Friday, December 27: Ithaca hockey's Heather Gao is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Cayuga Health. Heather scored her first three career goals across a pair of wins. She first scored the final goal (and added an assist) in a 4-1 win over Oswego at Lynah Rink, then netted both goals in a 2-1 win at Clinton.