Vote for The News-Press Athlete of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 4 presented by Babcock Ranch
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.
Last week, Canterbury football player Joe De La Nuez won with 57% 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 Oct. 30-Nov. 4:
Football offense
Matt Wilson, Estero
The quarterback went 17-of-22 for 305 yards and four touchdowns in the Wildcats' 42-10 win against Bonita Springs on Friday.
Football defense
Eric Fletcher, Dunbar
Fletcher played a key role in the Tigers' dramatic 18-15 win against Lehigh, scoring on a kickoff return in the final 18 seconds of the game to give his team the lead on Friday.
Boys cross country
Craig Allard, Fort Myers
Allard came in second place at the Class 3A-District 6 cross country meet, finishing in 15:48.8 on Wednesday.
Girls cross country
Gianna Del Pizzo, Lehigh
Del Pizzo earned gold at the Class 4A-District 4 meet, finishing the race in 18:04.5 on Thursday.
Boys swimming
Jacob Terry, North Fort Myers
Terry took home a pair of silver medals the Class 3A-Region 3 meet, coming in second in the 50 free and the 100 free on Saturday.
Girls swimming
Katia Bushko, Estero
The freshman earned a state medal swimming the 500 free at the Class 2A state championships, coming in sixth place with a time of 5:11.59.
Boys bowling
Daniel Lynn, Cape Coral
Lynn finished in fourth place as an individual at the state championships after making a run in the consolation bracket on Thursday.
Girls bowling
Brooke Pabst, Cape Coral
Pabst placed third in individual qualifying at the state tournament, rolling 855, before reaching the third round of bracket play.
Boys golf
Easton Green, Bishop Verot
The Sophomore shot a 74 to take ninth in the Region 1A-3 tournament.
Girls golf
Amelia Loninger, Bishop Verot
Loninger finished in second place with a score of 71 at the Class 1A-Region 3 golf tournament on Tuesday, helping the Viking girls qualify for the state tournament.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Vote for The News-Press Athlete sponsored by Babcock Ranch for Oct. 30-Nov. 4
