RESULTS: Gastonia, Shelby area Athlete of the Week for for April 17-22, 2023

Here are the Gastonia and Shelby area Athletes of the Week for April 17-22.

Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominations are compiled from information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by area coaches, athletic directors and team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to Twitter.

If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.

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Boys Athlete of the Week

Patrick Blee, South Point baseball

The South point leadoff man earned 57% of this week's vote. He hit .625 with a home run, four RBIs and four runs scored to help the Red Raiders take a pair from Kings Mountain.

Girls Athlete of the Week

Grace Smith, South Point soccer

Smith received 53.4% of this week's vote. She scored seven goals and had two assists last week in wins over Stuart Cramer and Hunter Huss.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Gastonia, Shelby area Athlete of the Week for April 17-22, 2023