Bellevue East softball player Alisha McMurtry voted SBLive’s Nebraska high school athlete of the week (10/3/2023)

McMurtry tallied more than 9,000 votes

Nate Olson | Oct 3, 2023

Bellevue East softball player Alisha McMurtry voted SBLive’s Nebraska high school athlete of the week (10/3/2023) /

Bellevue East sophomore softball player Alisha McMurtry was voted SBLive’s Nebraska High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 18-24.

McMurtry totaled 9.073 votes (47.75%). Millard North freshman softball player Abby Beard was second with 6,571 votes.

McMurtry starred in wins over Burke, Central and Columbus. She drove in three on three hits, a double and a homer against Burke, had three more driven in on two hits and a long ball against Central, then pushed four across the plate on two blasts against Columbus.

Published Oct 3, 2023

NATE OLSON

Nate Olson has covered prep and college sports in Arkansas since 1998. He has managed several newspapers and magazines in The Natural State and has won numerous awards for his work. Nate, who also has six years of public relations experience, has appeared statewide on radio and television throughout his career, and currently co-hosts a high school football postgame radio show.