AOW: NEB'S LAUDERMILCH, TROY'S WARBURTON, WYALUSING'S JOHNS POST BIG (May 19, 2024)

Northern Tier Sports Report
There were more big performances this week than awards to recognize, either in track or field, or on the diamond, but a few were truly exemplary. 

NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch could have been Athlete of the Week several times this year, but this past week she really showed off. The junior was a 4-time district medalist, 3-time state qualifier, and a repeat district champion in the 3200. The three events she qualified for states - 3200, 1600, and 800 - she did the three events all within four hours, earning her the Female Athlete of the Week.

The boys’ side features two districts champions - Troy’s Ben Warburton and Wyalusing’s Dylan Johns. Warburton jumped a career best 22-feet, 11 1/4-inches to win the district title in the long jump, while Johns cleared 6-foot, 3-inches on his last attempt to win the district title in the high jump, making both of them the Male Athletes of the Week.

Notables: Alyssa Parks, Troy, Track & Field*…Kendall Kitchen, Canton, Track & Field…Olivia Haley, Wyalusing, Track & Field*…Izzy Larson, Towanda, Track & Field…Creed Dewing, NEB, Track & Field…Avery Sens, Troy, Track & Field*…Varrius Farrell, Towanda, Track & Field…Jacob Hinman, Troy, Track & Field…Colin Loveland, Troy, Track & Field…Charles Oldroyd, Troy, Track & Field…Hunter House, Wyalusing, Baseball…Hudson Ward, Canton, Baseball