One way or another, all athletic careers must come to an end at some point.

Before Megan Hrebik called it quits, there were a few things she sought to accomplish in her final season on the girls basketball team: a winning record, an appearance in the district tournament, and to eclipse a rare milestone.

She managed to achieve all of those goals. She helped the Falcons to a 13-10 (9-7 in Colonial League) record last year, their first winning season after seven consecutive losing campaigns. That got the team to the district tournament for the second consecutive year. Along the way, Hrebik surpassed 1,000 points for her career after scoring 330 in her senior season.

She was also a defensive flank on the girls soccer team, which finished 8-8-1 overall (7-5-1 in Colonial League) and fell in the first round of districts. For her accomplishments, she was once again named the Salisbury Press Female Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.

"I'm thankful that I had the teammates that helped me accomplish the achievement that I did," said Hrebik. "It's nice to be able to do it once, but it's even nicer to be able to be recognized and named it two years in a row."

With the intention of hanging up the jersey after her senior year and focusing solely on a Physician Assistant degree at Misericordia University, Hrebik wanted to leave one last impression as a Falcon.

Winning has always been at the forefront in terms of her goals. Nothing was more important than leading a successful team along the way. But she also had her eyes set on a 1,000-point career, a feat only six other Lady Falcons have achieved, including her sister, Caitlin, the latest name on the list.

"I would say it's kind of bittersweet in a way, but more towards the sad end because I knew we could've won that [district basketball] game," said Hrebik, reflecting on her career. "Knowing it was the last time to play in high school as a senior, that was sad [and] that was depressing. Knowing it was the last time to play with the teammates that I've developed friendships with, that was also kind of sad."

Hrebik hit 1,000 points during an early February game against Wilson. She found room to penetrate into the lane where she hit a short pull-up jumper. She ended her career with 1,010 points.

"I'm just glad I was able to do it," said Hrebik. "It was kind of shaky a few times throughout the basketball season. But it's nice to be able to know that I accomplished one of my main goals going into my senior year."

Caitlin and her mother, Lori, have been key influences on Megan Hrebik's basketball career.

"My mom pretty much taught me everything I know," said Hrebik. "She taught me how to shoot, she taught me basically how to be a good ball-handler [and] how to play. She used to coach me so I think that helped a lot."

"When I played with her, she [Caitlin] helped me throughout the seasons. Even afterwards, she would help me with her experience. Knowing the high school teams, she would tell me which teams would do what, and how to keep my composure and different things like that. So I'd say both of them helped me a lot."