Record Sports Female Athlete of the Week:

Emma Douma, Midland Park

Sport: Softball

Class: Freshman. Age: 15

Accomplishment: Douma, a pitcher, struck out 30 and allowed just two earned runs for an 0.67 ERA in going 3-0 for the week, including fanning 10 in leading Midland Park to a 3-1 upset win over Hasbrouck Heights for the team’s first Bergen County tournament victory in three years. Offensively, she batted .409 with six RBIs and no strikeouts for the week.

 

“She is one of our up-and-coming stars. She is a very talented freshman. She is definitely hitting her stride right now.”  — Coach Dino Eliopoulos

 

Also nominated: Jenna Maguire of Wayne Hills, Ariana Pena of Dumont, Jackie Lara of Ridgefield, Ryan Henry of Ramsey, and Dominique Coiro of DePaul for softball; Whitney Bailey-Hicks of Ridgefield Park, Elizabeth Szambel of St. Mary, Julianne Gerritsen of Fair Lawn, Lauren Chamberlin of Ramsey, Taylor Newman of NV/Old Tappan, Isabelle Dely of Paramus Catholic, and Kassie Ketcho of Hasbrouck Heights for track and field; Hannah Schwartz of NV/Demarest for lacrosse; and Yoona Kim of IHA for golf.