Valley Sports ReportTHE VALLEY — Waverly senior Cooper Robinson, and Tioga senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Amelia Toomey all won titles at the Southern Tier Memorial. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 10.
WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, TIOGA'S DUNCANSON NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION BOYS "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK"
Robinson was 6-0 on the week with five technical falls, including a 5-0 mark to win the 157-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
At the Memorial, Robinson had three tech falls in a row to start his run, outscoring his opponents 54-5.
In the semifinals, Robinson led returning state place-winner Austin Fesinger of West Genesee, 13-3. when an injury stopped the match with 26 seconds remaining.
Robinson avenged a loss in last year's finals with a 17-1 technical fall of Bellefonte's Ezra Swisher, who has committed to wrestle at the University of Pennsylvania next year.
Duncanson was 7-0 on the week, including a 6-0 mark to win the 138-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
At the Memorial, Duncanson had four falls, including three in the first period.
He won via 21-1 technical fall over Milton's Ty Locke in the semifinals, then pinned Penns Valley's Tripp Watson in 3:10 in the finals.
Honorable Mentions: Tioga's Declan McKee (wrestling), Waverly's Matthias Welles (wrestling), Tioga's Jackson Bombard (basketball), Waverly's Jack Pipher (basketball), Tioga's Drayke Ulrich (wrestling), Waverly's Derek Johnson (bowling), and Athens' Eli Hobday (basketball).
TIOGA'S TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION GIRLS "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Toomey was 7-0 on the week, including three first-period falls and two technical falls.
On Wednesday, Toomey registered a 36-second fall and an 11-0 tech fall wrestling up at 144 pounds in a double-dual against Waverly and Horseheads.
Toomey posted a 5-0 mark to win the 138-pound title at the Southern Tier Memorial.
Toomey beat New York State's top-ranked 138-pounder Alexa Doxey of Niagara-Wheatfield, 12-8, in the semifinals of the Memorial, then beat Owego's RaeAnn Croft, ranked 10th in the state, 10-2 in the finals.
Honorable Mentions: Tioga's Kyah Nelson (wrestling), Waverly's Emma Vanderhoof (wrestling), Athens' Joyce Clink (wrestling), and Athens' Elizabeth Denlinger.
