Vestal slugger Caitlyn Petteys voted Athlete of Week; help choose this week's winner
Vestal High School senior softball player Caitlyn Petteys, who is putting together one of the best seasons in Section 4 history, has been voted Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 20.
Petteys, a UConn commit, received 66% of the 3,112 votes among five athletes nominated for their performances for the week of April 14 to 20.
The shortstop went 6-for-6 in two games, including three home runs.
After the most recent week's action, Petteys is batting .721 for the 12-0 Golden Bears. She has 31 hits in 43 at-bats, with eight home runs, six doubles, a triple and 36 RBIs.
Petteys had a homer and seven RBIs in Vestal's most recent contest, a 22-0 win over Binghamton, after getting her 100th career hit in a 14-2 win over Maine-Endwell the previous contest.
Previous Athlete of the Week: Corning baseball player Cameron Kennedy
Last week's other nominees were Horseheads baseball player Dom Russ, Elmira baseball player Bryce Mashanic, Delaney Abel of the Corning girls golf team and Peyton Sullivan of the Corning softball team.
Vote on this week's nominees
Five athletes have been chosen as nominees for Athlete of the Week for the period from April 21-27.
Voting will be open until the end of the day Wednesday to decide the winner from the coverage areas of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal and Corning Leader.
Nominees are based primarily on results reported to bgmsports@gannett.com or events covered by sports reporters from the publications.
The nominees:
Collin Dicks, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton track & field: Dicks was a triple-winner at Windsor's Gerry O'Donnell Invitational, helping his team to second place. He won the 100-meter dash in 11.53 seconds, the 200 in 23.2 seconds and the triple jump with a top effort of 40 feet, 5.25 inches.
Alex Holmes, Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour baseball: The Schuyler Storm posted a 3-1 record during the week thanks in large part to the play of Holmes. He went 9-for-13 with a triple, double, 10 runs, nine stolen bases and four RBIs during the stretch. He gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings in a loss to 2023 Class B state runner-up Lansing.
Matti Johnston, Corning softball: Johnston's offensive week included nine hits in 19 at-bats over five games. She homered, tripled twice and drove in six runs. Johnston's pitching record was 3-1 and she gave up six earned runs over 15 innings.
Danica LaBarre, Susquehanna Valley softball: LaBarre's cumulative effort at the plate over five games included eight hits in 15 at-bats, with a homer, triple and two doubles. She drove in seven runs in a 19-6 win against Elmira.
Brady Woodworth, Horseheads boys lacrosse: Woodworth helped the Blue Raiders to a 3-0 week that put their record at 9-1. He registered four goals and four assists in a 17-1 triumph against Binghamton, then came back with two goals in a 10-4 win over Ithaca.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Caitlyn Petteys of Vestal softball voted Athlete of the Week
