VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (March 5, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey are New York State wrestling champions. They are also the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28.

TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION BOYS 'ATHLETE OF THE WEEK'
McKee went 4-0 to win the 110-pound Division 2 state title — his second state title in a row.

In his first two matches, McKee won via fall in 69 seconds, then registered a 17-1 technical fall in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, McKee edge fourth-seeded Wyatt Sartori of Dansville-Wayland-Cohocton, then beat Southwestern's Adrian Torres, 10-1, in a rematch of last year's 101-pound final.

Honorable Mentions: Waverly's Derek Johnson (bowling), Athens' Connor Davidson (wrestling), Sayre's Jordan Brown (wrestling), Tioga's Jayden Duncanson (wrestling), Waverly's Cooper Robinson (wrestling), Waverly's Matthias Welles (wrestling), Athens' Brayden Pettitt (swimming), Tioga's Kadin Cole (wrestling), Waverly's Troy Beeman (wrestling), Waverly's Rhylee Stotler (wrestling), Waverly's Daltton Davis (wrestling), Tioga's Jackson Bombard (basketball), and Athens' Eli Hicks (swimming). 

TIOGA'S TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE WEEK'
Toomey was 4-0 to win the 138-pound title, with her wins including a pair of pins and one technical fall.

After Toomey, the eighth-seed, opened with an 11-0 technical fall in the opening round, she received a medical forfeit from top-seeded Isabella Stalino of Columbia in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Toomey led fourth-seeded Melania Turano of Bay Shore, 10-4, when she locked in a cradle for a fall at 3:57.

In the finals, Toomey pinned previously-unbeaten Noli Paddock of Chautauqua Lake in 4:38 to complete a comeback from an early 8-1 deficit.

Honorable Mentions: Tioga's Kelsey Helmich, Tioga's Kyah Nelson (wrestling), Athens' Leah Nason (wrestling), Athens' Hannah Rathbun (wrestling), Athens' Skylynn Payne (wrestling), Athens' Joyce Clink (wrestling), Athens' Evelyn Panek (swimming), Waverly's Ryleigh Judson (basketball), and Waverly's Karis Hayes (bowling).

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