THE SPORTS REPORTS: HORSEHEADS' COLE, NEB'S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-03-07)

The Sports Reports
Horseheads senior Cullen Cole had a historic weekend at the New York State Swimming & Diving Championships, and Northeast Bradford Anaiah Kolesar punched her ticket to the Pa. Girls Wrestling Championships with a runner-up finish at the Northeast Regionals. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week.”

HORSEHEADS’ COLE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS REGIONAL “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”
The things that Cullen Cole did at the New York State Swimming & Diving Championships are things that no one at Horseheads had done in nearly 40 years.

Cole became the first state champion swimmer at Horseheads since 1986 when he won the state and federation titles in the 50-yard freestyle. He also became an automatic All-American with a time of 20.44 seconds, becoming the school’s first swimming All-American since 1986.

Cole broke school records in the 50 and 100 free, and also helped the 200 and 400 free relays break school records. His time in the 100 free broke a school record that had stood since 1983.

Cole was fourth in the state in the 100 and the 400 free relay took seventh, while the 200 free relay was 11th. Cole won three state medals on Saturday and has won seven in the past two years.

Honorable Mentions: Waverly’s Jerrell Sackett (bowling), Owego’s John Bangel (basketball), Troy’s J.B. Burbage (basketball), and North Penn-Mansfield’s Karson Dominick (basketball)

NEB’S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM GIRLS REGIONAL “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”
Kolesar, who wrestles with the Athens girls program, posted a 2-1 record Sunday at the MyHouse Northeast Regionals to advance to the Pa. state championships.

Kolesar, the top seed in a rugged 112-pound weight class, forged a 12-1 major decision in her quarter-final match, then topped fourth-seeded Tamiah Fegley, 7-4, of Selinsgrove in the semifinals.

Kolesar dropped a 7-5 decision Milton’s Abigail Moser in the finals.

Honorable Mentions: Athens’ Hanna Rathbun (wrestling),  Newark Valley’s Hayley Beebe (basketball), Elmira’s Vicy Mordvinova (indoor track & field), Towanda’s Zoe Lamphere (swimming), and North Penn-Liberty’s Jaclyn Nelson, Liz Ritchie & Sidney Landis (basketball).


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