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Athlete of the week nominees for April 23, 2024Free Access


Grant Wheaton

Lakeview High School junior

Boys Track

At a quad meet on April 16, Wheaton was first in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, high jump and 4×400 relay. At the Lakeview Invitational on April 19, Wheaton was first in the high jump, first in the 110 hurdles, first in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 4×400 relay.

Addison Neelis

Vestaburg High School Junior

Softball

Neelis averaged nine strikeouts per game in three games pitched last week. She had 12 in the Phil Block Tournament championship game against Kingston on April 18). On the season, Neelis had 61 total strikeouts and 1.71 ERA. Also a catcher for the Wolverines, she has a .543 batting average and 18 steals.

Holli Painter 

Lakeview High School sophomore 

Girls soccer

Painter scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Ionia on April 18 for the 4-2 Wildcats. She also scored three goals in and 8-0 win over Chippewa Hills on April 17 for a pair of hat tricks during the week.

Who had the best performance of the past week? You decide. Cast your vote for the top performing athlete of the week online at thedailynews.cc/AOTW.

Coaches may nominate their athletes for this award by sending names and statistics to dnsports@thedailynews.cc by each Monday at noon.

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