Alameda flag football player Elsa Chin is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Sept. 30-Oct. 5.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Chin finished with 38.87% of the votes. Monte Vista water polo player Lauren Lynam placed second with 31.56%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Chin, a senior, filled up the stat sheet for the Hornets over the past week. She scored two rushing touchdowns and had two interceptions in a win over Arroyo and added three interceptions and two touchdowns in a win over Castro Valley.
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To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.