money Connor Kane of Laney baseball wins StarNewsVarsity Athlete of the Week for April 4-10
It was a close vote this week for StarNewsVarsity Athlete of the Week for April 4-10.
More than 2,000 votes were cast through Wednesday, and Connor Kane from Laney baseball came out on top.
The senior was huge in the Bucs’ playoff push last week. After rain paused the team’s game vs. Topsail, he took the mound on Wednesday and scattered four hits over five innings with seven strikeouts to get the win and hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning for the lead. Then, in an 11-inning win over New Hanover, he hit the walk-off double that ended the Bucs’ 11-game losing streak to the Wildcats.
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Other Nominees
Lillian Austin, Topsail girls lacrosse
Austin combined for 18 goals and 19 draw controls in three victories for the Pirates, as Topsail continued its undefeated march through the Mideastern Conference.
Bella Steiner, Hoggard soccer
Had five goals over three games on the week, including the game-winner in the Vikings’ showdown game with Ashley on Friday night. Hoggard moved to to the top of the MIdeastern Conference with a 2-0 win over the Screaming Eagles.
Dan Spears is the sports editor for the Wilmington StarNews, and Southeast Regional sports editor for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at Dan.Spears@StarNewsOnline.com or on Twitter @DanSpears.
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