High School Sports

The Ledger-Enquirer Spring Sports High School Boys Athlete of the Year is . . .

Colton Armstrong
Colton Armstrong Courtesy of Danny Danielson

Colton Armstrong is the Ledger-Enquirer Winter Sports High School Boys Athlete of the Year, based on our online poll.

As a senior 3B/1B/P on the Russell County High School baseball team, Colton compiled the following statistics this season: 92 PA, .369 BA, 1.267 OPS, 5 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 17 R, 21 BB, 14 K. Fielded .944. In 28.1 IP, 37 K and 2.20 WHIP. Has 4.3 GPA. Committed to Southern Union.

The six nominees, submitted by school officials, are winners of the L-E’s High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll during the 2025 spring sports season. Online voting for this poll was open to our subscribers, who could vote as many times as they wanted, between May 8 and noon May 23.

Colton received 53% of the 29,458 votes. Here are the complete final results.

Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer Spring Sports High School Boys Athlete of the Year poll. The nominees are winners of the L-E’s High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll during the 2025 spring sports season. Online voting was open to our subscribers, who could vote as many times as they wanted, between May 8 and noon May 23.
Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer Spring Sports High School Boys Athlete of the Year poll. The nominees are winners of the L-E’s High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll during the 2025 spring sports season. Online voting was open to our subscribers, who could vote as many times as they wanted, between May 8 and noon May 23. Mark Rice mrice@ledger-enquirer.com

This story was originally published May 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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