Hunter Hoffman of Clover softball is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week

Hunter Hoffman of the Clover softball team is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week.

The Blue Eagles’ eighth-grader had two singles, a double and five RBI to lead Clover to an 11-1 win over Buford on March 15.

There were 29,913 participants in this week’s poll. Hoffman earned 39% of the vote. Brian Adams of Indian Land track earned 37% of the vote, and Chantel Chisholm of York track earned 16% of the vote.

Meet the other finalists for the award below.

Statistics, records and other information published below is updated through Monday.

Meet the finalists

Brian Adams, Indian Land track. The Indian Land senior had two personal bests to win the high jump (6-2) and the 400-meter dash (52.51) at Catawba Ridge on March 17. Adams also won the high jump (5-10) and helped the 4x100-meter relay to victor at York on March 14.

Carter Barrett, Indian Land baseball. The Warriors’ junior tossed a complete-game and only allowed seven hits and one run with eight strikeouts to lead Indian Land to a 3-1 win at York on March 17. Barrett threw 70 strikes in his 87 pitches in the victory. Indian Land (5-4) lost to York in the first two games of the series.

Chantel Chisholm, York track. The Cougars’ junior tossed the discus a personal-record 104-4 to win the event in a home meet against Gaffney, Hunter Huss, Indian Land and Riverwalk on March 14. She also won the javelin (85-0) and the shot put (33-2) at the same meet.

Jordan Dahmer, Rock Hill track. The Bearcats’ junior tied a personal-record to win the high jump (6-2) at Spring Valley on March 16. He also had a personal-best 20-1 to finish third-place in the long jump at the same meet.

Adrian Garthaus, Nation Ford soccer. The Falcons’ junior scored three goals, all in first half, to lead Nation Ford to a 6-1 win over Gaffney on March 15. He also scored his team’s final goal to secure the victory as Nation Ford won 3-1 at Clover on March 18. Nation Ford is 8-5-1 overall this season.

Chase Harris, Fort Mill tennis. The Yellow Jackets’ senior won both of his matches at No. 2 singles to help Fort Mill beat Boiling Springs and Catawba Ridge this week. Harris won (6-1, 6-3) at No. 2 singles in a 5-1 win over Catawba Ridge on March 14. He also won (6-0, 6-2) at No. 2 singles to help the Yellow Jackets to a 4-2 win over Boiling Springs on March 17. Fort Mill is off to a 3-0 start this season.

Hunter Hoffman, Clover softball.

Josh Ramirez, Lewisville soccer. The Lions’ senior scored two goals and had one assist as Lewisville rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Union 4-3 in double overtime on the road on March 15. Ramirez scored the game-winning goal in double overtime. He also had both goals in a 5-2 loss at York on March 17. Ramirez has five goals and three assists for Lewisville (3-4) this season.

Ron Robinson, Lancaster baseball. The Bruins’ senior went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and five RBI to lead Lancaster 12-0 win at Chester on March 14. Robinson earned the win on the mound with six strikeouts and one run allowed in five innings of work, while going 2-for-2 at the plate with three RBI in a 4-2 victory at Buford on March 17. Lancaster is 4-4 overall this season.

Jordan Schuhlein, York Prep soccer. The Patriots’ junior scored both goals as York Prep beat Andrew Jackson for the first time 2-0 on March 15. York Prep also lost to 3-0 at Buford on March 17. Schuhlein had six goals and two assists for York Prep (3-2) this season.

Olivia Southerly, Nation Ford softball. The Falcons’ senior centerfielder went 11-for-15 at the plate with eight singles, two doubles, a grand slam, home run, four RBI and three runs scored as Nation Ford went 3-3 this past week. Southerly was named to the Byrnes Invitational all-tournament team for her efforts on March 19. Nation Ford is 6-4 overall this season.

Harrison Wilson, Catawba Ridge baseball. The Winthrop University signee continues to be hot at the plate, going 5-for-12 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI in a three-game sweep of South Pointe this week. Wilson is hitting .517 with four home runs, five doubles and 17 RBI for Catawba Ridge (7-2) this season.

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How to nominate

Athlete of the Week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — both the accomplished and the underrated/underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the ballot in future weeks, send an email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athlete’s name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information. The Herald reserves the right to remove a name from the poll at its discretion.

This story was originally published March 22, 2022 at 8:55 AM.

Alex Zietlow

The Herald

Alex Zietlow writes about sports and the ways in which they intersect with life in York, Chester and Lancaster counties for The Herald, where he has been an editor and reporter since August 2019. Zietlow has won nine S.C. Press Association awards in his career, including First Place finishes in Feature Writing, Sports Enterprise Writing and Education Beat Reporting. He also received two Top-10 awards in the 2021 APSE writing contest and was nominated for the 2022 U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Rising Star award for his coverage of the Winthrop men’s basketball team.