High School Sports

Bee’s Best: Who is the winner of the boys and girls Athlete of the Week for Oct. 4-9?

Buchanan High junior Sydney Sundgren finished 6th in 17:36.5 at the ASICS Clovis Invitational.
Buchanan High junior Sydney Sundgren finished 6th in 17:36.5 at the ASICS Clovis Invitational. jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com

Gabby Russell of Clovis West volleyball is the winner of The Bee’s Athlete of the Week for Oct. 4-9.

She picked up 20,521 votes (54%), finishing ahead of Belicia Machicote of Clovis West water polo who had 14,269 votes.

Coming in third was Canyon Johnson of Strathmore water polo (2,818, 7%).

Fifteen athletes in cross country, golf, volleyball, tennis and water polo were nominated.

The poll closed at noon Saturday.

Past winners: Grace Van Der Kooi of Central Valley Christian volleyball, Katelyn Goforth of Kerman volleyball, Andrew Gray of Madera water polo, Krisalynn Turman of Caruthers volleyball, Margaret Arambula of Mission Oak volleyball and Kristen Landen of Clovis West volleyball.

Fall coaches may submit nominations with stats from this week’s action to agalaviz@fresnobee.com.

This story was originally published October 11, 2021 at 11:51 AM.

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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