Creswell athlete wins Active Chiropractic boys Athlete of the Week

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Creswell baseball player Jaxon Pelham is the winner of the Active Chiropractic high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Register-Guard readers.

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A junior, Pelham threw a five-inning no-hitter, struck out 12 and walked just two May 29 to lead the Bulldogs to a 12-0 win over Burns in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

Pelham received 56.26% of the reader poll votes. Lowell track and field athlete Jax Norcutt was second (42.16%).

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Here are the other nominees.

Trayvn DuMont, Elmira track and field​

Elmira sophomore Trayvn DuMont took second place in the 400 with a time of 51.11 seconds May 29 at the OSAA Class 3A state championships.

Cayden Hernandez, Crow track and field​

Crow senior Cayden Hernandez won the discus title with a mark of 157 feet, 10 inches May 29 at the OSAA Class 1A state championships.

Kaleb Moore, Junction City track and field​

Junction City senior Kaleb Moore won the shot put title with a mark of 59-10 1/2 May 29 at the Class 4A state championships.

Moore is just the 11th high school boy in state history to win three or more shot put titles. He also took second in the discus (171-0).

Jax Norcutt, Lowell track and field​

Lowell junior Jax Norcutt won the triple jump title with a personal-best mark of 43-4 1/2 May 29 at the OSAA Class 2A state championships.

Norcutt also placed third in the long jump (21-1/2).

Corbin Sage, Marist Catholic track and field​

Marist Catholic junior Corbin Sage placed second in the 3,000 in a personal-best 8:40.41 May 29 at the OSAA Class 4A state championships.

Malachi Schoenherr, Sheldon track and field​

Sheldon senior Malachi Schoenherr won the 3,000 state title in 8:21.07 May 29 at the OSAA Class 6A state championships.

Yuepeng (Ethan) Vang, Churchill track and field​

Churchill senior Yuepeng (Ethan) Vang took second place in the discus with a throw of 167-9 May 29 at the OSAA Class 5A state championships.

Don Ware, Central Linn track and field​

Central Linn senior Don Ware placed second in the 400 with a personal-best time of 50.47 May 29 at the OSAA Class 2A state championships.

Ware also took sixth in the 200 (23.28).

Levi Woodman, Thurston baseball​

Thurston sophomore outfielder Levi Woodman went 2 for 2 with a home run, a double and two RBIs May 26 to help the Colts to a 4-2 win in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs.


To submit an Athlete of the Week nomination, please email Register-Guard sports reporter Jarrid Denney at [email protected] with the athlete's name, stats and any other relevant information about the performance they are being nominated for.

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