Vote! Who should be Active Chiropractic girls Athlete of the Week?

Eugene, Ore. — With the 2026 spring high-school sports season officially underway, Oregon’s track and field diamonds and softball diamonds have already produced a stack of eye-popping performances. Now it’s up to readers to decide which girl deserves the first Active Chiropractic Athlete of the Week honor of the new campaign.

The Register-Guard’s weekly fan vote, sponsored by Active Chiropractic, opened Monday morning and runs until 9 a.m. Thursday at registerguard.com/sports. Eleven nominees are on the ballot, each owning at least one performance that currently ranks among the state’s best.

Thurston senior Brooklyn Anderson headlines the track contingent after clocking 14.44 seconds to win the 100-meter hurdles at the March 19 Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open in McMinnville. Her time sits nearly a full second ahead of the next-fastest mark in Oregon this spring. Anderson also leapt 18 feet, 5 ¼ inches to capture the long jump—No. 2 in the state rankings.

Freshmen and sophomores are making noise as well. South Eugene’s Eva Johnson Hess won both the 1,500 (4:43.70) and 800 (2:19.51) at The Opener on March 18, posting the state’s top time in each event. Creswell senior Jordyn Lee owns the quickest 400 of the young season, stopping the clock at 58.80, while North Eugene senior Cricket Phipps sits second in the 1,500 (4:44.52) and 800 (2:19.75).

On the oval, Pleasant Hill senior Ryan Thomas sprinted to a personal-best 12.42 in the 100, good for fifth-best statewide, and Springfield junior Sailor Hall unleashed a 117-foot-11 discus toss at the Harvey Lewellen Throws Invitational—third-best in Oregon so far.

Softball sluggers supply the rest of the ballot. North Eugene sophomore Ella Anderson needed only four at-bats to collect four hits and three RBIs in a 26-0 rout of McKay on March 22. South Eugene sophomore Ripley Buckhantz followed by going 3 for 5 with a double, a triple and four RBIs during a 14-8 win over North Salem on March 23.

In a high-scoring rivalry clash March 21, Sheldon senior Presley Debaldo put together one of the most productive days of the week, finishing 5 for 6 with two home runs, a triple and nine RBIs in a 31-18 victory over Thurston. Not to be overshadowed, Thurston senior Daphnie Heckel went 3 for 5 with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs in the same game.

Marist junior Lillian Wobbe rounded out the nominations by dominating both sides of the ball in a 12-4 win over Henley on March 19. She fanned 10 in a complete-game effort and went 2 for 4 at the plate with a home run, a double and five RBIs.

Fans can cast one vote per device until the poll closes Thursday morning. The athlete with the most votes will be featured in next week’s print and online editions as the Active Chiropractic girls Athlete of the Week.

To submit future nominations, e-mail athlete name, stats and game details to Register-Guard sports reporter Jarrid Denney at jdenney@registerguard.com.