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. Paul track and field
Cook, a senior, jumped 6 feet, 2 inches in high jump for a first-place finish and the top mark in Class 1A this spring May 2 at the Jewell HS Jam.
Joey Elston, McNary track and field
Elston, a senior, ran a 48.5 400 for a first place and the third-best 6A time of the season May 2 at the Rose City Championship Track and Field Invite. Elston also anchored the Celtics’ 4×400 with Yosef Picazo, Mason Bowlby and Adam Ellis that ran a 3:19.89 to claim silver medal and second on the 6A season list.
Anders Hagen, West Salem track and field
Hagen, a senior, ran a personal-best 3:54.89 1,500 for second place and the fifth-best 6A time this spring May 2 at the Rose City Championship Track and Field Invite.
Derek Olivo, McNary track and field
Olivo, a junior, threw 208-7 in javelin for a first and the top 6A mark this season May 2 at the Rose City Championship Track and Field Invite.
Jaxson Redel, Sprague baseball
Redel, a senior, pitched a six-inning shutout and struck out four batters May 6 in the Olympians’ 4-0 win over South Salem.
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Kennedy baseball player wins Maps boys Athlete of the Week