By Andy Walter

LEWES — Cape Henlopen High field hockey player Grace Wiggins was voted the State News Athlete of the Week.

The junior forward tallied a total of eight goals and two assists in two wins for the Vikings last week. For the season, Wiggins has scored 17 goals with five assists.

Of that total, the third-year starter has scored 16 goals in the Vikings’ last nine games, with four hat tricks. Most of those goals came after Wiggins switched from midfield — including five goals in her first game at forward.

“She’s dynamic, strong on the ball, and has a strong shot,” said Vikings’ coach Kate Austin.

The 5-foot-10 Wiggins recently verbally committed to play collegiately at Richmond. An honorable mention All-State selection in lacrosse last spring, Wiggins has a 4.1 grade point average in the classroom.

The Athlete of the Week is nominated and chosen by our readers. The nominating period starts at 2 p.m. on Friday and ends at noon on Monday. A voting period follows from 5 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Wednesday.

This process is performed exclusively online. When nominating an athlete, please include name, school and sport as well as a photo and brief description of why he or she deserves that week’s honor.

All nominations must be high school varsity athletes and come from high schools within Kent or Sussex counties. The winner appears in print and online each Friday.

Andy Walter can be reached at 302-741-8227 or walter@iniusa.org
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