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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Columbiana record-breaker signs with college program
COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – Columbiana standout Caitlyn Pleska has officially signed her letter of intent to continue her softball career at Arcadia University. Arcadia is a Division III university that is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She recently earned All-Ohio First Team honors. She also earned First Team honors in 2024 and Second Team honors in 2022. Pleska owns 15 softball program records at Columbiana High School. That includes 7 season records including: Hits (65), Doubles (23), Home Runs (17), RBIs (67), Runs Scored (58), Batting Average (.713), Slugging % (1.471). In addition, she likewise owns 8 career records at Columbiana including: Hits (215), Doubles (62), Home Runs (44), RBIs (223), Runs Scored (185), Batting Average (.666), On Base % (.693), Slugging % (1.341). Pleska was recently honored as Student Athlete of the Week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bristol valedictorian named Student Athlete of the Week
BRISTOLVILLE, Ohio (WKBN) – As Bristol senior Jack Berry's role has expanded on the court even more this season, he has continued to raise his level of play as well. 'It's nice kind of getting to sit back and watch all of my work throughout the years pay off and finally put some numbers up,' Berry said. Last week, he earned team MVP after scoring 19 points, then followed it up with 23 points in another Panthers win. 'Growing up, I've had guys in front of me who have been Player of the Week and all that,' Berry said. 'So it's nice to just, I guess, finally fill their shoes.' Berry will earn eight varsity letters across basketball (three), baseball (three), soccer and golf (one each). But those aren't even his most impressive numbers, Jack is a perfect 4.0 student, who's set to graduate as the Class of 2026 valedictorian. 'Like 4.0 didn't really, I guess come naturally. It was like my sophomore year there they were like, 'Oh, you could be valedictorian,'' Berry said. 'I'm like, 'oh alright, I'll try to do that.' So here I am.' On top of that, he also has been taking college courses already, including trigonometry and writing I & II. 'I guess it was nice to just kind of get my feet wet there, so going to college will probably make it a lot easier,' Berry said. 'Obviously, my teachers now probably aren't going to grade as hard as college professors were, so just to get like a little closer to that line would be nice.' Berry even finds room for Beta Club, National Honor Society, volunteering with food drives and the youth basketball program. The parting advice from Berry is simple, give it 100% no matter what it is. 'You just have to do the best you can with what you're given,' Berry said. Next, his plan is to study civil engineering at Youngstown State University after graduation. Bristol senior Jack Berry is our Student Athlete of the Week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
