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This year's team is loaded with great members that exemplify the Honor #25 spirit of supporting your teammates, honoring friendships and playing for the love of team as much as for the love of the win.  Welcome to the Honor #25 family!  

Maddie Cappabianco - SCHOLARSHIP WINNER!

Maddie ran XC and track, cheered and played bocce in her senior year and will continue her studies at Belmont Abbey and run XC for the Crusaders. Maddie’s coaches shared that "even though she cares about her own performance she cares more about the team’s performance” and that her “welcoming attitude toward new teammates was a critical positive force in the team’s success.” Maddie shared “before every XC meet as team captain I give a speech. I tell my fellow teammates that we have done it before and can certainly do it again. I did this to help everybody realize that in the end we have to run for each other.  And this year in track, due to an iron deficiency, I couldn’t run but I’d still show up to every meet and talked all my fellow teammates through their nerves and tried to help them do their best.” And as for her favorite memory it was “winning districts in cross country with your 7 best friends. It is so much more enjoyable when the entire team is there. We all worked so hard this season and it paid off as a team. At states we made so many TikTok’s and videos celebrating how excited we were."

Quin DeCalvacante 

Quin wrestled, played soccer and ran track during high school and will attend Penn State University.  Quin’s  coaches described him as "essentially a perfect team member, always shows up with a positive attitude, and would do anything for his team.” Quin shared “When you go to Camp Hill, I like to think that the standard is to be the best, but living here means more than just that. To me, a “winning” season includes building lifelong relationships through the incredible experiences brought on by high school sports (on and off the field), and adding to the winning culture at Camp Hill with your friends right there watching and supporting you at every game. It also certainly includes lots of Roberto’s runs after games or practices.” As for his favorite memory as a Camp Hill athlete, this should come as no surprise, “Winning the state championship my junior year in soccer. Ever since getting to skip days of elementary school to watch our high school team win the state championship in 2016 and 2017, I can honestly say that my greatest goal in life was to reach that same accomplishment. It’s been something I have thought about literally every day as a middle schooler and highschooler, and I’ve never wanted anything more. To finally achieve it with the most amazing group of friends and coaches has been the greatest moment of my life.”  

Noah Doi

Noah wrestled, and played football and baseball all 4-years of high school and heads to Campbell University to continue his wrestling career. Noah is obviously all about keeping things in the family. His older brother, Christian is an Honor #25 team member, and he’ll be a fellow Fighting Camel with Jackson Thompson next year, yet another Honor #25 team member. Noah received glowing remarks from his coaches.  They all agreed that he "is one of a kind, compassionate, hard working, and a great kid with a bright future.” Noah shared that his favorite memory as a Camp Hill athlete was “my whole sophomore season on the baseball team. I remember this team having so many characters and making memories every single day at practice. All while being a pretty darn good baseball team making it all the way to the state championship. So the mix of having so much fun and dominating on the field is why this is my favorite memory.”         

Ty Kirchhoff

Ty played soccer, basketball, and baseball throughout his high school career and heads to Penn State this fall. Ty’s coaches valued that he "was a total team player, a focal point in the locker room, would do anything for his team’s success, and would trade all the individual recognition for 1 more win and 1 more game with his teammates.” As for a favorite team memory, Ty responded with, "there are so many to choose from. So many unforgettable moments, good and bad. A lot of valuable lessons learned, feelings you chase after experiencing them for the first time. All of the bus rides with friends is a very close second to my favorite memory. I will remember those rides and laughing with friends forever. But my favorite memory as a Camp Hill athlete is winning the state championship game in soccer my junior year. That was a surreal experience and a feeling hard to explain. Being down a majority of the game, watching my teammates stay positive and not giving up was so refreshing. I’ve been chasing that championship feeling ever since to try to give that feeling to others and allowing them to experience it.”

Alex Long

Alex played football and basketball all 4-years of his high school career and heads to the University of Tennessee this fall. And like Noah, it's nice to have another family connection among team members.  Alex’s older sister Anna is also an Honor #25 team member. Alex’s coaches described him as having a "never quit attitude which was contagious and fueled the team’s success” and “he was the stability we could count on every day to work hard and have a great time with his teammates.” Alex shared in his application that “Although it is easy to look to my junior football season, which ended in the state quarterfinals as a "winning" season, a winning season as a camp hill athlete means so much more than that. It's bonding and working hard with the brothers I grew up with since elementary school and playing all the same sports together. This was all put into perspective at senior football night, and hearing all my teammates recognized and appreciating the years of bonding and lifelong connections made.  And it was great to channel that bond during our last home game by upsetting the number one team in our conference with a heart pounding blocked field goal to win.” And as for a favorite memory, Alex’s choice is an obvious one.  He shared “I'm not sure I'll top this memory for the rest of my life, upsetting Trinity in the football district championship my junior year. This is a moment that every kid in Camp Hill grows up imagining, knocking off the team across town at the highest level. What made this moment even more special was that no thought it could happen besides us. Every article leading up to this game had us losing by double digits and counting us out. Instead our group of brothers with a bond as tight as you'll ever find claimed the win against a team recruited and crafted to "win championships". I'll never forget sprinting to the student section to celebrate as the clock hit zero and seeing all the shocked fans around me, a memory that gives me goosebumps today.” 

Jack Miller

Jack wrestled, played baseball and football all 4-years of his high school career and heads to Pennsylvania College of Technology this fall and he hopes to the join their wrestling team. Jack’s coaches described him as "the guy you want on your team” and the “guy that will see an obstacle and not let it stand in his way.” Jack shared that “I always tried to be there for my team no matter what. I wasn’t always the best player, but I gave it my all and made sure everyone felt included. I’d hype people up, help out when someone was down, and do whatever needed to keep us together. To me, being on a team means having each other’s backs, and I always tried to show that.” His favorite memory as a Camp Hill athlete? Dropping 60 pounds to go from the 210 to 152 pound weight class for his senior season and then executing a perfectly timed Lat drop with 5 seconds to go in the match and securing a win for my team at the Newport Dual." 

Austin Shore

Austin wrestled, and played baseball and football during high school. He’ll be heading to Penn State to join his older brother Peyton and a few other Honor #25 team members this fall. Austin’s coaches described him as "the teammate that will jump through a brick wall for his guys” and the “the one that kept the team loose with his sense of humor and gave everyone a smile when they were down.” Austin saw his senior year of wrestling as a great example of a winning season.  He shared, "not only was it the farthest our team has ever gone in districts in my 4 years of high school, but it was also my best individual year. I got injured and missed 14 matches so I had less individual wins than the year prior, but my record was better & I advanced further into the postseason than ever before. Though I came up short by 2 placements of making it to states, I feel that I grew both physically and mentally as a wrestler this year. I learned lessons that I know I will cherish and grow from for the rest of my life.”