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TIFFANY MICHALEK

School: Wyoming Valley West

Year: Junior

Sport, position: Soccer, attacking midfield

Family: Michael, dad; Brenda, mom

Last week: Michalek scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Spartans handed Dallas its first loss of the season on Thursday. Michalek gave WVW an early lead with her first-half goal at 12:42. She scored the winner at 81:51 into extra time.

What she says: “It was definitely nerve-racking. The team definitely wanted to win, but we definitely wanted to have fun playing too. We wanted to go out with the right mindset of winning and that’s what we did. … I remember one of my teammates, Kennadi Josefowicz, sent the pass, it deflected off a Dallas defender and came right to me. I hit it one time with my left foot. I saw it go in and my whole team attacked me.”

Favorite color: Blue

Oreos or Chips Ahoy: Chips Ahoy

Favorite song right now: “Coldwater” Justin Bieber

Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers

One thing people would be surprised to know about you: Very organized person

Favorite TV show: “Big Brother”

Biggest fear: Spiders

Superman or Batman: Superman

Favorite subject in school: Math

Favorite food: Steak

Favorite Athlete: Carli Lloyd

Favorite musician/musical act: Justin Bieber

Favorite season: Fall

Favorite book: “Paper Towns”

A place you’d like to visit: London

Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving

If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Invisibility

iPhone vs. Samsung: iPhone

Future goals: To play soccer in college and major in pre-med

Pirates or Ninjas: Ninjas

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DAVIS WEAVER

School: Wyoming Valley West

Year: Senior

Sport, position: Boys soccer, goalie

Family: Beth, mom

Last week: Weaver had four saves in Valley West’s 3-0 win over Crestwood on Tuesday. … In a matchup against Dallas on Thursday night, Weaver finished with six saves as the Spartans recorded their fourth straight shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Mountaineers.

What he says: “It’s definitely going to be a game we can look back on. … If we ever struggle in the future, we can look back on how well we played against Dallas. … We have a really strong defense. Without the defense, shots can come in from anywhere and it becomes hard to keep a shut out going. Without a doubt, (the defense) makes my job easier.”

Coach says: “I think the key (has been) playing great defense and having a goalie who is right on top of things and making big plays and keeping us in games. We’re finding a way to win. We have several stars on defense. Jake Gurtis, Kevin Gordzki, Mitch Forgash and Josh Payne are four guys keeping our defense together. Klaus Nemetz a foreign exchange student has been great coming from Germany.”

Favorite color: Blue

Oreos or Chips Ahoy: Oreos

Favorite sports team: Duke men’s basketball

One thing people would be surprised to know about you: I’m a child at heart

Favorite TV show: “Limitless”

Biggest fear: Snakes

Superman or Batman: Superman

Favorite subject in school: Physics

Favorite food: Pizza

Favorite Athlete: Kyle Korver

Favorite musician/musical act: Breaking Benjamin

Favorite season: Summer

Favorite book: “Lord of the Flies”

A place you’d like to visit: Hawaii

Favorite holiday: Christmas

If you could have one superpower, what would it be? X-ray vision

iPhone vs. Samsung: iPhone

Future goals: Find a job in mechanical engineering

Pirates or Ninjas: Ninjas

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