Who was the best high school athlete in Greater Columbus last week? Your votes decide

Dispatch.com readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Dispatch.com mobile web or Dispatch app once per hour by scrolling down to ballots listed below.

Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday.

Last week's winner: Upper Arlington's Kyle Cox named Athlete of the Week

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during high school sports competition and recognizes athletes across all sports.

If you can't see the ballot when you scroll to the bottom of this story, try refreshing the link or clearing the cache in your browser. Voters can cast one vote per hour per device. You do not have to be a subscriber to vote.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Please be aware: The Dispatch's voting system recognizes only one vote per WiFi IP address, so consider taking your phone off WiFi to vote each hour if you're sharing it with multiple people.

Athletes were nominated over the past few weeks for the vote starting Monday, Nov. 27.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Athletes are on this week's ballot based on information made available to The Dispatch, and nominations made over the past week.

High school sports: 2022-23 Athletes of the week

Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. If athletes haven't won in the regular season, they can be nominated more than once.

The Dispatch staff reserves the right to remove ballots or athletes from the ballot where voting irregularities have occurred.

Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Here are this week's Athlete of the Week candidates:

Nick Green, Big Walnut bowling: Finished first overall with a 680 series at the Ohio Kickoff Classic, making the all-tournament teams with scores were a 258 (high for the event), 196 and 226. Then, in a win over Worthington Christian, had a high series and high game with a 289 and 192. His average is a 240.5.

Kai Nelson, Olentangy Berlin hockey: Went 4-0 at goalie with two shutouts and allowed three goals as Berlin won the Chiller Thanksgiving Classic. He faced 84 shots and finished with 81 saves.

Dominic Purcell, Watterson football: Returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown in a 27-14 state semifinal win over Celina.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OSU Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of Week: Vote in poll