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Athlete of the Week

Name: Betty Glyptis Grade: Junior School: Peters Township Sport: Golf Glyptis’ week: Two solid rounds helped Glyptis earn silver at the WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championships for the second year in a row. Glyptis shot 80 at Hill Crest Country Club last Monday and was one-shot back ...

Name: JoJo Jaskulski Grade: Junior School: Chartiers-Houston Sport: Golf Jaskulski’s week: At the start of last week Jaskulski was feeling a bit under the weather. It turned out the best medicine for her was two good rounds of golf. First, she shot 70 to share medalist honors with ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Caleb Simons, McGuffey

Name: Caleb Simons Grade: Junior School: McGuffey Sport: Football Simons’ week: In football, such as many things in life, you have to take advantage of your opportunities. Simons certainly did that Friday night. On four carries, Simons rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns in ...

Name: Brandon Meier Grade: Sophomore School: California Sport: Football Meier’s week: It was a moment he’d been dreaming of for a long time: being the starting quarterback for the California football team. Meier made the most of his first impression by accounting for six touchdowns in ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Deakyn DeHoet

Name: Deakyn DeHoet Schools: Beth-Center and Jefferson-Morgan Class: Senior Sports: Track and field DeHoet’s week: The Bulldogs’ sprinter, who attends Jefferson-Morgan but competes for Beth-Center as part of a co-op because of the Rockets not having a track and field team, proved in the ...

Name: Ryan Kent Grade: Senior School: Belle Vernon Sport: Track and field Kent’s week: In the last two weeks, Kent has proven himself as one of the best throwers in the state. He’s collected multiple gold medals at three different invitationals. Coming off sweeping the javelin, discus ...