Vote in the Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week poll for April 27-May 3

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The high school sports season is rapidly unfolding, which means it's once again time for everyone's favorite part of the week: The Gainesville Sun's Athlete of the Week Poll.

Our nomination process is a little different this season. Please click here to see how to nominate.

Athlete of the Week nominees are compiled by what's available on MaxPreps and by submission, so coaches, athletic directors and statisticians are encouraged to send nominees and their stats to [email protected] for consideration.

Last week's winner was Savannah Loges from the Oak Hall girls lacrosse team. Slaymaker received over 5,000 votes as she had 8 saves in the game, shutout Pensacola Catholic in the 4th quarter when her team was down by one and assisted on the game-winning goal.

Voting closes at noon on Friday, May 8.

Adele Zarrinpar, Oak Hall girls track and field​

First place in the triple jump in the Class 1A-Region 2 meet.

Addilynn Welbers, Trenton softball​

Four hits, two runs, two doubles, a triple and three RBIs in the Tigers' 12-2 district title win over Williston.

Aiden Phillips, Williston baseball​

One run, one hit and two RBIs in the Red Devils' region semifinal-clinching 9-4 win over Marathon.

Ariel Koralewski, Gainesville High softball​

Two hits, three RBIs and a double in the Hurricanes' 7-6 district title win over Deltona.

Aubrey Weatherford, Chiefland softball​

Three RBIs in the Indians' 11-1 district tournament win over Hawthorne.

Blake Pilkington, Branford boys track and field​

First place in the 400 meters in the Class 1A-Region 2 meet.

Corie Wheeler, Santa Fe softball​

Three RBIs, a triple and three runs scored in the Raiders' 26-0 district tournament win over Eastside.

Darian Bowie, Hawthorne boys track and field​

First place in the triple jump in the Class 1A-Region 2 meet.

Davika Medley, Oak Hall girls track and field​

First place in the long jump in the Class 1A-Region 2 meet.

Davis Garrett, Buchholz boys track and field​

First place in the 1600 meters in the Class 3A-Region 1 meet.

Emily Ascension, Williston softball​

Two RBIs and a double in the Red Devils' 9-6 district tournament win over Bronson.

Estella Collante, Oak Hall girls track and field​

First place in the 800 meters in the Class 1A-Region 2 meet.

Kadence Massey, Keystone Heights softball​

Complete game, eight inning one hit shutout in the Indians' 1-0 district tournament win over Interlachen.

Kagan Hewett, Lafayette baseball​

A home run and two RBIs in the Hornets' 12-8 region semifinal win over Aucilla Christian.

Keira Forbes, Gainesville High girls track and field​

First place in the 800 meters in the Class 3A-Region 1 meet.

Mallory Blue, Branford softball​

A home run and three RBIs in the Bucs' 5-0 district tournament win over Fort White.

Nate Robertson, Union County baseball​

A double and two RBIs in the Fightin’ Tigers 7-6 region semifinal win over Madison County.

Payten Bates, Branford softball​

Three hits, four RBIs and a double in the Buccaneers' 11-0 district title win over Dixie County.

Peyton Griffis, Fort White softball​

Three doubles and five RBIs in the Indians' 18-1 win over Taylor County.

Pierson Weatherlit, Trenton baseball​

Four RBIs and a double in the Tigers' 12-2 region semifinal victory over Dixie County. Then a home run and three RBIs in the 15-0 win.

Rylee Swilley, Santa Fe softball​

A complete game in the circle, plus two runs, three hits and three RBIs, in the Raiders' 9-4 district title win over Palatka.

Ryleigh Hermanson, Suwannee girls track and field​

First place in the 800 meters in the Class 2A-Region 1 meet.

Sarah Burns, Newberry softball​

A home run and two RBIs, plus a complete game in eight innings with 13 strikeouts, in the Panthers' 4-3 district title win over Keystone Heights.

Trevor Byrd, Lafayette baseball​

Two home runs and five RBIs in the Hornets' 11-1 region semifinal win over Aucilla Christian.

Zac Brown, Buchholz baseball​

A two-run home run in the Bobcats' 5-3 region semifinal win over Oakleaf.

Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 and on Instagram @Ramreporter.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Vote for the Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 3

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