VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' RATHBUN, TIOGA'S McKEE, WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, SHAW NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (January 5, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof, Athens senior Hannah Rathbun, and Tioga junior Declan McKee each won tournament titles, and Waverly senior Hogan Shaw led the Wolverines through a tough stretch of games. They are the Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week" for the holiday weeks (Dec. 22 through Jan. 3.)

WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, ATHENS' RATHBUN NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION GIRLS "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
Vanderhoof went 5-0 to claim the 126-pound title at the Frosty Freestyle Festival.

Vanderhoof, the 2-seed, decked Canandaigua Academy's Piper Jones in 17 seconds in the opening round, then scored a 16-6 technical fall of Chatauqua Lake's Aurora Maring in 3:35.

In the quarterfinals, Vanderhoof built a 10-4 lead before pinning Niagara-Wheatfield's Cali Ponzi in 1:54 to advance to the semifinals, while she led Fulton's Isabella Salotto, 12-10, before scoring a fall at 1:56.

In the finals, Vanderhoof scored an 11-0 technical fall win over Niagara-Wheatfield's Jewel Allen in 1:36.

Rathbun went 5-0, including the 100th win of her career, to capture the 136-pound title at the rugged Curwensville Tournament.

Rathbun, now 18-0, scored a fall in 23 seconds over Chestnut Ridge's Hailey Snowden in the round-of-32, then pinned DuBois' Keira Herman in 1:38, and Warrior Run's Nakita Nelson in 37 seconds in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Rathbun pinned Huntingdon's Noelle Rasmovicz in 1:23. She finished off her run with a pin of Phillipsburg-Osceola's Charlotte Hunt in 2:42 — her first match this season to reach the second period.

Honorable Mentions: Waverly's Ryleigh Judson (basketball), Waverly's Kaitlyn Sutton (basketball), Waverly's Elona Holmes (wrestling), Athens' Allie Kemp (basketball), 

TIOGA'S McKEE, WAVERLY'S SHAW NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION BOYS "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
McKee went 4-0 to capture the 110-pound title at the annual Windsor Christmas Tournament.

After pins of 61 and 66 seconds on Day 1, McKee forged a 16-3 major decision over Brendan Stoutenburg in the semifinals.

In the finals, McKee scored a 6-1 win over Southwestern's Adrian Torres in a rematch of last year's state finals.

Shaw averaged 22.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steal per game, and canned 14 3-pointers in four games.
 
Shaw led Waverly with 21 points, including four 3-pointers, five rebounds and three assists in 48-46 loss to Windsor

Shaw pumped in 29 points and four 3-pointers — all in the final three quarters — and grabbed six rebounds in a 65-57 win over Notre Dame. He led Waverly with 11 points and three rebounds in a 79-50 loss to Corning in the finals of the Palmer Tournament.

Shaw led Waverly with 28 points, including five 3-pointers, three rebounds, two steals and two assists in a 68-64 win over Troy.

Honorable Mentions: Sayre's Riley Johnson (basketball), Waverly's Braiden Judson (basketball), Athens' Aiden Briggs (basketball), Athens' Nick Grazul (basketball), Waverly's Troy Beeman (wrestling), Waverly's Rhylee Stotler (Waverly), Athens' Brayden Pettitt (swimming), Tioga's Gavin Albrecht (winter track & field)

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