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Cavender crushing it for C-K

Name: Emalee Cavender School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Cavender struck out 11 and walked none in leading Claysburg-Kimmel to an 11-1 win over Glendale. She also added two hits. Later in the week, she struck out nine, threw a one-hitter and led the Lady Bulldogs to a 13-0 win over Southern Fulton. At the plate, she had three hits and two RBIs. Season update: Cavender is batting .700 with three triples and two doubles through five games. In the circle, she’s 3-0 with an 0.82 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 17 ...

Fries develops into solid player

Name: Noah Fries School: Altoona Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Volleyball Athlete of the week achievement: Fries helped Altoona defeat State College, 3-2, and had 14 service points, 15 kills, 14 digs and two aces. Season update: After starting the season 2-0 with wins against Central and State College, the Mountain Lions head into this week with matches against Cumberland Valley and Chambersburg on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Coach John Saboe’s quote: “Noah is an outstanding student-athlete who works so hard to be the best player in the gym. Every year he has ...

Adams’ defense gets it done

Name: Gia Adams School: Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Basketball Athlete of the week achievement: Adams scored 15 points and stood out defensively in BG’s 51-45 win over Williamsburg in the PIAA Class 1A semifinals. She scored three points and also led a defensive effort (with four steals) in holding Mountain View to 17 points in the PIAA championship win in Hershey. Season update: Adams averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 steals and 1.4 assists per game for BG, which finished the season with a 29-3 mark. Coach Kristi Kaack’s quote: “Gia has played a ...

Hard work pays off for Kirkham

Name: Kaden Kirkham School: Hollidaysburg Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Ice hockey Athlete of the week achievement: Kirkham scored the only goal in the Golden Tigers’ 1-0 win over State College in the Laurel Mountain Hockey League championship game. Season update: Kirkham scored 13 goals and assisted on five others for the Tigers, who finished 20-0. Coach Cory Reed’s quote: “Kaden is the type of player that comes to every single practice ready to work and give it his all on and off the ice. He embraced his role as a senior leader on the team and became a depth player ...

Lady Pirates enjoying Gorsuch

Name: Levada Gorsuch School: Williamsburg Age: 15 Grade: Freshman Sport: Basketball Athlete of the week achievement: Gorsuch had 14 points and six rebounds for Williamsburg in a quarterfinal win over Elk County Catholic and then scored 10 of her 13 points in the second half of the Lady Pirates’ 54-53 win over Berlin Brothersvalley in the PIAA semifinals. She also added seven rebounds and had the go-ahead three-point play with 4:19 to play. Season update: Gorsuch is averaging 14.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Coach Amy Hileman’s quote: “As a freshman starter, ...

Duey big part of Tigers’ success

Name: Tyler Duey School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Hockey Athlete of the week achievement: Duey had 21 saves in Hollidaysburg’s 3-0 Laurel Mountain Hockey League semifinal victory over Richland. Season update: The Golden Tigers are 19-0 and will play State College for the LMHL championship on Tuesday. Coach Cory Reed’s quote: “Tyler has been the backbone for us all season. With a 96 percent save percentage, 0.78 goals against average and eight shutouts on the year, he has been the supporting cast to our success this year. He shows up giving 110 ...