TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: SVEC'S BEACH NAMED GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE WINTER;' CANDOR, S-VE, OWEGO, WAVERLY, TIOGA ALSO REPRESENTED IN SUPER 7 (2025-03-30)
Tioga County Sports ReportTIOGA COUNTY — SVEC junior
Tayah Beach won a Section IV title, and secured the program's first-ever state medal. She is the 2024-25 All-Tioga County Girls "
Athlete of the Winter."
Beach posted a 30-10 record on the season, including a 15-match win streak heading into the state tournament. She had 22 pins and six technical falls on the season.
Beach won gold medals at the Southern Tier Memorial, IAC Championships and the Section IV Championships.
She posted a 4-2 record at States, losing to the eventual second- and third-place finishers.
2024-25 All-Tioga County Super 7 Girls "Athletes of the Winter"
Tayah Beach, junior, S-VE wrestling: See above.
Emmi Makie, sophomore, Candor basketball: Candor sophomore Emma Makie was a double-double machine this season, stepping into the void created by the loss of junior standout Nicola Soper, and leading the Coyotes to a 14-5 season.
Makie, an athletic all-around player, posted 14 double-doubles — nearly averaging a double-double — and knocked down a school-record 54 3-pointers.
Makie averaged 19 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. She also shot 75 percent from the free-throw line.
Dallas Bohling, sophomore, S-VE wrestling: Bohling posted a 29-9 record, with 23 pins and six technical falls.
She won an IAC title, and placed second at the Section IV Championships.
Madison McEvoy, senior, Owego basketball: A tremendous all-around player, McEvoy averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals, 5.1 deflections, and 3.7 steals per round. She also knocked down 51 3-pointers on the season, and graduates No. 4 all-time on Owego's scoring list with 1,161 points.
Serenity Conklin, senior, Waverly bowling: Conklin finished her final season with a 178 average, which was good for 13th in the STAC this season.
At the State Qualifier, she rolled a 506 in the morning, but came back strong with a season-best 670 series in the afternoon. A week prior, she rolled a 560 at the Class C Championships for a nine-game set of 1,736 that qualified her for States.
She finished 30th at States with a six-game set of 1,095 on series of 513 and 585, which included a 225.
Ryleigh Judson, sophomore, Waverly basketball: A dangerous 3-point scorer who can also score in transition, Judson is improving her take-it-to-the-bucket game. She averaged 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.5 steals, and knocked down a Valley-high 46 3-pointers.
Kyah Nelson, freshman, Tioga wrestling: Nelson posted a dominant 25-2 record, with both losses coming to eventual state runner-up Teagan McGuinness. Nelson pinned McGuinness in the finals of the Windsor Lady Knight Invitational.
Nelson had 21 pins and three technical falls this season, and won a Section IV title, but did not wrestle at States.
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