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September 2011

Male Athlete of the Month
NAME
Dan Jaskowak (picture)
SCHOOL
Grove City
GRADE
Junior
SPORTS
Cross Country
AWARDS
The Junior standout Cross Country runner was
25th in the PIAA race last year. He helped lead the team to the D10 title and a 13th place finish at states. He was a D10 Runnerup as a Sophomore and 3rd place as a Freshman.


Dan was an All District Selection a year ago and won the prestigious Red White and Blue meet in Pittsburgh and the 60 team Boardman Invitational. His Red White and Blue time was the Fastest 5000 meter time in state this year and the 22nd fastest in the country.


Female Athlete of the Month
NAME
Allison Richards (picture)
SCHOOL
Hickory
GRADE
Senior
SPORTS
Soccer
AWARDS
The senior soccer standout recently eclipsed the Mercer County career mark for goals scored
with a hat trick against Neshannock. Richards, rifled in a school standard 52 scores last season (8 in one match).


She is now the county's all-time leading scorer, surpassing former Mercer High
star Claire Creasy. The two are the only booters in county annals - male or female - to reach the century mark. The Lady Hornets are undefeated this year at 9-0 and have qualified for the District 10 playoffs each of the 3 previous years with respective 16-3 (2008), 15-3-1 ('09) and 15-3-1 (2010).