Kylie Doyle, Goldey-Beacom
Name: Kylie Doyle
High school: Williams Valley
College attending: Goldey-Beacom College
Sport athlete will be playing in college: Softball
Parents' names: Mike and Teri Yuschock and Pat Doyle
Hometown: Tower City
Athletic honors: A member of the 2013 PIAA Class A state championship softball team as a junior, Doyle earned second-team All-State and first-team Republican-Herald All-Area honors as an infielder. Doyle was honorable mention Republican-Herald All-Area in 2012 and was tabbed second-team All-Area as a freshman. Playing for the Outlaws Fastpitch Gold travel team, she helped the club finished the 2013 fall season with a 36-5 record. The team played in the USSSA Nationals, finishing fifth out of 52 teams. Doyle also played volleyball.
Academic honors: Doyle participates in Big Vike/Little Vike, Diversity Club, Stand Tall, Mock Trial, Drama Club and Elementary Guest Reader Program. She is a 21st Century volunteer and is a member of Williams Valley Musicals, Ski Club and Softball Club. Doyle has received the President's Award for Volunteerism, helping with Elementary Field Day, Breakfast with Santa, the Nadine Buggy-Miller Softball Tournament, the Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition Home Run Derby and Tremont Nursing Home. She works in the summer at Plouse Manufacturing.
Planned major of study: Criminal justice
Matt Manbeck, PSU-Hazleton
Name: Matt Manbeck
High school: North Schuylkill
College attending: Penn State Hazleton
Sport athlete will be playing in college: Men's basketball
Parents' names: Mike and Maureen Manbeck
Hometown: Girardville
Athletic honors: Manbeck was a three-year letterman in basketball, helping the Spartans reach the District 11 playoffs the past three seasons. He led North Schuylkill in scoring (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.7) as a senior, and was named to The Republican-Herald and Hazleton Standard-Speaker All-Area teams. Manbeck played in the Pennsylvania vs. Maryland All-Star Game, the Schuylkill County Senior Charity Bowl, the Northumberland vs. Surrounding Counties all-star game and was picked for the Berks County all-star game. Manbeck was also a four-year letterwinner in track.
Planned major of study: Criminal justice
Cassidy Pinchorski, Millersville
Name: Cassidy Pinchorski
High school: Williams Valley
College attending: Millersville University
Sport athlete will be playing in college: Softball
Parents' names: Matt and Liz Pinchorski
Hometown: Tower City
Athletic honors: A member of the 2013 PIAA Class A state championship softball team as a junior, Pinchorski earned first-team All-State and first-team Republican-Herald All-Area honors while pitching all seven playoff games (7-0, 0.45 ERA). Other softball honors include Rotary Unsung Hero, team captain, Republican-Herald first team as a sophomore infielder, Upper Dauphin Sentinel first team every season and Sentinel Co-Player of the Year. A four-year basketball player, Pinchorski was a team captain, two-time Rotary MVP, Sentinel first team every year, Republican-Herald honorable mention (junior) and first team (senior), Pennsylvania vs. Maryland all-star and Sentinel Co-Player of the Year (senior). She also played volleyball for two seasons.
Academic honors: Pinchorski participates in Big Vike/Little Vike, National Honor Society, school play, prom committee, Mock DUI, Powder-Puff Football, Student vs. Faculty Punchball and Volleyball, Stand Tall, Softball Club, Elementary Guest Reader Program, Elementary Field Day, Mini Relay For Life and Mini Thon.
Planned major of study: Elementary education