Recognizing top Muskegon-area spring sports athletes for April 21-26

The 2025 spring sports season is already underway and we’ve witnessed a plethora

of impressive individual performances in just a few short weeks of action.

Each week this spring, we will place a spotlight on Muskegon-area athletes ranging from baseball, softball, soccer, track, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and boys volleyball with our MLive High School Sports Athlete of the Week project.

The goal of this project is to reward the achievements of outstanding student-athletes in the area who deserve special recognition for their hard work, determination and skill. We then put together a poll of all the nominated athletes and allow the readers to cast their vote on who had the most impressive performance.

You can vote as often as you’d like from now until 10 a.m. every Friday when the winner is announced in their own article highlighting their achievements.

Coaches and athletic directors are asked to nominate candidates by emailing Josh VanDyke at jvandyke@mlive.com.

Below is a look at more than 40 Muskegon-area spring sports athletes who have put together impressive performances in the past week of action. Nominees are presented in alphabetical order by last name.

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Cruz Beckstrom, Mona Shores

The boys golf standout for the Sailors finished third overall at the Corporal B Invitational with a 73 at the American Dunes Golf Club. Earlier in the week, Beckstrom carded a 3-over-par 75 at the Muskegon Country Club to take individual medalist honors at the GMAA city tournament and power the Sailors to their sixth straight city title as well.

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Ryan Bosch, Fruitport

The baseball standout for the Trojans threw a perfect game with 16 strikeouts in six innings in his team’s 11-0 win over Godwin Heights. He also added two hits and three RBI from the plate in an 8-0 win over Godwin Heights in the second game of the doubleheader.

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Tessa Britt, Spring Lake

The softball standout for the Lakers compiled six hits, including one home run, nine RBI, three walks and six runs scored in her team’s doubleheader sweep of Ludington.

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Makenna Carrier, Hart

The softball standout for the Pirates recorded six hits and scored five runs in her team’s doubleheader sweep of Onekama.

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Lorelei Chciuk, Grand Haven

The softball standout for the Buccaneers threw a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts to power her team to an 8-1 win over East Kentwood in O-K Red Conference action.

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Nathan Clausing, Western Michigan Christian

The baseball standout for the Warriors compiled five hits and two RBI in his team’s doubleheader sweep of Shelby.

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Emmy Creed, North Muskegon

The girls soccer standout for the Norse recorded two goals and one assist in her team’s 4-3 comeback win over Elk Rapids. Earlier in the week, she added five goals and one assist in her team’s 10-2 win over Orchard View.

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Jayden Dailey, Oakridge

The boys track standout for the Eagles took top honors in the 200 dash (23.27), finished runner-up in the 100 dash (11.62) and was a member of the 800 relay (1:33.21) and 1,600 relay (3:31.21) that took top honors at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Micah Gawronski, Spring Lake

The girls lacrosse standout for the Lakers scored seven goals to help power her team to a 14-11 win over Grand Rapids Northview. She also added one goal and three assists in a 12-3 win over Forest Hills Northern.

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Addison Gillard, Ravenna

The softball standout for the Bulldogs threw a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts and added two hits and one RBI from the plate in her team’s 9-0 win over Belding in the first game of a doubleheader. In the nightcap, Gillard added three hits and one RBI from the plate in a 13-0 win.

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Kenzie Greene, Holton

The softball standout for the Red Devils struck out 15 batters to power her team to a 6-4 win over North Muskegon in the first game of a league doubleheader. She later added four hits, four runs and an RBI from the plate in her team’s 10-6 win in the nightcap.

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Kenzie Homrich, Fremont

The softball standout for the Packers recorded six strikeouts in five innings and added two hits and two RBI in her team’s 15-4 win over Montague in the first game of a league doubleheader. She added two hits and one RBI in her team’s 13-1 win over the Wildcats in the nightcap.

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Addison Hovey, Hart

The girls track standout for the Pirates took top honors in the 100 dash (13.16) and 200 dash (27.17) and anchored the 400 relay (51.18) and 800 relay (1:47.72) teams that also took top honors at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Audrey Huizinga, Manistee

The girls track standout for the Mariners took top honors in the 200 dash (26.32) and 400 run (1:00.29) at the Lake Michigan Carferry Invite.

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Danika Johnson, Mona Shores

The girls lacrosse standout for the Sailors recorded three goals and four ground balls in her team’s game against Grand Rapids Northview.

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Ella Kinney, Mona Shores

The girls soccer standout for the Sailors recorded a hat trick and dished out two assists during her team’s 6-1 win over Jenison.

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Kaden Kott, Manistee

The boys track standout for the Mariners took top honors in the 100 dash (11.31) and was a member of the 800 relay team that took top honors with a time of 1:34.55 at the Lake Michigan Carferry Invite.

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Annabelle Lowman, Ludington

The girls track standout for the Orioles took top honors in the 1,600 run (5:34.99) and the 3,200 run (12:05.76) at the Lake Michigan Carferry Invite.

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Maddie Mater, Fremont

The girls soccer standout for the Packers registered two goals and two assists in her team’s 6-1 win over Manistee.

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Lainey McDaniel, Reeths-Puffer

The softball standout for the Rockets recorded 14 strikeouts from the circle and added one hit and two RBI from the plate in her team’s 4-1 win over Caledonia in the first game of a doubleheader sweep.

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David McMullen, Grand Haven

The boys track standout for the Buccaneers took top honors in the 100 dash (10.95) at the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge.

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Matthias Morse, Western Michigan Christian

The boys track standout for the Warriors took top honors in the 800 run (2:01.03) and 1,600 run (4:31.86) and was a member of the 3,200 relay (8:15.98) team that took top honors as well at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Josalynn Nowicki, Fruitport

The girls tennis standout for the Trojans recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win over Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian.

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Alexa Obenauf, Grant

The softball standout for the Tigers recorded four hits, including one triple and one home run, and five RBI in her team’s doubleheader against Montague.

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Linnea Paige, Fremont

The girls track standout for the Packers took top honors in the 3,200 run (11:45.51) in the silver division race at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Nora Pollock, Western Michigan Christian

The girls soccer standout for the Warriors registered a hat trick in her team’s 5-0 win over NorthPointe Christian. Earlier in the week, she added another hat trick in a 7-0 win over Montague.

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Bradley Richards, Muskegon Catholic Central

The boys track and field standout for the Crusaders took top honors in the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 5 inches at the Reed City Coyote Invite.

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Zoily Sarabia, Hart

The girls soccer standout for the Pirates recorded two goals and dished out an assist in a 5-1 win over Oakridge.

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Ty Schlukebir, Hart

The baseball standout for the Pirates struck out 12 batters and gave up only one earned run in 5.2 innings and added two hits and one RBI from the plate to help his squad to a narrow 4-2 win over Ludington at Marsh Field. He also added two hits and two RBI against state-ranked Muskegon Catholic Central.

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Jennah Skiba, Ludington

The girls tennis standout for the Orioles took top honors at No. 1 singles at the Ludington Quad with wins over Sparta (6-1, 6-0), Reeths-Puffer (6-3, 3-6, 10-2) and Coopersville (6-0, 6-0). She also added individual wins over Spring Lake (6-3, 6-2) and Manistee (6-0, 6-2) earlier in the week.

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Logan Slimko, North Muskegon

The baseball standout for the Norsemen registered seven strikeouts in just three innings to power his team to a 5-0 win over Holton in the second game of a league doubleheader.

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Owen Smies, Spring Lake

The baseball standout for the Lakers recorded two hits and three RBI, including a walk-off RBI single in the seventh inning to secure a 5-4 comeback win over Zeeland East.

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Addy Smith, Grand Haven

The girls track standout for the Buccaneers took top honors in the 800 run (2:17.31) at the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge.

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Gracie Stamp, Newaygo

The softball standout for the Lions struck out seven batters and allowed just one hit and added two hits and two RBI from the plate in a 10-0 win over Big Rapids in the first game of a doubleheader. She later added three hits and scored three runs in an 11-0 win in the nightcap.

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Hestyn Stowe, Ludington

The girls soccer standout for the Orioles recorded a hat trick and added one assist in her team’s 5-2 win over Ravenna in West Michigan Conference action.

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Macy Subka, Spring Lake

The girls track standout for the Lakers took top honors in the 300 hurdles with a time of 47.02 seconds at the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge.

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Camden Thompson, Whitehall

The boys track and field standout for the Vikings took top honors in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.12 seconds at the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge.

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Owen Tornga, Mona Shores

The baseball standout for the Sailors threw a complete game with six strikeouts to guide his team to a 6-2 win over Byron Center in O-K Green Conference action.

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Grace VanderKooi, Western Michigan Christian

The girls track standout for the Warriors took first-place honors in the 800 run (2:22.15) and the 1,600 run (5:11.41) at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Lila Volkers, Kent City

The girls track standout for the Eagles took top honors in the 3,200 run (11:59.93) in the white division race at the Kent City Elite Invite.

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Kylee Willea, Oakridge

The softball standout for the Eagles threw a complete game with nine strikeouts in her team’s 4-2 win over Caledonia.

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Gradyn Wilson, Mason County Central

The boys track and field standout for the Spartans took top honors in the shot put (50-4.5) and finished runner-up in the discus (150-0) at the Lake Michigan Carferry Invite.

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Julie Wodzisz, Muskegon Catholic Central

The girls soccer standout for the Crusaders recorded a hat trick to power her team to an 8-0 win over Wyoming Lee.

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