Recognizing top Muskegon-area spring sports athletes for April 28-May 3

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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. Monday 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 30 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 carded a 78 at the Loop Classic on Saturday, took top honors with an 80 at the Mid-Season Tournament at the Meadows Golf Course and added a school record 4-under-par 31 at the O-K Green jamboree at the Saskatoon Golf Course last Monday.

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Ryan Bosch, Fruitport

The baseball standout for the Trojans registered 15 strikeouts from the mound and belted a home run from the plate to power his team to a 9-1 win over North Muskegon in the GMAA city championship game on Saturday.

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Jayna Burmeister, Shelby

The softball standout for the Tigers struck out 11 batters during her team’s 6-3 win over Kent City and added two hits, two runs scored and one RBI from the plate in the nightcap of the doubleheader.

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Jacob Burns, Fremont

The boys track standout for the Packers took top honors in the 100 dash (11.71) and 200 dash (24.02) and was also a member of the 400 relay (46.03) and 800 relay (1:34.72) teams that also took top honors at the Newaygo County Invitational.

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Lainee Carmean, Mona Shores

The girls lacrosse standout for the Sailors recorded four goals, two assists, four draw controls and three ground balls during a 10-7 win over Forest Hills Northern and added seven goals, one assist, five ground balls and two draw controls during her team’s 14-0 win over Zeeland East.

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Lorelei Chciuk, Grand Haven

The softball standout for the Buccaneers registered 15 strikeouts and gave up just three hits in her team’s 4-2 win over Grandville in O-K Red Conference action.

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Mia Clemence, Fremont

The girls soccer standout for the Packers became her school’s all-time leading scorer with 109 career goals during her team’s appearance at the Newaygo County Tournament. She reached the milestone by registering back-to-back hat tricks during her team’s wins over Newaygo and Grant.

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Kylie Corrigan, Newaygo

The girls track standout for the Lions took top honors in the 100 hurdles (16.67) at the Von Ins Invitational.

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Emmy Creed, North Muskegon

The girls soccer standout for the Norse scored two second-half goals in her team’s 3-1 comeback win over Whitehall last week.

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Abbie Critchett, Reeths-Puffer

The softball standout for the Rockets recorded three hits and three RBI to power her team to an 8-2 win over Ravenna in the GMAA city championship game on Saturday.

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Justice Dixon, White Cloud

The girls track standout for the Indians took top honors in the 100 dash (13.19) and 400 (1:06.76) at the Newaygo County Invitational.

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Kellan Francis, Montague

The baseball standout for the Wildcats registered five hits, six RBI and five runs scored during his team’s doubleheader sweeps of Mason County Central and Manistee.

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Ben Goran, Spring Lake

The boys track standout for the Lakers took top honors in the pole vault (14-0) at the Von Ins Invitational.

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Kylee Hanson, Shelby

The girls soccer standout for the Tigers registered a hat trick during her team’s 7-0 win over Orchard View.

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Emma Herremans, Ravenna

The softball standout for the Bulldogs recorded two hits and four RBI to power her team to a 10-0 win over rival Oakridge on Saturday in the GMAA softball semifinals.

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Nadia Hill, Muskegon

The girls track standout for the Big Reds took top honors in the high jump (5-4), finished runner-up in the 300 hurdles (51.35) and was fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.15) at the GMAA city meet on Friday.

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Audrey Huizinga, Manistee

The girls track standout for the Mariners took top honors in the 200 dash (26.00) and 400 (58.44) and finished runner-up in the 100 dash (12.77) at the Ken Bell Invitational.

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Ja’Mier Jefferson, Muskegon

The boys track standout for the Big Reds took top honors in the 200 dash (22.35), finished runner-up in the 100 dash (10.99) and was a member of the 400 relay team (42.91) that took top honors at the GMAA city meet on Friday.

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Maddux Kipling, Spring Lake

The baseball standout for the Lakers threw a gem in his team’s 2-0 win over Unity Christian with 10 strikeouts and only four hits allowed in a complete-game shutout win.

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Leona Kotecki, Muskegon Catholic

The girls soccer standout for the Crusaders scored two goals in her team’s 2-2 tie with Ravenna last week.

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Eloise Kwietniewski, Ludington

The girls soccer standout for the Orioles scored four goals in her team’s 7-0 win over Manistee and scored the game-winning goal for her team in a 2-1 win over Fremont.

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Caleb McKay, Western Michigan Christian

The baseball standout for the Warriors registered eight hits, two RBI, and six runs scored during her team’s doubleheaders against Shelby and Grand Rapids Covenant Christian.

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Josalynn Nowicki, Fruitport

The girls tennis standout for the Trojans took top honors at No. 1 singles during the GMAA city tournament last weekend with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Mona Shores in the championship match.

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Cora Parker, Spring Lake

The girls track standout for the Lakers took top honors in the 400 (1:00.43) at the Von Ins Invitational.

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Nora Pollock, Western Michigan Christian

The girls soccer standout for the Warriors scored the game-winning goal in her team’s 1-0 win over No. 6-ranked and previously unbeaten Leland. She also added a hat trick in her team’s win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian earlier in the week.

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Jayden Robinson, White Cloud

The boys track standout for the Indians took top honors in the high jump (6-4) and long jump (19-1.75) at the Newaygo County Invitational.

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Natalie Rosema, Hart

The girls soccer standout for the Pirates registered a hat trick in her team’s 3-1 win over Ravenna last week.

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Maylan Sanders, Mason County Central

The girls track standout for the Spartans won the 100 hurdles (16.59) and the 300 hurdles (47.64) at the Big Rapids Cardinal Invitational last week.

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Payton Shoemaker, Grant

The softball standout for the Tigers went 7-for-9 from the plate with nine runs and four RBI from the plate during her team’s doubleheader against Chippewa Hills last week. She also added 16 strikeouts as her team’s starting pitcher in both games.

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Logan Slimko, North Muskegon

The baseball standout for the Norsemen registered 13 strikeouts to power his team to a 5-3 win over Reeths-Puffer in the GMAA semifinals on Saturday.

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Reese Smith, Hart

The softball standout for the Pirates recorded five hits and three runs scored from the plate in the opening game of a doubleheader against North Muskegon and added nine strikeouts and allowed just one hit during her team’s 2-0 win over the Norse in the nightcap.

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Kate Somsel, Manistee

The girls soccer standout for the Mariners scored two goals in her team’s 2-2 tie with Hart last week.

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Brady Tate, Whitehall

The boys golf standout for the Vikings won his fourth consecutive Montague Invitational on Friday by carding a 76 to take top honors at the event.

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Grace VanderKooi, Western Michigan Christian

The girls track standout for the Warriors took top honors in the 400 (1:01.28), 800 (2:21.90), 1,600 (5:20.11) and 3,200 (12:03.08) at the GMAA city meet last Friday.

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Raquel Walker, Reeths-Puffer

The girls track standout for the Rockets took top honors in the 100 dash (12.68), the 200 dash (26.26) and the long jump (16-10.5) and was also a member of the 400 relay team that took honors with a time of 50.78 seconds at the GMAA city meet.

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Michael Wambaugh, Oakridge

The baseball standout for the Eagles registered eight strikeouts and only allowed two earned runs in seven innings to help his team to a 4-2 win over Zeeland West.

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