South Salem athlete wins Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week
This week's nominees were from North Marion and Central track and field and South Salem, Woodburn and Sprague baseball.
South Salem baseball player Blake Kansky is the winner of the Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. More: Stayton athlete wins Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week A senior, Kansky pitched a full seven innings, struck out six batters and allowed just three hits April 22 in the Saxons' 8-1 win over Liberty. Kansky received 89.
47% of the reader poll votes. Sprague baseball player Cameron VanKempen was second (9. 86%).
Here are the other nominees. Vinny Arnold, North Marion track and field Arnold, a senior, threw 180 feet, 3 inches in the javelin April 18 for first at the North Marion Invitational. His toss is the second-best mark in Class 4A this season.
Ty Cirino, Central track and field Cirino, a senior, ran a 3-minute, 53. 13-second 1,500-meter race April 24 for the second-best 5A time of the season at the Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays. Mason Pickett, Woodburn baseball Pickett, a junior, posted two hits and three RBIs April 23 in the Bulldogs' 6-5 win over Dallas.