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This week’s nominees are…
Alyssa Jakubiec, South Lyon Unified: Scored three goals in a 21-6 win over Northville in the Division 1 girls lacrosse regional semifinal.
Savannah Hoover, Northville: Scored twice in a 7-0 win over South Lyon East in the Division 1 girls soccer district championship.
Avery Howland, Bloomfield Hills: Went 2-for-3 and smacked a walk-off single that scored Lila Lazor in a 2-1 win over Rochester Adams in the Division 1 softball district final.
Maggie Sosnowski, Livonia Stevenson: Smacked two home runs and went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a walk and three runs scored in a 9-2 win over Livonia Franklin in the Division 1 softball district final.
Amelia Porterfield, Farmington: Smacked an inside-the-park home run, drove in six runs and scored three times in a 14-4 win over Walled Lake Western in the Division 1 softball district final.
Leah Stanford, Birmingham Seaholm: Went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a 17-0 win over Berkley in the Division 1 softball district final.
Olivia Frellick, Walled Lake Northern: Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in a 6-3 win over White Lake Lakeland in the Division 1 softball district final.
Jocelyn Burns, Northville: Drove in four runs in a 14-0 win over Canton in the Division 1 softball district final.
Clare Carpen, Livonia Churchill: Went 5-for-5 with nine RBI, a home run and a double while also striking out six batters in a 17-5 win over Belleville in the Division 1 softball district final.
Anna McGavin, Farmington Hills Mercy: Struck out 14 while allowing just two hits and one walk in a 1-0 win over Dearborn Divine Child in the Division 2 softball district final.
Zacchaeus Brocks, Detroit Catholic Central: Became an individual state champion by placing first in the 110-meter hurdles (13.40 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (36.33 seconds) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Malachi Clayton, Detroit Catholic Central: Became a state champion by placing first in the long jump (24-05) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Paxton Heitsch, Detroit Catholic Central: Became a state champion by placing first in the shot put (58-06) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Detroit Catholic Central 4×100-meter relay team (Dylan Gamnje, Gideon Gash, Braden Holzen, Zacchaeus Brocks): Became state champions by placing first in the 4×100-meter relay (41.50) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Brandon Cloud, Northville: Became a state champion by placing first in the 3,200 meters (9:02.40) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Rodney Endsley, Walled Lake Western: Became a state champion by placing first in the 200 meters (21.14 seconds) and the 400 meters (47.11 seconds) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Owen Moerdyke, South Lyon: Became a state champion by placing first in the adaptive shot put (23-04) during the Division 1 track and field state finals.
Nadia Barnes, Novi Christian Academy: Became a state champion by placing first in the 100-meter hurdles (20.64 seconds) during the Division 4 track and field state finals.
Chase Steger, Northville: Delivered a walk-off double to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning of a 3-2 win over Canton in the Division 1 district semifinal.
Logan McLaughlin, Livonia Franklin: Struck out 10 without a walk while earning a 1-0 win over Taylor in the Division 1 district semifinal.
Bryce Marszalek, Milford: Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in an 8-7 win over Walled Lake Central in the Division 1 district final.
Jackson Haefner, Birmingham Brother Rice: Drove in three runs to help lead a 14-0 win over Birmingham Groves in the Division 1 district final.
Caden Gawkowski, Livonia Stevenson: Struck out eight over a complete-game effort in a 10-1 win over Farmington in the Division 1 district final.
Jerry Dixon, Birmingham Detroit Country Day: Homered and helped fuel a 7-3 win over Madison Heights Lamphere in the Division 2 district final.
Coltin Belanger, Plymouth Christian Academy: Finished 2-for-2 with a double, four RBIs and two runs scored during a 16-1 win over Ann Arbor Greenhills in the Division 3 district final.
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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