Girls Athlete of the Year voting on hold, hopefully for just a short time

FROM KEITH GROLLER

As I type this at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, there has been a problem with the Senior High School Athlete of the Year girls poll and it has been taken down from its online location.

If the problem can't be fixed soon and the poll is out of commission on Sunday, we will try to get it back up and running on Monday and will extend the deadline to midnight Monday night.

Because of this system glitch, you can also e-mail me votes -- even for people who are on the ballot -- to kgroller@mcall.com. And you can do the same for people who are not on the ballot. Please just write: I vote for (First Name) (Last Name). And please limit to one per e-mail address.

All who follow that procedure will have their votes added to the online totals.

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We just received a late nomination from the proud mother of Parkland field hockey player Steph Goldberg. She wrote:

"Heading for Princeton University this fall to study Engineering and play top level DI Field Hockey, lettering at Parkland in Field Hockey and Soccer, PHSFHCA 1st Team All-State and All-Academic, NFHCA Academic Team, LVIAC All-Star, current member of the USFHA U17 National Squad, former EPYSA ODP team member, Parkland's Athletic Hall of Fame 2011 Inductee and LVIAC 2011 Outstanding Scholar, Steph Goldberg. What's more, her honors, clubs, and community work too long to list here are only superceded by her character and the respect and friendship of her peers. Okay, so I'm proud, who wouldn't be? Maybe you missed her."

So, Steph Goldberg is also up for write-in consideration.

Here is some info on the girls who were on the ballot:

Erika Livermore, Nazareth -- (No. 23 in white below right) Averaged 18.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game during a senior season in which the Blue Eagles reached both the Lehigh Valley Conference and District 11 Class 4A title game. A Fairleigh Dickinson recruit, she ended her career with a Nazareth girls record of 1,478 points and was named the LVC MVP this season. Erika

Kara Bonenberger, Northampton -- Bonenberger will play at Penn after scoring 1,081 career points despite an ankle injury that limited her effectiveness late this year. She leaves behind a legacy of winning; she played in four District 11 Class 4A finals and won district titles as a junior and senior.

Dior George, Liberty -- Outstanding, all-league, all-area softball player headed to Moravian College. Dior George(Seen below left).

Kayla Grim, Parkland -- N.C. State-bound swimmer who won four district gold medals -- 200 medley relay and 400 free relay, 200 IM and 100 backstroke. She was on the 200 medley and 400 free relay teams that finished second and third, respectively, at states. Also finished fifth in the state in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 IM.

Hannah Doell, Southern Lehigh -- A key member of the volleyball team that won the district title and placed third in the state; was also a consistent scorer on the cross country team. In nasketball, she was a top player for a league champion and was the Via Scholar-Athlete of the Year. This spring, she is a starting midfielder on Southern Lehigh's league champion soccer team. She leads the team in assists and had an assist in the Colonial League title game.

Casey Rinfret, Palmerton -- Outstanding basketball player who is participating in two sports this spring -- soccer and track. She was the leading scorer on the soccer team.

Amy Zehner, Tamaqua -- A three-time Morning Call all-area selection, Zehner capped her career by being named first team all-state. That honor recognized her after a season in which she led the Blue Raiders to the Schuylkill League and District 11 Class 3A titles. She averaged 22.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and ended her career with 1,908 points, ranking third all-time among Tamaqua girls.

Taylor Wejkszner, Parkland -- Morning Call player of the year in volleyball after leading Parkland to the District 11 title. Was an all-league, all-area and all-state selection.Taylor (Below right).

Allison Evans, Emmaus -- Outstanding field hockey player headed to Princeton. She carries a 4.25 GPA. In her four years, she led the Green Hornets to a 100-4-1 record, four conference titles, two district titles, two PIAA final fours and two state championships. She is the all-time leading scorer at Emmaus with 158 goals, and recently returned from a US Field Hockey team trip to Chile where her team had a 3-0-1 record.

Stani Schiavone, Bangor -- The Baylor-bound golfer (below left) inished second at the district championships and third at states. Had won district titles three previous years. Also participating in track and field.

Stani

Jess Cygan, Liberty -- Outstanding track and cross country runner headed to William & Mary. Won the District 11 3A cross country championship. (Below right).

Jess Cygan

Katie Reimer, Palmerton -- All-league softball player and an all-star basketball player headed to Moravian College.


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