PORT HURON — It’s time for the latest Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week poll. Now, we need you to determine a winner.
Voting ends at noon on Friday, May 1.
Last week’s winner was Imlay City girls soccer’s Pamela Prado, who totaled nine goals in the Spartans’ three games — all victories — last week. That stretch included a four-goal outing in a 9-2 win over Croswell-Lexington on April 15.
Want to nominate an athlete for a future poll? Email Times Herald sports reporter Brenden Welper (bwelper@usatodayco.com) and let him know who had a stellar week. Please submit entries by 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Listed below are this week’s candidates in alphabetical order.
To vote, please use the poll at the bottom of this page. You can vote once an hour. Fraudulent entries will be deleted.
Lola Battaglia — Almont girls soccer: Battaglia scored all five goals in the Raiders’ 5-1 win over Algonac on April 22.
Paiton Old — Croswell-Lexington boys golf: Old shot a 37 (1-over) and was the medalist of a BWAC jamboree at Richmond Forest Golf Course on April 20. In doing so, he helped the Pioneers finish first with a team score of 160.
Maliyah Smith — St. Clair softball: In three games during the Anchor Bay tournament last week, Smith batted 5-for-8 with four home runs, one double and six RBIs. She also scored six runs and drew a walk to help the Saints post a 2-0-1 record in the tournament.
Gaige Towner — Richmond baseball: Towner totaled three hits and two RBIs in the Blue Devils’ two games — both victories — on April 25.
Tanner Wilton — Marysville softball: Wilton pitched a complete game and threw 11 strikeouts in the Vikings’ 12-0 triumph over St. Clair Shores Lakeview in five innings on April 24. She allowed just three hits.
Contact Brenden Welper at bwelper@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @BrendenWelper.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Vote for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week for April 20-25
Reporting by Brenden Welper, Port Huron Times Herald / Port Huron Times Herald
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