WPCNR PRESS BOX. May 5, 2006: White Plains High School has announced that senior Kelsey Kulk, the White Plains Tigers Softball stalwart has been named Con Edison's Athlete of the Week. Kulk leads the Tigers team in hitting with a .512 batting average (21 for 41) with 3 doubles, 3 triples and 6 homeruns and 15 RBIs.

Ms. Kulk is having her finest season for White Plains both at the plate and on the mound where she is 6-2 with 92 "K's" in 58 innings pitched and a 0.48 ERA. Kelsey has been awarded a four year full ride scholarship to play softball for Kenesaw Mountain State in Georgia in Division I College softball next year, one of six WPHS student athletes to receive 4 year athletic scholarships in the class of 2006. She is only the second Tiger softball player to win Athlete of the Week, joining Kristen Roselli of 1998.

Kulk Clocks a single to drive in a run against Ursuline Thursday afternoon, putting White Plains out in front 4-1. Photo, WPCNR Sports

White Plains Softball Coach Ted O'Donnell  strategizes with Kelsey after Ms. Kulk pulled into  third with a  stand-up triple almost to North Avenue at Ursuline Thursday afternoon to drive in the first two runs of the game. White Plains broke open a 3-1 game in the 4th,  when Ms. Kulk after having struck out swinging reached first with her speed on a passed ball, which opened the flood gates for 4 big runs, highlighted by RBIs by Ashley Encarnacao, Lisa Tompkins' single and Erin Cook's single. Photo, WPCNR Sports.