The Gant Daily Athlete of the week for October 23 through the 30th is Clearfield grad Michelle Welker.
Welker is the starting freshman goalkeeper for the Allegeny Women\’s soccer team. Welker posted 2 shutouts during the past week to finish her season with 8 total. She ended up with a 10-5-1 record for the year. Read an earlier article about Welker at http://www.gantnews.com/news/51/ARTICLE/2777/2006-10-27.html.
There was no shortage of soccer candidates this past week as high school playoffs began (and ended for some).
Of note was the 2 goal, 1 assist game by Curwensville\’s Danielle Struble in a 3-0 shutout of Kane in the D9 quarterfinals. Curwensville plays Karns City in the semi-finals on Monday October 30th.
Also in soccer this past week was the 3 goal, 1 assist game by Clearfield\’s Mark Auman in their 4-0 win over St. Marys. Clearfield will play in the D9 finals against #1 seed Bradford on Tuesday the 31st in Clarion.