VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S GILLETTE HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE FALL' (2022-12-06)

Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Chloe Gillette had never played field hockey before this fall, then ended up in between the pipes as goalkeeper for the Lady Tigers, where she stopped the vast majority of the shots she faced. She is the 2022 Valley Sports Report Girls “Newcomer of the Fall.”

Gillett’s shining moment of the season was a 33-save effort in Tioga’s 1-0 overtime win over Newark Valley. The winner snapped a 33-game losing streak for the Lady Tigers, dating back to Oct. 1, 2019.

Gillett recorded 287 saves in 14 games, for an average of 20.5 saves per game. She had two games with more than 30 saves, and six with 24 or more.

The 2022 Super 7 Girls “Newcomers of the Fall”
Chloe Gillette, junior, Tioga field hockey: See above.

Kaitlyn Sutton, freshman, Athens soccer: A speedy finisher, Sutton had a strong freshman year for the Lady Wildcats with nine goals and two assists.

Makenzie Olmsted, 8th-grader, Waverly soccer: Possessing a high soccer IQ, and a non-stop motor, Olmsted had five assists this season, including one assist in each of her first three varsity games.

Lauren Gorsline, 8th-grader, Waverly soccer: A speedy newcomer with a high soccer IQ, Gorsline scored two goals and dished out six assists, while playing on all three lines at one time or another this season.

Megan Vance, junior, Tioga volleyball: A typical Tioga player, Vance is an asset all over the floor. She is a force at the service line, and improved at the net as the season progressed. She had 130 service points, 75 kills, and 20 digs.

Lauryn Welles, 7th-grader, Waverly swimming: Welles swam on a pair of school-record breaking relays — the 200-yard free and 200-yard medley relays that also won a pair of Section IV, Class B gold medals. She also finished ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Class B Meet.

Mackenzie Chamberlain, freshman, Waverly cross country: Chamberlain, who finished 41st at the Section IV, Class C Championships, finished seventh in unseeded race at the Marathon Invitational, was 16th at the Chenango Valley Invite, 22nd at the Owego Invite, and 28th at the Bob Greene Invite.