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MUSKEGON – The third week of the MLive Muskegon Chronicle spring sports Athlete of the Week fan poll is upon us. Let's cut to the chase.
Muskegon-area coaches: WE NEED YOUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS. (Pretty please?)
A few coaches have come through in the first few weeks, but not nearly enough. You may make Athlete of the Week nominations by emailing Scott DeCamp at sdecamp1@mlive.com by noon on Sundays.
Yes, this is a poll. More importantly, it's a chance to get your student-athletes some recognition by highlighting their performances.
Capsules for 11 nominees are listed below, based primarily on their performances spanning April 22-27.
This week's poll will remain open until noon Friday. You may vote as many times as you wish.
Oakridge softball player Kayla Fessenden won Muskegon's Athlete of the Week poll for April 8-13.
Mona Shores soccer player Bri Wade won the fan poll for April 15-20.
Here are the most recent Athlete of the Week nominees, listed alphabetically. The poll is at the bottom of this story.
JENNA CORE
School: Spring Lake
Sport: Softball
Class: Senior
Week in review: Core just missed hitting for the cycle in a 12-2, six-inning victory over Coopersville in Game 2 of a doubleheader Tuesday. She homered, tripled and doubled. In the first game, an 8-0 Lakers victory, Core had two hits and scored two runs. Then, on Thursday, in completing the three-game sweep of Coopersville in a 17-0, three-inning win, she homered and drove in four runs. Spring Lake has now won 83 straight conference games. The Lakers are ranked sixth in Division 2 and bring a 13-2 record into this week.
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ALICIA HALL
School: North Muskegon
Sport: Tennis
Class: Sophomore
Week in review: The Norse's No. 1 singles standout picked up where she left off last season, when she advanced to the round of 16 at No. 1 singles at the Division 4 state finals. Last week, Hall picked up straight-set wins over Fruitport Monday (6-4, 6-4), vs. Fremont Wednesday (6-1, 6-0) and against Mona Shores Thursday (6-0, 6-0). Then, on Saturday, she notched two more wins: One by default vs. Western Michigan Christian, then another vs. Grand Haven (6-2, 6-3). She now has an 11-3 record on the season. As a team, North Muskegon is 9-2 in duals.
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MAKAYLA HOGAN
School: Ravenna
Sport: Softball
Class: Senior
Week in review: Hogan did the job in the pitcher's circle and at the plate last week. In a 19-8 win over North Muskegon, completed Friday after it was previously suspended, she picking up the win and helped her own cause by finishing 3-for-4 with a double. In the first game of that doubleheader against the Norse, a couple weeks ago, she recorded the pitching win and went 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run in an 18-9 victory. On Tuesday, in a 10-0 win over Montague in a conference split, Hogan allowed only three hits and one walk while striking out four in the shutout.
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CHASE KNOWLTON
School: Mona Shores
Sport: Golf
Class: Freshman
Week in review: Knowlton was one of only two players who broke 80 in windy conditions at the 15-team Ludington Invitational on Friday. He shot 79 to finish in second place individually, one shot behind medalist John Slivka of Manistee Catholic Central. As a team, Mona Shores claimed first and second place with its 'A' and 'B' teams.
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RAEGAN LOCKHART
School: Reeths-Puffer
Sport: Track and field
Class: Senior
Week in review: In a quad meet against Jenison, Kenowa Hills and Muskegon, Lockhart took first place in the 1600 with a personal record (5:51.98), she anchored the winning 4x800 relay team (10:44.83), and she also ran on the first-place 4x100 relay team (52.92). Additionally, Lockhart took second in the 800 with a PR (2:31.80).
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KENDALL MATHIS
School: Newaygo
Sport: Track and field
Class: Sophomore
Week in review: Mathis medaled in two events at the 16-team Kent City Invitational on Friday. She took first place in high jump with a personal-best effort of 5-foot-1, then she finished seventh in long jump with a leap of 13-foot-11. Her PR in long jump this season is 14-7 at the GVSU Laker Challenge on March 22. Mathis also competes in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
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DAELYNN MCKINNON
School: Hesperia
Sport: Softball
Class: Sophomore
Week in review: McKinnon's week was highlighted by her effort in Hesperia's sweep of Morley-Stanwood. In a 14-2, six-inning win in Game 1, she went 3-for-3 with an RBI. In a 21-0, three-inning victory in Game 2, McKinnon finished 4-for-4 with a three-run home run, seven RBIs and four runs scored.
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EVAN MOSKWA
School: Reeths-Puffer
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Week in review: Moskwa continued his strong junior season with a couple more big games last week. In a 10-5 win over Byron Center Thursday, he tallied three goals and one assist, plus he won 15 of 17 face-offs and gathered 16 groundballs. In a 9-8 victory over Zeeland Tuesday, Moskwa had two goals and two assists, plus he won 16 of 20 face-offs and collected 11 groundballs.
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MAKAYLA THOMPSON
School: Reeths-Puffer
Sport: Softball
Class: Senior
Week in review: The left-hander was dominant in the pitcher's circle and at the plate in R-P's 5-0 victory over West Ottawa in the Rocket Invitational on Saturday. The Kent State signee fired a shutout with 15 strikeouts, and she had three hits at the plate with three RBIs. The Rockets went 3-0 in their tournament. On Tuesday, in an OK Black Conference split with Mona Shores, Thompson led Reeths-Puffer to the 9-1 Game 1 win by striking out 14.
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RILEY TRYGSTAD
School: Mona Shores
Sport: Tennis
Class: Sophomore
Week in review: Trygstad has moved around in different flights to help her team. On Saturday at No. 3 singles, she won matches against opponents from West Ottawa, 7-5, 7-6 (6); Caledonia, 6-3, 6-2; and Grand Rapids Northview, 2-6, 6-3, 10-4, to take first place in her flight against really solid competition. Normally, Trygstad plays No. 1 doubles with senior Makyla Lieb.
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KOLEMAN WALL
School: Oakridge
Sport: Baseball
Class: Senior
Week in review: For the second time in three weeks, Wall is a nominee for Athlete of the Week. You cannot ignore his production. In a 4-0 win over Shelby Tuesday, he struck out 20 and combined on a no-hitter with Austin Fairchild, who recorded the final out. Wall went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored in the game, and he also had two RBIs in a 7-3 Game 1 win that day. On Saturday vs. Sault Ste. Marie, Wall homered twice in a 9-0 Game 1 win, and in a 6-0 Game 2 victory he picked up the pitching win and helped his own cause with two hits.
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