Roland-Story girls golfer Brinley Carlson and Ames baseball player Cade Anderson were voted the Ames Tribune’s female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of May 24-30.
Carlson won female Athlete of the Week with 64% of the vote.
She played a big role in Roland-Story earning its second 2A state golf team championship in her four-year career during the state meet on May 28-29 at the American Legion course in Marshalltown.
Carlson placed fifth individually to help the Norse shoot a 688 as a team over 36 holes to win the title by 23 strokes over Grundy Center.
She carded a 13 over 155 over 36 holes. She shot a 79 over the first 18 holes on May 28 and a 76 on May 29 to finish her career with four top-seven individual performances.
Anderson won male Athlete of the Week with 70% of the vote.
He threw well for the Ames baseball team during a 5-3 loss to Mason City as part of a doubleheader on May 28 at Ames.
Anderson went six innings and he gave up three earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and three walks. He also doubled twice and drove in a run at the plate.
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
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