Candidates for Register-Herald Athlete of the Week

Following are the candidates for The Register-Herald Athlete of the Week (in alphabetical order):Drew Bahr, Shady Spring boys soccer. Bahr had three goals and two assists in two Class AAA Region 3 wins for the Tigers, who will play for the championship Wednesday night.Noah Ellis, Liberty football. Ellis carried 18 times for 176 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-29 win over Midland Trail. The Raiders have won six straight games for the first time since 2020.Neena McClintic, Greenbrier East girls cross country. McClintic won her third regional championship. She completed the course in a time of 19:24.5.Kyle Peters, Woodrow Wilson boys cross country. Peters successfully defended his Class AAAA South Region championship with a time of 16:23.0.Jesse Walkup, Greenbrier West boys cross country. Walkup ran a Greenbrier West-record 17:44.2 time to the Class A Region 3 championship, becoming the first Cavalier to win back-to-back titles.Jeffery Watson, Independence boys cross country. Watson claimed his first Class AA Region 3 championship at Westside High School with a time of 16:55.4.Honorable mention recognition: Ben Butler, Greenbrier West football (7 carries, 109 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 43-20 win over Tucker County); Mya Dunlap, James Monroe volleyball (recorded her 1,000th kill and 200th block in a match against Bridgeport); Allie Fragile, Shady Spring volleyball (recorded her 1,000th kill in a match against Spring Valley); Grady Hall, Richwood football (8 of 15, 115 yards, 3 TDs); Liberty football line (paved the way for 388 rush yards and 439 total in a 44-29 win over Midland Trail); Fawkes O’Dell, Richwood football (15 carries, 251 yards, 3 TDs, 1 receiving TD in a 46-42 loss to Gilmer County); Javonte Spencer, Greater Beckley Christian football (two kickoff returns for TD, touchdown run in 69-18 loss to Meadow Bridge); John Withrow, Greenbrier East boys soccer (4 goals, 1 assist in 10-0 Region 3 win over Herbert Hoover); Bow Wykle, Meadow Bridge football (6 carries, 98 yards, 2 TDs in 69-18 win over Greater Beckley Christian).Voting will close Wednesday at noon. The winner will be revealed in the Thursday print edition of The Register-Herald.Readers can cast their votes online. Go to register-herald.com and scroll down the home page to find the poll.All candidates are chosen based on information made available to The Register-Herald. Think we missed someone? Have your coaches or statisticians report their scores and stats to us each night, on a consistent basis. This can be done several ways.We can be reached at 304-255-4475 (leave a detailed message if no answer), or information can be emailed to sports@register-herald.com or gfauber@register-herald.com.