Smyrna High soccer player Kelly Barr was voted the State News’ Athlete of the Week. The senior scored three of the Eagles’ seven goals and assisted on another in two victories last week.

This season, Barr has tallied nine goals and six assists for the 8-3 Eagles, giving her 22 goals for her career. She is also a standout cross country runner.

“She is always a threat against any team due to her pace and skill,” said Smyrna soccer coach Mike Osborne. “She is a great kid to coach, and a great teammate and captain.”

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.

Here's the link for next week's nominations:

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