York's Ella Moon, Portsmouth's Raphael Hey Tenne win Athlete of Week for May 8-13
In the fifth installment of the Seacoast high school Athlete of the Week for the 2023 spring season, York softball player Ella Moon and Portsmouth tennis player Raphael Hey Tenne had wonderful performances for their respective teams last week, and won girls and boys Athlete of Week for May 8-13.
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Moon joins previous spring winners this season - Winnacunnet's Maddy Eaton, Marshwood's Emily Hester, Spaulding's Kylyn McLaren and Portsmouth's Sydney Pettis.
Hey Tenne joins York's Jack Joyce, Winnacunnet's Jackson Larck, Dover's Jon Dumais and St. Thomas Aquinas' Sam Grondin.
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The weekly poll runs Monday through midnight Thursday, and can be found at seacoastonline.com/sports and fosters.com/sports.
More on boys winner Raphael Hey Tenne of Portsmouth High School
Hey Tenne won the online poll with nearly 28 percent of the online poll with 112 total votes, to capture first place in the poll. Oyster River baseball player Landon Wolusky finished second with 109 votes.
Winnacunnet's Caleb White (63), Portsmouth's Lucas Patten (61) and Marshwood's Tommy Demeroto (57), all lacrosse players, placed third through fifth, respectively.
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Hey Tenne won his No. 2 singles match 8-1, and teamed with Aidan Shilman to win 8-1 at No. 1 doubles in Portsmouth's win over Souhegan last Tuesday. On Wednesday, Hey Tenne won a singles match 8-4 and won a doubles match with Shilman in Portsmouth's 6-3 win over Oyster River.
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"Raphael has been playing solid tennis to end the regular season," Portsmouth head coach Anthony Sillita said. "A lot about tennis is about matchups and style of play. He has been coming up against some quality opponents these last few matches, however those opponents have a style of play that suits his game well."
Sillita added, "he has done a great job with composure on the court and playing through adversity," he said. "He's one of our unnamed team captains who truly is a great kid on and off the court."
More on girls winner Ella Moon of York High School
Moon secured over 40 percent of the online poll, receiving 205 total votes. St. Thomas Aquinas' softball player Abbie Gaynor was second with 100 votes.
Winnacunnet lacrosse player Maia Delano (70), Oyster River tennis player Kathryn Demarest (69) and Marshwood lacrosse player Izzy Young (51) finished third through fifth, respectively.
Moon's solo homer in the seventh inning proved to be the difference in York's 5-4 win over Lake Region last Friday, and on Wednesday, Moon delivered a grand slam in the Wildcats' 14-4 win over Greely. Additionally, Moon also had two hits in a 6-0 win over Morse on Monday.
"This is a great recognition for our senior captain," York head coach Kevin Giannino said. "Whether it's a two-out RBI or a tremendous diving catch in the outfield, a game-winning home run or a clutch hit in the biggest moment on the biggest stage, Ella has done it all for York softball. Well deserved."
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast Athletes of Week poll: Portsmouth, York top ballot
