Kennedy athlete wins Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week
This week's nominees were from South Salem, Kennedy and Sprague baseball and Delphian, St. Paul, McNary and West Salem track and field.
Kennedy baseball player Landon Kline is the winner of the Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. A senior, Kline posted three hits, including a grand slam, May 6 in the Trojans' 10-0 win over St. Paul.
Kline received 74. 43% of the reader poll votes. South Salem baseball player Harrison Buckingham was second (22.
28%). Here are the other nominees. Harrison Buckingham, South Salem baseball Buckingham, a junior, pitched a full six innings, struck out nine batters and allowed just one hit May 5 in the Saxons' 11-0 win over Sprague.
Nathan Cloutier, Delphian track and field Cloutier, a senior, ran a 1-minute, 59. 64-second 800 meters for second place and the third-best mark in Class 2A this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational. Branson Cook, St.