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Athlete of the Week

JV star always puts in the work

Name: Maddie Hopsicker School: Juniata Valley Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Hopsicker won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Inter-County Conference championship meet and finished fourth in the long jump. Later in the week, she won the 100, 200 and 400 dashes at the Juniata Valley Invitational and had a PR in the 100 with a time of 12.7 seconds. Season update: Hopsicker is third in the Mirror’s honor roll in the 100 and fourth in the 200. Coach Felicia Roppelt’s quote: “Maddie is an exceptional athlete. She makes her ...

Dickinson comes through for B-A

Name: Kole Dickinson School: Bellwood-Antis Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Dickinson won the 110-meter hurdles at the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championships with a time of 15.63. He also finished third in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.88. Season update: Dickinson leads the Mirror’s honor roll in the 300 hurdles (40.58) and is second in the 110 hurdles (15.44). He will be among the favorites in both events at this week’s District 6 meet. He also won both hurdles in the 2A portion of the Mountain Lion ...

High praise for Lady Bulldog

Name: McKenna Black School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Black went 6-for-12 with four home runs, nine RBIs and six runs in victories over Berlin Brothersvalley, Moshannon Valley, Fannett-Metal and Southern Huntingdon. Her grand slam was key in an 8-3 win over Southern Huntingdon. Season update: Black is hitting .423 (22-for-52) with six homers, four doubles, 25 RBIs and 18 runs for the 15-1 Lady Bulldogs. Coach Mike Barbarini’s quote: “McKenna is a talented young athlete with a great work ethic and has ...

Stolarski’s dedication pays off

Name: Josh Stolarski School: Penn Cambria Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Stolarski won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes in the Class 2A division of the Altoona Mountain Lion Classic and was named the Coach Bill Reimer Class 2A Outstanding Performer. He also won the 100, 200 and 800 in a tri-meet with Forest Hills and Somerset. Season update: He leads the Mirror track honor roll in the 200 (21.91) and the 400 (48.58) Coach Todd Niebauer’s quote: “Josh has been running some good times this year and is very dedicated to ...

Lady Lion has bright future

Name: Kihlee Noel School: Altoona Area Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Noel won the shot put and discus in a win over Harrisburg. She placed second in the shot and third in the discus at the Lock Haven Invitational, and she leads the Mirror’s Track Honor Roll in both of those events. Season update: Noel’s personal record in shot put is 38 feet, 2.5 inches (a new sophomore record for the Lady Lions) and in the discus it is 112 feet, 7 inches. Coach Paula Foreman’s quote: “Kihlee continues to show improvement and growth ...

Tigers star helping everywhere

Name: Carson Kensinger School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Kensinger struck out 11 batters and allowed just one earned run in a victory over Bishop Guilfoyle, and he went 8-for-17 with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and nine RBIs for the Golden Tigers in a week they went 3-1 with their only loss coming to state power Bellefonte, 12-11. Kensinger also scored nine runs. Season update: Kensinger is hitting .375 with 12 RBIs and a team-high three home runs. He is also 4-0 on the mound with an ERA of 1.81. Coach ...