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Softball and boys tennis are over for Marion-area athletes, while the baseball teams from Northmor and Highland are playing in regional tournaments the week of June 1, and several athletes will compete in the expanded state track and field championships in Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium later this week, too.
These are also the final athlete of the week polls for the Marion Star for the 2025-26 high school sports seasons.
Fans are encouraged to vote as often as allowed at MarionStar.com and its app for their favorite boys and girls athletes who were nominated for accomplishments made during the week that ended May 31. The polls are open through the early morning of June 7.
Here are the nominees:
Marion Star Boys Athlete of the Week for May 31
Northmor baseball's Brody Beck pitched a five-hitter with two earned runs, four walks and eight strikeouts in an upset of top-ranked Division VI powerhouse West Jefferson to win the district championship.
Highland baseball's Cade Minnick pitched three innings of relief, allowing two hits, two walks and two strikeouts, in an upset of Division IV No. 1 power Jonathan Alder to take the district championship.
North Union track's Griffin Osborne won a regional championship in the long jump at 22 feet, 8 inches, which was the longest jump in all the Division IV regionals and qualifies him for the state meet.
Mount Gilead track's Kasen Wallace was a regional runner-up in the Division IV pole vault at 14-8, plus he earned an at-large state berth in the 300 hurdles.
Pleasant track's Joey Dietsch ran 9 minutes, 31.7 seconds for fourth place in the Division IV 3200 meters to qualify for state.
Ridgedale track's Brogan Weston qualified for state in four events, helping his 4x800 relay post the best Division V time in all the regionals at 7:55.67, plus making it in the 3200, 1600 and 4x400 relay.
Marion Star Girls Athlete of the Week for May 31
Highland track's Kynzie Green made it to state in the Division III shot put with a throw of 35-8 3/4 and was the regional runner-up in the discus at 123-3 to move on to state in both events.
River Valley track's Finley Blevins was the regional runner-up in the Division III pole vault at 11-8 to qualify for state for a second year in a row.
North Union track's Gabby Lindsey was the regional runner-up in the Division IV long jump at 17-8, third in the 400 meters at 57.3 and fourth in the 200 at 25.6 to make it back to state.
Elgin track's Julia Kuba is seeded second in the seated shot put at 14-6 and is also slated to compete in the seated 100 and 400 and possibly the 800 at the state meet.
Northmor track's Brooke Bower will compete at state in three events, qualifying out of the Division IV regionals in the 100, 400 and 4x800 relay.
Northmor track's Brooke Bower will compete at state in three events, qualifying out of the Division IV regionals in the 100, 400 and 4x800 relay.
Ridgedale track's Maddie McKenzie was third in the 100 hurdles in 16:48 at the Division V regional to qualify for state.
Last week's winners
There were 672 votes in the girls poll with River Valley softball's Kylie Eastep winning it with 281 votes for 42 percent. Eastep hit a walk-off two-run home run to lift the Vikings to their first district championship since 2001.
Other nominees were Green, Northmor softball's Maleah Blevins, Elgin track's Kadence Gear and North Union softball's Emma McElroy.
There were 422 votes in the boys poll with River Valley baseball's Dominic Weber winning it with 188 votes for 45 percent. Weber went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in a tournament loss to Johnstown.
Other nominees were Highland baseball's Caleb Youngman, Marion Harding track's Theo Collins, Pleasant tennis player Alex Yancey and Cardington baseball's Josh Goers.
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