Vote for Week 8 Delaware HS Athlete of the Week, presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists

Help decide which performance was the best in Delaware high school sports during Week 8. Vote for the Delaware Online High School Sports Athlete of the Week, presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists.

Voting is free. The winner will be announced Friday. Here are this week’s nominees:

Kevin Howard, Middletown cross country: Junior won the Blue Hen Conference Championship at White Clay Creek State Park in a time of 16:34.96.

Jake Hutchison, Cape Henlopen boys soccer: Senior made 14 saves in wins over Sussex Tech and Sussex Central.

Kaitlyn Leberstien, Padua girls volleyball: Junior recorded 27 kills, 9 aces, 3 blocks, 24 digs and 43 assists in victories over Saint Mark's and Ursuline.

Caeli McAlonan, Archmere field hockey: Senior recorded 19 saves and allowed only one goal in victories over Tower Hill and Tatnall.

Emily Rhoads, Smyrna girls volleyball: Junior contributed to wins over Polytech and Dover.

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Brandon Holveck reports on high school sports for The News Journal. Contact him at bholveck@delawareonline.com .

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