Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from March 25-30

Mother Nature won a couple of days, but there were still some contests played to provide some excellent performances.

Being able to play ball allowed a number of athletes to provide a list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of March 25-30.

Each week, the Daily Leader nominates a group of stars and you get to go and vote in our poll. This week you will choose the winner for the week from March 25-30. The voting at pontiacdailyleader.com ends at noon on Friday.

Coaches may email Erich Murphy at emurphy@gannett.com by 9 a.m. each Monday to submit a potential nominee who can be placed on the ballot.

Softball roundup:Pontiac getting on track after posting two victories

Luke Gallet, Dwight

Gallet belted a home run and added a double, single and drove in a run to help his cause in a baseball win over Roanoke-Benson. On the mound, he fanned eight in picking up the victory. He added a base hit in a loss to the Rockets.

Averi Jury, Dwight

Jury collected six hits and five runs batted in in a softball doubleheader sweep of Lowpoint-Washburn. Included were a home run and a triple. She had a double for Dwight's lone hit against Pontiac.

Elena Krause, Pontiac

Krause set down 12 Dwight batters on strikes while allowing just one hit in a win over DTHS. She also collected three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs in the 11-0 victory. Krause closed out a 7-0 win over Limestone with four strikeouts.

Sarah Parker, Dwight

Parker chalked up four hits, including a home run and triple and drove in five runs as Dwight softball swept Lowpoint-Washburn.

Dominic Ricconi, El Paso-Gridley

Ricconi had a big week with six runs batted in as El Paso-Gridley won a pair of baseball contests. He homered, single and plated four runs in a 15-2 win over Pontiac and collected a double, single and six RBIs in an 11-9 win over Putnam County.

Sam Slagel, Prairie Central

Slagel had a huge game at the plate in leading Prairie Central to a 17-1 softball win over Iroquois West. Slagel has a home run, triple, double and four RBIs in the game. She added two more hits the rest of the week.

Brady Veselack, El Paso-Gridley

Veselack had a good game overall for EPG in an 11-9 baseball win over Putnam County. He had two hits and scored three times at the plate while striking out 12 and allowing one earned run on the bump. Veselack had a double, single and drove in two runs in a 15-2 win over Pontiac.

Mikayla Ziegler, Lexington-Ridgeview

There was no travel lag for Ziegler as she collected a pair of doubles, two singles, scored four runs and drove in a run in a softball win over Milford. This came after a trip to Tennessee where she had seven hits, including a homer and double, and drove in five runs.