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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.
Voting will remain open until Thursday at 10 pm.
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.
The winners will be announced at the end of the week.
The link to vote is below the nominations.
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Female Nominees
Olive Brandt (Lebanon / Sr.) – Basketball: The senior reached a major milestone last week, surpassing 1,000 career points while continuing to serve as a steady leader for a young Cedar lineup. Brandt exploded for 34 points against Biglerville as part of a dominant all-around performance, adding 9 assists and zero turnovers. Her scoring, poise, and playmaking have been critical in guiding Lebanon’s early-season success.
Elli Malinoski (Cedar Crest / So.) – Basketball: Malinoski is averaging 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds through the Falcons’ first three games while shooting 82% from the line. She scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a comeback win over West York.
Addi Salus (Palmyra / Sr.) – Basketball: Salus earned MVP honors at the Fleetwood Tip-Off Tournament, posting 22 points and 12 rebounds in the opener and following with 19 points, 4 steals, and 2 blocks in the championship win over Boyertown.
Maddie Stout (ELCO / Sr.) – Basketball: Stout helped guide ELCO to a 3-0 start, while also MVP honors at the Hamburg Tip-Off Tournament. In the tourney, she scored 20 against Hamburg before scoring 21 in the championship game victory against Northwestern Lehigh. Stout followed with a gritty 12 point performance in a narrow win over Conrad Weiser, continuing to be a key leader for the Raiders.
Kenzie Waters (Our Lady of the Cross / So.) – Basketball: Waters scored 25 points in a win over Lancaster Mennonite, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 48 seconds left. She also led OLC with 6 points the night before in a matchup against Alliance Christian.
Kasey Weimer (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Basketball: Weimer averaged 12.7 points across three victories, including an 18-point outing against Upper Dauphin and 8 points in the Northern Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament Championship win over Bishop McDevitt.
Male Nominees
Cole Doster (ELCO / Sr.) – Basketball: The senior was instrumental in ELCO’s 2-1 week, including back-to-back 49–48 wins over Conrad Weiser and Elizabethtown. Doster scored 8 points — including the game-winner vs. E-Town — and made crucial hustle plays. His performance earned him All-Tournament honors at the Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament.
Elijah Foltz (Palmyra / So.) – Wrestling: Foltz dominated the 107-pound bracket at the Solanco Mule Classic with two pins, a technical fall, and a major decision. In the finals, he earned a tech fall over the top-ranked wrestler — an opponent he had never previously beaten — winning the championship and helping lead the Cougars to a 2nd place finish.
Derek Franco (Lebanon / Sr.) – Basketball: Franco led Lebanon to a 3-0 week, averaging 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game. He delivered 21 points on championship night of the Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament, earning MVP honors while guiding the Cedars to the title.
Blake Meyer (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) – Wrestling: Meyer opened his season with authority, recording a first-period fall in just 1:03 at 172 pounds to help Annville-Cleona defeat Tulpehocken.
Carter Moyer (Northern Lebanon / So.) – Basketball: Moyer opened the season strong with 21 points against Schuylkill Haven, followed by 12 in a win over Upper Dauphin, and 15 in a tight loss to Twin Valley.
Ben Rhine (New Covenant / Sr.) – Basketball: Rhine averaged 23.3 points per game in New Covenant’s 2-1 start, highlighted by a 29-point performance in the season opener against Mount Calvary and another strong showing in a win over Lititz Christian.
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