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Athletes of the Week

Lindsay Yascko '25 (left) smiles on the track as she cheers with her team for another Friday football night. Cheyenne Singer '25 (right) ready to receive the ball and set up to score another point.

Yascko Cheers, Singer Serves

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor November 13, 2024

Yascko Cheers Our first athlete of the week is Lindsay Yascko ‘25 from the cheerleading team. From her freshman year to her senior year at Edison High, Yascko has always been passionate about her work on and off the mat....

Lenier Whetstone '26 (left) on the field during the Edison High Homecoming game as he looks at surrounding players. Sachita Balamurugan '25 (right) tosses the ball for a jump-serve, the start of a rally between the teams.

Whetstone Rushes, Balamurugan Spikes

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor November 5, 2024

Whetstone Rushes Found on the football field is our first athlete of the week, Lenier Whetstone ‘26, from the varsity football team. Against Colonia, he had 31 carries with 174 yards. On the season, he has 317 yards, with...

Isabella Charles (left) '25 moves the ball as she searches for an open teammate. Kayden Aravena '25 (right) keeps the ball in while she searches for an open teammate.

Charles and Aravena, Assist and Score Duo

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor November 5, 2024

Our athletes of the week, Isabella Charles ‘25 and Kayden Aravena ‘25, are both found on the field with the rest of the varsity girls soccer team. Both were key players in defeating J.P. Stevens on their senior night as they...

Emmanuel Kostis '26 (left) prepares to score a goal against the opposing team, bringing his team closer to a win. Rylee McEvoy '25 (right) works to reach a new personal best as she loops the track.

Kostis Scores, McEvoy Runs

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor October 16, 2024

Kostis Scores Our first athlete of the week, Emmanuel Kostis ‘26, is found on the field with the varsity boys soccer team. Kostis had two recent games against Sayreville and Perth Amboy where he scored three goals and two...

Nyekir Eato ‘25 (left) rushes with the football in hand, his opponent just behind him. (From left to right) Athletes of the Week Nandini Chandra ‘26, Khaliyah Revan ‘25, and Lojein Elgebrawi ‘25 pose after celebrating breaking their team's losing streak against the Hawks.

Eato Rushes, Chandra, Revan, & Elgebrawi Swings

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor October 16, 2024

Eato Rushes The first athlete of the week for this school year is Nyekir Eato ‘25 from the varsity football team. Eato started his season off strong with the recent game against East Brunswick, where he totaled nineteen carries,...

Pranav Srinivasan '27 (left) poses with his tennis racket after another winning match. Ajit Sivakumar '25 (middle) performs a jump serve to start the set strong. Layla Robinson '24 (right) runs with the ball as she passes by the opposing players, hoping to score a goal.

Robinson Nets, Srinivasan Swings, Sivakumar Spikes

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor June 12, 2024

Robinson Nets Our first athlete of the week is Layla Robinson ‘24 from the varsity girls lacrosse team. In a match against Ewing, she scored five goals, one assist, and two draw controls. This season, her stats totaled to...

Hailey Dawson ‘24 (left) runs her relay and fights to pass a student representing the Piscataway track and field team. Remy Bethea '24 (right) leaps as he participates in the triple jump.

Dawson Relays, Bethea Jumps

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor June 11, 2024

Dawson Relays Our first athlete of the week is Hailey Dawson ‘24 from the girls track and field team. She recently set a new personal record in the 400m with a time of 1:10. Dawson also ran the second leg of the 4x400m that...

Ryan Lin '25 (left) preparing his swing before he makes his shot. Madison Zaccarro '24 (right) putts to finish a hole during her game.

Lin Swings, Zaccaro Drives

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor May 31, 2024

Lin Swings Our first athlete of the week is Ryan Lin ‘25 from the boys golf team. Lin recently placed first in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference. Leading up to this win, he placed first with 39 strokes...

Colin Pridady '25 (left) running with the ball as he looks for an open teammate. Jocelyn Gross '24 (right) in a faceoff as she attempts to retrieve the ball from the opposing team.

Pridady Clears, Gross Nets

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor May 14, 2024

Pridady Clears The first athlete of the week is Colin Pridady ‘25 from the varsity boys lacrosse team. Recently against North Brunswick, Pridady had one goal, four assists, and nine ground balls. Additionally, he won eleven...

Noreen Amponsah ‘24 (left) representing Edison High at the Penn Relays as she runs her part of the relay. Tori’ahn Rattray ‘24 (right) running his part of the relay at the Greater Middlesex Conference meet.

Amponsah Relays, Rattray Jumps

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor May 13, 2024

Amponsah Relays The first athlete of the week is Noreen Amponsah ‘24 from the girls track and field team. Amponsah is currently first in the Greater Middlesex Conference. She is also third in Group four in the 800m with a...

Ava Austin '24 (left) posing on the softball field at Edison High. So far this season, Austin has a .559 average, nineteen hits, and has pitched 45 strikeouts. Chetan Kallam '26 (right) posing on the Edison High tennis courts. He poses with his racket that has brought his team several wins so far this season.

Austin Pitches, Kallam Swings

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor May 6, 2024

Austin Pitches Our first athlete of the week is Ava Austin ‘24 from the varsity girls softball team. Austin has had a great start to the season so far, with eleven strikeouts against Perth Amboy and nine against Piscataway....

Jaxon Appelman '24 (left) focused on the opposing batter as he winds back to pitch. Lizzie Mellinger '24 (right) with the ball as she weaves through the opposing players on the field.

Appelman Throws, Mellinger Scores

ARANIEE SOTHILINGAM '25, Photography Editor May 6, 2024

Appelman Throws The first athlete of the week is Jaxon Appelman ‘24 from the varsity boys baseball team. Appelman recently had seventeen strikeouts and only one allowed hit against Middlesex. During this same game, he went...

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