Bee’s Best: Vote for the boys and girls Athlete of the Week for Sept. 6-11
Twelve athletes from the Fresno area are nominated in The Fresno Bee’s Athlete of the Week poll for Sept. 6-11.
Athletes in volleyball, cross country, golf and water polo were nominated. The poll closes at noon Saturday.
Past winners: Grace Van Der Kooi of Central Valley Christian volleyball and Katelyn Goforth of Kerman volleyball.
Fall coaches may submit nominations with stats from this week’s action to agalaviz@fresnobee.com.
Here are the nominees
Summer Alberta, Yosemite volleyball: Finished with seven kills and three blocks helping the Badgers to a 25-15, 25-21 championship victory over Mammoth in the Mammoth Tournament.
Kai Alexander, Sierra Pacific cross country: Came in at 11 minutes 57.5 seconds, finishing first at the 2-mile Hickey Park Open.
Nathaniel Avila, Clovis cross country: Placed first in the 3-mile race at the Morro Bay Invitational. He clocked in at 15:16.
Hannah Baker, Exeter volleyball: Totaled 12 kills, 15 digs and three aces in a sweep over Bakersfield.
Ailin Blanco, Avenal girls cross country: Took first at the Hickey Park Open, coming in at 14:53.7.
Andrew Gray, Madera water polo: Had a game-high nine goals in the Coyotes’ 12-8 win over Central.
Sheyanne Hike, Clovis North volleyball: Finished with 89 digs and nine aces and was named Most Valuable Player of the SLO Town Tournament after leading the Broncos to the title.
Erin Hirni, Exeter water polo: During the four Exeter tournament games, she scored 25 goals (with an 81% shooting percentage), seven in the championship game. She also added five assists and seven drawn ejections.
Audrey Hyde, Redwood volleyball: Had 14 digs, two kills and 12 assists in a four-set win over Bullard.
Brenton Maddox, Buchanan cross country: Finished first at the Kingsburg 2-mile senior race in 9:31.42.
Maddie Reed, Clovis North golf: Helped the Broncos to a first place finish at the Helen Lengfeld Central Section championships when she shot a 76 for medalist honors.
Sydney Sundgren, Buchanan cross country: Placed first in the Kingsburg 2-mile junior race in 10:28.52.
This story was originally published September 13, 2021 at 4:12 PM.
