Tuesday, January 28: Newark Valley wrestling's Marcos Escalante is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Cayuga Health. Marcos won the 152 weight class title at the IAC Championships and helped the Cardinals win the league title for the first time since 2017.

Tuesday, January 28: Newark Valley wrestling's Marcos Escalante is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Cayuga Health. Marcos won&nbsp;the&nbsp;152 weight class title at&nbsp;the&nbsp;IAC Championships and helped&nbsp;the&nbsp;Cardinals win&nbsp;the&nbsp;league title for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first time since 2017.

Big performances deserve big recognition! Hear from ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athletes of the Week, powered by Centralus Health.

Big performances deserve big recognition! Hear from ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athletes of the Week, powered by Centralus Health.

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Newark Valley Wrestling's Marcos Escalante

Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Newark Valley wrestling's Hadley Merrill is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Hadley won the 94 weight class title at the Section IV Wrestling Championships. The eighth grader took down her first two opponents via tech fall before upsetting the top seed in the final with a pin in 3:55.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Newark Valley wrestling's Hadley Merrill is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Hadley won&nbsp;the&nbsp;94 weight class title at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Section IV Wrestling Championships.&nbsp;The&nbsp;eighth grader took down her first two opponents via tech fall before upsetting&nbsp;the&nbsp;top seed in&nbsp;the&nbsp;final with a pin in 3:55.

Newark Valley Wrestling's Hadley Merrill

Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Schuyler Storm swimming's Vincent Ocasio is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Vincent won four events at the Section IV Class C Swimming Championships (50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay) and helped the Schuyler Storm win its second straight sectional title.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Schuyler Storm swimming's Vincent Ocasio is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Vincent won four events at the Section IV Class C Swimming Championships (50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay) and helped the Schuyler Storm win its second straight sectional title.

Schulyer Storm Swimming's Vincent Ocasio

Tuesday, February 10, 2026: Newfield track and field's Maddie White is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Maddie won the Section IV C/D title in the 1,500-meter racewalk with a time of 7:16.33 seconds, beating the runner-up by 16 seconds.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026: Newfield track and field's Maddie White is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Maddie won the Section IV C/D title in the 1,500-meter racewalk with a time of 7:16.33 seconds, beating the runner-up by 16 seconds.

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