Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: August 19 – 25

by
LebCoSports Staff
August 27, 2024

Voting has closed. Stay tuned for the results.

Presented in coordination with Froggy Valley 100.1/WiLBuR 99.7 & Lebanon Federal Credit Union, help us decide which male and female athlete should be honored for their outstanding efforts during last week’s local high school sports action. While you may have a favorite school or athlete already, we still encourage you to read through the lists below and then click on the link to vote.

The winners will be announced at the end of the week. Linked below are the articles about our most recent winners of the award.

Voting will remain open until Wednesday at 7 pm.

Only one vote per email address, per day will be allowed.

While athletes can be nominated multiple weeks, the winners will be removed and updates will be provided as the season progresses.

While this may be a vote and emotions can run high, this is intended to bring attention to some of the best performances from our local student-athletes.

Nominations, which are made working with the schools, are listed below in alphabetical order.

Please read about each nominee, celebrate their accomplishment, and then go vote who you feel is most deserving of this week’s honor.

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Female Nominees

Ava Lindenmuth (Palmyra / Sr.) – Soccer: Playing midfield for the Lady Cougars, Lindemuth scored the 1st goal in Saturday’s 3-0 win over ELCO. On defense, she was also the top ball winner, aiding the shutout.

Alaina Miller (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Soccer: Miller scored both Falcon goals in the season-opener, a 2-1 win over Cocalico on Saturday.

Shea Moyer (Northern Lebanon / So.) – Volleyball: At Saturday’s Pine Grove Tournament, the sophomore tallied 15 kills and 2 service aces from the outside hitter position. This helped lead the Vikings to going 6-3 on the day.

Gabriella Tetzlaff (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Tennis: Tetzlaff won all three of her matches last week. This included a win from the Singles #4 position in the last match against Solanco to secure the 4-3 victory for the Dutchmen.

Male Nominees

Justin Kaplan (Palmyra / Sr.) – Football: In Friday night’s 40-8 win over Lebanon, Kaplan racked up 133 all-purpose yards, which included punt returns of 42 yards and 75 yards that resulted in 2 touchdowns. He also added a receiving touchdown. Kaplan’s stellar night occurred despite the fact that he only played the 1st half.

Landon Goodison (ELCO / Sr.) – Soccer: In Saturday’s 2-0 victory over East Pennsboro, the senior came up big with a successful penalty kick to lead the Raiders to victory.

Jon Shay (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) – Football: In the heartbreaking 39-36 Week 1, loss to Biglerville, Shay starred on offense, carrying the ball 22 times for 224 yards and a touchdown. He was also dominant from the defensive end position, on his way to totaling 10 tackles, which included 2 tackles for a loss. Shay also blocked an extra point.

Myles Watson (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Football: In the Vikings’ 10-0 win over Pine Grove, Watson carried the ball 27 times and rumbled his way to 200 yards. Late in the 4th quarter, Watson scored a touchdown to put the game out of reach, securing the victory for Northern Lebanon.

Isaiah Zimmerman (Cedar Crest / So.) – Football: Out of the running back position, the sophomore carried the ball 14 times on his way to racking up 217 yards and 2 touchdowns in Cedar Crest’s 45-16 victory over Lower Dauphin. Zimmerman also returned two kicks totaling 62 yards.

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