Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Claire Shelton, Hillsdale
Hillsdale softball player Claire Shelton is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week or April 29 to May 4.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Shelton finished with 48.91% of the votes. Santa Teresa softball player Haley Saole placed second at 29.04%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Shelton, a senior infielder, was 6 for 10 with three doubles during the week. She also knocked in four runs, which padded her league-leading total to 37.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.