Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: April 14 – 20

by
LebCoSports Staff
April 23, 2025

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 Thursday at 10 pm.

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

Annville-Cleona 4x100m (Annville-Cleona) – Track & Field: The team of Sophia Caporaletti, Kendall Cooper, Miracle Hershey, & Jada Morales took gold at the prestigious Jack Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg. Their time of 49.11 edged Cumberland Valley for the top spot. This victory also helped the Dutchmen claim the AA Team Championship.

Katelyn Brenner (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Lacrosse: In a game where the Falcons defeated Cocalico, the senior eclipsed 100 goals for her career. This season, Brenner has tallied 30 goals & 30 assists. Her 60 points rank her 6th in the LL. This effort has helped Cedar Crest to a 7-4 record.

Makenna Haas (ELCO / Sr.) – Track & Field: At Thursday’s Pine Grove Invitational, the senior won the Long Jump (17’4.75”) and Triple Jump (36’9.5”). She also took silver in the 200m (26.40). Haas was then in action on Saturday at Shippensburg’s Jack Roddick Invite where she placed 4th in the Triple Jump (37’8.5”) & 5th in the Long Jump (17’8.75”).

Selah Martino (Northern Lebanon / So.) – Track & Field: At Thursday’s Pine Grove Invitational, the sophomore grabbed gold in the 400m (1:03.14). In dual meets, Martino has quickly asserted herself as a scoring threat in all of the sprinting events.

Sofie Price (Palmyra / Sr.) – Track & Field: At Saturday’s Jack Roddick Invitational, the senior Javelin thrower notched a 5th place finish when she registered a throw of 122’. Price is the reigning Mid Penn Conference Champion & Saturday’s throw was nearly a 4’ improvement from the same meet last year.

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Male Nominees

Blake Burdick (Northern Lebanon / Fr.) – Baseball: The freshman was on the mound against Annville-Cleona, where he pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 unearned runs. The effort put the Vikings in position for the 3-2 victory. This season, Burdick has thrown 16 innings, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.31 ERA.

Jacob Burgess (Palmyra / Sr.) – Track & Field: The senior set a new Palmyra school record when he won the Long Jump at Saturday’s Jack Roddick Invite. The Indoor State Champ’s winning jump was 24’3.5”, a leap that was over 18” longer than his best outdoor jump of 2024 when he finished 10th in the State.

Owen Kreider (Lebanon / Sr.) – Track & Field: Hosting McCaskey last Monday, a tenacious Kreider dug deep to grind out a win in the 1600m (4:37.78). The day marked Lebanon’s first home meet in three seasons.

Aaron Krumbine (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Baseball: Last Monday, the righty pitched a no-hitter against McCaskey. In the 10-0 win, Krumbine threw 65 pitches over the course of 5 innings to keep the Red Tornado in check. He also struck out five batters. On the season, Krumbine has pitched 24 innings and is 3-1 with a 2.04 ERA.

Avery Kurtz (ELCO / Jr.) – Track & Field: At Thursday’s Pine Grove Invitational, the junior thrower placed 2nd in the Shot Put (43’7”). Kurtz also added a 5th place finish in the Discus (128’11”).

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