Vote for The State’s high school spring sports Athlete of the Week (3.14.23)
It’s time to vote for The State’s high school spring sports Athletes of the Week from Midlands-area high schools and games played March 6-11. Voting ends Saturday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page.
If you would like a player to be considered, coaches can e-mail lbezjak@thestate.com by noon Mondays.
The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun.
Girls sports nominees. Cast your vote below bios
Mackenzi Bradley, White Knoll softball: The Timberwolves catcher was 6-for-11 with four doubles and three RBIs, and picked off four runners last week.
Ella Harman, Airport soccer: Junior had six goals and two assists last week for the Eagles.
Brooke Holmes, Chapin lacrosse: Sophomore had 11 goals, including seven against Dutch Fork, and had three assists in Eagles’ three matches last week.
Avery Ingram, Airport softball: The sophomore catcher hit .833 (10-for-12) with two triples, five doubles, and scored nine runs and drove in six runs last week.
Madge Miller, Hammond softball: The sophomore went 6-for-9 at the plate with three RBIs and three runs scored last week.
Olivia Porter, Swansea softball: Porter was 4-for-8 with 6 RBIs in a pair of Tigers victories last week.
Kiley Shelton, Lexington softball: The Colgate commit was 4-for-5 at the plate with a homer and five RBIs.
Makynzi Sprague, Gilbert softball: The senior hit .667 with three RBIs and scored five runs last week for the Indians.
Erika Violette, River Bluff soccer: The senior goalkeeper posted two shutouts in wins over TL Hanna and White Knoll last week.
Boys sports nominees. Cast your vote below bios
Foster Apple, Chapin baseball: Junior was 2-for-5 with a grand slam and 7 RBIs in a win over Mid-Carolina last week.
Nolan Cook, Dreher baseball: The Blue Devils pitcher struck out 16, allowing one run on two hits in a complete-game victory over Gilbert.
Wright Gibson, AC Flora lacrosse: The junior scored 17 goals , including a school-record nine against St. James, and had eight assists in the Falcons’ three matches last week.
Gabe Herold, Lexington baseball: Herold went 4-for-8 with a homer and 6 RBIs as the Wildcats split a pair of games last week.
Beau Hollins, River Bluff baseball: The South Carolina commit pitched four scoreless innings and also was 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs in the Gators’ lone game, a win over Aiken, last week.
Eldin Sanchez, Lugoff-Elgin soccer: The junior scored four goals and had an assist last week for L-E.
Jalen Tucker, Chapin soccer: The freshman scored both of the Eagles goals in a pair of 1-0 wins over Cardinal Newman and Lexington last week.
This story was originally published March 14, 2023 at 3:36 PM.
