Canisius High School had two seniors named to the 2025-26 Fall All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete Team:
Noah Cosgrove '26 of West Seneca (Soccer)
Halim Habib '26 of Amherst (Golf/Soccer)
The team is named by a Section VI committee and is based on athletes that are key contributors to the team that also excel in the classroom (minimum 90% cumulative average).Â
Canisius also had 15 seniors who earned honorable mention:
Elijah Soe '26 of Buffalo (Cross Country)
Lucas Bonilla '26 of Buffalo (Football)
Ben Eppolito '26 of West Seneca (Football/Soccer)
Brendan Copeland '26 of Elma (Football)
Connor Jackson '26 of Williamsville (Golf)
Matthew Kreuzer '26 of Orchard Park (Golf/Soccer)
Evan Mitskovski '26 of Orchard Park (Golf)
Jack Shainbrown '26 of East Amherst (Golf)
Austin Wozniak '26 of West Seneca (Golf)
Austin Xiao '26 of Williamsville (Soccer)
Octavian Santacrose '26 of Buffalo (Soccer)
Cole Frederick '26 of Orchard Park (Soccer)
Anthony Pepe '26 of Lockport (Soccer)
Maksim Kushnir '26 of Williamsville (Soccer)
Elijah McKissack '26 of Buffalo (Volleyball)
Canisius had additional athletes who met the requirements for nomination to the All-WNY Scholar Athlete Team in sports that are not recognized by Section VI.Â
Those athletes are:
Zack Benczkowski '26 of Orchard Park (Rowing)
Nazarly Drofych '26 of Kenmore (Rowing)
Ethan Pirigyi '26 of Buffalo (Rowing)
Thomas Snyder '26 of Orchard Park (Rowing)
Charles Marynowski '26 of Buffalo (Sailing)
Matthew Murad '26 of Buffalo (Sailing)
Students and families interested in the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as Buffalo's "Best Catholic School" by Business First – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit
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