*WHO: *NFL Punt, Pass & Kick qualifiers, ages 6-15, from across Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
*WHAT: *Young football fans will compete in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Team Championships on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Steelers Indoor Practice Facility.
Competition in five age divisions for both boys and girls begins at 9 a.m. with the top scorer in each group crowned team champion and eligible for the National Championships, which will be held during an NFC playoff game. All participants launch one punt, one pass and one kick with scores based on distance and accuracy (in feet). The top four scorers in each age group from around the country will qualify as national finalists.
All competitors will be recognized when competition ends, scheduled for 10 a.m.
NFL Punt, Pass and Kick, which began in 1961, is the nation's largest grassroots sports skills competition. NFL stars, including Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks TROY AIKMAN and DAN MARINO, competed in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick program as youngsters.
*WHEN: *9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9
*WHERE: *Steelers Indoor Practice Facility, UPMC Sports Performance Complex, Pittsburgh, Pa.
CONTACTS: Lisa Fogarty, lisa@nflppk.com
The following is a list of participants in the Pittsburgh Punt, Pass & Kick Team Championships:
Girls 6-7
Boys 6-7
Mallory Daly, Pittsburgh
Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport
Gabrielle Reep, Bridgeport, W.Va.
Chase Depew, Renfrew
Macie Mallory, Charleston, W.Va.
John Zemrose, Northern Cambria
Lauryn Speicher, Monaca
Samuel Donnelly, Terra Alta, W.Va.
Girls 8-9
Boys 8-9
Madeline Cecere, Windber
Chase Rosing, Pittsburgh
Lyda Sandy, Bridgeport, W.Va.
Nicholas Egnot, Uniontown
Lillian Rockwell, Pittsburgh
Evan Jackson, Indiana
Paige DeGreen, Butler
Zach McMillen, Cabot
Girls 10-11
Boys 10-11
Sophia Parlock, Hutington, W.Va.
Adam Cecere, Windber
Emily Riggs, Bridgeport, W.Va.
Joshua Stevens, Coudersport
Lauren Galbreath, Butler
Max Shaw, Jefferson Hills
Savannah McWilliams, Franklin Park
Justin Parsons, Elkins, W.Va.
Girls 12-13
Boys 12-13
Hannah Pribanic, Pittsburgh
Dan Hutchinson, Tarentum
Kayley Burke, Altoona
Liam Giger, Jefferson Hills
Molly Saylor, South Park
Derek Orndorff, Mill Run
Katlyn Wiltrout, Mill Run
Nate Liscum, Lewisburg
Girls 14-15
Boys 14-15
Eliza Cochran, Allison Park
Troy Jelinek, Cranberry Twp.
Lexi Lindrose, Johnstown
Holton Hockaday, Upper St. Clair
Claudia Komondor, North Huntington
Cason Kessinger, Huntington, W.Va.
Sara Sambach, McClure
Evan Suppa, Warren
