Vote! Who should be Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week?

[ASFN Admin]

The OSAA spring sports season is marching on and Salem-area girls athletes across softball, track and field, golf and tennis are regularly putting in impressive performances.

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 girls Athlete of the Week.

• Mahayla Benoit, Dallas softball
• Maylie Brown, Stayton softball
• Scout Haugen, Silverton track and field
• Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field
• Autumn Siegel, McNary softball
• Violet Siegel, McNary softball
• Brynn Taufa'ausa, Central track and field

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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Mahayla Benoit, Dallas softball​

Benoit, a sophomore, posted three hits, two runs and two RBIs April 22 in the Dragons' 8-4 win over Silverton.

Maylie Brown, Stayton softball​

Brown, a sophomore, recorded three hits, three runs and three RBIs April 23 in the Eagles' 15-0 win over North Marion.

Scout Haugen, Silverton track and field​

A freshman, Haugen jumped 5 feet, 9 1/4 inches April 24 to win the high jump at Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays in Portland.

Haugen's mark is fourth on the 5A all-time list, tied for 12th in state history and is the best mark in Oregon this season by more than two inches.

Three days earlier, she broke the 5A all-time freshman class record with a clearance of 5-7 in a four-team league meet at West Albany.

Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field​

Hughes, a junior, threw a 3A season-best 130-4 for first in discus April 18 at the North Marion Invitational. She also threw a 35-8 shot put, which earned her second at the meet and is the fifth-best mark in 3A.

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Autumn Siegel, McNary softball​

Siegel, a freshman, hadd three hits, three runs and three RBIs April 24 in the Celtics' 10-0 win over Sprague.

Violet Siegel, McNary softball​

Siegel, a senior, posted four hits, four runs and two RBIs April 24 in the Celtics' 10-0 win over Sprague.

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Brynn Taufa'ausa, Central track and field​

Taufa'ausa, a junior, threw 36-1 in shot put April 18 for second at the John Oliver Invitational. Her mark is third on the 5A season list.



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.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Vote for Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week

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