Emerson Kearney of Sheldon voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Sheldon’s Emerson Kearney for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Oregon Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 11-17.
Kearney, a senior guard on the Sheldon team, scored a team-high 20 points to lead the way for the Irish in a 54-46 win over Summit in a nonleague game at Summit High School.
Kearney received 61% of the vote, beating out Lainey Day, a sophomore on the Nelson team, who finished second with 21.63%. Savannah Dahl, a freshman on the Forest Grove team, was third with 10.68% and Jaylyn Arosemena, a senior on the Tualatin team, was fourth with 4.42%. There were nearly 2,000 votes tallied this week.
We are accepting WaFd Bank Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email danbrood91@gmail.com.