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Vote for the Blue Federal Credit Union High School Athlete of the Week (April 21-27)

chris abshire, fort collins coloradoan
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Blue Federal Credit Union is partnering with the Coloradoan to honor our best Fort Collins-area high school athletes every week. Check coloradoan.com/sports every Monday to vote.
Blue Federal Credit Union is partnering with the Coloradoan to honor our best Fort Collins-area high school athletes every week. Check coloradoan.com/sports every Monday to vote.

The Coloradoan is proud to present our weekly Athlete of the Week series for this high school year, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area high school athletes.

There are five nominees every week, and fans can vote every Monday through Wednesday at coloradoan.com/sports/high-school-sports.

As the spring postseason in Colorado is set to arrive in May, here is the 26th edition of the 2023-24 school year for the week of April 14-20.

You can find the ballot at the bottom of the page. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Wednesday each week, with the winner announced on Thursday at Coloradoan.com/sports.

Fans can nominate top-performing athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday), and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the five nominees each week.

Previous winner: Liberty Common freshman named Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week

If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.

The following athletes are nominated for their performances last week (April 21-27):

  • Abby Ballek, Fossil Ridge girls soccer: The SaberCats' junior had another outstanding week on the pitch, scoring 7 combined goals in wins over Brighton and city rival Fort Collins. Ballek had five goals vs. the Bulldogs and two vs. the Lambkins while adding an assist in each match.

  • Ross Frank, Rocky Mountain baseball: The Lobos' junior was perfect on the mound in a win over city rival Poudre. Frank struck out seven hitters and retired all 15 batters in order during Rocky Mountain's 10-0 win in five innings. He also had 4 RBIs at the plate in a 3-1 week for the Lobos.

  • Faith Galyardt, Rocky Mountain girls tennis: The Rocky sophomore led the Lobos into the 5A semifinals with home dual wins over Arapahoe and Rock Canyon. Galyardt won her No. 1 singles matches with a three-set comeback against Arapahoe and then dominated Rock Canyon's Finley Wiggins (6-1, 6-2) in the quarters.

  • Colton Pawlak, Poudre School District boys lacrosse: The Stars' junior is nominated for a second straight week after another pair of big performances. Pawlak scored 11 combined goals (with 3 assists) over two PSD wins over Ralston Valley and Monarch to extend their win streak to seven matches.

  • Sean Togher, Fort Collins baseball: The Lambkins' senior did it all in a 1-0, extra-inning win over Monarch last week. Togher pitched a complete game shutout on the mound, with just one hit, one walk and eight strikeouts. He also had the game-winning walk-off hit in the eighth inning to win the game.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Vote for The Coloradoan's high school Athlete of the Week (April 21-27)