TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: OWEGO’S GRIPPEN, TAYLOR SELECTED S.E.E.D. ‘ATHLETES OF THE WEEK’ (2024-05-10)

Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — A pair of strong-armed throwers have been selected the Tioga County Sports Report / S.E.E.D. “Athletes of the Week” for April 29 through May 4.

Female Athlete of the Week: Kylie Grippen, Owego
The sophomore quarterback threw for more than 700 yards and 10 touchdowns in two flag football victories as the River Hawks improved to 10-0 overall.

She went 27-for-35 for 351 yards and four TDs in a 34-12 victory over previously unbeaten Waverly Wednesday, then completed 19 of 22 attempts for 254 yards and six TDs in a 46-6 romp over once-beaten Union-Endicott Saturday.

Honorable Mention: Lindsey Morse, Candor track & field; Ayasha Schweiger, Candor track & field; Haven Aylesworth, Newark Valley softball; Abby Groover, Newark Valley softball; Kayden Rockwell, Newark Valley softball; Hailey Engbith, Newark Valley tennis; Mckenzie Larkin, Newark Valley tennis; Adriana Rich, Newark Valley track & field; Anika Smith, Newark Valley track & field; Harley Switzer, Newark Valley track & field; Ashlyn Dalton, Owego flag football; Olivia Dodge, Owego flag football; Cadia Fain, Owego flag football; Ebba Lindhout, Owego flag football; Bella Silvestri, Owego flag football & lacrosse; Lexi Herceg, Owego flag football & lacrosse; Alex Aubel, Owego flag football & softball; Ava Brown, Owego flag football & softball; Brooklyn Gaurnier, Owego flag football & softball; Taylor Dalton, Owego flag football & track & field; Izabella Kocsis, Owego lacrosse; Shannon Maslin, Owego lacrosse; Jenna McEvoy, Owego lacrosse; Madison McEvoy, Owego lacrosse; Alexis Nelson, Owego lacrosse; Eleanor Sherman, Owego lacrosse; Ashleigh Steele, Owego lacrosse; Lexi Cheeseman, Owego softball; Carsten Crawford, Owego softball; Miley Laubach, Owego softball; Jill Lewis, Owego softball; Jaelyn Chrysler, Owego track & field; Lilly LaFever, Owego track & field; Abby McHugh, Owego track & field; Stella Palladino, Owego track & field; Sidney Senko, Owego track & field; Maia Smith, Owego softball; Lauren Gillette, SVEC golf; Annika Walle, SVEC golf; Faith Brenchley, SVEC softball; Jill Holmes, SVEC softball; Aubrie Kastenhuber, SVEC softball; Katelyn Klym, SVEC softball; Roni Presher, SVEC softball; Raegan Sudnikovich, SVEC softball; Jillian Teribury, SVEC softball; Kirsten Garrison, S-VE track & field; Kaylee Kastenhuber, S-VE track & field; Demi Mouillesseaux, S-VE track & field.

Male Athlete of the Week: Conlan Taylor, Owego
The junior pitcher picked up a win and a save as the River Hawks baseball team swept a three-game series from Waverly to clinch the STAC Central championship and improve to 14-1 overall.

He threw a complete game shutout in a 3-0 victory on Monday and one scoreless inning in a 5-3 win Friday to earn a save. He did not commit an error in 10 chances at shortstop, third base and on the mound. At the plate, Taylor posted a team-high .375 batting average (3-for-8) and had a .583 on-base percentage.

Honorable Mention: Noah Banks, Candor golf; Kody Floyd, Candor golf; Tyler Greeno, Candor golf; Rodney Vaow, Candor track & field; Will Craparo, Newark Valley baseball; Brandon Eynon, Newark Valley baseball; Josh Karp, Newark Valley baseball; Ryan Rhodes, Newark Valley baseball; Isaiah Keith, Newark Valley golf; Brady Woods, Newark Valley golf; Nathan Engbith, Newark Valley tennis; Eric Hunt, Newark Valley tennis; Michael Medina, Newark Valley tennis; Danny Pirger, Newark Valley tennis; Gabe Merrill, Newark Valley baseball; Jackson Hoover, Newark Valley track & field; Zion King, Newark Valley track & field; Logan Rhodes, Newark Valley track & field; Dan Truesdail, Newark Valley track & field; Elijah Williams, Newark Valley track & field; Zach Beyer, Owego baseball; Evan English, Owego baseball; Elijah Lewis, Owego baseball; Connor Kotski, Owego baseball; Ben Rollison, Owego baseball; Conlan Taylor, Owego baseball; Atlas Boland, Owego lacrosse; Caleb Cole, Owego lacrosse; Noah Heath, Owego lacrosse; Sawyer Prentiss, Owego lacrosse; Brendan Schofield, Owego lacrosse; Sam Beyer, Owego tennis; DJ Cardone, Owego tennis; Roan Duffy, Owego tennis; Anakyn LaPine, Owego tennis; Caleb Hoover, Owego track & field; Logan Aman, SVEC baseball; Jason Jantz, SVEC baseball; Cameron Sinn, SVEC baseball; Jacek Teribury, SVEC baseball; Tyler Fedenko, S-VE golf; Jayden Stone, S-VE golf; Brian Belanger, S-VE track & field; Michael Fanning, S-VE golf; Tyler Fedenko, S-VE golf; Zach Hammond, S-VE golf; John Garrison, S-VE track & field; Karson Kenville, S-VE track & field; Eddie Rexford, S-VE track & field.

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