



Groton Wrestling's Carmen Bishop
Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Groton wrestling's Carmen Bishop is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Carmen finished as the state-runner up in the 132 weight class, recording two tech falls (10-0 and 11-1) and an 11-9 decision in the semifinal…

Schuyler Storm Wrestling's Lucas Hoffman
Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Schuyler Storm wrestling's Lucas Hoffman is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Lucas finished as the state runner-up in the 118 weight class, recording two pins and a tech fall before falling to the top seed 9-8 t…

Union Springs Basketball's Rocco Testa
Tuesday, February 24, 2026: Union Springs basketball's Rocco Testa is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Rocco scored a game-high 23 points in a 61-53 win over Moravia in the IAC North Small Division tiebreaker, then scored 22 points - i…

Watkins Glen Basketball's Olivia King
Tuesday, February 24, 2026: Watkins Glen basketball's Olivia King is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Olivia recorded a game-high 16 points and 16 rebounds in a 54-25 win over Lansing in the IAC Large School Championship to help the La…

Newark Valley Wrestling's Hadley Merrill
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 opponent…

Schulyer Storm Swimming's Vincent Ocasio
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…

Newfield Track and Field's Maddie White
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.

Groton Track and Field's Ross Bush
Tuesday, February 10, 2026: Groton track and field's Ross Bush is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Ross won the Section IV Class C/D title in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:23.86 seconds. He also finished runner-up in the 1,000-met…

Candor Basketball's Megan Williamson
Tuesday, February 3, 2026: Candor basketball's Megan Williamson is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Megan recorded a double-double of 27 points and 10 steals in a 60-44 win over Tioga, then scored a career-high 28 points in a 52-48 win…

Newark Valley Basketball's Cooper Davis
Tuesday, February 8, 2026: Newark Valley basketball's Cooper Davis is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Cooper led the Cardinals as their top scorer to a trio of wins. He first scored 11 points in a 61-43 win over Dryden, recorded a dou…