The evidence of just how relentless Charlotte Stamper is on the lacrosse field is displayed (sometimes painfully) all over her body.

She has a deep bruise on her neck. Welts pepper her arms. Contusions of various shapes and sizes dot her legs.

It's all part of the job — one the sophomore midfielder/attack has done expertly for the Mars girls lacrosse team this year.

Stamper scored eight goals in a playoff win last week. Butler senior Skyler Vavro was part of two winning events at the WPIAL Track and Field Championships. The two have been named Butler Eagle Female and Male Athlete of the Week for their accomplishments.

“I wasn't at midfield (against Hampton in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinal Monday) because I hurt my thigh a couple of weeks ago, so I don't get to show my defensive side right now,” Stamper said. “But I like to get physical when I need to. If teams are gonna start putting more pressure on me, I'm gonna give them the same stuff back.”

Make no mistake, though. While Stamper has shown off her all-around talent this season, scoring is her niche right now.

Her eight goals last week came in a 19-5 win over Aquinas and she tallied three more Monday in the victory over rival Hampton to help the Planets to their first appearance in the WPIAL championship game.

Her speed and quickness in concert with her ability to launch a shot at virtually any angle has made her particularly difficult for opponents to handle in her first varsity season.

“It takes a lot of practice,” Stamper said. “I mean, I've been working on my shots for probably four years, specializing on them. So, it's definitely taken some time.”

Stamper's breakout debut season even took her by surprise.

“I didn't really expect it,” she said, smiling.

Stamper lost last season to the COVID-19 pandemic when all springs sports were canceled. She used that time wisely, however, honing her skills as much as she could on her own.

It's paid off.

Stamper has scored 67 goals this season and counting.

“She has been doing some big things already and she's just starting out,” said Mars girls lacrosse coach Monica Ewansik. “She has a bright future. She has strong lacrosse IQ. She knows what to do with the ball when she gets it out there. She knows how to play the game. We're lucky to have her on the field.”

Stamper, though, didn't really begin to feel like she belonged until a few weeks into the season.

“Monica always applauds me, but I mean, I always like to stay humble,” Stamper said, smiling again. “It's just a lot of recognition that I'm getting from other people now and that's showing me that I'm really making an impact and I'm making a name for myself.”

Stamper is definitely not unknown anymore — the attention teams are putting on her (and the welts) are proof of that.

“It's definitely harder now because there's more people on me and there's more pressure on me,” Stamper said. “I've had to adjust and adapt and I think I've gotten pretty good at that.”

Vavro won the 1,600 meters and anchored the Golden Tornado's winning 4x800 meter relay at the WPIAL Championships. Both events were significant.

Vavro edged teammate CJ Singleton at the wire to win the 1,600. Both had competed on that winning relay 30 minutes earlier.

“CJ had to run hard to build a big lead for us,” Vavro said of the relay. “When I saw the kind of lead he gave us, I didn't have to run so hard on that final leg.

“He put a lot more into that event than I did. I'm sure that played a factor in the 1,600.”

That doesn't take away from Vavro's achievement.

“CJ is one of the best distance runners in the country,” Vavro said. “I know how hard he trains. I know how hard he works at it, how much time he puts into it.

“When I won ... I just threw my arms up in the air, put my hands over my head. I couldn't believe it.”

Butler boys track coach Mike Seybert said Vavro ran a time of 4 minutes, 27 seconds as a freshman in the 1,600.

“That showed pretty good leg speed,” Seybert said. “We were excited about the career Skyler was going to have for us.”

A knee injury early in the outdoor season cost Vavro his sophomore season, however. COVID-19 took away his junior year.

“I was running too hard when my knee was sore and just like that, I was out for the year,” Vavro said. “Losing those two seasons like that hurt.

“Outdoor track season is my favorite season. I wanted to make this year count.”

So far, he has.

After competing at the PIAA meet Saturday, Vavro said he and Singleton plan on training for nationals in Oregon next month.

After that, he's headed to Robert Morris University, where he will major in business and run track and cross country.

“I feel like I've bounced back,” Vavro said.