Vote: Who should be Statesman Journal high school boys Athlete of the Year?

The 2024-25 high school sports season has wrapped up, and athletes from the Salem-Keizer area produced countless memorable performances this past school year.Now it's your turn to vote for who is the best.Nominees for Statesman Journal boys Athlete of the Year are:Drew Bartels, Blanchet Catholic baseballTy Cirino, Central cross-country and track and fieldJarrod Coy, West Salem swimmingJay R Flores, McNary soccerGabe Haines, Central football and track and fieldGavin Hall, Western Christian basketballKenya Johnson, Sprague football, wrestling and track and fieldLandon Knox, Cascade basketballIsaiah Koehnke, Regis basketballCarson Langford, Dallas wrestlingSawyer Nelson, South Salem baseballDerek Olivo, McNary track and fieldAddison Samuell, Stayton soccerBraxton Singleton, North Salem track and field and footballJarod Stanley, Sprague basketballCalvin Stewart, South Salem track and fieldSawyer Teeney, Silverton football and basketballCruz Veliz, Woodburn basketballGrady Wolf, St.

Paul football and basketball Bo Zurcher, Silverton wrestling and footballInformation about each nominee is listed below.

Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at statesmanjournal.com/sports.

The poll closes at 11 a.m.

Friday, July 4.Drew Bartels, Blanchet Catholic baseball The senior was named the Class 3A state player of the year and earned first-team all-state honors after helping Blanchet Catholic win its first-ever state baseball title.Bartels, who has signed to play at Centralia College, threw a complete game, struck out 10 and allowed just one run in a 2-1 win over Taft in the state semifinals.

Ty Cirino, Central cross-country and track and fieldThe junior clocked a personal-best 5,000-meter cross-country time of 14 minutes, 35.4 seconds the 19th-best time in the U.S.

this season among high school runners at the Rose City Championship Invite.

Cirino went on to take fourth place at the Class 5A state championships at Lane Community College.In the spring, Cirino placed third at the state meet in both the 1,500 (3:54.21) and 3,000 (8:21.04).Jarrod Coy, West Salem swimmingThe junior took second place in the 500 freestyle (4:40.19) and placed sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.76) at the Class 6A state meet at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton.Coy also swam the first leg of West Salem's seventh-place 400 freestyle relay team.Jay R Flores, McNary soccerThe senior was named the Central Valley Conference player of the year and earned Class 6A first-team all-state honors after leading McNary to the state semifinals.Gabe Haines, Central football and track and fieldThe swept the Class 5A discus (156 feet, 5 inches) and shot put (52-2 3/4) titles at Hayward Field.

On the football field, he earned second-team all-state honors as a defensive lineman and honorable mention recognition on the offensive line.

He is a Colgate University football signee.Gavin Hall, Western Christian basketballFor the second year in a row, the senior guard was named the Class 2A state player of the year.

Hall helped lead Western Christian to a second consecutive state title.Kenya Johnson, Sprague football, wrestling, track and fieldThe Olympians' versatile senior was a Class 6A first-team all-state running back, an honorable mention all-state linebacker and the Central Valley Conference offensive player of the year.

During the winter season, Johnson won his first-ever state wrestling title when he captured the 6A 190-pound crown by 5-2 decision.

In the spring, Johnson qualified for the state meet at 400 meters and ran a leg on Sprague's seventh-place 4x400-meter relay team.Landon Knox, Cascade basketballThe Cougars' senior earned Class 4A first-team all-state honors and was named the Oregon West Conference player of the year after helping lead Cascade to a third-place state finish.Isaiah Koehnke, Regis basketballKoehnke set the Oregon career scoring and ended his Regis career with 2,664 points after helping his team reach the Class 2A state semifinals.

He surpassed former Lake Oswego star and NBA standout Kevin Love (2,628).

Koehnke earned first-team all-state honors for the second consecutive season.

Carson Langford, Dallas wrestlingThe Dragons' freshman captured the Class 5A 190-pound state title by major decision at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

Last June, Langford won 187-pound freestyle and Greco-Roman gold medals at the U15 Pan Am Championships in El Salvador.Sawyer Nelson, South Salem baseballThe Saxons' junior shortstop earned Class 6A first-team all-state honors and was named the Central Valley Conference player of the year after hitting .543 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and a 1.109 slugging percentage.Nelson, who helped South Salem to the state quarterfinals, has committed to play at Loyola Marymount University.Derek Olivo, McNary track and fieldThe sophomore won the Class 6A javelin state title (196-4) and took second in the discus (155) at Hayward Field in Eugene.Olivo's personal-best javelin throw of 202-1 at the Vic Downs Mac Invite on April 11 was the best in the state of Oregon this season.

Addison Samuell, Stayton soccerThe senior was named the Class 4A state player of the year and the Oregon West Conference player of the year after scoring 40 goals tied for seventh-most in state history for a single season, regardless of classification.Samuell helped lead Stayton to the state semifinals.

Braxton Singleton, North Salem track and field and footballThe junior captured the Class 6A 110-meter hurdles state title with a personal-best time of 14.77 seconds at Hayward Field in Eugene.

One week earlier, at the district meet, he took down a school record in the same event that had stood for 63 years.On the football field, Singleton earned first-team all-conference honors as a defensive back and earned second-team recognition as a wide receiver.

Jarod Stanley, Sprague basketballThe senior was named the Central Valley Conference co-player of the year, earned Class 6A honorable mention all-state honors and helped Sprague place fourth at the state tournament at the Chiles Center in Portland.Stanley has committed to play at Western Oregon next season.

Calvin Stewart, South Salem track and fieldThe junior claimed the Class 6A state high jump title with a winning mark of 6-7 3/4 at Hayward Field in Eugene.Stewart's personal-best leap of 6-9 3/4 at the April 5 Oregon Relays was the second-best in the state of Oregon this season.

Sawyer Teeney, Silverton football and basketballThe senior quarterback earned Class 5A second-team all-state honors and was named the Mid-Willamette Conference co-offensive player of the year after throwing for 32 touchdowns and just two interceptions while passing at a 73% clip.In the winter, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors on the basketball court.

Teeney, who helped Silverton to the state semifinals, is a University of Idaho football signee.

Cruz Veliz, Woodburn basketballThe Bulldogs' senior earned Class 5A second-team all-state honors, marking the fourth season in a row that he has earned either first- or second-team recognition.

Grady Wolf, St.

Paul football and basketball The senior was a Class 2A first-team all-state quarterback and first-team defensive back.

He ran for a team-high 125 yards and a touchdown in St.

Paul's 28-20 win over Oakland in the 2A state title game at Cottage Grove High School.Wolf earned honorable mention all-state recognition on the basketball court.

Bo Zurcher, Silverton wrestling and footballThe Foxes' senior won the Class 5A 165-pound wrestling title in thrilling fashion, landing a takedown with just eight seconds left in the third round to earn a 5-3 victory at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

In the fall, Zurcher earned all-state honorable mention recognition at linebacker after helping Silverton football to the state semifinals.

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