Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week (May 23-29)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for May 23-29 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, June 6th. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivemass.
THIS WEEK’S MASSACHUSETTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Georgia Costello, Oliver Ames girls lacrosse: Costello scored five goals to lead Oliver Ames to a 17-6 win over Middleboro.
Lily Newhall, St. Mary's softball: Newhall tossed a complete-game shutout with 13 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Classical.
Shannon Varvistiotis, Abington softball: Varvistiotis went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs, and tossed five innings with eight strikeouts in Abington's win over Norwell.
Haley McCormack, Tantasqua girls track and field: The freshman won an individual state title in the high jump with a jump of 5-02.
Reese Hansen, Cohasset girls lacrosse: Hansen scored three goals in a dominant 22-4 win over Pembroke.
Jake Vana, St. John's Prep boys lacrosse: Vana scored five goals and added three assists in a 13-8 win over Hingham.
Aiden Donovan, Amesbury baseball: Donovan tossed a six-inning one-hitter and also added two RBIs at the plate in a 6-2 win over Georgetown.
Gavin Thomas, Duxbury boys track and field: Thomas won an individual state title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.47 at the MIAA Division 3 state championship meet.
Seamus Vining, Sandwich baseball: Vining had the walk-off bunt to lift Sandwich to a 4-3 win over Marshfield.
Tim Rogers, BC High boys lacrosse: Rogers scored four goals in a 13-5 win over Xaverian.