BGCGN wrestlers honored Published: Thursday, Apr. 12, 2007 The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua wrestling team presented its annual awards on Saturday. Coach Kris Rowlette and BGCGN athletic director Patrick Gill were on hand to announce the recipients.

Fourth grader Chance Robinson received the Most Improved Wreslter award for the fourth-grade-and-under team. Robinson finished the season at 22-3 with a team-leading 16 pins, winning both the New Hampshire Elementary School state championship and the Big East Gold championship at 80 pounds. On the fifth-grade-and-over squad, fifth grader Dan Breese won most improved honors. Breese won the Concord Regional title at 105 pounds, but a snowboarding accident left him with a broken arm, unable to compete in the state middle school finals.

Hudson’s Brandon Levesque was the fourth-grade-and-under Rookie of the Year, posing an impressive 20-4 record (13 pins) on his way to winning the New Hampshire Elementary School state championship in the 90-pound class. The fifth-grade-and-over Rookie of the Year was fellow Hudson resident Adam Garside, a 90-pound sixth grader.

Fifty-seven-pound fourth grader Kevin Melanson was the fourth-grade-and-under squad’s Outstanding Wrestler. Melanson’s team-leading 28 victories, with 16 pins and only three losses helped him win six tournaments over the season, including the New Hampshire Elementary School state championship at 57 pounds. On the fifth-grade-and-over team, fifth grader Marcel Laplante was named Outstanding Wrestler based on his 27-3 record (11 pins). Laplante won the New Hampshire Middle School state championship in the 75-pound weight class, and his first place finshes at seven tourneys led the team.

Awards for the 20 Win Club were presented to Robinson, third grader Ryan Rice, Levesque and Connor McBride, a Charlotte Avenue School fifth grader who won the City Middle School championship at 80 pounds by defeating the state champion at that weight class in the tournament finals.

25 Win Club awards were given to fifth grader Travis Rice, Melanson and Laplante.

The Coaches Award, presented annually to the wrestler best demonstrating commitment, dedication and leadership by example, was awarded to fourth grader Jake Valeri, the New Hampshire Elementary School state champion at 55 pounds.

The rest of the BGCGN roster for the 2006-07 season included sixth graders Bhavik Patel and Dan Sypek; fifth graders Kyle Ducharme, Evan Manns, Chris Robinson, Sagar Patel and Joe Chimelski; fourth graders Nick Drohan, Mark Trottier, Corey McLaughlin, Andrew DeCarteret and Cam Bennett; third graders Jordan Rowlette, Dakota Lane, Cole Nickerson, David Muite, Mike Gilham, Matt Gilham and John Sweeney; second graders Levi Gosslin, Brett LeBlanc, Evan Robinson and Noah Morse; first grader Ryan Jigargian; and kindergarteners Nick Scalera and Andre Laplante.

Each year, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua is dependent on volunteers to help support the staff with the success of many of our programs. As a result, we have more than 175 volunteers who are active in Club programs, each year. They are parents, community leaders, and professionals from organizations and companies throughout our community, and they help to make a tremendous impact on the lives of our Club members every day.

This year, an outstanding and dedicated individual was recognized as the 2007 Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua Volunteer of the Year. This award is given to an individual whose hard work and dedication has had a positive impact on the members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua and the success of its programs.

This year's recipient is Dani McLaughlin. Dani has been active in our wrestling program, which includes wrestlers from K-8 grades. She is responsible for organizing the entire wrestling program, handling paperwork, planning and completing meet schedules, collecting wrestler information, creating and purchasing wrestling apparel, and much, much more! She is one of the key people to our wrestling program and she is a valuable asset to our wrestling family.

Congratulations, Dani!

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