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By: Ed Weaver  /  August 9, 2018  /  Photo: Ed Weaver

Senior Dalton Prough was honored by the Wellsboro Athletic Department on Wednesday, August 8 with a commemorative baseball bat and basketball in recognition of two career milestones.

During basketball season Prough became the 8th Hornet to accumulate 1,000 career points. Prough’s 1,000 point came in another milestone for Wellsboro, as they captured their first District IV Class AAA championship since 1951-52, with a 27-point performance.

In addition, Prough also reached 100 career hits this spring during baseball season. Prough reached that milestone against Southern Columbia in the District IV Class AA semi-finals with two hits, the 100th coming on a bunt single. Prough also joins his brother Dawson Prough (124) in recording over 100 career hits.

“I would like to congratulate Dalton on achieving a couple of athletic milestones,” said former head coach Todd Outman. “Scoring over 1,000 points in basketball and getting 100 hits in baseball is pretty special. Reaching one of these milestones in one sport is impressive, but being able to do it in two sports speaks volumes about his athleticism. More importantly though, is how he able to do it while putting his teammates and team success first. I never saw Dalton concerned about individual accolades. It was always about what do I need to do to make the team successful. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.”

“Reaching 100 hits in Varsity action is a great achievement,” said father and former head coach Philip Prough. “Especially in today’s era of BB-COR bats. Dalton is able to hit to all fields and is an excellent bunter. That’s a dynamic a lot of hitters don’t possess. As our lead off hitter, Dalton could apply pressure from his very first at-bat of the game.

“I’m glad our school recognizes such accomplishments for their players. It rewards those that work hard to improve while motivating future players to do the same. Dalton was one of many important players in our recent championship runs. I’m confident the returning players will continue that success and hopefully one or two of them will reach this milestone too.”

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By: Ed Weaver  /  June 5, 2018  /  Photo: The Home Page Network

Seniors Dalton Prough and Alyssa Yungwirth were named Male and Female Athletes of the Year at the Wellsboro Athletic Department and the Wellsboro Hornets Sports Booster Club‘s annual athletic awards presentation on Monday, June 4.

Wellsboro Athletic Director Matt Rendos and Principal Rob Kreger recognized all Wellsboro athletic teams for their accomplishments throughout the 2017-18 season and team MVP’s and coaches awards were presented. Following the team introductions and awards, the annual Special Awards and Memorial Awards were presented.

Special Awards

The U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete awards were presented to seniors Sydney Tremper and Nic Ingerick.

The Babe Ruth Good Sportsmanship awards were presented to seniors Lizzie Poirier and Nic Ingerick.

The School Spirit awards were presented to seniors Jillian Graver and Brent English.

The District IV PIAA Sportsmanship awards were presented to seniors Kailee Clymer and Nic Ingerick.

The PIAA District IV awards were presented to seniors Brianne Keane and Dalton Prough.

The Williamsport Sun-Gazette Senior Sports award is presented to seniors Alyssa Yungwirth and Dalton Prough.

Memorial Awards

The Roger Dibble Memorial Award is given in memory of Roger Dibble who was a varsity wrestler at WHS from 1961-1964. The 2017-18 recipient is freshman Brock Hamblin.

The Ray Strykowski Memorial Award is presented to a female basketball player in memory of Coach Strykowski who coached the Wellsboro Lady Hornets. The 2017-18 recipient is senior Rachael Tuttle.

The Larue Wilson Memorial Award is presented to a male basketball player in memory of Mr. Wilson who passed away in September 1973. The 2017-18 recipient is junior Brandyn Tuttle.

The John Wilcox Memorial Award is given to a member of the varsity football team who has exhibited the desire and the drive to develop fully his playing potential and sportsmanship, and has demonstrated the sincerity and the devotion which truely characterized John’s approach to this goal. The 2017-18 recipient is senior Collin Pietropola.

The Rev. Wade Stewart Memorial Award is given to a member of the varsity football team in memry of Samuel Wade Stewart who served the people of Wellsboro until his passing in 1988. The 2017-18 recipient is senior Brent English.

The Laura Grove Patterson Memorial Award is given to the top player of the girls’ tennis team in memory of Ms. Patterson who served on the faculty at Wellsboro High School. The 2017-18 recipient is senior Olivia Ryan

The Shelly Taynton Memorial Award is given to a lady who is the member of the senior class. The 2017-18 recipient is Lizzie Poirier.

The Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year awards are given in memory of John Antoine Prevost who was born on May 9, 1935. He lived most of his life in Wellsboro where he is remembered as an outstanding student leader, athlete, and positive example to his school and community. The 2017-18 recipients are Dalton Prough and Alyssa Yungwirth.

WellsboroAthletics.com would like to congratulate all award winners, athletes, coaches, and teams on a successful 2017-18 sports season.

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By: Ed Weaver  /  May 21, 2018  /  Photo: Dr. Robert Bair

Senior Dalton Prough was named the Northern Tier League‘s Male Athlete of the Year on Sunday, May 20 at the league’s annual banquet.

The NTL Athletic Directors Athlete of the Year award was started in 2007 to honor the outstanding male and female student-athletes of the Northern Tier League. The award recognizes NTL athletes for superior athletic skill, leadership, academic excellence and the willingness and eagerness to participate in community service.

Each NTL school nominates one male and female athlete to represent their respective schools, with the athletes of the year being voted on by all of the league’s athletic directors. Receiving the NTL Female Athlete of the Year was Athens’ Breana Gambrell.

Prough becomes the fifth Hornet to win the award. The last Wellsboro graduate to receive the award was Sarah Ingerick back in 2016.

“I would just like to say that it is a true honor to receive this recognition by the other schools,” Prough said. “It means a lot with all the hard work and time spent devoting my life for the past four years to be great at sports. I feel blessed to have received this award especially with all the other good athletes there. I could not have done it without my parents, brothers, grandparents, and coaches being understanding, flexible, and passionate about my success.”

Prough had an outstanding senior year in Green and White. During the fall Prough helped lead the Hornets to an undefeated regular season record whie making 20 receptions for 463 yards and 8 touchdowns. In the winter, Prough helped lead the Hornet basketball team to an NTL Large School Division championship, an NTL Showdown championship, and the school’s first District IV championship in 66 years. He also surpassed the 1,000-career point milestone after missing time with a broken collarbone suffered during the end of football season.

Currently, Prough is two hits shy of becoming the third Hornet to reach 100 career hits in baseball while helping the Hornets win the NTL Large School Division title and locking up a number one seed in the upcoming District IV Class AA playoffs.

Joining Prough at Sunday’s banquet was fellow senior Lizzie Poirier. Like Prough, Poirier had a great senior season as she helped both the Lady Hornet soccer and basketball teams reach the District IV playoffs. In the fall, Poirier helped the Lady Hornets turn around a 5-win 2016 season to an 11-win 2017 season.

In the winter, Poirier helped the Lady Hornets win the NTL Large School Division title while scoring 974 career points and grabbing 407 career rebounds.

“I felt very humbled and privileged to be honored at the banquet, especially coming from a school with a handful a great athletes. With that being said, I owe much of my athletic success to my parents, coaches, and school.”

WellsboroAthletics.com would like to congratulate both Dalton and Lizzie on tremendous senior years, and would like to thank them for all the hard work and dedication they have shown to their respective sports over the past four year.

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