mountaire’s Thanksgiving for Thousands
Nicole has accepted a Softball Scholarship to Siena College and will be in their Biology Program
LAUREL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – CHRISTOPHER OTWELL
Varsity Baseball 
Varsity Football – Four Star Rubio Class of 2019 Long Snapper
All Honors, AP and Dual Enrollment Classes
Completed 3 career Pathways – Biomedical Sciences, Culinary Arts and Graphic Design
Christopher will be attending Grove City College as a Football long Snapper
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL – GRACE SEKSCINSKI
National Honor Society
Fellowship of Christian Athletes 
Student Government Secretary
Academic Challenge Program
Academic All Conference Swimming and Volleyball
Volleyball – Team Captain, Athletic All Conference-Honorable Mention and selected to attend the NFHS National Conference as a student representative
Voluteered at the Rural Electric Washington Youth Tour, Youth Leadership Council Delaware Representative and Eagle Crest Alaska Mission with the Lutheran Youth Group
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL – ETHAN LANG
President of Student Government
Secretary of the Business Professionals of America 
Academic All Conference
Milford School Board Student Representative
Certified Microsoft Specialist in Power Point and Word
Cross Country
Track and Field – went to states for 300 meter hurdles
Volunteer Services – Volunteer Coordinator for Bryan Shupe Campaign for 36th District Representative, Harrington Moose Lodge dinner for the blind, Lions Club Annual Car Show and Mascot for the Middle School Pep Rallies
SEAFORD HIGH SCHOOL – ABIGAIL COVEY
Student Government Vice President
Recipient of the Academic Challenge Certificate for excelling in English, the FFA Greenhand Degree for the National Organization of Agricultural Education and recognized by the State of Delaware for excellence in Mathematics 
Math League, National Honor Society, HOSA, School Band
Captain and MVP of the Field Hockey, Swim and Tennis Teams
Most versatile player for Field Hockey and a member of the indoor hockey team
Two Time High Point winner for the swim team
SEAFORD HIGH SCHOOL – TREVOR HOLMES
Varsity Swim Captain and went to States this year
Varsity Baseball Captain 
Seaford Volunteer Firefighter and was Junior Firefighter of the year for 2019, Captain in the Delaware State Police Youth Program and volunteers for the Seaford Parks and Recreation Department
Top 10% of his class
Advanced academic and AP classes thru-out his academic career
Distinguished Honor Roll every year
Member of the Student Gov’t Assoc, National Honor Society, Key Club, Technology Student Assoc., Weight Lifting Club
STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL – GRACE BERES
Volleyball – Team Captain, MVP, First Team Bayside South All Conference, Sportsmanship and Coaches Award
Basketball – Team Captain, Senior All Star, Defensive MVP, Senior Scholar Athlete and Premier Driving School Athlete of the month 
Tennis – Team Captain, MVP and Sportmanship Award
Top 1% in her class
President of the National Honor Society, Delegate for the Student Gov’t Assoc, AP Scholars Award winner and Member of the Mu Alpha Theta and the Atlantic Athlete Outreach Program
Plans on majoring in Risk Management and Insurance
STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL – KEVIN BECK
Top 1% of his class
Student Representative to the Worcester County Board of Education 
President of Mu Alpha Theta and Math Honor Society, 2 year Regional Champion Skills USA, MSSPP Student Athlete
Soccer Team Captain, MVP and recipient of the Coaches and Minds in Motion Awards
Lacrosse Team Captain and Minds in Motion Award
Kevin has been accepted to University of MD College Park, Drexel University and UMBC. He will be majoring in Chemical Engineering
SUSSEX ACADEMY – CAILEY MURPHY
Student Gov’t Representative
Distinguished Honor Roll 
Recipient of the Michael C. Ferguson Scholarship for superior performance on the DE Comprehensive Assessment System
Academic Challenge Program Outstanding Math Student Award and the Presidential Award for outstanding academic achievement
Founder and Captain of the Swim Team – Qualified for State Championships all five years, set 3 school records and we have been the Henlopen Conference Champions for the past three years.
Member of the Lacrosse Team for Three years
SUSSEX ACADEMY – RONALD FAUST
Student Gov’t President
Co-Creator and Captain of the Mock Trial – twice awarded as the best attorney
National Honor Society 
Varsity Soccer Team Captain – Awarded All Conference Honorable Mention
Varsity Baseball – Team MVP
Attended the National Student Leadership Conference and spent a day volunteering with the Indiana Special Olympians and also attended the Delaware Interscholastic Athletics Association Conference and spent a day volunteering with Delaware Special Olympians.
SUSSEX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL – JADE TAYLOR
2008 Little Miss Georgetown title Holder, 2012 Junior Miss Georgetown and Delaware’s Distinguished Young Woman Program 2018
AP Courses and Honor Roll for all 4 years
Varsity Field Hockey Team Captain
Varsity Tennis Captain
Varsity Track & Field
Jr. Varsity Wrestling
Volunteer for the Georgetown Little League, Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown and Harrison House Nursing & Rehabiliation
SUSSEX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL – CADE KEELER
Co-Captain of the Cross Country Team
Co- Captain and Swing Player on the Varsity Baseball Team 
Starting Quarterback and defensive back for the Football Team in his Freshman Year
Ranked Top 2% of his class
High Honor Roll all 4 Years
Elks Lodge Most Valuable Player
State Finalist for the Wendy’s Heisman Award
Served as Vice President of the Business Professional of America, National Honor Society, Brother / Sister Knights, Technology Student Association, Debate Team and Fellowship of Christian Athletes
SUSSEX TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL – TAYLOR WROTEN
Varsity Field Hockey – First Team All Henlopen Conference, Defensive MVP and Blue Gold Representative
Varsity Softball – First Team All Henlopen Conference (pitching) and Second Team All State (Pitching) 
She was also a member of the First Place Carpenter Cup Softball Team and the Senior Little League World Series Champion Team
Varsity Swim Team
Ranked Top 6% of her class
AP and Dual Enrollment courses – graduating with 20 college credits from Widener University and Del Tech
SUSSEX TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL – ETHAN WARD
Ranks top 5% in his class
AP and Dual Enrollment courses – graduating with 21 college credits 
Earned First Place for Web Site Design at the Business Professionalism of America State Competition
Eagle Scout
Participated in Thanksgiving for Thousands, Carey’s Camp Bible School, Habitat for Humanity and Freshman Orientation
Varsity Football
Varsity Baseball
Plans to major in Business
WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL – TYKEYA NELSON
Varsity Basketball Team Captain – Henlopen Conference Honorable Mention, Blue Gold Member, Southern Henlopen Divisional Champion, Scholar Athlete, Team Sportsmanship Award and Game Team Player and
89 made 3 pointers between 2016-2019 making Tykeya the Top 3 Point Shooter at Woodbridge
Member of the John W. Pitts Youth Summer Basketball Team and 2018 League Champions
Excelled academically in all honors courses
A leader and mentor for her classmates
Tykeya plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in Pre-Dentistry
WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL – BROCK KEELER
Excelled in all honors and AP classes – including Spanish I, II and III
His dedication and hard work has earned him a ranking of 2nd in his class 
Varsity Baseball Team Captain
Varsity Football Captain – Delaware State Champions 2016 and 2018, 3 time First Team All-Conference Linebacker, First Team All-State Linebacker, Recipient of the Delaware Interscholastic Football Association’s Sportsmanship Award, Delaware Defensive Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award for Delaware’s Player of the Year
WORCESTER PREPARATORY SCHOOL – GRACE GARDNER
Grace has dedicated over six hundred hours to HALO Homeless Shelter in Salisbury, Relay for Life and the Applachia Service Project.
She also is a volunteer coach for the Fruitland Falcons Youth Soccer and a Camp Counselor for Vacation Bible School
She is an AP Scholar, a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and has been on the Headmaster’s List every year for Academic Excellence
Co-Captain and Goalkeeper on the Varsity Soccer Team
Co-Captain and Center/forward on the Varsity Basketball Team
Co-Captain and Attack on the Varsity Lacrosse Team
WORCESTER PREPARATORY SCHOOL – COLIN MILLER
Colin is an AP Scholar, a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and has been on the Headmaster’s List every quarter for Academic Excellence.
Varsity Golf Captain,Player of the Year, MVP, All Conference
Varsity Basketball Team Captain, All Conference and MVP
Varsity Tennis Captain and ESIAC Doubles Champion
Colin and his brother also started a sports radio show called “Sports Corner” in 2015
He volunteers for the Rolling Thunder Veterans Outreach
Colin will be attending University of Maryland College Park
