Thunder Mountain’s Leilani Eshnaur celebrate a point against Sitka at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Thunder Mountain won 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Player of the Week: Leilani Eshnaur

by Nolin Ainsworth
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 8:27pm
Sports Player of the Week

Leilani Eshnaur is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week.

Eshnaur, a senior at Thunder Mountain High School, posted a team-high 16 digs in the Falcons 18-25, 25-16, 16-14 win over Juneau-Douglas High School in the semifinals of the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza.

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