Brian Sumpter Sports Athletes of the week

Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of Oct. 19 through Oct. 25)

Boys

Tyler Galamay (Jr.) Middletown High School football

Hip hip hooray, the hip is OK. Returning from a hip injury that sidelined him for the final three and a half quarters a week earlier against Stuart Hall, Middletown High School running back Tyler Galamay rushed for 129 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-8 league win over the Lower Lake Trojans at Lower Lake. He also caught one pass for 16 yards. On defense, he was in on four tackles. Galamay, a three-year varsity veteran, is currently chasing the school’s career rushing mark as well as Lake County’s career rushing record.

Middletown junior running back Tyler Galamay had a big week for the Mustangs. (Photo courtesy of Ed Oswalt)

Girls

Charlee Hill (Soph.) Middletown High School cross country

Middletown High School cross country star Charlee Hill placed 14th in the small school girls division Saturday at the Flat Sac Invitational on Saturday, earning a medal, with a personal-best time of 20 minutes, 5.6 seconds on the 3-mile course. Earlier in the week, Hill topped the girls field during a North Central League I meet at Highland Springs Reservoir near Lakeport, winning in 20:56 on the 3.1-mile course, exactly three minutes ahead of her closest pursuer.

Middletown sophomore Charlee Hill makes her way along the Highland Spring Reservoir course during a North Central League I meet. (Photo by Brian Sumpter)