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3 days ago
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Athlete of the Week: Brylee Brewster
WARSAW–This week's Athlete of the Week is Brylee Brewster. Brewster is a senior on the Warsaw High School softball team. Last week, Brewster wrapped up her high school career in the circle by leading the Lady Wildcats to the Class2 state title. Brewster struck out 16 hitters in Warsaw's 5-0 win against Ava in the State Semifinals. Then, racked up 11 more against Diamond in the team's 1-0 victory for the program's first state championship. Brewster is committed to plat at Missouri State next Spring. Do you have an Athlete of the Week nomination? Send them in with pictures or videos to dlucy@ Again, that's dlucy@ Once again, congrats to this week's Athlete of the Week, Brylee Brewster. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
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Vote now for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for May 25-31
It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for May 25-31. This week's poll features four players, one state champion from track and field and three tennis champions. Advertisement Voting will be open until 11:59 a.m. Thursday, June 5. We'll announce the winner here shortly after the poll closes. Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name): Nicole Fu, Rochester Adams, tennis: After finishing as the No. 1 singles runner-up for the past three seasons, Fu claimed the No. 1 Division 1 singles state championship. She defeated last season's champion Gabby Sadowski of Eisenhower in two sets, in a rematch of the 2024 championship match. Jada Josifovski, Birmingham Seaholm, tennis: Josifovski clinched the Division 2 No. 2 singles state title defeating Keira Kirkland of Farmington Hills Mercy. The junior never dropped a set on her way to the championship, contributed to the Maples winning in their first title in two seasons. Advertisement Samantha Karoub, North Farmington, tennis: Karoub completed an undefeated season, earning a Division 3 state championship. Karoub, like Josifovski, never dropped a set in her tournament appearance. Carrie VanNoy, Oak Park, track and field: The senior runner earned two state championships for her performances in the 110m and 300m hurdles. She also contributed in the 4x100 and 4x200m relays to help Oak Park clinch the Division 1 title. Come back to every Tuesday morning to vote for Athlete of the Week. Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete? We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of June 1-7 at Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll above. Advertisement TO YOUR INBOX: Sign up for our weekly Michigan Preps newsletter to get high school sports and news sent directly to you! This week's nominations include reporting from Jared Ramsey. Eric Guzmán covers youth sports culture at the Free Press as a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this work. Contact Eric Guzmán: eguzman@ 313-222-1850. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @EricGuzman90. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week: May 25-31
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4 days ago
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Vote now for The News Tribune's Boys Athlete of the Week (May 26 to 31)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 26-31. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday. The polls are located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below. Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted. Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley ( or Tyler Wicke (twicke@ or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) with the athlete's first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday. Nicholas Altheimer, Curtis track and field — Senior sprinted to three state titles at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma in the 4A Boys 100M Dash (10.59), 200M Dash (21.07), and the 4x100M Relay (40.93). Owen Brown, Mount Rainier track and field — Rams senior claimed the 4A Boys Triple Jump state title with his final leap at Mount Tahoma's WIAA Track & Field championships. Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln track and field — Abes junior set a personal record in his 3A Boys 400M title run (46.94) and won his second title with Lincoln's 4x100M Relay (41.69). Xavier Bunn, Tumwater track and field — T-Birds senior took home two gold medals in the 2A Boys Triple Jump (45-5.5) and 4x100M Relay (41.78) at Mount Tahoma's WIAA state meet. Ethan Carter, Eatonville track and field — Cruisers senior captured the 2A Boys Pole Vault state title (15-6) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Marvis Christian, Franklin Pierce track and field — Cardinals senior successfully defended his 2A Boys Long Jump title (22-8.75) at the WIAA state meet at Mount Tahoma. Mateo Cordero, Mount Tahoma track and field — Won the Mixed 100M Dash Unified title at the WIAA Track & Field championships on his home track (11.79). Jake Cuda, Gig Harbor baseball — Had a strong start in 3A state tournament loss to Kennewick, going five innings, allowing three hits, one run, walking three and striking out two. Andy Glaze, Steilacoom track and field — Sentinels senior won the 2A Boys 800M title (1:53.56) at the WIAA state meet at Mount Tahoma. Carson Godfrey, Olympia track and field — Bears junior won 4A Boys Shot Put title (60-10.5) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Kanai Kennedy, Mount Tahoma track and field — Freshman sprinter captured the 3A Boys 100M Dash state title on his home track (10.80) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Ethan Mar, Gig Harbor baseball — Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk in 3A state tournament semifinal loss to Kennewick. Jett Reed, Puyallup baseball — Pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief in Puyallup's 4A state tournament semifinal loss to Lake Washington, allowing no hits, no runs and walking one. Jordan Smith, Timberline track and field — Blazers senior won the 3A Boys 300M Hurdles title at the WIAA state meet at Mount Tahoma. Gage Thompson, Puyallup baseball — Hit a solo home run to left field, scoring Puyallup's lone run in its 4A state tournament semifinal loss to Lake Washington. Geron White, Federal Way track and field — Eagles senior soared to repeat state high jump titles (6-11.25) and claimed the 3A Boys Triple Jump championship (46-6.25) at Mount Tahoma's WIAA state meet.
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4 days ago
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Vote now for The News Tribune's Girls Athlete of the Week (May 26 to 31)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 26-31. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday. The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below. Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted. Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley ( or Tyler Wicke (twicke@ or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) with the athlete's first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday. Amara Brown, Sumner track and field — Spartans senior won the 4A Girls 400M Dash state title (55.80) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Iren Derricks, Emerald Ridge track and field — Jaguars sophomore claimed two state titles in the 4A Girls 100M Dash (11.68) and 200M Dash (24.10) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Derricks' 200-meter time took down a state meet record that stood for 43 years (Donna Dennis, Clover Park, 24.13). Taylor Johnson, Eatonville track and field — Cruisers junior won two gold medals in the Girls Discus Throw Ambulatory (52-2) and Shot Put Ambulatory (17-5.75) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Marcella Jones, Kent-Meridian track and field — Royals senior won state titles in the 3A Girls 100M Dash (12.17) and 300M Hurdles (42.78) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma. Addison Kelly, Silas track and field — Rams senior won her third straight 3A Girls Triple Jump title (38-6.5) at the WIAA state meet at Mount Tahoma. Kayla Williams, Spanaway Lake track and field — Sentinels junior won the 4A Girls Triple Jump title (40-1) at the WIAA state meet at Mount Tahoma. Callie Wilson, Bonney Lake track and field — Panthers senior claimed the 4A Girls 100M Hurdles state title (14.22) and finished runner-up in the 4A Girls 200M Dash (24.56) at the WIAA Track & Field championships at Mount Tahoma.
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28-05-2025
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VOTE: Tennis, track stars up for Prep Athlete of the Week
As the 2024-25 prep sports season comes to an end, it's time for one last Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to last week's winners of the poll, Bladen Madel of Great Falls High boys' track and Carys Habel of C.M. Russell High girls' tennis. Advertisement More: C.M. Russell's Addison Smith second in pole vault at state track More: AA State Track: Great Falls High's Scarlet Harris runner-up in 100 hurdles More: CMR boys tennis repeats as state champion The polls, posted below, will be open until Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. Happy almost summer to all and best of luck to all soon-to-be graduates of the Class of 2025. Girls' Athlete of the Week nominees Reagan McCalmon, CMR track and field: The junior earned All-State at the state meet with a PR throw in the discus of 113-2 to take fourth. Scarlet Harris, Great Falls High track and field: The sophomore earned two All-State designations at the state meet, finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the long jump. Boys' Athlete of the Week nominees Luke Allen, Great Falls High track and field: The junior finished All-State at the state meet as he hit a personal record of 14-0 in the pole vault to take fourth. Advertisement Eli Crist/Brady Pike, CMR tennis: The doubles tandem made the state finals to lead the Rustler boys' team championship. This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: VOTE: Tennis, track stars up for Prep Athlete of the Week
