It’s time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V.
Your vote will determine who will be the Faber Builders Girls Sports Athlete of the Week for January 5-11. The players’ credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 8 p.m. Wednesday. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page Thursday morning.
The nominees are chosen by our sports reporters. If you would like to call attention to an athlete’s performance to be considered for the nomination, please email sports@democratandchronicle.com. All athletes who play on Section V girls teams are eligible to be nominated.
The poll can be found at the bottom of the article. Now, let’s meet the candidates
Addyson Barnhardt
Mt. Morris sophomore set a school record with 35 points in a girls basketball win over Friendship-Scio on Tuesday, beating the previous record of 33 points set in 2021.
Avery Brunner
Pittsford Mendon junior, a 2025 Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Indoor Track Team member, has the best weight throw in Section V this season. Brunner’s throw at Nazareth University went 51 feet-4.50 inches, more than three feet further than the second-best throw in Section V this season.
Kamryn Bonnell
Lyons senior recorded her 1,000th career point in a win over North Rose-Wolcott on Wednesday. Bonnell finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the triple-double.
Vanessa Chumacero
Victor senior went off for 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Blue Devils defeated Eastridge on Tuesday.
Sofia Falleti
Batavia Notre Dame junior forward eclipsed 1,000 career points, in a 26-point, 6-rebound, 4-steal effort on Saturday against Attica.
Sadie Gursslin
Naples diver set a new pool and school record with a score of 234.65 in a meet against Marcus Whitman on Tuesday.
Avery Hoffmann
Gananda junior totaled 30 points, including 21 in the second half, as the Blue Panthers secured a comeback win over Lyons in girls basketball.
Petra Hunt
Pittsford Sutherland junior reached the 1,000-point benchmark with 18 points (plus 10 rebounds) in a win over Aquinas on Tuesday.
Ka’Mara Lane
A sophomore at Padilla at Franklin who ran a 55-meter dash race in 7.16 seconds, the fastest of the Section V indoor track and field season.
Jenna Lawrence
Honeoye Falls-Lima Nordic skier won a race at Bristol Mountain on Tuesday, completing the event in 15:38.9.
Ellis McIlhenney
Victor junior ran the fastest 300-meter race this season among girls in Section V Indoor Track, 40.60 seconds during a meet at Nazareth University.
Lydia Sciallo
A junior at Penn Yan who put a shot 37 feet-9 inches during an indoor track and field meet at Rochester Institute of Technology. Sciallo is now on top of the Section V Indoor Track and Field shot put season leaderboard.
Adrianna Smith
Newark girls basketball player hit a 3-pointer at the fourth quarter buzzer, her only points of the game, as the Reds defeated Bloomfield.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Vote for Section V’s Girls Athlete of the Week for Jan. 5-11 presented by Faber Builders
Reporting by James Johnson and Justin Ritzel, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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