Duchesne softball player Lyla Pearson voted SBLive’s Nebraska high school athlete of the week

The sophomore totaled more than half the votes

Nate Olson | Oct 16, 2023

Duchesne softball player Lyla Pearson was voted SBLive’s Nebraska High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-8.

Pearson totaled 2,166 votes (54.11%). Pierce volleyball player Skylar Scholting was second with 1,374 votes (34.32%).

Pearson had 24 runs driven in and pushed 11 of those across the plate in the last five games. In the subdistrict and district round, she had eight of those, collected five hits, two doubles, two home runs and overall went 5 for 12. Her top performance was in Game 1 of the district final, when she went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, a double, home run and a run.

Published Oct 16, 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.