Student Scholar Athletes 2022

The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame annually honors senior scholar-athletes representing the nine school districts within the Mid Monongahela Valley. Tonight’s students are sponsored by the generous support of Charleroi’s Lee Supply Company. This evening the spotlight shines upon these young men and women who have made a difference in the classroom, in athletics, and in their communities.

Belle Vernon Area High School

Jack Bryer

• Varsity 3-year football letterman/captain (12), second team All-Conference linebacker
• Varsity 3-year wrestling letterman, WPIAL Qualifier
• Varsity baseball
• Honors: National Honor Society (4.21) Treasurer, PA All-Academic team Gold, Science & Social Studies National Honor Society
• Clubs: Interact
• Volunteer: Tutoring, Toys for Tots, Senior Citizen Breakfast, Food Drive, Easter Egg Hunt
• Case Western Reserve University: mechanical engineering

Taylor Kovatch

• Varsity 4-year basketball letterwoman / senior captain
• Varsity 4-year track/field letterwoman
• Varsity 1-year girls cross country letterwoman
• Varsity 1 –year girls’ soccer letterwoman
• Honors: National Honor Society, Ryan Moravec Memorial track/field award, Hail Mighty Leopards award (multi sports)
• Clubs: Interact, Physical Education
• Volunteer: Salvation Army, usher BVA musicals, Relay for Life, Overlys Holiday decorating
• Waynesburg University: Sports Medicine or Elementary Education

Bentworth High School

Ashton Lopez

• Varsity 4-year football defensive letterman Century All Conference, Bee Graphix All Star Football classic, 38 solo tackles in two years, 13 assist
• Varsity 4-year wrestling letterman
• All Star team
• Honors: National Honor Society, Challenge Program for academic excellence
• Clubs: Marching band, Boy Scout of America
• Volunteer: Washington County Food Bank
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: mechanical engineering

Jenna Vito

• Varsity 3-year volleyball letterwoman/captain (Jr, Sr) 2016 1st Team All Section
• Varsity 3-year basketball letterwoman/captain (Sr) 2017 Christmas tournament All-Tournament team member
• Honors: National Honor Society Treasurer, PHE AA Merit award, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet scholar athlete, Tri-County Athletic Directors Association scholar athlete
• Clubs: FBLA president, Student Council president, Junior Council Treasurer, Senior Council Treasurer, Girl Scouts, Library Aid, yearbook
• Volunteer: Pennies for Patients change drive, giving tree, Ron for Alex Race
• West Virginia University: chemical engineering

Brownsville Area High School

Jaden Harvey

• Varsity 4-year track letterman/captain All County, Mid Mon Valley meet
• Varsity 4-year Cross Country Letterman/captain 11, 12 All County
• Honors: National Honor Society President, Spanish Honor Society, Penn State 4.0, B’nai Brith, National Society of High School Scholars, Rotary and Fayette Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month
• Clubs: Senior class vice president, Audio-Visual, Academic League, Debate team
• Volunteer: Students in Action Team, public library project, Nemacolin Castle, Historic Church of St. Peter
• George Washington University: government/pre law

Jessica Michelle Vance

• Varsity 4-year basketball letterwoman/captain 11, 12
• Varsity 4-year track letterwoman/captain, WPIAL Qualifier, PIAA Qualifier 12
• Varsity 4-year cross-country letterwoman, PIAA Qualifier 10, 11, 12, All County team 10, 11, 12
• Varsity 2-year Cheerleader
• Honors: National/Spanish Honor Society, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet Scholar Athlete, International Rotary Student of the Month,National Society of High School Scholars, Cal U scholarship cross country
• Clubs: Student Council, Student Cabinet
• Volunteer: elderly, trash pick-up, Flag Day, community days
• California University of PA: business

California Area High School

Braden Collins

• Varsity 4-year football letterman
• 2016 and 2017 Tri County South All Conference
• 2017 Mon Valley/Bee Graphix Finest 25 2017 Pennsylvania Football New All-State team – First Team OL
• Honors: Cal U football squad in the fall
• Clubs: track and field, Interact
• Volunteer: Relay for Life, Walk A Thon, Fight Against Hunger Cal U
• California University of Pennsylvania: accounting

Bailey Vig

• Varsity 4-year basketball letterwoman/captain (11-12) Three-time WPIAL All Section First Team, 2018 Roundball Classic participant, 2018 First team Mon Valley Independent / Bee Graphix Super 6 and two-time Player of the Week, Herald Standard Centennial Athlete 2017 Winter, 2016-17 Herald Standard Small School All Area First Team, 2018 Second Team All-District Observer Reporter, Two-time Trib Live HSSN Player of the Week, Two-time Lady Trojans Holiday Classic MVP, 2017 Budd Grebb League All Star selection, 2017 and 2018 South Side Beaver All-Tournament team, 2016 & 2018 California Girls Basketball MVP
• Honors: Valedictorian, California Rotary February Student of the Month, Sophomore class president, 2016 RYLA Leadership award
• Clubs: National Honor Society President, Interact Club Vice President, Drama Club 2016, Student Council, track and field team 2018
• Volunteer: Food bank, Rotary, middle school girls’ basketball clinic, school play ticket seller, Bible school
• Penn State Fayette campus: nursing

Charleroi Area High School

Caleb Carson

• Varsity Soccer 4-year letterman/captain (11, 12) All-Section Goalkeeper (11, 12), All WPIAL Goalkeeper (11, 12), First Team Mon Valley Independent-Bee Graphix Goalkeeper (11, 12)
• Varsity Basketball 4-year letterman/captain Scott Smith Sportsmanship award 2016, Bee Graphix Super 6 Honorable Mention 2016, Honorable, All Tournament Team 2017 Varsity Football punter senior year All Conference Honorable Mention 2017
• Honors: Lion’s Club Academic Student of the month 2018, Rotary Student of the Month 2018, Toast To Our Stars Outstanding Athlete 2017, TTOS Outstanding Scholar Athlete 2018, Herald Standard Century Chevrolet Winter Scholar Athlete, James “Doodles” Protin award
• Clubs: Student Council VP, SADD, Teen Outreach, Astronomy Club VP, Camp Invention
• Community Service: Relay for Life, Little Great Race, School Blood Drive, Urban Impact Pittsburgh Youth Soccer, Washington Co. City Mission Volunteer, Church Youth Group Worship Team (Keyboard)
• Grove City College

Sierra Short

• Varsity 2-year soccer letterwoman Somerset Soccer Showcase
• Varsity 4-year basketball letterwoman/captain Freshman Finest 15, Grebb League 3-year All Star, Mon Valley Independent Super 6 All Stars, 2015 MVP Charleroi Holiday Tournament,
• Varsity 2-year track letterwoman
• Varsity 2-year volleyball letterwoman All Section Third team 2017
• Honors: National Honor Society parliamentarian, Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership 2016, Penn State 4.0 Club, Dr. Freddie Fu Internship/Scholarship 2017, Rensselaer Medal 2017, Rotary Student of the Month October 2017, Charleroi Charthene Girl of the Month December 2017, Progeny Challenge Program Community Service, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet Scholar-Athlete fall 2017, James “Doodles” Protin award
• Clubs: Senior class president, executive committee, peer jury foreman, Academic League (Home Town High Q KDKA-TV), Mock Trial Lead Attorney, Internet club vice president, Foreign Language club, Student Council, REACH/Gifted, Students Against Destructive Decisions vice president
• Volunteer: Relay for Life, Camp Invention Youth Leadership, Joe Perrotta Youth Baseball Tournament, peer tutor, Bible School, Middle school girls basketball coach
• Chatham University: physician assistant

Elizabeth Forward High School

Tyler Ocilka

• Varsity 4-year football letterman/captain (11/12) Second Team All-Conference Defensive line
• Honors: National Honor Society, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet Scholar Athlete, All-Academic Team
• Clubs: EF intramural sports
• Volunteer: EF Youth football camp, Camp of Champions
• Youngstown State University: mathematics

Cassidy Kern

• Varsity 4-year soccer letterwoman/captain (11, 12)
• 2017 All Section Team, 2017 Fab 15 Second Team
• Varsity 4-year softball letterwoman/captain (10, 11, 12)
• Honors: National Honors Society, 4-year All-Academic Team, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet Scholar Athlete
• Clubs: 5-year member PA Renegades; captain (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Volunteer: Swing for a survivor golf outing, Zachary’s Mission, coach 10u All-Star Softball Team
• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: Nursing

Monessen High School

Tyler Caterino

• Varsity 4-year soccer letterman/captain (10, 11, 12) All Section 2015, 2016, 2017 All WPIAL
• Varsity 4-year baseball letterman/captain (11, 12)
• Honors: National Honor Society Vice President, Spanish National Honor Society President
• Clubs: Spanish Club President, Editor in Chief Newspaper & Yearbook, senior class council, TFIM, SADD, Student Council
• Volunteer: road clean-up, baby sitting
• Westminster: Nursing

Maddie Guzzie

• Varsity 4-year softball letterwoman/captain
• All Section Honorable Mention, third team 2018 Dirty Dozen All-Stars
• Honors: National Honor Society, French National Honor Society
• Clubs: SADD, Student Government, senior class treasurer, TFIM, ski club
• Volunteer: Pet Adoption League
• Duquesne University: nursing

Ringgold High School

Jackson O’Connor

• Varsity football letterman/kicker
• All Conference Honorable Mention 2017
• Varsity 4-year soccer letterman/captain (11, 12) 2016/2017 All Section, 2017 All WPIAL
• Varsity 2-year swimming letterman 2014/2015
• Varsity wrestling letterman 2017
• Honors: 2016 Challenge Program award for Academic Excellence, RHS science award, Ringgold male athlete of the year, Herald Standard Centennial Chevrolet scholar athlete, RHS Athletic Directors Distinguished 4.0 award, Mon Valley/ Bee Graphix Finest, Co-Valedictorian
• Volunteer: Relay for Life (11, 12)
• Slippery Rock University: biology with pre-chiropractic

Mackenzie Musser

• Varsity 4-year soccer letterwoman/captain (11, 12)
• Honors: National Honor Society, Co-Valedictorian
• Clubs: Interact, The Future Is Mine, Foreign Language club, Rampound
• Volunteer: Toys for Tots, Red Kettle Drive Salvation Army, Relay for Life, Youth soccer coach
• Robert Morris University: nursing

Yough High School

Michael J. Martini

• Varsity 2-year cross country letterman/captain
• Most Heart of the Team award
• Varsity 2-year wrestling letterman/captain
• Team manager due to injury
• Clubs: SADD president, yearbook, Skills USA Leadership team, CWCTC, track
• Volunteer: middle track meets, finances for charity donations, student fundraisers
• Marines

E. Makenzie Cosharek

• Varsity senior cross country letterwoman
• All around runner award
• Varsity 4-year track letterwoman/captain
• Honors: National Honor Society recording secretary, French National Honor Society treasurer, Yough Rocks, The Challenge program STEM West Newton Woman’s club, Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Clubs: CAP/SADD, TFIM
• Volunteer: nursing home caroling, hurricane victim collections, underclassman tutoring, drug awareness, track meets
• Robert Morris University: actuarial science