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Stratford senior Laney Pankratz has been selected as the Box Out Sports Athlete of the Week for the week of March 24-30 after a statewide vote on WisSports.net. 

There were 915 total votes this week. Pankratz topped all vote getters with 359 votes. Notre Dame's Josalyn White finished in second with 357 votes.

Pankratz was a tough out at the plate and got plenty of outs on the mound as Stratford started the season going 3-0 at the Danny Mac Softball Classic. Friday, Pankratz took the mound and pitched a complete game in a 12-4 victory. She struck out 12 batters and allowed just one earned run on six hits. From the plate, she went three for four with four RBIs and one run scored. Pankratz went three for four with a walk and three runs scored in Statford's 10-4 win over Wautoma on Saturday. She took the mound in the second game of the day and pitched a complete game in the 11-2 win over Shawano, striking out five and allowing two runs on six hits. She went three for three from the plate with two walks, two runs scored, and two stolen bases.

The Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Box Out Sports. It highlights the players who have "made a splash" in the world of high school sports each week. If you have a nominee for Athlete of the Week please send it to Colton Wilson. 

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