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An Upstate New York girl is making history as the youngest person to appear on the cover of a special edition of Sports Illustrated magazine.

Feb 17, 2025 10:59AM ● By Nicole Petrus
According to NYup.com's Instagram post ,  "an Upstate New York girl is making history as the youngest person to appear on the cover of a special edition of Sports Illustrated magazine.

Honor Smoke, a 10-year-old student at Akron Elementary School, appears on the cover of the first-ever “Sports reIllustrated,” released last week to celebrate young female athletes breaking barriers in sports.

The fifth grader from the Tonawanda Reservation started wrestling at age 7 as the first girl to join the Akron Youth Wrestling Club. Tap the link in our bio to read more about her."

Click 
Here for the Sports Illustrated article about Honor Smoke.