This Week’s Outstanding Athletes

Local High School Sports

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Cuthbertson Cavaliers

Men’s Lacrosse: 



Tyler Carroll – The freshman was recently named “Player of the Game” when he won 18 of 20 face-offs in a game against Saint Stephens.

Graig Curtis – The senior in 12 games has 21 goals on 36 shots for a shooting percentage of .583 including 2 assists for 23 points.

Baseball: 

Ben Gilks – In 17 games the senior has a batting average of .383 with 18 hits, 13 RBI’s, 6 doubles, and a 1.019 OPS.  He is fielding 1.000% on 122 chances with 114 put-outs and 8 assists.

Reid Viar – The Cavaliers pitching ace has an ERA 0.78 in 36 innings, he has a 4-1 record, 5 walks, 31 strikeouts with and OBA .225, OBP .262 in his senior season to date.  He has allowed only 4 earned runs.

Marvin Ridge Mavericks

Softball: 

Gabby Baylog – The outstanding junior in 15 games has a batting average .500, 18 runs, 24 hits, 22 RBI’s, 7 doubles, 2 home runs, 1.019 OPS, .958 fielding percentage.  She has pitched every game for the Lady Mavericks and has a 13-2 record with an ERA 0.79 in 89 innings with 109 strikeouts including an OBA .174, OBP .233.

Ally Bigham – The sophomore has a team leading .529 batting average, 25 runs, 27 hits, 14 RBI’s, 5 doubles, 5 home runs with an OPS 1.501 including a .939 fielding percentage.

Jessica Davis –  In 15 games Jessica has a .478 batting average, 17 runs, 22 hits, 20 RBI’s, 8 doubles, 3 home runs, OPS 1.377, and a fielding percentage of 1.000% on 33 total chances.

Parkwood Rebels

Softball: 

Mary Pierce Barnes – She is hitting .471, 8 runs, 16 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, with an 1.104 OPS offensively, while fielding at 1.000 percent.

Caroline Ruth – She is dominating on the mound with a 0.53 ERA, 10-0 winning record, has 7 walks, 119 strikeouts, OBA .107, OBP .149 in 65.2 innings pitched.  Ruth is also hitting .406 with 3 doubles, 1 triple and an OPS 1.103.

Sarah Harkins – Sarah has a .379 batting average, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run with an OPS 1.245 and fielding percentage of .988 for the Lady Rebels.

Sun Valley Spartans

Men’s Lacrosse: 

Ryan Mannarino- The senior is leading the team in all major categories with 28 goals, 14 assists for a total of 42 points.  He is averaging over 4 goals per game and has 17 GB’s for the Spartans.

Jack Wilton – Jack continues to remain consistent with 14 goals, 9 assists and 23 points while averaging over 2 goals per game.  He leads the team in fielding with 29 GB’s for the season to date.

Baseball: 

Sam Howell – The junior has a .441 batting average in 18 games, 10 runs, 26 hits, 23 RBI’s, 6 doubles, 2 home runs with a 1.120 OPS.  He also has a 4-0 pitching record with a 0.27 ERA in 26 innings pitched including 35 strikeouts and a OBA .112, OBP .255.

Josh Swartz – The senior is hitting .356 in 18 games, 9 runs, 21 hits, 12 RBI’s, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run with an OPS .957 and a .971 fielding percentage.

Weddington Warriors

Men’s Lacrosse: 

Anthony Todaro – The super sophomore continues to lead the team in total points with 68.  He has 45 goals and 23 assists along with 13 GB’s and is averaging 5.7 goals peer game.

Michael Burns – The senior has scored 33 goals, 15 assists for a total of 48 points.  He is averaging 4.0 goals per game with 21 GB’s for the Warriors.

James Shipley –  The junior has scored 28 goals and has accumulated 23 assists for 54 points.  he is averaging 4.5 goals per game and has 21 GB’s in 12 games played to date.

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