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Stockley a team-first player

Name: Ty Stockley School: Cambria Heights Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Stockley ran for 243 yards and four touchdowns in Cambria Heights’ 31-12 win over Homer-Center. He also completed a pass for 25 yards. Season update: Stockley has a team-high 793 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns this season. He’s also passed for 445 yards and eight more scores. Coach Jarrod Lewis’ quote: “He’s a guy that is the perfect quarterback for our team, because he’s very unselfish. He doesn’t care if he needs to run 30 times, pass 30 times or ...

Improving Stitt gets rewarded

Name: Ashden Stitt School: Hollidaysburg Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Golf Athlete of the week achievement: Stitt battled back, down two strokes with three holes to play, and made a clutch putt on her 18th hole to secure the District 6 Class 3A individual high school girls golf championship and clinch a berth in the PIAA championships later this month. Season update: Stitt was the top girls golfer in the Mountain League this season and was the medalist in all of her team’s regular-season matchups. Coach Jill Hileman’s quote: “Ashden committed herself to ...

Central QB passes test big time

Name: Jeff Hoenstine School: Central Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Hoenstine completed 21 of 28 passes for 350 yards and seven touchdown passes in Central’s 55-21 victory over McCort-Carroll. He also carried the ball eight times for 72 yards. Season update: Hoenstine is 108-for-169 for 1,502 yards with 23 touchdown passes and one interception for a 4-2 Central team. Coach Dave Baker’s quote: “As usual he was excellent. He had more touchdown passes than usual, but a couple of times he had real good runs down the field ...

Rhodes represents Tigers well

Name: Gretta Rhodes School: Hollidaysburg Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Tennis Athlete of the week achievement: Rhodes won at No. 1 singles in a 5-0 win over Altoona and a 7-0 victory over Tyrone that helped the Lady Tigers finish 6-0 in the Mountain League and win the conference title. Season update: Hollidaysburg is 13-1 overall. Rhodes is undefeated in singles competition. Coach Brian Denis’ quote: “We have had some outstanding female tennis players come out of the Hollidaysburg program over the years, and Gretta is right up there with the best of them. She has worked ...

JV’s McMonagle a strong leader

Name: Andrew McMonagle School: Williamsburg (Juniata Valley football) Age: 18 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: McMonagle rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score, in Juniata Valley’s 14-10 victory over Bellwood-Antis. Season update: McMonagle has rushed for 689 yards on 122 carries and has scored eight touchdowns on the ground for the 3-2 Green Hornets. Coach Bill Musser’s quote: “He just was who he is and trusted the process and his team and that led to a very positive night. He has been excellent and has ...

Stanek kills it for Lady Tigers

Name: Lucy Stanek School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Volleyball Athlete of the week achievement: Stanek helped lead Hollidaysburg to the Gold Division championship in the Saint Francis University Tournament. She also had 11 kills in a four-set win over Tyrone and had eight kills in a win over Clearfield. Season update: Stanek has 59 kills, 14 aces, five blocks and 60 digs. She also has a +.208 hitting percentage. Coach Dean Grenfell’s quote: “Lucy has been meeting and exceeding expectations all season. We’re so excited to watch her and our team continue ...