With 58% of the total vote share, Lourdes girls basketball’s Aaliyah Pegram is the Poughkeepsie Journal girls athlete of the week for Jan 19-25.
The Poughkeepsie Journal girls athlete of the week for Jan. 26-Feb. 1 is now live.
Nominations are based on information gathered and received by the Poughkeepsie Journal throughout the week. For consideration, coaches are asked to submit game information and player stats to Edecker@usatodayco.com before the end of the week.
Each week’s winner will be selected and posted in the upcoming week’s poll. Polls will close at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night before the announcement the following morning.
Livi Lathrop, New Paltz girls indoor track & field
Lathrop won the Section IX Class B girls high jump at West Point over the weekend, also finished second in triple jump and third in long jump.
Violet Bliss, Pine Plains girls indoor track & field
Bliss placed second in both the 1500-meter and 3000-meter run at the Section IX Class B championships.
Ellia Bailey, Arlington girls basketball
Bailey finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Arlington’s 81-35 victory over Mt. Vernon on Jan. 30.
Lanie Saquicela, Roy C. Ketcham girls indoor track & field
The freshman finished off an impressive Section 1 league championship at Rockland Community College with a first place finish in the 55-meter hurdles and high jump finals.
This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Vote for the Poughkeepsie Journal girls athlete of the week for Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Reporting by Eric Decker, Poughkeepsie Journal / Poughkeepsie Journal
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