Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: September 9 – 15

by
LebCoSports Staff
September 17, 2024

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

Laura Barton (Cedar Crest / Jr.) – Tennis: Playing out of the #4 Singles slot, Barton served as the deciding factor in the Falcons’ win over Lebanon. With her match pushing to the 3^rd set tiebreaker, Barton rallied for six straight points to claim the team’s first victory of the season.

Nia Hafey (Annville-Cleona / So.) – Tennis: In eight matches, Hafey went 8-0 The highlight was her winning the #2 Singles title at Saturday’s Lebanon County Tournament. This high level of play improved her Singles record to 11-2. Paired with Amelia Summers, Hafey’s Doubles record improved to 6-1.

Delaney Miller (Palmyra / Sr.) – Soccer: The Lady Cougars battled in three games last week, with a common factor being a Miller goal in each. She finished the week with 3 goals. Her senior leadership and solid play have been vital to Palmyra’s overall play this season.

Lily Rohrer (New Covenant / Jr.) – Soccer: The junior’s play in the midfield has been critical in helping the Flames to two victories during the week. Rohrer helped to support transitions to the attack, but she also played tough defense that helped relieve pressure on the defensive half of the field. Her never-quit attitude is reflected in her full-speed style of play.

Riley Thompson (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Tennis: The Vikings won matches against Tulpehocken and Octorara. In those victories, Thompson won her Singles matches and added a Doubles win against Tulpehocken.

Reece Woelfling (ELCO / Sr.) – Tennis: In four head-to-head matches, Woelfling was victorious in all of her matches. The senior completed the week by finishing as the runner-up in the #1 Sibles bracket at the Lebanon County Championships.

Read about last week’s LebCo Female Athlete of the Week: Avery Lechleitner

Male Nominees

Bryant Baquerizo (Northern Lebanon / Fr.) – Soccer: In wins over Octorara and Donegal, the freshman led the offensive effort with 1 goal and 2 assists. In the 2-1 victory over Octorara, Baquerizo assisted on two Garrett Bohn goals. He then scored in the 2-0 win over Donegal. He now had 3 goals and 3 assists as Northern Lebanon has started the season with a 5-2 record.

Malachi Briddell (Lebanon / Jr.) – Football: On Friday night against Muhlenberg, Briddell’s efforts helped the Cedars score their highest single-game point total since 2020. In the game, he tallied 7 receptions for 160 yards and 3 touchdowns. On the ground, he had 2 carries for 58 yards and 1 touchdown. When adding in a 24-yard punt return, the junior totaled 242 all-purpose yards with 4 total touchdowns.

Jackson Custer (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Football: In Thursday night’s win over Penn Manor, the senior quarterback was 6/7 for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. Custer also had 8 carries that went for 100 yards and a touchdown.

Owen Fisher (New Covenant / Jr.) – Soccer: In two games, which were both wins for the Flames, Fisher tallied 7 goals and 4 assists. Controlling the midfield, Fisher also played a prominent role in New Covenant’s attack.

Justin Kaplan (Palmyra / Sr.) – Football: The senior provided a spark for the Cougars when he had an electric 98-yard kickoff return in Friday’s game at Shippensburg. On defense, Kaplan totaled 15 tackles.

Jevan Marquette (ELCO / Fr.) – Soccer: The freshman has been a key starter for the Raiders as they went 2-1 last week. In Saturday’s Ritter-Hoffman Cup against Cedar Crest that resulted in a 2-0 ELCO win, Marquette scored the game’s first goal and then assisted Landon Goodison on the insurance goal.

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