Who is the H.S. Athlete of the Week for May 6-12?
Another week of the spring high school sports season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area.
Last week, Taunton baseball avenged their earlier loss to Franklin while Dighton-Rehoboth softball no hit Bishop Feehan, a few Taunton boy and girls track and field athletes scored wins at the MSTCA Twilight Invitational, Dighton-Rehoboth boys tennis swept Case, while Bridgewater-Raynham boys and girls tennis both swept Brockton and Bristol-Plymouth boys lacrosse scored some key league wins.
The Taunton Daily Gazette Athlete of the Week for April 29-May 5 is Bridgewater-Raynham boys track's Joey Brand, receiving 37% of the vote. Bridgewater-Raynham softball's Taylor Reid came in second with 29% while Bristol-Plymouth boys lacrosse's James Dolan received 15% to finish third.
Now is your chance to choose the Taunton Daily Gazette Athlete of the Week for May 6-12, with polls open through noon Sunday. Only players from teams that submitted stats to the Gazette are featured in this poll. Scores and stats can be submitted via email to cmerritt@tauntongazette.com.
Here are the nominees:
Baseball
Caden Lindskog, Taunton
Lindskog tossed three shutout innings giving up a pair of hits and a walk while striking out two and went 2-for-2 with three runs and a pair of walks against Foxboro.
Bobby Quill, Bridgewater-Raynham
Quill went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and three runs against Durfee.
Brayden Alves, Bristol-Plymouth
Alves tossed all seven shutout innings giving up just a hit and three walks while striking out six and went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, three runs and three RBIs at the plate against Tri-County.
Ben Miller, Dighton-Rehoboth
Miller tossed a complete game shutout giving up four hits and three walks while striking out eight and went 3-for-4 with a run at the plate against Case.
Softball
Brooke Aldrich, Taunton
Aldrich went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs and a pair of RBIs against Foxboro.
Olivia Roy, Bridgewater-Raynham
Roy went 2-for-6 with a pair of RBIs, including a walk-off single, against Dartmouth.
Emma Coxall, Bristol-Plymouth
Coxall went 3-for-3 with a triple, a pair of runs and five RBIs against Blue Hills.
Edy Latour, Dighton-Rehoboth
Latour tossed a no-hitter, going all five innings giving up three walks while striking out seven and went 1-for-2 at the plate against Bishop Feehan.
Boys Lacrosse
Jose Touron, Taunton
Touron had four goals against New Bedford.
Jayson Kelleher, Bridgewater-Raynham
Kelleher had a pair of goals against Marshfield.
Jake Lamontagne, Bristol-Plymouth
Lamontagne had four goals and five assists against Tri-County.
Jack Swan, Dighton-Rehoboth
Swan scored all four goals unassisted against Old Rochester.
Girls Lacrosse
Cali Melo, Taunton
Melo four goals, four assists and 10 draws against New Bedford.
Claire Fitzsimmons, Bridgewater-Raynham
Fitzsimmons had a hat trick and an assist against Dartmouth.
Karina Bosco, Dighton-Rehoboth
Bosco had five goals and three draws against Middleboro.
Boys Tennis
Spencer Jones, Dighton-Rehoboth
Jones won second singles 6-0, 6-0 against Case.
Girls Tennis
Sarah Riveiro, Taunton
Riveiro won first singles 6-0, 6-0 against Foxboro.
Nicole Kimball, Bridgewater-Raynham
Kimball won first singles 6-0, 6-0 against Brockton.
Boys Track and Field
Ancil Alexander, Taunton
Alexander won the shot put with a personal best throw of 51'9"and the discus with a personal best throw of 173'2" at the MSTCA Twilight Invitational.
Jack Alves, Bridgewater-Raynham
Alves finished fifth in the pole vault with a height of 10' at the MSTCA Twilight Invitational.
Girls Track and Field
Emersyn DePonte, Taunton
DePonte won the 800 meter with a personal best time of 2:17 at the MSTCA Twilight Invitational.
Boys Volleyball
Travis Johnson, Taunton
Johnson had 21 kills against Quincy.
Ian Hoskins, Dighton-Rehoboth
Hoskins had 14 kills against Attleboro.
Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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