Tioga County Sports ReportTIOGA COUNTY — SVEC senior Tayah Beach turned in a pair of strong performances, and Candor junior Donald Makie played a big part on the Coyotes' 3-0 week. They are the TCSR / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 24.
SVEC'S BEACH MAIKE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION GIRLS "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Beach was 6-1 on the week to pick up a third-place finish at the rugged Windsor Tournament, and her third IAC Championship.
Beach was 3-0 to win the 120-pound pool at the IAC Championships Saturday.
Beach scored two 10-0 technical fall wins, and received a forfeit on the way to her IAC title.
On Monday, Beach was 3-1 with three pins to place third at Windsor. Her lone loss was to state-ranked Payten Tuttle of Lowville.
Honorable Mentions: SVEC's Taylor Zufall (wrestling), Candor's Emmi Makie (basketball), Newark Valley's Hadley Merrill (wrestling), S-VE's Lauren Gillette (basketball), Newark Valley's Aubrey Kwiatkowski (basketball), SVEC's Katelynn VanEtten (wrestling),
CANDOR'S MAKIE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION BOYS "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Junio Donald Makie averaged 24.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 2 steals per game in a trio of wins. He also knocked down 10 3-pointers.
On Monday, Makie led Candor with 28 points, including five 3-pointers, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 67-60 win over Windsor.
Makie contributed 23 points, including a pair of 3-pointers and a 5-for-6 effort at the free-throw line, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 102-54 win over S-VE on Wednesday.
On Friday, Makie led all scorers with 23 points, including two 3-pointers and a 3-for-3 showing at the free throw line, and tacked on one rebound and one steal.
Honorable Mentions: Candor's Jakobe Foster, Newark Valley's Cooper Davis (basketball), Owego's Gavin Lovell (wrestling), Newark Valley's Cadin Creeley (wrestling, Newark Valley's Titus Callahan (wrestling), Owego's Evan O'Hara (bowling), and Candor's Matthew Smith (basketball).
