First-place finishes, strikeouts highlight Pueblo-area Players of the Week for March 14-20
The spring season is ‘Marching’ along and the student-athletes in Pueblo are starting to hit their strides in their respective sports.
This week’s Players of the Week includes performances from the baseball field, tennis court, volleyball court, and track.
Each week, the Chieftain recognizes the top student-athletes from area schools to highlight those who have performed at a high level. The Chieftain sports staff selects them. Coaches can nominate players by emailing cabdelmalek@gannett.com before Wednesday night.
Pueblo Chieftain readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website, chieftain.com. The poll is located at the bottom of the article and closes at midnight Friday.
There are no voting restrictions, so vote now and vote often. This poll will close on Friday at midnight. Here are the Players of the Week for March 14-20.
Brady Dunlap, Pueblo South, volleyball
Dunlap had a big game for the Colts’ team as they blew past James Irwin in a 3-0 victory. He had seven kills, three aces, one blocked shot, and eight digs in the game.
Caeden Herrera, Pueblo South, baseball
Herrera was stellar for the Colts as they got past Skyline 10-0. He pitched six innings giving up only three hits and striking out six without allowing a run. He also went 3-3 at the plate with a triple and two RBIs to add to his game.
Cole Barger, Pueblo County, baseball
Barger was clutch in the Hornets' victory over Palisade 5-0. He went 2-3 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs. He also started the game on the mound and went three innings giving up two hits and striking out three batters.
Jayce Ibarra, Pueblo Central, baseball
Ibarra had a big game for the Wildcats in their 18-7 victory over Northridge. He went a perfect 2-2 at the plate with one walk, a triple, and three RBIs.
Ava Andrada, Pueblo East, tennis
Andrada was strong in her singles victory over Talena Dillard of Widefield. She went 6-0 and 6-4 to take the victory and help the Eagles to a 5-2 win.
Luke Ware, Pueblo West, track and field
Ware came in first place at the Banana Belt Classic in the 400-meter dash. He finished with a time of 52.35 seconds, a full second better than second place.
Kiera Kirkpatrick, Pueblo West, track and field
Kirkpatrick turned on the jets this week as she took home first place in the 100-meter dash at the Banana Belt Classic. She clocked in at 12.75 seconds beating out second place who finished with a time of 13.05.
Lily Nibert, Pueblo County, track and field
Nibert was able to leap over the competition at the Banana Belt Classic taking home first place in the Triple Jump event. She finished with a distance of 35-10 beating out second place by less than five inches.
This article originally appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain: Pueblo's Players of the Week for March 14-20 is now open for fan votes
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