Vote for the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week

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Weymouth High's Liam Barr has been voted the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week.

Barr received more than 6,500 votes to earn the honor. The right-handed pitcher set a new single-game program record (for 7 innings) with 17 strikeouts in pitching the Wildcats to a 2-0 win over Norwell in the regular-season finale. In 2003, Chris McDonough had 20 strikeouts vs. Newton North in a 9-inning game.

And this week's candidates are ...

The poll​

The candidates​

Nicholas Askjaer, Cohasset boys track & field​

Askjaer won Division 6 state titles in both the shot put (61 feet 1.75 inches) and discus (182-04) at Westfield State University.

John Barren, North Quincy baseball​

Barren hit the deciding 2-run double in the sixth inning as the 35th-seeded Raiders pulled off a stunning upset by beating No. 3 Springfield Central, 5-4, in the Div. 1 Round of 32. It was the Raiders' first tournament win since 2023. Barren also had an RBI double in a 3-0 win over Bridgewater-Raynham in the preliminary round.

Adam Bushley, BC High baseball​

Bushley pitched 5 scoreless innings and only surrendered 2 hits in an 8-2 win over Methuen in the Div. 1 Round of 32.

Finn Cronin, Silver Lake boys lacrosse​

Cronin and teammate Cole Miller each scored 5 goals to power the Lakers to a 16-12 win over Plymouth North in the Div. 2 Round of 32.

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Teddy Dunn, Milton baseball​

Dunn hit a walk-off grand slam to beat No. 29 Marblehead, 6-3, in the Div. 2 Round of 32. He also doubled as part of a 2-for-3 day for the fourth-seeded Wildcats.

Trevor Falk, Pembroke boys lacrosse​

Falk had a hat trick in a 7-2 victory over Nashoba Regional in the Div. 3 Round of 32. It was just the Titans' second-ever playoff win.

Kevin Leonard, Pembroke boys track & field​

Leonard won the Div. 4 state title in the 110-meter hurdles (14.79 seconds) and ran on the second-place 4x100m relay team 43.82) at Bridgewater State University.

Ian McNeil, Duxbury boys track & field​

McNeil won Div. 4 state titles in both the 100 meters (10.79 seconds) and the 200m 21.98) at Bridgewater State University.

Jonah Stephens Roye, Milton boys track & field​

Stephens Roye won Div. 3 state titles in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.81 seconds) and the 400m hurdles 54.36) at Merrimack College, helping the Wildcats tie for fifth in team scoring.

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Monday, June 8 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to [email protected]. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Vote for the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week

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