



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…

Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour Wrestling's Patrick Croft
Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour wrestling's Patrick Croft is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Patrick won the 215 weight class title at the IAC Championships, pinning all 3 of his opponents. He helped the team fi…

Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Wrestling's Taylor Zufall
Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Spencer-Van Etten/Candor wrestling's Taylor Zufall is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Taylor won the 114 weight class title at the IAC Championships with 2 pins and a tech fall.

Union Springs Basketball's Maddy Kalet
Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Union Springs basketball's Maddy Kalet is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Maddy surpassed 1,000 career points in a 66-28 win over Newfield by scoring 14 points. Earlier in the week, she scored 17 points in a…

Moravia Basketball's Zach Szachta
Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Moravia basketball's Zach Szachta is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Zach scored a game-high 22 points (including 11 4th-quarter points) in a 56-53 win at Candor. Earlier in the week, he scored 13 points in …

Marathon Wrestling's Brendan Gumauer
Tuesday, January 13, 2026: Marathon wrestling's Brendan Gumauer is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Brendan won the 150 weight class title at the Dan Wickham Classic with 3 pins and 1 tech fall. He also had a pin in a dual meet against…

Candor Bowling's Calli Marsh
Tuesday, January 13, 2026: Candor bowling's Calli Marsh is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Calli bowled a match-high 521 series and a team-high 198 game in a 3-1 win over Newark Valley, then bowled a match-high 509 series and a match-…