Northern Nevada Weekly Athlete Nominees: O'Flaherty Leads

Soccer sets the pace

O'Flaherty’s four-goal display was the headline performance, but the shortlist includes several other decisive attacking efforts:

• Julie Chaves scored three times in Lowry’s 8-1 victory over Debbie Smith CTE.
• Gwynth Harsh netted twice as Reno defeated Reed 5-1.
• Mirahi Huichapa scored twice in Reed’s 3-0 win against North Valleys.
• Joley Luke struck twice in Bishop Manogue’s 6-0 victory over Damonte Ranch.
• Nyah Stallings scored four goals in Galena’s 8-0 win against Douglas.

The report says the soccer nominees combined individual scoring bursts with emphatic team results, giving voters a broad range of performances to consider.

Volleyball nominees made their mark

Volleyball provides two nominees whose contributions extended beyond one statistical category.

Luey Fowler recorded 11 winning attacks and two aces as McQueen swept Reed 3-0, winning 25-19, 25-20 and 25-13.

Maddie Fritz helped Spanish Springs complete a dramatic comeback against Douglas. The report credits her with 11 winning attacks, two aces and eight digs in a five-set victory after her team lost the opening two sets.

Cross-country completes the list

The report also names Lucia Avril and Gioia Coudriet after their winning runs. Avril won the girls’ Madman Mills race in 23:52, while Coudriet took the girls’ event at Damonte Ranch in 17:50.88.

Readers can vote in the weekly online poll, with the soccer goal hauls, volleyball comebacks and cross-country victories all competing for recognition. The next storyline will be whether another multi-goal performance leads the following shortlist or whether a team-changing display from another sport takes the award.