The Sports ReportsWaverly senior Cooper Robinson, and Tioga senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Amelia Toomey won titles at the rugged Southern Tier Memorial, while Notre Dame senior Kalysta DeMark had a huge week in leading the Crusaders to three wins. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 10.
WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, TIOGA'S DUNCANSON NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
Robinson was 6-0 on the week with five technical falls, including a 5-0 mark to win the 157-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
At the Memorial, Robinson had three tech falls in a row to start his run, outscoring his opponents 54-5.
In the semifinals, Robinson led returning state place-winner Austin Fesinger of West Genesee, 13-3. when an injury stopped the match with 26 seconds remaining.
Robinson avenged a loss in last year's finals with a 17-1 technical fall of Bellefonte's Ezra Swisher, who has committed to wrestle at the University of Pennsylvania next year.
Duncanson was 7-0 on the week, including a 6-0 mark to win the 138-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
At the Memorial, Duncanson had four falls, including three in the first period.
He won via 21-1 technical fall over Milton's Ty Locke in the semifinals, then pinned Penns Valley's Tripp Watson in 3:10 in the finals.
Honorable Mentions: Owego's Trevor Monell (wrestling), Owego's Vitaly Sirotkin (wrestling), Elmira's Ryder DePadua-Reese (wrestling), Towanda's Gage Evans (wrestling), and NP-Mansfield's Jason Harer (basketball).
TIOGA'S TOOMEY, NOTRE DAME'S DeMARK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM GIRLS "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
Toomey was 7-0 on the week, including three first-period falls and two technical falls.
On Wednesday, Toomey registered a 36-second fall and an 11-0 tech fall wrestling up at 144 pounds in a double-dual against Waverly and Horseheads.
Toomey posted a 5-0 mark to win the 138-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
Toomey beat New York State's top-ranked 138-pounder Alexa Doxey of Niagara-Wheatfield, 12-8, in the semifinals of the Memorial, then beat Owego's RaeAnn Croft, ranked 10th in the state, 10-2 in the finals.
DeMark averaged 25.3 points, including back-to-back 31-point outings, 4.3 assists and 4.3 steals per game in three wins.
She 14 points, six assists and five steals in a win over Lansing, then had 31 points, four assists, and five steals in a win over Dryden.
DeMark finished off her week with 31 points, three assists, and three steals in a win over Edison.
Honorable Mentions: Owego's Ashlee Crawford-Bauer (wrestling), Troy's Gianna Renzi (basketball), and North Penn-Mansfield's Kameron Lightner (basketball).
