The Male and Female Prep Athlete Award is given to a high school senior adhering to a high level of athletic achievement.  The basic criteria are participation and excellence.

2022 Niagara PAL Female Prep Athlete of the Year

Kylie Miranto –  Kylie is a three-sport varsity athlete, playing soccer, basketball and lacrosse. She’s been a soccer starter since eighth grade, earning First Team All-NFL her final three seasons. She led the NFL in goals as a senior and was twice captain. This winter, she was captain of the basketball team, which she’s played four years, making Second Team All-NFL as a junior. She joined lacrosse as a freshman as well, making all-league as  junior. Miranto will attend Daemen College to major in Forensics while playing both soccer and lacrosse.

2022 Niagara PAL Male Prep Athlete of the Year

Ryan McAvoy  - Ryan has played three years on the Varsity Hockey Team and two years on both Lacrosse and Golf at NT.  He earned NT’s Offensive MVP and Commitment awards for hockey and qualified for sectionals in golf, earning Third-Team honors. Ryan has received multiple scholar-athlete awards and was nominated for All-WNY Scholar Athlete for Golf in the fall season. McAvoy will head to Niagara County Community College next fall to major in business administration and go out for the hockey team. After college, he wants to become a pilot.