With 59% of the total vote share, Marlboro softball’s Kiera Del Salto is the Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week for April 20-26.
The Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 3 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.
Aissata Yacouba, FDR girls track & field
Yacouba won both the discus throw (86-4) and the shot put (29-6) at the Race at the Oval Office event on Saturday.
Paige Hotle, Ketcham softball
Hotle caught heat this week with a 10-for-15 line at the plate, smashing four home runs throughout the week with 13 RBIs and eight runs scored.
Allegra Clementson, Haldane softball
Clementsen finished with another outstanding week in the circle, striking out 40 batters in three wins while also recording a 3-for-4 line with four RBIs in one of the victories.
Kirsten Anastacio, Arlington girls track & field
Anastacio won the 3000 meter event (10:19.01) and was one leg of Arlington’s winning 4×800 meter relay team (10:00.87) at the Joe Wynne Somers Lion Club Invitational over the weekend.
Kayla Ruggiero, Haldane girls lacrosse
Ruggiero tallied a career-high 11 goals in Haldane’s 24-20 loss to Byram Hills.
Courtney Hillier, Arlington softball
Hillier finished the week with three hits, four RBIs, three walks drawn and a run scored.
Londin Watkins, Roy C. Ketcham girls track & field
Watkins broke a 39-year school record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.41 this past week.
Violet Bliss, Pine Plains girls track & field
Bliss won both the 800 meter (2:21.53) and 1500 meter (4:45.43) events at the Race at the Oval Office event on Saturday.
Cadie Hanaburgh, Spackenkill softball
Hanaburgh went 3-for-5 with five RBIs, four runs and two walks with two extra-base hits in a 2-0 week for Spackenkill. She also picked up a win in the circle.
Sadie Finn, FDR girls lacrosse
Finn finished with nine goals over two games to keep FDR on a seven-game winning streak.
This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Vote for the Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of Week for April 27-May 3
Reporting by Eric Decker, Poughkeepsie Journal / Poughkeepsie Journal
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