The 2025 spring sports activities season is headed towards postseason play in lots of sports activities and the big-game strain has helped create some memorable particular person performances in marquee matchups currently.
Every week this spring, we’ve positioned a highlight on Muskegon-area athletes starting from baseball, softball, soccer, observe, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and boys volleyball with our MLive Excessive Faculty Sports activities Athlete of the Week undertaking.
The purpose of this undertaking is to reward the achievements of excellent student-athletes within the space who deserve particular recognition for his or her laborious work, dedication and talent. We then put collectively a ballot of all of the nominated athletes and permit the readers to solid their vote on who had essentially the most spectacular efficiency.
You may vote as typically as you’d like from now till 10 a.m. Friday when the winner is introduced in their very own article highlighting their achievements.
Coaches and athletic administrators are requested to appoint candidates by emailing Josh VanDyke at jvandyke@mlive.com.
Beneath is a take a look at almost 50 Muskegon-area spring sports activities athletes who’ve put collectively spectacular performances up to now week of motion. Nominees are offered in alphabetical order by final identify.
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Ryan Bosch, Fruitport
The baseball standout for the Trojans surpassed 300 profession strikeouts in his varsity profession after compiling seven strikeouts in three innings throughout a 15-0 win over Comstock Park. He additionally added six hits and three RBI from the plate throughout a three-game sweep of Comstock Park and capped off the week with a 2-run dwelling run throughout a 15-3 win over Fremont.
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Kristian Brown, Reeths-Puffer
The boys golf standout for the Rockets carded a 75 to complete runner-up on the Rocket Invitational on the Lincoln Golf Membership final week.
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Brenna Cabrera, Oakridge
The softball standout for the Eagles registered 4 hits, together with a house run, and 7 RBI throughout her group’s 28-0 win over Orchard View.
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Ezra Carafelle, Mona Shores
The boys lacrosse standout for the Sailors recorded 4 targets and dished out one help throughout his group’s 15-7 win over Byron Middle.
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Lainee Carmean, Mona Shores
The women lacrosse standout for the Sailors scored eight targets to energy her group to a 14-12 win over Byron Middle and added 5 targets, 4 draw controls and three floor balls in her group’s 15-0 win over Holland West Ottawa.
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De’Ontae Chambers, Muskegon
The boys observe standout for the Huge Reds took prime honors within the 100 sprint (11.06) and was additionally a member of the 400 relay group (42.92) that gained its occasion on the O-Ok Inexperienced Convention championship meet.
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Lorelei Chciuk, Grand Haven
The softball standout for the Buccaneers struck out 13 batters from the mound and added one RBI from the plate throughout her group’s slim 2-1 loss to top-ranked Hudsonville.
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Owen Chesebro, Grant
The baseball standout for the Tigers registered three hits, together with a double, six RBI and three runs scored throughout his group’s three-game sweep of Reed Metropolis in CSAA Pink motion.
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Kylie Corrigan, Newaygo
The women observe standout for the Lions took prime honors within the 100 sprint (13.31), was runner-up within the 100 hurdles (16.65) and was a member of the 400 relay group (51.49) that additionally gained its occasion on the CSAA Pink championship meet.
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Emmy Creed, North Muskegon
The women soccer standout for the Norse celebrated her birthday final Wednesday by scoring two targets and meting out an help throughout her group’s 6-1 win over Manistee.
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Mason Darke, Reeths-Puffer
The boys observe standout for the Rockets took prime honors within the 110 hurdles (14.61) and 300 hurdles (39.07) on the O-Ok Inexperienced Convention championship meet.
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Justice Dixon, White Cloud
The women observe standout for the Indians took prime honors within the 200 sprint (27.96), was runner-up within the 100 sprint (13.57) and was a member of the 400 relay group (53.37) that additionally gained its occasion on the CSAA White championship meet.
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Zeker Erler, Ravenna
The baseball standout for the Bulldogs struck out 9 batters and allowed only one run from the mound and in addition added three hits, together with two doubles, from the plate throughout his group’s 2-1 upset win over North Muskegon in Sport 1 of a WMC doubleheader.
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Addison Gillard, Ravenna
The softball standout for the Bulldogs struck out 12 batters from the circle and added a house run from the plate to energy her group to a 8-0 win over Mount Nice Sacred Coronary heart.
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Kenzie Greene, Holton
The softball standout for the Pink Devils struck out 12 batters and allowed simply two hits in her group’s 11-0 win over Belding.
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Luka Hammond, Grand Haven
The boys observe standout for the Buccaneers took prime honors within the 1,600 run with a time of 4:20.48 and was additionally a member of the three,200 relay group that gained its occasion with a time of seven:50.35 on the O-Ok Pink Convention championship meet.
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Lilly Hopkins, Hart
The women observe standout for the Pirates took prime honors within the 200 sprint (27.32) and 400 run (1:01.12), was runner-up within the 100 sprint (13.11) and was a member of the 800 relay group (1:52.02) that additionally gained its occasion on the West Michigan Convention Rivers Division championship meet.
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Audrey Huizinga, Manistee
The women observe standout for the Mariners took prime honors within the 100 sprint (12.54), 200 sprint (25.92), and the 400 run (59.59) on the West Michigan Convention Lakes Division championship meet.
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Logen Huston, Oakridge
The baseball standout for the Eagles registered two hits, 5 RBI and two runs scored throughout his group’s 21-1 win over Orchard View.
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Ella Kinney, Mona Shores
The women soccer standout for the Sailors recorded a hat trick and one help in her group’s 5-0 win over Jenison final week. She additionally added one purpose in her group’s 2-0 win over rival Reeths-Puffer.
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Deagan Klimek, Fremont
The baseball standout for the Packers registered seven hits, 4 RBI and 4 stolen bases in a doubleheader sweep of Holland Christian on Saturday.
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Eddie Kuznar, Mona Shores
The boys golf standout for the Sailors carded a 72 on the Oakland Hills Nation Membership final week to assist energy his group to a Tenth-place group end on the Oakland Hills Invitational.
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Lylah Larson, Kent Metropolis
The softball standout for the Eagles struck out 11 batters from the circle throughout her group’s 7-4 win over Chippewa Hills.
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Chase Lorenz, Hart
The boys observe standout for the Pirates took prime honors within the 200 sprint (22.80) and 400 run (51.40), completed runner-up in 100 sprint (11.31), and was a member of the 800 relay group (1:32.84) that additionally gained its occasion on the West Michigan Convention Rivers Division championship meet.
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Annabelle Lowman, Ludington
The women observe standout for the Orioles took prime honors within the 1,600 run (5:34.56) and three,200 (12:10.78) and was additionally a member of the 1,600 relay group (4:28.08) and the three,200 relay group (10:54.07) that gained their respective occasions on the West Michigan Convention Lakes Division championship meet.
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Andre Meade, Kent Metropolis
The boys observe standout for the Eagles took prime honors within the 100 sprint (11.99), was runner-up within the 200 sprint (23.74) and was a member of the 400 relay group (45.70) that additionally gained its occasion on the CSAA White championship meet.
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Max Miller, Western Michigan Christian
The baseball standout for the Warriors registered three hits and 4 RBI from the plate and added 4 strikeouts from the mound throughout 3.1 innings of no-hit motion in a 14-1 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy.
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Mason Mulnix, Whitehall
The boys observe standout for the Vikings took prime honors within the 100 sprint (10.99), 200 sprint (22.44) and 400 run (50.97) on the West Michigan Convention Lakes Division championship meet.
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Barrett Nance, North Muskegon
The women observe standout for the Norsemen took prime honors within the 800 run (2:04.56) and the 1,600 run (4:49.54) and was additionally a member of the 1,600 relay group (3:32.64) that additionally gained its occasion on the West Michigan Convention Rivers Division championship meet.
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Nora Pollock, Western Michigan Christian
The women soccer standout for the Warriors scored two targets within the first three minutes of her group’s 7-1 win over Grandville Calvin Christian final week. The competition was the WMC program’s annual Alia Zuidema Memorial Sport, honoring the reminiscence of a former freshman standout for the Warriors who handed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2023.
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Vincent Pollock, Fruitport
The boys observe standout for the Trojans took prime honors within the 800 run (2:03.01) and was a member of the three,200 relay group (8:41.90) that additionally gained its occasion on the O-Ok Silver Convention championship meet. Pollock additionally added a third-place end within the 1,600 (4:45.76) and a runner-up end within the 1,600 relay (3:39.76).
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Kendra Value, Grand Haven
The women tennis standout for the Buccaneers scored a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles to energy her group to a 6-2 win over Mona Shores in non-conference motion.
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Hayden Roll, Spring Lake
The boys observe standout for the Lakers took prime honors within the 100 sprint (11.10) on the O-Ok Black Convention championship meet.
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Maylan Sanders, Mason County Central
The women observe standout for the Spartans took prime honors within the 100 hurdles (16.32) and the 300 hurdles (48.54) on the West Michigan Convention Rivers Division championship meet.
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Payton Shoemaker, Grant
The softball standout for the Tigers registered 11 strikeouts and allowed simply three hits from the circle in her group’s 10-7 win over Reed Metropolis in Sport 1 of a doubleheader and added three hits, together with two dwelling runs, 5 RBI and 4 runs scored in a 19-8 win over the Coyotes within the nightcap.
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Jennah Skiba, Ludington
The women tennis standout for the Orioles took prime honors within the No. 1 singles bracket of the West Michigan Convention match with wins over Fremont (6-0, 6-0) and Manistee (4-6, 6-1, 10-8). She additionally added a 6-1, 6-1 win over Western Michigan Christian in non-conference motion.
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Oliver Smies, Spring Lake
The baseball standout for the Lakers registered 9 strikeouts and solely allowed three hits in 5 shutout innings from the mound and added two hits from the plate in a 3-0 win over Grant. He additionally added a triple and an RBI in a 16-1 win over Orchard View.
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Addy Smith, Grand Haven
The women observe standout for the Buccaneers took prime honors within the 800 run with a time of two:14.16 on the O-Ok Pink Convention championship meet.
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Cam Smith, Shelby
The baseball standout for the Tigers struck out 17 batters and allowed only one hit and one stroll from the mound and added two hits and 4 RBI from the plate throughout an 8-0 win over Bear Lake.
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Reese Smith, Hart
The softball standout for the Pirates threw an ideal recreation from the circle and smashed two dwelling runs and had six RBI from the plate throughout her group’s doubleheader sweep of Orchard View.
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Hallie Snyder, Fremont
The beginning goalkeeper for Fremont women soccer group stopped all 15 pictures she confronted to assist her group safe a hard-fought 1-0 win over Fruitport final week.
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Hestyn Stowe, Ludington
The women soccer standout for the Orioles recorded a hat trick to energy her group to a 4-1 win over Shelby in West Michigan Convention motion.
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Ja’Mari Taylor, Mona Shores
The boys observe and discipline standout for the Sailors set a brand new faculty report within the discus with a throw of 176 ft, 11 inches on the Punch a Gap within the Sky meet in Midland this previous weekend.
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Cam Thompson, Whitehall
The boys observe and discipline athlete of the Vikings took prime honors within the discus (142-11), 110 hurdles (14.83), and 300 hurdles (40.99) and completed runner-up within the excessive bounce (5-10) on the West Michigan Convention Lakes Division championship meet.
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Grace VanderKooi, Western Michigan Christian
The women observe standout for the Warriors set a brand new faculty report within the 400-meter run with a time of 59.75 seconds at a house invitational meet final week. She additionally added a brand new personal-best time within the 200 sprint with a time of 27.46 seconds, which ranks second all-time at school historical past.
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Raquel Walker, Reeths-Puffer
The women observe standout for the Rockets took prime honors within the lengthy bounce with a person-best mark of 18 ft, 2 inches on the O-Ok Inexperienced Convention championship meet.
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Jordan Wolting, Shelby
The softball standout for the Tigers struck out 9 batters and allowed simply two hits, two runs and two walks from the mound and added 4 hits, three RBI, together with a double and a house run from the plate in a 21-2 win over Bear Lake.
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