Voting is now open and will run through midnight Thursday for this week’s Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week. The poll is on the upper right-hand side of the page.
Here are your nominees:
Lacie Carr, Carterville: The sophomore was 4-0, allowing only 2 earned runs in 23 innings while striking out 27. She was also 6-11 at the plate with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs helping the Lions pick 4 wins.
Shelby Cook, Murphysboro: The senior was 10-12 with 3 doubles, a grand slam, 9 RBIs, 7 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases helping the Red Devils pick up 3 conference wins.
Alecia Doyle, Carterville: The senior won the 100 (12.76) and the 200 (26.88) at the Carterville Lion Invitational.
Tony Keene, Harrisburg: The sophomore won the 110 hurdles (17.71) and the 300 hurdles (44.18) at the Carterville Lion Invitational.
Sarah McKowen, CORL: The junior won the 1600 (5:55.57) and the 3200 (12:48.00) at the Annies Invitational.
Madi Rathert, Trico: The junior was 7-12 with 4 home runs and 7 RBIs as well as 1-0 with 9 strikeouts in the circle.
Karsten Stotlar, Marion: The senior was 1-0, tossing a 1-hit shutout with 8 strikeouts in 5 innings and needing only 60 pitches to do it. Stotlar also reached base 5 times in 2 games, scoring twice.
Madyson Swope, Carbondale: The junior won the discus (124-04) and the shot put (39-05) at the Carterville Lion Invitational.
Lamark Threadgill, Carbondale: The senior won the 100 (10.93) and the 200 (21.82) at the Carterville Lion Invitational. The 21.82 is a new CCHS school record in the 200.
Lucas Whittington, West Frankfort: The junior was 1-0, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings while striking out 14. Whittington was 3-4 at the plate with a home run, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored.