Vote for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week for April 13-18
TL;DR
Voting for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week is open until noon on April 24. Last week's winner was Kayla Raines from Algonac softball.
Key points
- Voting for Athlete of the Week is open until April 24.
- Kayla Raines was last week's winner.
- Nominations for future polls can be submitted via email.
PORT HURON ā It's time for the latest Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week poll. Now, we need you to determine a winner.
Voting ends at noon on Friday, April 24.
Last week's winner was Algonac softball's Kayla Raines, who batted 5-for-7 with two doubles, one home run and six RBIs in a doubleheader against Richmond on April 9.
Want to nominate an athlete for a future poll? Email Times Herald sports reporter Brenden Welper (bwelper@usatodayco.com) and let him know who had a stellar week. Please submit entries by 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Listed below are this weekās candidates in alphabetical order.
To vote, please use the poll at the bottom of this page. You can vote once an hour. Fraudulent entries will be deleted.
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Sienna DennisĀ ā Port Huron girls soccer: Dennis totaled two goals and three assists in the Red Hawks' 8-0 win over Center Line on April 13.
Lily FaganĀ ā Port Huron girls soccer: Fagan scored one goal in the Red Hawks' 8-0 victory over Center Line.
Emma KossĀ ā Armada girls soccer: Koss finished with three goals in the Tigers' 6-0 triumph over Algonac on April 13.
Pamela PradoĀ ā Imlay City girls soccer: In the Spartans' three games ā all victories ā last week, Prado amassed nine goals. That stretch included a four-goal outing in a 9-2 win over Croswell-Lexington on April 15.
Draven RogersĀ ā Port Huron Northern boys golf: Rogers shot a 71 (1-under) and was the medalist of the Blue Water Spring Tune-Up on April 15. In doing so, he helped the Huskies clinch the tournament with a team score of 308.
Cole ThalerĀ ā Algonac baseball: Thaler threw eight strikeouts and a complete game in the Muskrats' 2-1 win over Cros-Lex on April 14. He had zero earned runs and allowed two hits. At the plate, across three games last week, Thaler batted 5-for-7 with two RBIs and two doubles. Additionally, he added three stolen bases and drew two walks.
Contact Brenden Welper atĀ bwelper@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,Ā @BrendenWelper.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron-area high school athlete of the week poll, April 13-18
Q&A
Who won the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week last week?
Kayla Raines from Algonac softball won the Athlete of the Week for her performance on April 9.
When does voting for the Athlete of the Week end?
Voting ends at noon on Friday, April 24.
How can I nominate an athlete for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week?
You can nominate an athlete by emailing sports reporter Brenden Welper at bwelper@usatodayco.com by 10 p.m. on Sunday.
