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It didn&#8217;t take long for freshman Hannah Yanovich to get noticed for her play with the La Salle field hockey team. On Sept. 3, she was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after a big season-opening effort for the Explorers.Yanovich, a Dallas graduate, opened her college career by scoring the first goal and picking up an assist in a 3-0 non-league victory over Sacred Heart on Aug. 30 in Philadelphia.&#8220;We were very happy to see Hannah recognized by the league for her outstanding college debut,&#8221; coach Kelly Broadway said. &#8220;To score a goal and have an assist in her first game as a college athlete is impressive.&#8221;The forward is still looking for her next points, but Broadway knows that the best is yet to come.&#8220;We look forward to Hannah&#8217;s continued contribution this season and beyond,&#8221; the coach said.Chris Bleich (Florida)The 6-foot-6, 330-pound redshirt freshman is starting at right guard for the football team, the ninth-ranked Gators 4-0 overall and 2-0 in SEC play after beating Kentucky 29-21 on Sept. 14 and Tennessee 34-3 last Saturday.The Wyoming Valley West grad has helped the team average 33 points and 431.5 yards in total offense a game including 294.7 in the air despite losing starting quarterback Feleipe Franks to a season-ending injury a week ago.Florida has a non-conference game against Towson this Saturday in Gainesville before hosting a showdown with fellow top-10 team Auburn on Oct. 5.Kayla Kruk (Sacred Heart)The sophomore midfielder has started all nine games for the field hockey team. The Holy Redeemer graduate has a goal and three assists, her goal coming in the team&#8217;s only victory, a 4-3 triumph over St. Francis on Sept. 6.Kruk played in all 30 games with 15 starts as a freshman and finished with a goal and three assists for five points.Kara Sanford (Providence)The senior has scored two goals for the field hockey team this season and both came in a 3-0 victory over Brown on Sept. 8. The Hazleton Area graduate started 19 games as a junior and had four goals and two assists for 10 points.Sanford, a biology major, has been named to the Big East All-Academic team for three straight seasons.Jordan Pick (Ursinus) The freshman posted his collegiate-best round to help the men&#8217;s golf team finished tied for second out of 10 teams at the Williamsport Collegiate last Monday. The Hazleton Area graduate finished with a 1-over 73 and was third in a field of 59 golfers.Pick&#8217;s previous best college round was an 80 which he recorded on the second day of York&#8217;s Spartan Invitational on Sept. 7-8. He opened with an 84 for a two-round total of 164.Rebecca Podskoch (Mercy) The 5-foot-3 senior defensive midfielder scored her first goal of the season last Friday in a league loss to Assumption. It was the second goal of her career.The Wyoming Valley West graduate also has a defensive save which gives her four in 53 games and 41 starts. Tiffany Michalek (Pitt-Greensburg) The sophomore midfielder had a career game to help the women&#8217;s soccer team move to 7-0 on the season. The Wyoming Valley West graduate had three goals and two assists as the Bobcats blanked Pitt-Bradford 7-0 to open play in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference last Saturday.Michalek is second on the team in scoring with 20 points on nine goals and two assists. She also had a hat trick in a 4-2 triumph over Chatham on Sept. 11.Trevor Paisley (Valley Forge) The 5-foot-7 senior midfielder scored his first collegiate goal for the men&#8217;s soccer team in a 3-2 victory over Penn State Scranton on Sept. 7. The Hazleton Area graduate had an assist in a 5-1 victory over the same team on Aug. 30.Paisley, who had an assist last season, has started all eight games for the 5-3 Patriots and has played in 58 games with 44 starts in a Valley Forge uniform. He logged a team-high 1,747 minutes of playing time his freshman season.Lily Nowak (Scranton) The freshman is off to a great start with the women&#8217;s tennis team. The Hazleton Area graduate is 5-0 in singles play and 5-0 in doubles.She captured the No. 6 singles title by going 3-0 at the King&#8217;s Fall Festival on Sept. 7-8. She also was part of the Royals&#8217; duo that captured the No. 3 doubles title. Nowak continued to roll with victories in both singles and doubles in a 6-3 victory over Lebanon Valley on Sept. 15 and a 5-4 loss to Oneonta on Sept. 19.Alana Platukus (Dickinson) The senior has scored just one goal thus far this season for the field hockey team, but it was a game winner. The Pittston Area graduate scored at 51:10 of the fourth quarter to give the Red Devils a 2-1 non-league victory over Shenandoah on Sept. 7. It was her sixth career goal and second game-winner.Randie Kuhar (Immaculata) The 5-foot-3 junior has started all eight games in goal for the field hockey team. The Holy Redeemer graduate has given up 22 goals, 12 coming in three losses to start the season.She has 53 saves and had a season-high 13 in a 2-1 double overtime victory over Delaware Valley on Sept. 18. Kuhar has one shutout and that came in a 7-0 triumph over Lancaster Bible on Sept. 7.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Starting on the Gators&#8217; offensive line as a redshirt freshman, Wyoming Valley West grad Chris Bleich has helped Florida to a 4-0 start and a top-10 ranking. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_AP19238793392621-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Starting on the Gators&#8217; offensive line as a redshirt freshman, Wyoming Valley West grad Chris Bleich has helped Florida to a 4-0 start and a top-10 ranking. </caption1><photoCredit1>Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP file photo </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Bill ArsenaultFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div>

College Corner: Fast starts for Dallas’ Yanovich, Valley West’s Bleich