It’s time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V.
Your vote will determine who will be the Faber Builders Girls Sports Athlete of the Week for May 4-10. The players’ credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 8 p.m. Wednesday. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page Thursday morning.
The nominees are chosen by our sports reporters. If you would like to call attention to an athlete’s performance to be considered for the nomination, please email sports@democratandchronicle.com by 7 p.m. each Sunday. All athletes who play on Section V girls teams are eligible to be nominated.
The poll can be found at the bottom of the article. Now, let’s meet the candidates.
Cadence Bachmann
A sophomore who helped the Churchville-Chili flag football team win three games to finish the regular season with a 9-3 record. Bachmann finished with 5 touchdown passes, 2 one-point conversion passes and a conversion run
Bryar Biracree
LeRoy softball player posted 11 strikeouts and allowed only one hit, while finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and double at the plate, in an 8-1 win over Geneseo on Friday.
Lena Brunette
Brighton girls lacrosse player scored with less than a minute remaining to lift the Bruins to a one-goal win over Hilton on Thursday.
Bailey Cooper
Penn Yan lacrosse player scored seven goals and recorded the 500th point of her career in a win over Honeoye Falls-Lima on Wednesday.
Jessie Crye
Avon softball player had four hits (two doubles, one triple) at the plate, and pitched six innings with 15 strikeouts in Tuesday’s win against York-Pavilion.
Velia DeMaria
Geneva girls lacrosse player scored five goals in Wednesday’s win over Gananda-Marion, then added six more tallies in Friday’s victor against Aquinas.
Kate DeWald
Rush-Henrietta lacrosse player racked up seven goals, four assists and 15 draw controls in Monday’s win against Hilton.
Jade Fowler
Honeoye Falls-Lima softball player pitched a complete game shutout and recorded 15 strikeouts in a win over Batavia.
Alexis Gerig
The 2026 Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Girls Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year continues to jump high outdoors. Gerig, a senior at Hilton, won the pole vault competition May 8 during the Flower City Invitational after she jumped 11 feet-8 inches.
Hannah Governor
A senior at Williamson who is now No. 1 on the Section V outdoor track and field 800-meter and 1,500 leaderboards. Governor, probably the top girls distance runner in Section V, finished the 1,500 in 4 minutes, 32.58 seconds May 8 at the Wayne Invitational. Three days prior, she ran the 800 in 2:06.06 during a Wayne-Finger Lakes league dual meet.
Ka’Mara Lane
Sophomore at Padilla at Franklin finished the 200-meter dash in 24.01 seconds at the Loucks Games in Westchester County. The time in that sprint is easily the fastest in Section V outdoor track and field this spring.
Faith Layland
York-Pavilion softball player had two hits, including a walk-off double, to lift her team over Keshequa on Thursday. Layland finished with three RBIs.
Rachel Lynck
A junior on the Mercy outdoor track and field team who triple jumped 39 feet at the Flower City Invitational. That is a season-best in Section V.
Gia Masters
Aquinas softball player had three hits, including a three-run home run, and seven RBIs as the Lil Irish outlasted Batavia Notre Dame on Wednesday.
Ellis McIlhenney
A junior at Victor who ran the 400-meter race in 56.43 seconds at the Wayne Invitational outdoor track and field meet. She is now No. 1 on the Section V season leaderboard for that event.
Lydia McKay
Gananda-Marion softball player collected her 500th career strikeout in a complete game shutout win over Red Jacket on Tuesday. McKay also had an RBI double.
Emma Rascoe
Webster Schroeder flag football quarterback threw 11 touchdown passes, while completing 81 of 114 pass attempts for 708 yards, ran for 4 touchdowns and pulled 15 flags, 3 for sacks, as the Warriors won three games, including 20-0 over undefeated rival Webster Thomas.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Vote for Section V’s Girls Athlete of the Week for May 4-10 presented by Faber Builders
Reporting by James Johnson and Justin Ritzel, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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