Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Ballots for May 23-28

Welcome to the fifth installment of the 2022 spring season for the Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week voting by highschool sports activities followers.

This week, and each week throughout the three sports activities seasons, members of the general public could vote for a prime women athlete and a prime boys athlete (see beneath for this week’s poll).

How do I forged my vote?

All voting is thru the 2 ballots, . We is not going to settle for votes via electronic mail or via social media.

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Voting started Monday, Could 30, and continues via 11:59 p.m. Thursday.

How will we study who wins?

The 2 winners shall be introduced in a narrative revealed at burlingtonfreepress.com on Friday.

Could I nominate a deserving athlete for a future poll?

Sure. Please nominate a Vermont highschool athlete one in all two methods:

Ship an electronic mail to sports activities@burlingtonfreepress.com (Topic Line: Athletes of the Week nomination).

Ladies Athlete of the Week nominees

Extra about every candidate:

Bea Molson, Mount Mansfield tennis: The freshman captured the person singles state title with a straight-sets victory, 6-1, 6-4, over Burlington’s Georgia Wool on Saturday at The Edge in Essex. She’s the primary participant in program historical past to win the state particular person event.

Elliot Rupp, Hartford lacrosse: The basketball standout from Windsor notched a pair of 5-goal video games to assist Hartford race to double-digit wins. She had 5 targets in a 19-8 win over Harwood and likewise had a 5-goal, 4-assist efficiency in a 17-4 determination over Spaulding.

Tori Smith, South Burlington softball: The senior collected 9 hits and 9 RBIs in a 3-1 week for the Wolves. Smith went 4-for-4 with a trio of doubles and 4 RBIs in a rout of Mount Mansfield and had 3 hits and a pair of RBIs in a 5-3 win over North Nation. She then capped the week with a 2-run, walkoff double within the tenth inning vs. Missisquoi.

Janiah Younger, Windsor: The Yellow Jackets senior collected wins within the 100-meter sprint (12.80), 200 (25.91) and lengthy leap (16-10.75) at Saturday’s Essex Invitational, which serves as Vermont’s New England championship qualifier.

Boys Athlete of the Week nominees

Extra about every candidate:

Ben Alekson, Peoples baseball: The Wolves’ ace hurled a pair of gems in Peoples’ 2-1 week. He tossed a one-hitter with 19 strikeouts and no walks whereas going 2-for-4 on the plate with a triple in a 11-1 win over Montpelier. He recorded one other one-hitter in a five-inning shutout with 12Ks vs. Lamoille. Alekson additionally drove in 3 runs within the 13-0 victory.

Ricky Fennimore, Blue Mountain baseball: After permitting 2 runs and 6 hits in a six-inning win vs. Woodsville (N.H.), Fennimore went to work on the plate in Blue Mountain’s subsequent two wins. He doubled and drove in 5 runs in a 3-for-4 effort vs. Peoples. He then had one other 5-RBI sport that included a double and homer in opposition to Williamstown.

Nick O’Donnell, Burr and Burton tennis: The junior turned the second Bulldog in program historical past to say the boys particular person singles title, defeating Brattleboro’s Nathan Kim, 7-6, 6-2, in Saturday’s finals match.

Matias Williams, Champlain Valley lacrosse: The sophomore assault piled up 13 targets in three wins for the Redhawks. He poured in 7 tallies in a 7-6 win over South Burlington and likewise added hat tips in an 11-4 determination over Essex and a 12-7 victory over Middlebury.

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