North Newton softball's Brynn Christensen voted SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (May 8-14)

Christensen homered twice in a 12-7 victory

Congratulations to North Newton softball's Brynn Christensen, who was voted the SBLive Indiana high school Athlete of the Week for May 8-14. She received more than 40 percent of the votes.

Christensen homered twice in a 12-7 victory against Lafayette Jefferson.

Crown Point boys track and field thrower Seamus Malaski finished second in the voting after receiving more than 28 percent of the votes.

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Previous winners: Illiana Christian's Kevin Corcoran Jr. (May 1-7), Pike Central's Karley Kavanaugh (April 24-30), Penn's Kiley Hinton (April 17-23), Boone Grove's Meredith Szakacs (April 10-16),Bishop Noll's Anais Reyna (April 3-9), Barr-Reeve's Grace Butcher (March 27-April 2), Plainfield's Bode Gilkerson (March 20-26), Scottsburg's Jack Miller (March 13-19), Hammond Central's Kenneth Grant (March 6-11), Ben Davis' Clay Butler (Feb. 27-March 4), West Vigo's Zeke Tanoos (Feb. 20-25), Chesterton's Aiden Torres (Feb. 13-18), Fort Wayne North Side's Eugene Young Jr. (Feb. 6-11), Evansville Harrison's Shane Sims (Jan. 30-Feb. 4),South Spencer's Ty Brown (Jan. 23-28), Lake Central's Vanessa Wimberly (Jan. 16-21), Castle's Jordan Scott (Jan. 9-14), Hammond Central's Danny Garza (Jan. 2-7), Lawrence Central's Jaylah Lampley (Dec. 26-31), Kokomo's Flory Bidunga (Dec. 5-10), Crown Point's Ava Ziolokowski (Nov. 28-Dec. 3), Lapel's Laniah Wills (Nov. 21-26), New Prairie's Marshall Kmiecik (Nov. 14-19), East Central's Josh Ringer (Nov. 7-12), Hamilton Southeastern's Avery Hobson (Oct. 31-Nov. 5), Danville football's Conner Soper (Oct. 24-29), Hamilton Southeastern's Lauren Harden (Oct. 17-22), Brebeuf Jesuit's Sydney Robinson (Oct. 10-15), Franklin's John Shepard (Oct. 3-8), Carmel golfer Claire Swathwood (Sept. 26-Oct. 1), Greenfield-Central golfer Sydney Wherry (Sept. 19-24), East Central (St. Leon) running back Josh Ringer (Sept. 12-17), North Putnam running back Noah Claycomb (Sept. 4-10), Chatard soccer goalkeeper Olivia Hill, (Aug. 29-Sept. 3) and Terre Haute South Vigo outside hitter Lilly Merk (Aug. 22-28).

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Here's another look at the nominees:

AJ Agnew, Borden boys golf

Shot a 6-under 66 to win medalist honors at the Franklin Invitational.

Brayden Ault, Edgewood baseball

Threw a one-hitter with one walk and 13 strikeouts in an 8-0 shutout of Cloverdale.

Brynn Christensen, North Newton softball

Homered twice in a 12-7 victory against Lafayette Jefferson.

Jeremiah Clanton, Michigan City boys track and field

Won the 100 (11.13) and 200 (21.83) at the Duneland Athletic Conference Meet.

Austin Craig, Warsaw boys golf

Won medalist honors at LaPorte's Uebele Invitational, shooting an even-par 72.

Kya Crook, Heritage Christian girls track and field

Took first in the 100 (12.23), high jump (5-10) and long jump (18-3.75) at the Indianapolis City Meet.

Brooke Cunningham, Hebron softball

Pitched a three-hitter with two walks and 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 shutout of South Central.

Mikayla Derks, Illiana Christian softball

Pitched a one-hitter with no earned runs and eight strikeouts to beat Hobart 8-1. She also pitched four no-hit innings with nine strikeouts in a 12-1, six-inning win against Bishop Noll.

Katelyn Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei softball

Homered twice and drove in seven runs in a 12-0 victory against Evansville Reitz.

Karlye Graber, Barr-Reeve softball

Threw a perfect game, striking out 13 of 15 batters, in a 10-0 shutout of North Knox.

Luke Himes, Heritage Christian boys track and field

Won both throws events at the Sagamore Conference Meet, going 62-9 in the shot put and 173-11 in the discus.

Seamus Malaski, Crown Point boys track and field

Swept the throws at the Duneland Athletic Conference Meet with efforts of 56-1 in the shot put and 169-3 in the discus.

Riley McCormick, Chesterton softball

Pitched six-hit ball over six innings and drove in five runs in a 9-3 victory against Valparaiso.

Savannah Nuetzel, Munster girls track and field

Won the 400 (59.06) and ran on the first-place 400 and 1,600 relays at the Northwest Crossroads Conference Meet.

Clara Phariss, Wheeler softball

Threw a two-hitter with no walks and four strikeouts in a 1-0 shutout of Lowell. She also threw a seven-hitter and was 2-for-3 with a double in a 3-2 victory against Boone Grove.

Nicki Southerland, Delta girls track and field

Won the 800 (2:10.30), 1,600 (4:47.54) and 3,200 (11:51,16) at the Hoosier Heritage Conference Meet.

Mason Weaver, Homestead baseball

Tossed a complete game shutout with nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Fort Wayne Carroll.

Emma Yoder, Wawasee girls track and field

Set a Northern Lakes Conference Meet record in the discus at 141-3, breaking a 28-year-old mark by almost 7 feet. Earlier this season, she set the program record of 143-1.

Ryan York, Hanover Central boys track and field

Won the 800 (2:00.04), 1,600 (4:28.61) and 3,200 (9:48.35) at the Greater South Shore Conference Meet.

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