VOTE: The News-Press Athlete of the Week presented by Babcock Ranch for Feb. 12-17
Each week, The News-Press staff will select one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed by Lee County’s coaches during the week to sports@news-press.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
The poll will be posted at news-press.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Thursday each week.
Previously: VOTE: The News-Press Athlete of the Week presented by Babcock Ranch for Feb. 5-10
Last week, Bishop Verot basketball player Caroline Ward won with 63% of the vote.
The winner will be announced on the @newspresssports Instagram page and on Twitter at @nphssports. The winning athlete will receive a shirt courtesy of BSN Sports.
To vote in this week's poll scroll to the bottom of this article or CLICK HERE
Here are the nominees for Feb. 12-17
Boys basketball
Gabe Timmons, Gateway Charter
Timmons led the Griffins with 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting to help defeat Bradenton Christian 83-68 on Thursday. He also had 7 rebounds.
Boys soccer
Erwin Navarro, Fort Myers
Navarro scored a pair of decisive goals last week, helping the Green Wave to 1-0 playoff wins against Wharton and Sunlake last week.
Girls soccer
Kelsi Longabardi, Mariner
Longabardi was responsible for her opponents' own goal off a flip-throw and added two assists in the Tritons' 7-1 regional palyoff win against Naples on Friday. She also scored a goal in the team's win against Seminole on Tuesday.
Boys wrestling
Jonathan Martinez-Mercado, South Fort Myers
Martinez won the title at 144 pounds at the Class 2A-12 wrestling meet, pinning his opponent in the final bout on Friday and helping the Wolfpack come in first as a team.
Girls wrestling
Noelia Varela, Riverdale
Varela won the regional title at 145 pounds, finishing with pins in each round and helping the Raiders come in first as a team on Saturday.
Girls weightlifting
Maya Egalite, Fort Myers
Egalite was a state runner up at 199 pounds, totaling 385 pounds in Traditional lifts at the state championships on Saturday. She also came in sixth in the Olympic category.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: VOTE: The News-Press Athlete of the Week for Feb. 12-17
