Harper Creek's Kennedy Halverson is Bronson Battle Creek Athlete of the Week for April 11

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Kennedy Halverson from Harper Creek has been named the Bronson Battle Creek Athlete of the Week for April 11, receiving 81% of the fan vote. She surpassed finalists Yoshua McDonald, Karson Lewis, and Mylee Grimm.

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Kennedy Halverson is from Harper Creek.
She won the Athlete of the Week poll with 81% of the vote.
Finalists included Yoshua McDonald, Karson Lewis, and Mylee Grimm.

Kennedy HalversonHarper Creek

BATTLE CREEK — The fans have spoken.

The winner of the latest Bronson Battle Creek/Enquirer Athlete of the Week fan poll is Kennedy Halverson of the Harper Creek softball team.

Fans got behind Halverson to help her edge finalists Yoshua McDonald, Karson Lewis and Mylee Grimm. Halverson received 81 percent of the vote by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline. Thanks to her fans, she is being featured in this Enquirer Athlete of the Week Sunday spotlight.

Harper Creek's Kennedy Halverson.

Athlete of the Week - Kennedy Halverson

Kennedy Halverson helped Harper Creek to a big week on the softball diamond. Harper Creek swept Kalamazoo Central in a doubleheader with Halverson going 3-for-3 with a home run in the opener. She added six RBI and another home run in the second game. Over the weekend, she helped Harper Creek win Merry Jo Tavernier Tournament in Three Rivers. Halverson had three hits and a home run in the championship game win over Portage Central.

"Kennedy set high goals for herself as one of our senior captains, both on and off the field. What has impressed me most is her willingness to learn how to lead in new ways. She's become more vocal in practices and games. That leadership is matched by her performance, as she's batting .643, with a .706 on-base percentage in the early going, collecting 18 hits and driving in 22 runs already," Harper Creek softball coach Sarah Palmer.