Vote for Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week

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The 2026 OSAA high school spring sports season is at the finish line and several Salem-Keizer area athletes have closed their respective seasons with state championship hardware across multiple sports.

Every week, you get to vote for the Statesman Journal’s Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Maps Credit Union.

Here are the nominees for this week’s boys Athlete of the Week.

• Vinny Arnold, North Marion track and field
• Caden Druliner, Silverton track and field
• JT Girod, Central baseball
• Miles Lute, Crosshill Christian baseball
• Calvin Stewart, South Salem track and field
• Braxton Singleton, North Salem track and field
• Creo Walker, Kennedy baseball

Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at statesmanjournal.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.

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Vinny Arnold, North Marion track and field​

Arnold, a senior, won the Class 4A javelin with a 185-foot, 6-inch toss May 30 at the OSAA state championships.

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Caden Druliner, Silverton track and field​

Druliner, a junior, won the Class 5A high jump with a 6-6 leap May 30 at the OSAA state championships.

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JT Girod, Central baseball​

Girod, a junior, pitched a full seven innings and struck out nine batters in the Panthers' 4-2 win over Ridgeview June 2 in the OSAA 5A state semifinals.

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Miles Lute, Crosshill Christian track and field​

Lute, a senior, pitched four innings and struck out six batters and posted a hit at the plate in the Eagles' 7-6 win over Umpqua Valley Christian June 2 in the OSAA Class 2A/1A state semifinals.

Calvin Stewart, South Salem track and field​

Stewart, a senior, finished second in the Class 6A high jump with a 6-8 1/4 clearance May 30 at the OSAA state championships.

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Braxton Singleton, North Salem track and field​

Singleton, a senior, won the Class 6A 110-meter hurdles in 14.47 seconds May 30 at the OSAA state championships.

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Creo Walker, Kennedy baseball​

Walker, a junior, smacked three hits and scored four runs in the Trojans' 14-5 win over Monroe/Alsea June 2 in the OSAA 2A/1A state semifinals.



Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.

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