Soccer season is nearing its end in the Lone Star State, but track, softball and baseball are in full swing as the spring semester progresses.
Standouts from each sport are among this week's nominees for the Happy State Bank High School Athlete of the Week.
The Globe-News is taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the High School Athlete of the Week each Tuesday.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Saturday and can be submitted through email at sports@amarillo.com, by messaging the Globe-News through its Facebook page or on Twitter @amarilloglobe.
Students in all varsity sports are eligible and can only be named Athlete of the Week one time per season, per sport, and athletes from one school cannot win more than three consecutive weeks.
The poll will close Thursday and the winners will be announced Friday each week.
Take a moment to look at some of the top performances in the last week and vote on amarillo.com.
This Week's Finalists
- Colt Cruth, Canyon baseball — Cruth went 2-for-3 at the plate in the Eagles' 8-7 win against West Plains, notching two RBIs and a walk-off double that sealed Canyon's victory.
- Brooke French, Randall girls soccer — After a strong performance on the track at the Amarillo Relays last weekend, French helped lead the Lady Raiders to the Region I-4A Division II final with a goal and an assist in Randall's 2-1 win against Benbrook.
- Sophia Hernandez, Amarillo High girls soccer — Hernandez scored two goals in the Lady Sandies' playoff win against El Paso High, helping AHS advance to the next round of the postseason.
- Jaylen Kaps, West Plains softball — Kaps registered 14 strikeouts on defense in the Lady Wolves' contest against Canyon, adding a pair of two-run homers on offense.
- Lathan Lewter, Canyon boys track & field — Lewter won the 3,200-meter run at the Texas Relays in Austin with a time of nine minutes, 4.69 seconds. The Eagles' star beat out Austin Vandegrift's Kai McCullough by more than four seconds to claim first place in the event.
- Taylor Wiseman, Childress girls track & field — Wiseman placed first in discus at the Texas Relays in Austin with a throw of 157 feet, four inches. The defending state champion and Oregon signee beat the second place throw by more than three feet.
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Submit nominees, with stats, honors and accolades from the previous week by Saturday each week to sports@amarillo.com
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