Bethlehem Softball League Awards Scholarship to Middleburgh Senior

MIDDLEBURGH — Middleburgh High School senior Alana Ciafardo has been awarded a $1,500 college scholarship from the Bethlehem Softball League.

Ciafardo is the daughter of Mark and Melissa Ciafardo of Middleburgh. 

Every year, the softball league awards scholarships to current high school seniors who plan to attend college and have played with the Bethlehem Softball League for at least five years.

The scholarship is presented in honor of John Coulon, who for decades was devoted to making the Bethlehem Softball League one of the best in the region. 

Ciafardo was chosen based on her longtime involvement in both travel and recreation softball,  the impact softball and the league has had on her and how she has given back to Bethlehem softball and her community.

Ciafardo is planning to attend SUNY at Cobleskill in the fall, majoring in culinary arts.