SOCCER:Cignarella taking it to the next level

While it's an honor to witness scholastic stardom on area varsity playing fields, it's always nice to see one of your own taking that athletic prowess to the next level.
Recent Hopewell Valley Central graduate Tyler Cignarella is one such player who has taken his game to the collegiate level. Positioned in the defensive backfield, Tyler has appeared in the last eight games for the College of New Jersey men's soccer team.
At CNJ, Cignarella provides consistent defensive strength and agility that showcased his career at Hopewell Valley Central High School, where he was a senior captain.
At HVC, Tyler earned three varsity awards in all for the Bulldogs and was given a Colonial Valley Conference midfielder award as both a junior and senior.
In all, Cignarella earned six varsity letters at HoVal in soccer and baseball, a team that voted him the MVP his junior and senior years.
Earlier this year, he became the recipient of the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association scholarship, the Jeanne Erickson memorial scholarship and the Mercer County American Legion League (MCALL) Georgia Johnson memorial scholarship.
Next spring, Tyler plans to play baseball for CNJ head coach Dean Glus and the Lions baseball program.
Academically, Cignarella plans to pursue a Masters degree at TCNJ in business and accounting.