
Knaak's late strike edges Man City closer to WSL title
Knaak's late goal secures victory for Man City, edging them closer to the WSL title.
Vote for the Active Chiropractic girls Athlete of the Week from nominees including Petra Archer and Sailor Hall. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The spring postseason is less than a month away, and athletes throughout the Eugene-Springfield area have continued to deliver outstanding performances.
Every week, you get to vote for The Register-Guard's Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Active Chiropractic.
Here are the nominees for this week's girls Athlete of the Week:
Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Athlete of the Week
Elmira junior Petra Archer ran a season-best 16.34 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles April 29 at a tri-meet with Roseburg and Willamette.
Archer's time is the eighth-best of the season among Class 3A athletes.
Springfield’s Sailor Hall competes in the girls discus during the Oregon Relays Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Springfield junior Sailor Hall uncorked a season-best javelin throw of 123 feet, 2 inches April 29 at a dual meet with Thurston.
The nominees include Petra Archer, Sailor Hall, Malie McCoy, Violet Moran, Sydney Mucker, Kelsie Raven, Audrey Varozza, and Lillian Wobbe.
You can vote for the Athlete of the Week at registerguard.com/sports before the poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The nominees are participating in track and field and softball.

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Hall's throw is the fifth-best in the state this season, regardless of classification. She also produced a season-best shot put mark of 37-4 — good for second-best in the state this spring among Class 5A girls.
Churchill junior Malie McCoy ran a 400 personal-best of 59.76 to take fourth place May 1 at the Spartan Challenge.
McCoy's time is the 10th-best in the state this season among Class 5A girls.
Springfield junior Violet Moran launched a personal-best javelin throw of 117-1 April 29 at a dual meet with Thurston.
Moran's throw is the fourth-best in the state this season among Class 5A girls.
South Eugene senior Sydney Mucker ran a personal-best time of 4 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds April 26 at the 2026 Eugene Marathon.
South Eugene senior Sydney Mucker ran a personal-best marathon time of 4:05:50 April 26 at the Eugene Marathon.
Mucker ran in support of the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Thurston junior Kelsie Raven delivered a season-best triple jump mark of 35-1 1/2 April 29 at a dual meet with Springfield. Her mark is the fourth-best in the state this season among Class 5A girls
Raven also ran a 100-meter hurdle season-best time of 15.58, which ranks sixth in the state among 5A athletes.
Elmira senior Audrey Varozza threw a five-inning shutout, struck out five and walked one April 28 to lead the Falcons to a 10-0 win over Creswell.
At the plate, Varozza went 3-for-4 with a double and scored three times.
Marist Catholic junior Lillian Wobbe threw a six-inning shutout, struck out 11 and allowed just three runners to reach base May 1 in a 13-0 win over Cottage Grove.
Adeline Daggett gets her hair done for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies."
Sarah Aasheim, left, and Charlie Stanford act as Katherine Plumber and Jack Kelly for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies."
Meadow Kitchens, center, rehearses for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," which debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School senior Charlie Stanford plays Jack Kelly in the school's production of the musical "Newsies."
Charlie Standford, left and Nick Guldager rehearse for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," which debuted on April 24.
Charlie Stanford and Sarah Aasheim rehearse for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School junior Junia Clark, applies makeup for the school's production of the musical "Newsies."
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School choir director Megan Perdue introduces the school's staff preview performance of the "Newsies" musical on April 23.
Sheldon High School senior Ellie Bahen fixes her costume veil before rehearsing the school's production of "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" has a full orchestra of students.
Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
Sheldon High School students make TikToks to promote their production of the musical "Newsies."
Evynne Hollens, co-director of the Sheldon High School's musical, prepares the set for "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
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Adeline Daggett gets her hair done for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies."
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Adeline Daggett gets her hair done for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies."
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Sarah Aasheim, left, and Charlie Stanford act as Katherine Plumber and Jack Kelly for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies."
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Meadow Kitchens, center, rehearses for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," which debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School senior Charlie Stanford plays Jack Kelly in the school's production of the musical "Newsies."
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Charlie Standford, left and Nick Guldager rehearse for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," which debuted on April 24.
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Charlie Stanford and Sarah Aasheim rehearse for Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School junior Junia Clark, applies makeup for the school's production of the musical "Newsies."
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School choir director Megan Perdue introduces the school's staff preview performance of the "Newsies" musical on April 23.
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Sheldon High School senior Ellie Bahen fixes her costume veil before rehearsing the school's production of "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies," with more than 100 students involved, debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" has a full orchestra of students.
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Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
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Sheldon High School students make TikToks to promote their production of the musical "Newsies."
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Evynne Hollens, co-director of the Sheldon High School's musical, prepares the set for "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School students rehearse for their production of the musical "Newsies" on April 23.
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Sheldon High School's production of the musical "Newsies" debuted on April 24.
To submit an Athlete of the Week nomination, please email Register-Guard sports reporter Jarrid Denney at jdenney@registerguard.com with the athlete's name, stats and any other relevant information about the performance they are being nominated for.
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