Elmira athlete wins Active Chiropractic girls Athlete of the Week

Elmira basketball player Ava Greene is the winner of the Active Chiropractic high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted by Register-Guard readers.

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A senior guard, Greene scored 25 points and buried five 3-pointers Jan. 5 to lead the Falcons to a 49-38 win over Rainier.

One day later, Greene scored 18 points in a 63-27 win over Douglas.

Greene received 53.81% of the reader poll votes. Harrisburg basketball player Madde McKibben was second (37.46%).

Here are the other nominees.

Dakota Davis, North Eugene basketball

North Eugene sophomore guard Dakota Davis scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, pulled down five rebounds and grabbed four steals Jan. 6 to help the Highlanders to a 46-18 win over Roseburg.

Brooklyn Green, Sheldon basketball

Sheldon freshman guard Brooklyn Green racked up 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals Jan. 6 to help the Irish to a 52-39 home win over Lake Oswego.

Madde McKibben, Harrisburg basketball

Harrisburg junior guard Madde McKibben scored a team-high 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds Jan. 6 to lead the Class 3A No. 6 Eagles to a 42-32 road win over Class 2A No. 8 Central Linn.

Two days earlier, in a 60-23 home win over Kennedy, McKibben stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, three assists, three rebounds and six steals.

Darissa Romero-Ah Sam, Springfield basketball

Springfield senior guard Darissa Romero-Ah Sam scored 12 points, grabbed three steals and racked up nine deflections Jan. 6 to help the Class 5A No. 2 Millers to a 57-52 road win over Class 4A No. 6 Cascade.

Paxton Steele, Harrisburg wrestling

Harrisburg junior Paxton Steele won the 110-pound bracket at the 19-team Sutherlin Tournament on Jan. 3. Steele, who won all four of her matches by fall, pinned Thurston standout Rosalina Montes in the championship bout in 1 minute, 23 seconds.

To submit an Athlete of the Week nomination, please email Register-Guard sports reporter Jarrid Denney at [email protected] with the athlete's name, stats and any other relevant information about the performance they are being nominated for.

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