Vote: Des Moines Register Athletes of the Week for July 22-28

This past week saw the Iowa high school state softball and baseball tournaments both take place from July 22-26.

The state softball tournament was held at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Pleasant Valley (Class 5A), Carlisle (4A), Williamsburg (3A), Van Meter (2A) and Sigourney (1A) were all crowned state champions.

The state baseball tournament was split into two locations. Lynnville-Sully (1A) and Underwood (2A) claimed state titles at Merchants Park in Carroll and North Polk (3A) and Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4A) won their state titles at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

Several players stood out for helping their teams compete for a state championship during the week.

Here are the Des Moines Register's female and male Athlete of the Week candidates for the week of July 22-28. DesMoinesRegister.com readers vote to determine the winners, who will be announced at the end of the week.

Girls

Evan Johnson-Miers, Carlisle

Johnson-Miers scored the winning run for Carlisle during its 7-6 victory over Adel-Desoto-Minburn in the Class 4A championship game of the Iowa state softball tournament July 25 at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge.

Johnson-Miers crossed the plate with the go-ahead score in the top of the seventh inning. She finished the game with two walks, runs and steals apiece and went 4-for-7 with four runs, three steals and two RBIs during the tournament to earn 4A all-tournament honors.

Jessie Clemons, Pleasant Valley

Clemons had a phenomenal state softball tournament to help Pleasant Valley win the 5A state championship.

Clemons was named captain of the 5A all-tournament team after going 8-for-13 with three home runs, two doubles and seven runs and RBIs apiece. She was 4-for-5 with two homers, one double and four runs and RBIs apiece during the Spartans' 14-11 win over No. 1 Valley in the 5A title game on July 25.

Taylor Sanchez, Williamsburg

Sanchez played a key role in Williamsburg repeating as 3A state champions.

The 3A all-tournament captain went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs during Williamsburg's 12-9 win over Davenport Assumption in the 3A championship game on July 26. Sanchez was 4-for-10 with two homers and seven RBIs for the tournament.

Carly Goodwin, Sigourney

Goodwin powered Sigourney to the 1A state championship by striking out 30 batters and only giving up two earned runs in 21 innings of work in the circle.

Goodwin was the winning pitcher in all three games for Sigourney at state. She also went 5-for-9 with four runs and two RBIs offensively during the tournament.

Mady Schnell, Van Meter

Schnell helped Van Meter claim the 2A state championship with a 5-3 victory over Audubon in the 2A title game on July 26.

Schnell homered and finished with two runs and RBIs apiece against Audubon. The 2A all-tournament captain went 5-for-7 with two homers, five runs and 10 RBIs during the tournament.

Boys

Reece Wrage, North Polk

Wrage came up big for the North Polk baseball team during its run to the 4A state championship.

During the Comets' 5-4 quarterfinal win over Harlan, Wrage gave up two earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 5 2/3 innings on the mound and he was 4-for-4 at the plate. In the semifinals, Wrage drove in one run during North Polk's 2-1 win over Marion, and he was the winning pitcher in the championship game against Bishop Heelan after going all seven innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts in a 5-4 victory over Bishop Heelan.

Colton Duerling, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Duerling had a strong night for Cedar Rapids Kennedy during its 7-3 victory over Dowling Catholic in the 4A championship game of the state baseball tournament on July 26.

Duerling was the winning pitcher after giving up two earned runs on six hits with one strikeout in six innings. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Jack Vanfossan, Underwood

Vanfossan threw 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, no-hit baseball to lead Underwood past New Hampton by a 5-1 score in the 2A championship game of the state baseball tournament on July 26.

Vanfossan struck out four batters and walked just two. He also went 2-for-3 offensively with a double and one run and RBI apiece.

Kael Meyers, New Hampton

Meyers had a great tournament for 2A state runner-up New Hampton.

During an 11-1 win over Aplington-Parkersburg in the 2A quarterfinals, Meyers went 4-for-5 with one run and three RBIs, and he was also the winning pitcher after throwing four scoreless innings with three strikeouts and only two hits allowed.

In a 7-3 semifinal win over Sumner-Fredericksburg, Meyers was 1-for-3 with one run and RBI apiece. He finished with six strikeouts going all six innings for New Hampton during its loss to Underwood in the championship game.

Lucas Sieck, Lynnville-Sully

Sieck threw a strong game as the winning pitcher for Lynnville-Sully during its 7-1 victory over Remsen St. Mary's in the 1A title game on July 26.

Sieck gave up one earned run on five hits with eight strikeouts and three walks in 6 2/3 innings as the winning pitcher against St. Mary's. Sieck threw five shutout innings with 11 strikeouts and only two hits allowed during a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Sigourney, and he had one hit during the Hawks' 4-0 semifinal win over Akron-Westfield.

Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com . Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman

This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Vote: Des Moines Register Athletes of the Week for July 22-28