Cascade golfer wins Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week
This week's nominees were from North Marion, Central and Regis track, Stayton, West Salem and Blanchet Catholic baseball and Cascade golf.
Cascade golfer Grant Hemelstrand is the winner of Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. A junior, Hemelstrand won the Oregon West Conference district tournament May 12 with a 36-hole total of 158 to qualify for the OSAA 4A state championships. Hemelstrand and the Cougars took home the first-place team trophy.
Hemelstrand received 53. 81% of the reader poll votes. West Salem baseball player Ryan Laro was second (30.
31%). Here are the other nominees. Vinny Arnold, North Marion track and field Arnold, a senior, threw 180 feet, 11 inches in the javelin at the Stayton Invitational May 9 for a third-place finish and Class 4A's second-best mark of the season.
Colton Connally, Stayton baseball Connally, a senior, posted three hits, one run and one RBI in addition to two innings pitched with two strikeouts May 14 in the Eagles' 7-3 win over league rival Cascade. Ryan Laro, West Salem baseball Laro, a senior, smacked three hits for two RBIs and scored five runs May 13 in the Titans' 13-7 win over South Salem. David Rice, Central track and field Rice, a senior, ran a personal-best 10.