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Category: Sports Feature



First Place: Vincent Alban

Players on the McQuaid Jesuit High School Knights Football Team (L to R: Jack Polito (6), Gavin Brownlie (83), Tim Flaherty (64), and Will Dimarco (80), relieve themselves before playing a game against the Pittsford Panthers at Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School in Pittsford, N.Y. on Oct. 22, 2021. The Panthers upset the undefeated Knights, beating the team 31-21 after going on a 24-point run in the second quarter.

Second Place: Ben Braun

Cyclists race around a bank turn during a race run by the Allegheny Cycling Association at the Highland Park Bike Track on Tuesday, June 23, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Third Place: Georgia Pressley

Penfield cheerleaders huddle together during the award ceremony of the Section V cheerleading championship as other teams gather around, Oct. 30, 2021 at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. The Penfield team placed first in the competition. (Georgia Pressley)

Honorable Mention: Jaiden Tripi

Phi Kappa Phi brothers, Kevin Gomez, left, and Stefan Pangurelias, right, watch as Timmy Hardy is fed a worm during Mud Tug XXV on Sept. 25, 2021, on the Rochester Institute of Technology’s campus. Mud Tug is an annual event hosted by the fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, and sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha to raise money for Hillside Family of Agencies homestead.