It’s time to pick the Hometown Life Prep Athlete of the Week!
Check out this week’s nominees and cast your vote — polls are open until Friday, and you can vote as often as you like. (Votes may take a moment to show up.)
Got a standout athlete to nominate? Email bfolsom@gannett.com with their stats and a brief note on their impact.
Reminder: HTL covers teams in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Canton, Commerce Twp., Farmington, Farmington Hills, Garden City, Livonia, Milford, Northville, Novi, Plymouth, Redford, South Lyon, Wayne, Walled Lake, Westland, White Lake and Wixom.
This week’s nominees are…
Mariah Wright, Plymouth Christian Academy: Set two program records by hitting two home runs and driving in seven runs in a single softball game.
Ian Evert, Birmingham Seaholm: Scored two runs, collected two hits and drove in two runs during a 14-11 comeback win against Grosse Pointe North in baseball. Also had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs during an 8-1 win over rival Birmingham Groves.
Alyssa Goldman, White Lake Lakeland: Recorded her 100th career hit in softball.
Caleb Garrett, Birmingham United: Scored one goal during a 13-3 loss to Cranbrook in boys lacrosse.
Jacob Belliston, Milford: Set a school record by clearing 13 feet, 7 inches in the pole vault during a track and field meet at Walled Lake Central.
Erin Torok, Salem: Drove in the winning run during a 4-0 win over Northville in softball.
Kennedi Adams, Northville: Drove in the winning run with a line drive past second base to help the Mustangs beat Sale 3-0 in softball.
Ben Lievense, Salem: Cleared 15 feet during the St. Francis Relays track and field meet to break the school record in the pole vault that had stood since 1979.
Ashton Higham, Livonia Stevenson: Recently was the individual runner-up during a two-day invitational at The Nightmare/The Dream with a score of 148 while also winning the Embers Varsity tournament with a 1-under 70.
Brandon Folsom covers high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life. Follow him on his new X.com account at@folsomwrites.
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