Sept. 28, 2026, 4:02 a.m. ET
- Readers can vote a limiteless variety of occasions for his or her chosen athlete till midday on Thursday, Oct. 1.
- Nominations for the following Athlete of the Week may be submitted through electronic mail by midday on Saturday, Oct. 3.
It is time to vote on the ultimate Guthrie Athlete of the Week for September, with 12 candidates from 5 sports activities candidates for occasions of Sept. 19-25, 2026.
Nominees are from the protection areas of the Binghamton Press & Solar-Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal and Corning Chief.
Reader nominations are welcome every week. To submit a nomination for occasions of Sept. 26-Oct. 2, electronic mail alegare@usatodayco.com by midday Saturday, Oct. 3.
Vote under for this week’s winner. Voting is limitless till midday Thursday, Oct. 1. Simply refresh the web page after every time you vote to have the ability to vote as usually as you would like.
This week’s nominees:
Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca women cross nation
Bercuvitz completed 1 minute, 16 seconds away from the remainder of the sector on the Conwicke-Inventory Invitational in Endicott. Her time was 18:36.10.
Dom Capilli, Elmira boys soccer
Capilli notched all 4 of the sport’s targets because the Specific topped Union-Endicott, 4-0. He added two assists in a 5-0 victory in opposition to Binghamton, and one other help in a 3-2 loss to Vestal.
Cooper Chrystie, Waverly soccer
Chrystie carried 28 occasions for 158 yards and 4 touchdowns because the Wolverines handed Horseheads its first loss, 27-26. He accomplished 12 of 19 passes for 167 yards.
Paisley Emmick, Corning volleyball
Emmick had 29 assists, 9 digs, and 4 factors in a 3-0 sweep of Ithaca. She adopted with 25 assists, six digs, and 7 factors in a 3-0 win over Binghamton.
Brysen Fry, Chenango Forks soccer
Fry scored 5 touchdowns because the Blue Devils downed Maine-Endwell, 36-21, in a gathering of unbeatens. Fry scored on runs of 67, 4, 35, and 50 yards. He added a 52-yard landing reception.
Paxton Hoover, Thomas A. Edison soccer
Hoover scored on a 59-yard reception and a 40-yard run within the Spartans’ 48-16 win over Dryden. That adopted a 48-44 victory over Unatego/Franklin/Unadilla Valley on Sept. 19 by which Hoover caught 5 passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns to go together with six carries for 87 yards.
Anah Huston, Whitney Level subject hockey
Huston had three targets and two assists in Whitney Level’s 12-0 victory over Marathon.
Aubrey McMullen, Chenango Forks women soccer
McMullen scored three first-half targets in a 7-1 victory over Seton Catholic Central, then had two targets in a 4-0 win over Waverly.
Avery Nolan, Odessa-Montour women soccer
Nolan scored three targets to assist the Grizzlies to a 4-0 win over Newark Valley.
Tiffany Schaefer, Chenango Valley women soccer
Schaefer scored 4 targets in Chenango Valley’s 5-1 victory over Greene.
Jared Watson, Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour soccer
Watson ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns as Watkins Glen/O-M topped Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, 39-0, within the Shovel Sport rivalry.
MK Younger, Elmira Notre Dame women soccer
Younger scored all six of her crew’s targets, together with the time beyond regulation winner, in a 6-5 victory over Lansing. She reached 100 profession targets within the course of. Later within the week, Younger scored the entire Crusaders’ targets in a 5-0 win over Dryden.
