Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Nicole Steiner, Los Gatos basketball

Los Gatos basketball player Nicole Steiner is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Steiner finished with 43.82% of the vote. Oakland Tech basketball player Terri’A Russell took second with 37.45%.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Steiner, a senior, recorded the first triple-double in Los Gatos girls basketball program history, scoring 16 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and dishing 10 assists as the Wildcats beat Milpitas 61-29 to open league play.

Los Gatos' Nicole Steiner (15) heads to the basket against Pinewood's Katherine Garr (14) in the first quarter at Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Los Gatos’ Nicole Steiner (15) heads to the basket against Pinewood’s Katherine Garr (14) in the first quarter at Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

To nominate an athlete for the next 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.

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