North Kitsap's Anderson, Central Kitsap's Strickland voted Kitsap Sun athletes of the week

North Kitsap's Reese Anderson and Central Kitsap's Nicholas Strickland are this week's Kitsap Sun athletes of the week, as selected by readers in an online poll between April 30-May 2. Athletes are nominated by their respective high school coaches.

Anderson, who plays softball for the Vikings, earned a complete-game win over Kingston, giving up one earned run and striking out seven. She also batted .500 with two RBI for the week. Anderson collected 564 votes. Other female nominees were South Kitsap softball player Ryleigh Wotzka (521 votes), and Bremerton track and field athlete Rylee Wheaton (249 votes).

Strickland, who plays boys soccer for the Cougars, scored two goals, including the game-winner against Timberline, to help Central Kitsap secure the South Sound Conference 3A title. He picked up 215 votes. Other male nominees were Klahowya's boys track and field 4x400 team (211 votes), Klahowya baseball player Aiden Michael (106 votes) and North Kitsap boys golfer Nick Watson (46 votes).

Previous winners

April 23-25: Joey Castillo, Kingston softball, batted .625 with a .700 OBP and four RBI in the team's victories over Bremerton and North Mason, and Leland Lopes, North Mason baseball, pitched a one-hit, 13-strikeout victory against Cascade while going 4-for-4 with a two-run home run and a grand slam.

April 15-17: Audrey Rienstra, Kingston softball, pitched six innings while giving up two runs and striking out nine in the Buccaneers' loss to No. 1 Port Angeles, and JJ Martinson, Central Kitsap baseball, threw 6 2/3 innings in a 5-0 win against River Ridge, with 13 strikeouts and three hits allowed.

April 1-3: Madi Aaenson, South Kitsap softball, went 5-for-5 with three runs and four RBI in the Wolves' softball wins over Puyallup and Rogers, and Joshua Voce, Central Kitsap soccer, who scored three goals and four assists in wins over River Ridge, Timberline and Capital.

March 25-27: Nevaeh Sullivan, Kingston softball, helped the team go 2-1 by collecting three extra-base hits, including a home run, and eight RBI, and Jeremiah Swain, Olympic boys soccer, Swain, helped the team go 3-0 with two shutouts and 14 aerial battles won.

March 18-20: Ava Day, Central Kitsap softball, went 4-for-4 with a walk, triple, two home runs, three RBI and five runs in Central Kitsap's 15-10 win over Bainbridge, and Keegan Bailey, Central Kitsap boys soccer, scored two goals in Central Kitsap's season-opening 3-1 win against Peninsula.

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