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

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The OSAA spring sports season is nearing the postseason and Salem-area girls athletes across softball, track and field, golf and tennis are gearing up for the finish.

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.

• Liv Curry, Delphian track and field
• Lily Griffin, West Salem track and field
• Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field
• Maddi Jones, Dallas softball
• Harlow Nelson, Dallas track and field
• Maddy Tingle, Cascade softball
• Ashlyn Wittnebel, McNary softball

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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Liv Curry, Delphian track and field​

Curry, a senior, ran a 15.87-second 100-meter hurdles for a first-place finish and the second-best Class 2A time this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational.

Lily Griffin, West Salem track and field​

Griffin, a sophomore, jumped 5 feet, 3 inches in high jump for first place and the fourth-best 6A mark this season May 6 in a dual meet against McNary.

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Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field​

Hughes, a junior, threw 136-7 in javelin for first and the top mark in Class 3A this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational. She also had a 37-4 winning shot put mark that's third on the 3A season list.

Maddi Jones, Dallas softball​

Jones, a junior, pitched a full seven innings, struck out 14 batters and allowed just three hits May 4 in the Class 5A Dragons' 7-1 win over 6A Sandy.

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Harlow Nelson, Dallas track and field​

Nelson, a sophomore, ran a 12.22 100 for first place and the fifth-best 5A time this spring May 5 at a tri-meet with Lebanon and Central.

Maddy Tingle, Cascade softball​

Tingle, a sophomore, recorded two hits, including a home run, and a team-high four RBIs May 7 in the Cougars' 7-1 win over Oregon West Conference rival Stayton.

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Ashlyn Wittnebel, McNary softball​

Wittnebel, a senior, pitched two innings and collected four strikeouts May 4 in the Celtics' three-inning home win over South Salem. Wittnebel also posted two hits and two RBIs in the 16-0 rout.


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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