Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: September 16-22

by
LebCoSports Staff
September 24, 2024

Presented in coordination with Froggy Valley 100.1/WiLBuR 99.7 & Lebanon Federal Credit Union, help us decide which male and female athlete should be honored for their outstanding efforts during last week’s local high school sports action. While you may have a favorite school or athlete already, we still encourage you to read through the lists below and then click on the link to vote.

The winners will be announced at the end of the week. Linked below are the articles about our most recent winners of the award.

Voting will remain open until Wednesday at 7 pm.

Only one vote per email address, per day will be allowed.

While athletes can be nominated multiple weeks, the winners will be removed and updates will be provided as the season progresses.

While this may be a vote and emotions can run high, this is intended to bring attention to some of the best performances from our local student-athletes.

Nominations, which are made working with the schools, are listed below in alphabetical order.

Please read about each nominee, celebrate their accomplishment, and then go vote who you feel is most deserving of this week’s honor.

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Female Nominees

Kailen Hibshman (ELCO / Sr.) – Field Hockey: In three games that resulted in wins over Annville-Cleona, Solanco, & Donegal, the senior scored 5 goals and added 4 assists. On the season, Hibshman has 28 goals & 18 assists. The Raiders finished the week with an 11-1 record and in 1st place in the Lancaster Lebanon League’s Section 3.

Gabriella Tetzlaff (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Tennis: The junior has continued her strong season, serving as the deciding factor in several matches as the Dutchmen improved to 12-2 on the season. Last week, Tetzlaff won all four of her Singles matches and paired with Olivia Morrissey to win all four of their Doubles matches. Tetzlaff has won 25 matches this season, becoming only the 3rd Dutchman to reach this single-season milestone.

Clara Schneider (Cedar Crest / fr.) – Cross Country: At Saturday’s Ben Bloser Invitational, the freshman finished 24th overall with a time of 19:31. She was 2nd on the team behind her older sister, Eliana, who finished 6th. This performance helped pace the Falcons to a 5th-place finish in a AAA field that featured 26 teams.

Alyssa Stroik (Palmyra / Sr.) – Soccer: In three games last week, the senior goalkeeper made 22 saves, which gave her an 80% save percentage. She earned the shutout against Hershey, held a dominant Northern York squad to a single goal until the final 15 minutes, and had a 10-save performance in a 2-1 win over Exeter. With two big wins last week, the Lady Cougars moved back to .500 and within reach of the postseason.

Read about last week’s LebCo Female Athletes of the Week: Delaney Miller & Lily Rohrer

Male Nominees

Brian Bicksler (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Golf: The senior led the Vikings to two 2nd-place finishes in their last two matches. He did this by carding a 77, followed by a 78. He finished the regular season with Northern Lebanon’s 2nd lowest scoring average as they rolled to an 18-7 record.

Matt Clemson (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) – Soccer/Cross Country: In Annville’s 3-1 win over Lebanon, Clemson scored 1 goal and added 2 assists. He added another goal in the next game against Solanco. On Saturday, Clemson finished 30th overall out of a field of over 200 runners to help the Dutchmen take 2nd place (AA) at the PIAA Foundation Invitational, a meet that is considered an early preview of the State Championship meet.

Mitchell Frederick (ELCO / Sr.) – Football: Against State powerhouse Wyomissing, the senior carried the ball 19 times for 116 yards and a touchdown. Frederick is a two-way starter for the Raiders, playing running back on offense and linebacker on the defensive side of the ball.

Travis McDannell (Palmyra / Jr.) – Football: In Palmyra’s Week 5 match-up versus Waynesboro, the junior scored two touchdowns in the 1st half to give the Cougars leads both times. First, he returned a kickoff 88 yards for the score. He then broke a 35-yard run for his second touchdown of the night. He finished the game with 91 yards of 16 carries. On defense, McDannell added a tackle for a loss.

Malachi Victor (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Football: In a defensive battle on Friday night, the senior linebacker totaled 10 tackles as the Falcons held Wilson to just 2 touchdowns. Of his tackles, 3 were solo. He also recorded a sack and 2 tackles for losses.

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