Each week during the school year, The News-Press selects athletes that stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports and school nominations sent to sports@news-press.com and our coverage. Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on news-press.com and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best.
The winners of The News-Press Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Elevate Home Services receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. Voting ends at 10 a.m. Thursday each week. The winner will be announced on the @newspresssports Instagram page and on Twitter at @nphssports.
The winner of last week's poll was Mariner flag football player Mia Standard.
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Here are the nominees for March 31-April 5:
Boys track
Jack Gifford, SFCA
Gifford won a pair of individual Private 8 titles, finishing first in the 800 and 1600 on Friday. He also contributed to the King's winning 4x400 relay.
Girls track
Elise Bolgiano, Bishop Verot
Bolgiano was the winner in the 400 hurdles and the high jump at the Private 8 championships on Friday. She also set a PR in the hurdles.
Baseball
Joey Lawson, Bishop Verot
Lawson threw his second no-hitter of the season, striking out 16 batters in the Vikings' 4-0 win against Barron Collier on Friday.
Softball
Anayeli Guzman, ECS
Guzman recorded five hits, including a triple, and drove in eight runs in two wins for the Sentinels last week.
Boys tennis
Aiden Persaud, Dunbar
Persaud won at No. 1 singles for the Tigers, winning 14-12 in the third to help his team defeat Mariner 4-3 on Tuesday.
Girls tennis
Emily Feichtaler, Oasis
Feichthaler led the Sharks to a 7-0 victory over SFCA with wins at both No. 1 singles and No.1 doubles on Thursday.
Boys weightlifting
Robert Oliver, East Lee County
Oliver won a pair of regional titles in the 119-pound weight class in the Class ...
