Place your vote for the News Herald Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to last week's athlete of the week winner: Kaylee Goodpaster of North Bay Haven.
This past week we saw two Bay County teams advance deep into the state playoffs and a couple of gold medalists in track regional meets. There were many standout performances and the athletes listed were determined by a culmination of coaches nominations and researched game performances.
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To report scores and stats or nominate the next Athlete of the Week, email sports reporter Banji Bamidele at abamidele@gannett.com.
Voting will remain open until noon Friday.
Athlete of the Week Nominations
Margaret Bartlow, North Bay Haven
The junior won two golds in the 1600 meters (5:04.08) and 3200m (10:45.68).
Shakirah Edwards, Rutherford
Edwards is the girl's high jump region champion (5'1.75").
Madison Taylor, Bozeman
Taylor is the Class 2A Region 1 champion in the girl's javelin throw (110'4").
Cooper Moss, Arnold
Moss hit a two-run homer that gave the Marlins a 4-3 victory over Santa Fe. Moss also hit another homer in the 5-0 victory over Wakulla.
Gabrielle Killets, North Bay Haven
The sophomore won silver in the girl's javelin throw (104'6").
Lilly Cobb, Arnold
Cobb is the Class 3A Region 1 javelin throw champion (120'11").
Peyton Gay, Bozeman
The senior took home silver in the boy's javelin throw (186'10").
Shaniyah Carlos, Mosley
Carlos won bronze in the 100m (12.50) and silver in the 200m race (25.51).
Trey Power, Bozeman
Power threw a near no-hitter only allowing one hit and eclipsed 100 strikeouts this season in a 3-0 playoff victory over Chipley.
Brooks Skipper, Bozeman
Skipper's triple in the bottom of the eighth inning proved vital as he also scored the run winning in the Bucks Class 1A Region 2 championship.
Eli Blair, Arnold
In two playoff victories, Blair pitched nine innings totaling 11 strikeouts and eight hits.
Zac Flitcraft, Bozeman
Flitcraft pitched seven innings allowing four hits and one run scored. Flitcraft also hit a double in the 2-1 victory over Port St. Joe.
Banji Bamidele is a sports reporter for the Panama City News Herald. He can be reached at abamidele@gannett.com or through X, formerly known as Twitter, @AdebanjiBamide1.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Panama City News Herald High School Athlete of the Week, May 5-12
