WPS Announces Middle and Upper School Spring Sports Award Recipients

5/26/2026

Berlin, MD – On Tuesday, May 12, the Worcester Prep Middle and Upper School Spring sports program culminated with the annual awards ceremony. During the ceremony, student athletes received awards for excellence, including the prestigious ESIAC (Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference) Championships.

Middle School Boys Lacrosse

MVP – Griffin Fones

Coach’s Award – Landon Carmean

Most Improved Player – Taj Sands

Middle School Girls Lacrosse

MVP – Isabella Rice

Coach’s Award – Alessia Ziman

Most Improved Player – Tenley Absher

Varsity Boys Lacrosse

MVP – Max Carpenter

Coach’s Award – Danny Kirwan

Most Improved Player – Paxton Mault

Varsity Girls Lacrosse

MVP – Anisha Batra

Coach’s Award – Rani Yonker

Most Improved Player – Gracie Holloway

Varsity Girls Tennis

MVP – Sydney Todorov

Coach’s Award – Jamie Nguyen

Most Improved Player – Nora Gorfinkel

Varsity Boys Tennis

MVP – Caleb Walston

Coach’s Award – Artemiy Klimins

Most Improved Player – Jack Adkins

Varsity Boys Pickleball

MVP – Jackson Griffin

Coach’s Award – Jude Anthony

Most Improved Player – Jack Jarvis

Varsity Girls Pickleball

MVP – Emme Walsh

Coach’s Award – Vivian Spraul

Most Improved Player – Mariella Anthony

ESIAC: Girls Lacrosse

Anisha Batra

Harper Hertrich

Sydney Mize

Haviland Russell-Wood

ESIAC: Girls Tennis

Jamie Nguyen

Emma Nordstrom

Sydney Todorov

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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Congratulations to the Worcester Prep Middle School boys’ and girls’ lacrosse award winners. Pictured in the front are the girls’ lacrosse Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are Most Improved Tenley Absher (Berlin, MD), MVP Isabella Rice (Bishopville, MD), and Coach’s Award recipient Alessia Ziman (Ocean City, MD). Pictured standing are the boys’ lacrosse Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are Coach’s Award recipient Landon Carmean (Georgetown, DE), MVP Griffin Fones (Bishopville, MD), and Most Improved Taj Sands (Berlin, MD).
Congratulations to the Worcester Prep Upper School boys’ and girls’ lacrosse award winners. Pictured in the front are the girls’ lacrosse Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are Coach’s Award Rani Yonker (Greenbackville, VA), MVP Anisha Batra (Rehoboth Beach, DE), and Most Improved player Gracie Holloway (Ocean City, MD). Pictured standing are the boys’ lacrosse Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are MVP Max Carpenter (Berlin, MD), Most Improved Player Paxton Mault (Ocean City, MD), and Coach’s Award Danny Kirwan (Bethany Beach, DE).
Congratulations to the Worcester Prep Upper School boys’ and girls’ tennis award winners. Pictured in the front are the girls’ tennis Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are MVP Sydney Todorov (Berlin, MD), Coach’s Award Jamie Nguyen (Dagsboro, DE), and Most Improved Player Nora Gorfinkel (Berlin, MD). Pictured standing are the boys’ tennis Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are Most Improved Player Jack Adkins (Ocean City, MD), MVP Caleb Walston (Salisbury, MD), and Coach’s Award recipient Artemiy Klimins (Bishopville, MD).
Congratulations to the Worcester Prep Upper School boys’ and girls’ pickleball award winners. Pictured in the front are the girls’ pickleball Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are Coach’s Awards recipient Vivian Spraul (Ocean View, DE), Most Improved Player Mariella Anthony (Frankford, DE), and MVP Emme Walsh (Selbyville, DE). Pictured standing are the boys’ Pickleball Spring Sports Awards recipients. From the left are MVP Jackson Griffin (Ocean City, MD), Coach’s Award recipient Jude Anthony (Frankford, DE), and Most Improved Player Jack Jarvis (Berlin, MD).
Congratulations to Worcester Prep Girls’ Lacrosse and Girls’ Tennis ESIAC recipients. Pictured standing are the girls’ lacrosse ESIAC Sydney Mize (Dagsboro, DE), Anisha Batra (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Haviland Russell-Wood (Berlin, MC), and Harper Hertrich (Rehoboth Beach, DE). Pictured sitting in are the girls’ tennis ESIAC awardees Sydney Todorov (Berlin, MD), Jamie Nguyen (Dagsboro, DE), and Emma Nordstrom (Berlin, MD).

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.