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Mirror Male Athlete of the Week: Trybus clutch for Highlanders

Name: Tanner Trybus School: Cambria Heights Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Trybus rushed for 284 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries and caught one pass for a 46-yard touchdown in a 47-21 victory over West Shamokin. Season update: Trybus has carried the ball 104 times for 1,092 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also leads the Highlanders in receiving with 11 catches for 425 yards and seven touchdowns. Coach Jarrod Lewis quote: “Tanner knew he had to step up this week with Ty (Stockley) being out. He played not only for ...

Mirror Female Athlete of the Week: Garner shines in so many ways

Name: Ella Garner School: Central Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Soccer Athlete of the week achievement: Garner scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Bedford, a goal in a 2-0 win over Forest Hills and had a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Central Cambria for the 16-0 Lady Dragons. Season update: Garner has scored 24 goals, including six game-winning goals. Coach Randy Trexler’s quote: “She’s a leader this year, and she’s had six game-winning goals including two games against rival Bedford. She’s had three hat trick games and earned nine team MVPs. She leads the ...

Mirror Male Athlete of the Week: Lions’ Black building a legacy

Name: Kade Black School: Altoona Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Soccer Athlete of the week achievement: Black scored the only goal in Altoona’s 1-0 victory over Hollidaysburg and also scored twice in a 4-1 win over Indiana earlier in the week. Season update: Black has scored a team-high 15 goals and has four assists for the 12-5 Mountain Lions. Coach Dave McCarter’s quote: “He’s a special player and a great leader on and off the field. He has a ton of character and sets the standard of what a player should be. He’s a Division I recruit, and it’s through a lot of talent ...

Kline clutch for Lady Panthers

Name: Abby Kline School: Northern Bedford Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Soccer Athlete of the week achievement: Kline scored two goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist in Northern Bedford’s 4-3 win over West Branch and also scored four goals in the Lady Panthers’ 8-0 victory over Fannett-Metal earlier in the week. Season update: Kline scored her 100th career goal earlier this year and has scored 44 goals and has 17 assists this season for the 13-1 Lady Panthers. Coach Marcus Yeatts’ quote: “The West Branch game was our biggest ICC game, and Abby showed ...

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 ...