Sarah Williams voted Montgomery-area girls high school athlete of the week for May 9-15
Prattville Christian softball player Sarah Williams was voted the Montgomery Advertiser girls high school athlete of the week for the second week of May.
Williams, a junior catcher, received 18,011 votes, claiming 41.88% of the total. Brewbaker Tech softball player Grace Hunter finished second.
You can nominate an athlete for next week's poll by emailing jshames@gannett.com.
To submit high school scores, statistics, records, leaders and other items at any time, email jshames@gannett.com or sports@montgomeryadvertiser.com.
Voting closed Thursday at noon.
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Grace Hunter, softball, Brewbaker Tech
Batted .529 with six RBIs, two doubles, two walks and two stolen bases over five games of the 5A Central Regional as Brewbaker Tech qualified for its first-ever state tournament
Hit a two-RBI single in the fifth inning of the final qualifier against Tallassee, giving the Rams a lead they wouldn't relinquish
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Sarah Grace Jones, softball, Prattville
In a 4-2 win over Daphne in a win-or-go-home Class 7A Central Region qualifier, drove in the go-ahead run on an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning
Had three RBIs and was perfect in her fielding chances at second base as the Lions went 2-1 during the regional and qualified for the state tournament
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Hailey O'Brien, softball, Elmore County
Went 2-for-4 with a three-RBI triple in a 10-4 win over Tallassee in the 5A Central Regional championship game
Struck out 15 batters in 5⅓ innings in a 5-4 win over Central of Clay County; gave up two hits, one earned run and no walks
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Katherine Warren, soccer, Trinity
Scored two goals in Trinity's 4-0 win over Whitesburg Christian in the Class 1A-3A state championship game on May 13, the Wildcats' second straight title and third in the last four full seasons
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Sarah Williams, softball, Prattville Christian
Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and hit a double in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 14-13 win over Montgomery Catholic, setting up Chloe Hollon's walk-off triple which sent the Panthers to the Class 3A state tournament
Went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs in a 20-0 win over Greensboro in the first game of the Central Regional
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Beka Yang, golf, Pike Road
Finished as runner-up at the Class 4A-5A state tournament at RTJ Hampton Cove in Owens Cross Roads
Fired rounds of 74 and 76 for a 6-over-par 150, one stroke behind Lauren Sechrest of Alexandria
Led the Patriots to a team state championship with a score of 468, 16 strokes ahead of White Plains
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