Each week, the sports crew at King FM and KSTC shuffles through the stack of stats we get form all our area schools high schools and NJC sports programs and find the best performances of the week. Then, you get to vote for the performance you think should be dubbed “King of the Week” presented by Ertle Brothers Discount Auto. Then, each Saturday morning we announce the player you voted as simply the best!

Here’s the 411 on the rules…

1. A player can be nominated as many times during a sports season as he/she can. Once players have been nominated for the “King of the Week” honor, your votes and your votes alone in the poll on the right-hand sidebar will choose which one was the best. In the event of a tie, the sports crew reserves the right to break the tie as they see fit.
2. Please limit yourself to one vote per week. The sports crew should not need to consume their time in eliminating votes due to abuse. If the player you have the intense desire to vote for over and over truly had the best performance of the week, others will vote for that performance. (Note: Nowhere in the rules does it state you cannot encourage others to vote for a given performance). Please have respect for those who follow the rules and those who put on this process. Please do not require drastic changes to be made to this process.
3. Once a player has been named “King of the Week” they do not become eligible to be nominated for “King of the Week” again until the postseason of their current sports season or the next sports season (whichever occurs first).
4. And finally, I didn't think I needed to put this out there but apparently I do. King of the Week voting is for entertainment purposes only! This is not a prize-winning contest with trophies, plaques, scholarships, or anything else. This is merely internet public opinion of which performance was better. It bears no weight in any other venue.

Get it? Good. Now take a look at this week’s crop of nominees and vote in the poll on the sidebar for the one you would like chosen as “King of the Week” presented by Ertle Brothers Discount Auto:

Derek Lynch (Brush) - Upsetting a Top 10 team is great.  But doing so with a grand slam is King-worthy.  Derek did just that in the 12-5 victory over then-#9 Yuma last Thursday.  With his team up, he put the game out of reach launching a bomb with the bases loaded.

Kegan Carwin (Peetz) - The Bulldogs split the Battle of the Bulldogs in Otis on Wednesday.  They won Game 1 7-3 thanks to the pitching of Kegan.  He threw 109 pitches going the full 7 innings, gave up just 5 hits and 1 walk, 2 earned runs, and struck out 12.

Pete Lambrecht (Caliche) - In a 12-2 win over Peetz on Friday, Pete hit what ended up being the game-winning 2 RBI triple in his first at bat, finished the day 2-4 with 2 RBI and 2 R, and capped off the final two innings on the mound without giving up serious damage.

Phillip Foy (Otis) - After going 0-3 with 2 Ks in the first game against Peetz last Wednesday, things didn't look that great for the Otis Bulldogs or Phillip Foy.  But Foy responded, along with his teammates, to take Game 2 22-14.  Phillip went 3-5 with 3 RBIs, a triple, two doubles, two stolen bases and scored 5 runs in the win.

Tyler Vandenbark (Fleming) - Getting one two-homer game a season is great.  Getting two in one week is what Tyler did.  Tyler finished the 4-game week against Dayspring Christian and Otis 8-for-12 with 4 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R and 6 SB.  He also threw the second game against Otis on Friday and struck out 9 in no-hitting Otis through 3 innings of work.

Zach Barcelona (Wray) - Wray split the weekend doubleheader with Haxtun but there was no split about Barcelona's plate performance as he was outstanding in both.  Zach went 5-for-8 with 2 HR, 7 RBIs, and 3 R in the doubleheader keeping Wray in the mix for a top spot in the 2A side of the Lower Platte League.

Your votes provided the closest vote in King of the Week history!  Congratulations to Tyler Vandenbark who was named this week's King of the Week by 1 vote!