MARIETTA — Anthony Wallace is a pretty good basketball player.

He was pretty good at Linsly School and he’s continued into his collegiate career.

Just last season he played a major role in helping to lead Marietta College into the NCAA Tournament and he’s seemingly picked up right where he left off.

Wallace was awarded the first Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week after he helped the Pioneers extend their home winning streak to 39 games with two victories. He was the Pioneers’ leading scorer in both outings, averaging 21 points a game and three rebounds. He had 20 and 22 points and connected on four 3-pointers.

Maybe more impressively was the efficiency with which Wallace scored the ball. He shot 63 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from behind the 3-point line.

Here’s a look at other area athletes in different sports:

NCAA CROSS COUNTRY

California, Pa. finished the NCAA Division II championship meet in 25th place with 658 points. Two area products competed in the meet for the Vulcans.

Bellaire graduate Shaye Beckett, who didn’t run at the regional, was elevated to the team because the coaching staff believed she’d peak well for the meet. The coaches were correct. Beckett ran 24 minutes, 11.5 seconds en route to a 220th-place finish. She was fourth on her team, which is one of her highest finishes of the season. Her time was a personal best.

Union Local product Megan Bateman was the sixth Vulcan to cross the line. She ran a 24:47.

FOOTBALL

Division I

COLTON McKIVITZ, West Virginia — Red-shirt sophomore started again at right tackle. He also recovered a fumble in the Mountaineers’ loss to Texas.

JOSH SILLS, West Virginia — Meadowbrook grad started along the Mountaineers’ offensive line. He was shaken up for a moment during the Texas loss, but returned to the lineup in a short amount of time.

AUSTIN DORRIS, Indiana — Shadyside graduate played on special teams in the Hoosiers’ victory. Indiana needs to win this week to secure bowl eligibility.

ELIJAH BELL, North Carolina A&T — Wheeling Park grad set an Aggies record for touchdowns in a season when he caught his 13th in last week’s win over North Carolina Central to help spark A&T to an 11-0 regular season.

JERRID MARHEFKA, Ohio — St. Clairsville graduate appeared in last week’s loss to Akron.

CHUCKWUDI CHUCKWU, Ohio — Linsly School product played on special teams for the Bobcats in their loss at Akron.

DIVISION II

ZACH PHILLIPS, Gannon — The former Wheeling Park standout announced on his Twitter account that he was transferring from Gannon and completing his final two seasons of eligibility at West Liberty.

DIVISION III

DALTON SECHREST, Marietta — Beallsville product concluded his collegiate career with a solid season in which he recorded 35 tackles, a team-high three sacks and six quarterback hurries. He was recognized for his efforts by being named honorable mention all-OAC. He was the line Pioneer named to the defensive unit.

AUSTIN CURNES, Washington & Jefferson — Wheeling Park graduate started along the offensive line for the Presidents who opened the NCAA Division III playoffs with a victory.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

JENSEN CARETTI, Ohio State — River product posted a career high 14 points in a win over Idaho last week. She also collected three rebounds. She appeared in all three Buckeye victories last week.

CAITLYN KROLL, St. Francis — Bridgeport product has been impressive in the early going of her red-shirt freshman season. She averaged more than 12 points a game in a 2-1 stretch for the Red Flashes. She also had her career high of 17 points and collected 10 rebounds in a game.

MORGAN BRUNNER, Youngstown State — Former Linsly standout scored three points in six minutes of action during a victory against Loyola of Chicago.

ALLI DELANEY, Notre Dame College — Ex-Union Local ace scored six points in the Falcons victory against UVA-Wise.

KALLEE DOWLER, University of Maine-Fort Kent — Barnesville product started in a victory and scored 14 points in the game.

VIVIAN ALLISON, Mercyhurst — Linsly School product scored four points in the Lakers’ victory against Millersville.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

CHASE HARLER, West Virginia — Wheeling Central product had his best offensive game of his young collegiate career during the Mountaineers’ victory against Long Beach State. He scored 12 points, all of which came on 3-point goals.

LOGAN ROUT, West Virginia — Cameron graduate logged four minutes of action during the Mountaineers’ win over Long Beach State.

PHIL BLEDSOE, Marshall — Wheeling Park grad scored three points in the Thundering Herd’s loss to Illinois.

PRESTON BOSWELL, Wheeling Jesuit — Magnolia grad scored 21 and 16 points in a pair of Cardinals’ wins in the last week.

DAN MONTEROSO, West Liberty — St. Clairsville High School’s all-time leading scorer netted 27 and 12 points in a pair of Hilltopper victories last season.

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