THE SPORTS REPORTS: TOWANDA'S VANDERPOOL, WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, NOTRE DAME'S KEOUGH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-11-08)

The Sports Reports
Towanda senior Riley Vanderpool accounted for six TDs in a postseason win, while Wellsboro sophomore Lauren Kosek ran to a Top-10 finish at the PIAA Cross Country Championships, and senior Makenna Keough led Notre Dame to a Section IV girls soccer title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 2.

TOWANDA'S VANDERPOOL NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS REGIONAL "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Vanderpool had one of the best individual playoff performances in program history in the team’s 42-20 win over Bloomsburg.

Vanderpool finished with 236 rushing yards and all six of the team’s touchdowns on 21 carries. He scored on runs of 73, 30, 41, 27, 7, and 24 yards.

He also had an interception on defense.

Honorable Mentions: SVEC's Charlie Hilbert (football), Tioga's Jake Browne (football), North Penn-Mansfield's Michael Knefley (cross country), and Corning's Clayton Smith (football).

WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, NOTRE DAME'S KEOUGH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM GIRLS REGIONAL "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
In her second trip to States, Kosek ran to a top-10 finish.

A week after a runner-up finish at the District 4 meet, Kosek finished sixth at the PIAA Championships in a time of 19:12.

Keough scored four goals in a pair of Notre Dame wins, including the Section IV, Class C title game.

Keough netted a hat trick in her final home game, a 3-1 win over Unatego in the Section IV, Class C semifinals.

Keough also had a penalty kick goal in the Crusaders' 2-0 win over Trumansburg in the championship game.

Honorable Mentions: Wellsboro's Lexi Urena (volleyball), Waverly's Claire Clonch (soccer), Troy's Alyssa Park (cross country), and Candor's Emmi Makie (volleyball).

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