Vote now: Who should be SBLive Pennsylvania's high school athlete of the week (May 7-13)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Pennsylvania high school athlete of the week for May 7-13. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Votes must be made in the poll and emailed votes will not count. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
Katie Armstrong, Burrell softball
In a 3-1 win over Deer Lakes, she went the distance and allowed just a pair of hits while striking out 13 hitters.
Beau Bigam, Connellsville baseball
Tossed a complete game one-hitter and struck out 14 hitters as the Falcons defeated Uniontown 4-1.
Andrew Bredel, Burgettstown baseball
In an 8-0 win over Frazier, he went the distance and allowed just one hit while striking out 14 hitters.
Luke Brown, Erie Cathedral Prep track and field
In a dual meet against McDowell, he was a four-time winner as he took home the top spot at 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters and was on the 3,200-meter relay team. His time of 1:57.51 in the 800 set a new school record.
Bailey Cannon, General McLane softball
Tossed a pair of two-hit shutouts this week. She struck out 13 hitters in an 8-0 win over Erie High and had 14 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over McDowell.
JD Costanzo, North Allegheny baseball
Threw six shutout innings and allowed just a pair of hits while striking out 15 batters in a 7-0 win over Trinity.
Alayna Cipolla, Blackhawk girls lacrosse
Netted the 100th goal of her career in a 21-3 win over Knoch. She finished the game with four goals.
Luke Costello, Cathedral Prep baseball
Struck out 14 batters in a three-hit 8-0 shutout win over General McLane.
Lexie Hames, Seneca Valley softball
It was another strong week for the sophomore hurler. She tossed a no-hitter with 20 strikeouts on Tuesday in a 1-0 win over North Allegheny. She backed that up on Thursday with a one-hitter and 18 strikeouts in a 3-0 win over Hempfield Area. She also provided the offense with a three-run homer.
Adam Hess, Hempfield Area baseball
In an 11-0 win over Norwin, he provided more than half the offense by hitting a pair of home runs and driving in six.
Grace Kissick, Laurel softball
Threw a four-hit shutout with 16 strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Riverside.
Jordyn Klingensmith, Armstrong softball
Ended the game with a walk-off grand slam as the River Hawks defeated Pine-Richland 10-6.
Nick Krahe, Harbor Creek track and field
Won two throwing events at the Erie County Classic, with a meet record of 55 feet, 7 ½ inches in the shot put competition.
Owen Ostrowski, Canon-McMillan boys volleyball
In a four-set win over Upper St. Clair, he finished with 26 kills and five aces.
Lucy Roig, Quaker Valley girls lacrosse
Found the net six times in a 13-9 win over North Hills.
Maranda Runco, Mid Valley softball
In an 11-0 win over Holy Cross, she was 3-for-4 with three homers and eight RBIs.
Wesley Schrock, Valley baseball
Threw a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts when Valley defeated Brownsville 5-2.
Rachael Schumann, Downingtown East softball
Struck out 20 batters and allowed just three hits in a 6-0 shutout win over Unionville.
David Shields, Mt. Lebanon baseball
Hurled a six-inning no-hitter in a 12-0 win over Baldwin and struck out 15 hitters.
Braden Zeigler, Shenango baseball
In a win over Ellwood City, he was 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and five RBIs.