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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.
For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.
This week, we consider performances from Jan. 13-18.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
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Scroll to the bottom for the poll.
Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
On to the nominees:
Angelina Baca, Newark Memorial basketball: The senior guard made five three-pointers and scored 24 points in a game against Mission San Jose. She averaging 12 points per game this season.
Katherine Garr, Pinewood basketball: The senior had 19 points and seven rebounds in a statement 63-38 victory over Priory, a West Bay Athletic League rival.
Lulu Giometti, St. Ignatius basketball: The freshman showed off her “Steph Curry range” by hitting six 3-pointers en route to an 18-point night at Chase Center in a victory over rival Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Estefany Guerra, Overfelt soccer: The freshman’s first goal was one to remember, giving Overfelt a 1-0 victory over Del Mar. It was Overfelt’s first victory of the season.
Willow Ishibashi-To, Carlmont basketball: The senior guard scored her 1,000th career point in a game against Aragon. The student-athlete with a 4.16 GPA scored an average of 18.5 points over four games.
Tallyah Nasol, Archbishop Riordan basketball: The sophomore point guard made three 3-pointers and scored a team-high 14 points in Riordan’s 58-43 victory over Salesian.
Elisa Ortega, Moreau Catholic basketball: Ortega scored a team-high 16 points in a victory over American, helping the Mariners remain undefeated in MVAL play.
Rachael Osicka, California basketball: The junior center scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a victory over Monte Vista in EBAL play.
Layla Tucakovic, Archbishop Mitty soccer: The sophomore goalkeeper had four saves for the Monarchs as the Bay Area’s top team defeated No. 2 St. Francis 1-0 in a WCAL showdown.
Antonia Vlahos, Castilleja basketball: The high-scoring wing poured in 25 points in a victory over Crystal Springs. Vlahos is averaging 21.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.