MISSY SUNSERI

SCHOOL: Mt. Lebanon.

WHO IS SHE? A senior and one of the top girls' lacrosse players in Western Pennsylvania.

FOR THE TITLE: Sunseri is Mt. Lebanon's second-leading goal scorer with 48 and has helped the Blue Devils to the WPIAL title game. Mt. Lebanon (16-4-1) will meet Peters Township (17-4), 7 p.m. today at North Hills' Martorelli Stadium. One of Peters Township's players, Paige McMenamin, is Sunseri's cousin.

SOCCER AND LACROSSE: Sunseri also was one of the top players on Mt. Lebanon's girls' soccer team. She missed part of her senior season in soccer because of a knee injury. She was a three-year starter in soccer and is in her fourth year as a lacrosse starter.

"I like lacrosse better," Sunseri said. "Just because it's a newer sport and there are so many different things you can try on the field. There are so many different ways you can move your stick, and it's endless how many things you can learn. Lacrosse is more of a laid-back sport. Soccer is more of that politics kind of stuff."

DIVISION I FUTURE: Sunseri has signed with the University of Virginia and will play next season for a Cavaliers' team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship this year.

ALL-AMERICAN STATUS: A year ago, Sunseri was one of only four Pittsburgh-area players named to the U.S. Lacrosse All-American Team.

FAMILY TIES: Sunseri's father is a cousin of Sal Sunseri, defensive line coach with the NFL's Carolina Panthers and a former Pitt football player.

SCHOOL: Laurel Highlands.

WHO IS HE? A senior who goes to great heights as a standout pole vaulter.

LAST WEEK: Jodon won the WPIAL Class AAA pole vault championship by clearing 16 feet. That made him the No. 1 seed for the PIAA championship meet tomorrow and Saturday in Shippensburg, Pa.

A THROWER/VAULTER: Jodon also was Laurel Highlands' starting quarterback in football as a junior and senior. He threw for more than 1,000 yards in each of the past two seasons and completed 102 of 197 for 1,321 yards as a senior. You don't see many high school football quarterbacks who also are pole vaulters.

"Pole vaulting can be a very dangerous sport and I know my football coach [Jack Buehner] really didn't like my pole vaulting," Jodon said. "You have to be a little crazy to be a pole vaulter. You can't necessarily be too sane."

When asked what made him try pole vaulting in junior high, Jodon said, "It looked like a rush."

THE FUTURE: Jodon will continue his pole vaulting career next season at Virginia Tech. He received a partial scholarship from the Hokies.

"I'm sure once football season comes around I might miss it," he said. "But I can watch my brother come through the program."

Tyler Jodon, a sophomore, is slated to be a starting linebacker and receiver for Laurel Highlands.

THE OTHER STUFF: Jodon has a 3.85 grade-point average and plans to major in biology, with the hopes of someday becoming a chiropractor. He enjoys playing the guitar and likes to hunt and fish.