Vote for your News Herald Athlete of the Week
It is finally time for the debut of the News Herald Athlete of the Week poll. The poll is designed to highlight the top performers across this past weeks matches and games. The athletes listed were determined by a combination of the coach's 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 Thursday.
Athlete of the Week Nominations
Josh Chandler- Arnold
The senior goalkeeper made two saves in the penalty shootout in the playoff semifinal victory over Pembroke Pines (4-2). Chandler followed that performance with the state championship-clinching save in the 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Jesuit.
Bre Clark- Arnold
The junior pitcher was on fire this past week reaching a historic milestone, throwing her 500th career strikeout in a 17-0 victory over Rutherford. In the five games this past week, Clark accumulated 52 strikeouts along the way to five straight victories.
Pherson Grant- North Bay Haven
The No.1 singles player is 5-2 on the season, including 2-0 this past week with victories over Mosleys Tyler Garcia (8-4) and Niceville's Grayson Dannelly (6-2, 2-6, 1-0).
Kentrell Blackmon- Mosley
At the Mosley Mini Meet Blackmon earned second place in the long jump with a distance of 6.21 meters and third place in the 400-meter race with a time of 53:39.
Tyler Murzyn- North Bay Haven
Murzyn had quite a day at the Mosley Mini Meet, dominating the field events with a first-place finish in the discus (44.11 meters), second in the shot put (12.06 m) and third in the javelin throw (32.64m).
Kayla Butler- Bay High
The junior speedster finished first in the 100-meter race with a time of 13.46 and third-place finishes in the 400m (1:06.37) and 4x100 (53:27).
Ernecia Deshazier- Bay High
The reigning Bay County and Class 2A District 1 champion begins her title defense with another first-place finish in the discus with a throw of 30.74 meters.
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.
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