Dominic Salibi, Lizzie Pasbrig earn Press-Citizen Athlete of the Week honors

Iowa City High baseball player Dominic Salibi and Clear Creek Amana softball player Lizzie Pasbrig were voted by readers as the Press-Citizen’s Athletes of the Week for June 16-22.

Iowa City High's Dominic Salibi (9) was voted by Press-Citizen readers as the boys Athlete of the Week.

Salibi won boys Athlete of the Week with 46% of the vote.

The senior Little Hawk helped City High baseball earn an 8-3 victory over Xavier on June 20. Salibi earned two hits, an RBI and a stolen base against the Saints.

Clear Creek Amana's Lizzie Pasbrig (12) was voted by Press-Citizen readers as the girls Athlete of the Week.

Pasbrig earned girls Athlete of the Week with 56% of the vote.

Pasbrig went 3-for-3 at the plate during CCA softball’s 10-1 victory over Mount Vernon in five innings on June 16. With her mouth wired shut from a broken jaw, Pasbrig had three hits and three RBIs against the Mustangs.

Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at MARay@gannett.com , and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.

This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Dominic Salibi, Lizzie Pasbrig voted Press-Citizen Athletes of the Week

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