The postseason for high school winter sports has started and Salem-Keizer area athletes across basketball, wrestling and swimming are competing day in and day out for individual and team glory.
Every week, you get to vote for the Statesman Journal’s Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Maps Credit Union.
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Here are the nominees for this week’s girls Athlete of the Week.
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Zuri Anderson, Stayton basketball
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Emma Burlison, South Salem basketball
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Chloe Kuschnick, Silverton basketball
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Kathryn Samek, Stayton basketball
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Brooke Tate, South Salem basketball
Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at statesmanjournal.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Athlete of the Week
Zuri Anderson, Stayton basketball
Anderson, a junior, shared team-high scoring honors with 10 points Feb. 10 in the Eagles’ 38-29 win over Cascade.
Emma Burlison, South Salem basketball
Burlison, a senior, reached 1,000 career points Feb. 13 in the Saxons’ 66-47 over McNary.
Chloe Kuschnick, Silverton basketball
Kuschnick, a freshman, scored a team-high 15 points Feb. 13 in the Foxes’ 60-55 win over Lebanon.
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Kathryn Samek, Stayton basketball
Samek, a junior, shared team-high scoring honors with 10 points Feb. 10 in the Eagles’ 38-29 win over Cascade.
Stayton’s Kathryn Samek shoots the ball in a Jan. 20 game against Cascade.
Brooke Tate, South Salem basketball
Tate, a senior, scored crossed the 1,000 career points threshold Feb. 10 in the Saxons’ 66-47 win over McNary.
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Vote for Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week
