North Eugene athlete wins Active Chiropractic girls Athlete of Week
This week's nominees were from Creswell, Marist Catholic, North Eugene, Pleasant Hill, Sheldon, South Eugene, Springfield and Thurston.
North Eugene softball player Ella Anderson is the winner of the Active Chiropractic high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted by Register-Guard readers. A sophomore, Anderson went 4 for 4 with three RBIs March 22 to help the Highlanders to a 26-0 win over McKay. Anderson received 53.
82% of the reader poll votes. Thurston softball player Daphnie Heckel was second (34. 52%).
Here are the other nominees. See also: Sheldon athlete wins Active Chiropractic boys Athlete of the Week Brooklyn Anderson, Thurston track and field Thurston senior Brooklyn Anderson won the 100-meter hurdles in 14. 44 seconds March 19 at the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at McMinnville High School.
Anderson's time is the fastest in the state this season by nearly a full second. She also won the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 5 1/4 inches — good for second-best in the state this season. RIpley Buckhantz, South Eugene softball South Eugene sophomore RIpley Buckhantz went 3 for 5 with a double, a triple and four RBIs March 23 to help the Axe to a 14-8 win over North Salem.