Vote for Argus Leader Athlete of the Week from May 4-9

TL;DR

Voting for the Argus Leader Athlete of the Week is open from May 4-9. Readers can vote for their favorite local high school athlete until May 15 at 11:59 p.m.

Key points

Voting for Athlete of the Week is from May 4-9
Readers vote on ArgusLeader.com
Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on May 15
Nominees include local high school athletes

Ryan FentonBrandon Valley

The spring sports regular seasons are all coming to an end, and many local athletes are beginning to hit peak form.

Here are the nominees for the Argus Leader's high school Athletes of the Week for May 4 to 9. ArgusLeader.com readers vote to decide this week's winner. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15.

Athletes are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Boys

Ryan Fenton, Jr., Brandon Valley

Fenton was nearly impossible to get out all week, with Brandon Valley splitting a pair of games against Sioux Falls Lincoln and dominating two games against Huron. The junior went 7-for-11 at the dish with three doubles, a triple, three walks, four RBIs and seven runs scored.

Brody Jacobson, Sr., Sioux Falls Jefferson

Jacobson helped Jefferson go 5-0 on the week and surge up the Class A standings. At the plate, the senior was 9-for-19 with four RBIs and three runs scored. He followed that up with a pair of one-inning relief appearances, allowing two hits, striking out two and earning a win.

Cole Reilly, Jr., Sioux Falls Washington

Reilly won a pair of events at the Sioux Falls Metro Conference meet, topping the competition in both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter races. He edged out the last Argus Leader Athlete of the Week, Mikah Peters, in the 800-meter race by 0.61 seconds, finishing in 1:55.17. He then won the 1,600-meter race by three seconds with a time of 4:14.92.

Talec Schlimgen, So. O'Gorman

Schlimgen helped O'Gorman go 4-3 on the week thanks to a monster stretch in the batter's box. He went 9-for-25 with a double, two triples, five walks, seven RBIs and five runs scored.

Opland Sonnichsen, Jr., Sioux Falls Lincoln

Sonnichsen had quite the week both at the plate and on the mound. The junior went 9-for-18 at the dish with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks, two RBIs, nine runs scored and four stolen bases. He then tossed 6.1 innings on the bump, earning a win for a 5.2-inning effort and a two-out save. Sonnichsen gave up two earned runs on eight hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts.