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Greyhounds select Caterino, Habeck

By Bill Hughes for The 3 min read
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By Rob Burchianti | Herald-Standard

Destiny Habeck is Monessen’s spring sports female selection in the Centennial Chevrolet Scholar/Athlete Spotlight program.

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Tyler Caterino is Monessen's spring sports male selection in the Centennial Chevrolet Scholar/Athlete Spotlight program.

Monessen has chosen Destiny Habeck and Tyler Caterino as its spring nominations for the Centennial Chevrolet Scholar-Athlete award.

Habeck, who has a 4.923 GPA, is the daughter of Fallyn and Ryan Skibicki while Caterino, who has a 4.4 GPA, is the son of Donnie and Kristie Caterino.

“For Monessen to pick me is an honor because there are so many talented kids in our school that all work hard,” Habeck said. “I am so grateful that I was picked and it shows how staying focused, accomplishing your goals and always trying to improve will pay off in the long run.”

“It means a lot to me to be recognized for the hard work in the classroom as well as on the field,” said Caterino of being chosen to represent Monessen. “It let’s me know that I am doing something right and it feels great.”

A four-year starter in soccer who is currently playing baseball, Caterino will continue his soccer career at Westminster College while majoring in nursing. Habeck, a standout softball player, will attend Penn State-Fayette, The Eberly Campus and although she is undecided on a major, she will play softball.

Caterino and Habeck both chose a moment from this past soccer season as their most memorable moment.

“Beating Seton-LaSalle, who was ranked second in the WPIAL at the time, in my last home game is mine,” Caterino said. “We weren’t predicted to win and it is very special to me.”

Habeck selected a game from earlier this year in soccer.

“We managed to come in as the underdog and won the tough game,” said Habeck. “We needed it to still have a chance to make the playoffs.”

Caterino selected soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo as the professional athlete that he admires the most while Habeck said she doesn’t have one.

“He has been so hard-working since he was a kid,” Caterino said of Ronaldo. “He has always showed up early to train and I have tried to do the same as well.”

“I’m not too big on watching professional sports on watching sports on TV,” said Habeck.

When asked about who has had the greatest influence on their respective careers, Habeck chose her mother and coaches while Caterino chose his parents.

“The biggest influence definitely has to be my mom and my coaches,” Habeck said. “When I was young, my mom would sit on a bucket with me to pitch for an hour or so five days a week and was always pushing me to do better.

“We were always working on something at the softball field and it made me want to be better and because of always having fun, it made me fall in love with the game.”

“They have done so much for me as a player,” Caterino said of his parents. “And they have done even more for me as a person.”

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