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This week’s nominees are…
Ryan McArdle, Birmingham United: Scored four goals in a 15-4 boys lacrosse win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay. Also had three goals in a 16-2 win over East China Unified.
Emily Searle, White Lake Lakeland: Celebrated her 100th career softball hit by smacking two home runs.
Lila Nursey, Birmingham Seaholm: Delivered a walk-off single to lift the Maples past Lake Orion 7-6 for the Oakland Activities Association-Red softball title.
Gage Henriksen, Livonia Stevenson: Went 2-for-3 with a double in a 9-5 loss to Hartland in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association baseball tournament semifinal.
Allie Cramer, Livonia Stevenson: Struck out 12 batters while allowing six hits, four walks and four earned runs in a 4-0 loss to Northville in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association softball tournament semifinal. Also had a hit at the plate.
Clare Carpen, Livonia Churchill: Struck out six batters and allowed 11 hits, three walks and one earned run in a 1-0 loss to Salem in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association softball tournament semifinal.
Lucas Brown, Livonia Churchill: Went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in a 15-0 baseball win over Farmington.
Mia Petrovski, Northville: Went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 6-0 win over Salem in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association softball tournament championship.
Shannon McAuliffe, Salem: Struck out 13 batters while allowing six hits, two walks and two earned runs in a 6-0 loss to Northville in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association softball tournament championship. She also struck out 19 in a 1-0 semifinal win over Churchill.
Avery McPherson, South Lyon East: Went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored in an 8-4 softball win over South Lyon.
Julian Janisse, Northville: Recorded 10 kills and five digs in a 3-0 sweep of Adrian in the Division 1 boys volleyball pre-regional.
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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Reporting by Brandon Folsom, Hometownlife.com / Hometownlife.com
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