This week's nominees are from Amity and Silverton soccer, South Salem volleyball, and Dallas and McNary cross-country.
As the fall season winds down and the postseason looms on the horizon, Salem-Kezier area girls athletes across volleyball, soccer and cross-country continue to perform at a high level on a weekly basis.
Every week, you get to vote for the Statesman Journal’s Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Maps Credit Union.
Here are the nominees for this week’s girls Athlete of the Week:
- Allie Mansur, Silverton soccer
- Briella Mathis, South Salem volleyball
- Haley Miersma, Amity soccer
- Eliza Nisly, Amity soccer
- Kelsey Rodli, Dallas cross-country
- Jocelyn Schnurbusch, McNary cross-country
- Kamree Orizotti, South Salem volleyball
Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at statesmanjournal.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Allie Mansur, Silverton soccer
The senior forward/midfielder had a combined five goals and three assists in the Foxes' 9-1 home win against Lebanon (Oct. 14) and 8-0 win at Central (Oct. 16).
Briella Mathis, South Salem volleyball
Mathis and South Salem handed Sprague its first conference loss of the season Oct. 14. In the match, Mathis was “on fire,” according to South coach Matt Leichty, as she posted 18 kills, eight digs, two blocks and a service ace.
Haley Miersma, Amity soccer
Miersma, a senior forward, scored and delivered a quality performance Oct. 16 in a 7-0 shutout win over Dayton.
Eliza Nisly, Amity soccer
Nisly scored in Amity’s 7-0 win on Oct. 16 over Dayton. Nisly, as of OSAA’s Oct. 16 data collection, is tied for the most goals (24) in the state of Oregon across all divisions.
Kelsey Rodli, Dallas cross-country
Rodli won the 26-team Grant Robison Invitational Oct. 16 in McMinnville. Rodli, a senior, set a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 18 minutes, 1.06-seconds.
Jocelyn Schnurbusch, McNary cross-country
The senior ran a personal-best 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 54.02 seconds en route to sixth place at the Grant Robison Invitational in McMinnville.
Kamree Orizotti, South Salem volleyball
Orizotti played a vital role in South Salem’s Oct. 14 win over Sprague. Orizotti, a senior setter, delivered 28 assists, two aces and eight digs.
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Vote for Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week
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