Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (3/18/2024)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for March 11-March 16 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, March 25th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveid.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK IDAHO ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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IDAHO NOMINEES
Keanna Conrad, Blackfoot girls wrestling: Won a 16U national championship at the Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and was named the event’s outstanding wrestler with her title at 124 pounds.
Austin DeBoer, Post Falls baseball: Struck out six in three innings of work in the nightcap while combining to go 3-for-5 with four RBI at the plate in doubleheader sweep of Sandpoint.
Maelynn Durham, Kimberly softball: Racked up 11 strikeouts and allowed just one earned run while driving in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in a 2-1 win over Class 4A’s Emmett.
Mason Edwards, Hillcrest boys track and field: Not only swept the 110-meter (14.60 seconds) and 300-meter (39.84) hurdles, but put up the state’s fastest times during a meet at Preston.
Noe Kemper, Boise boys track and field: Put up the fastest times in the state in wins in both the 800-meter (1:55.89) and 1,600-meter (4:20.06) runs at a home meet.
Mack Mauger, Blackfoot boys wrestling: Claimed his fourth consecutive national championship at the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals with a 4-2 decision over Wisconsin teenager Co'ji Campbell at 126 pounds.
Kendra Meyer, Genesee softball: Threw a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts in a 29-0 win over Lapwai.
Haiylee Reeves, Owyhee softball: Combined for five hits, including back-to-back home runs in a doubleheader sweep over Rigby.
Tuff Soloman, Marsh Valley baseball: If he had not hit a few batters with pitches, he would have thrown a perfect game with 10 strikeouts in a 17-0 rout of Teton.
Halli Vaughn, Burley softball: Went a combined 8-for-8 at the plate in a doubleheader sweep of Caldwell.
