Each week during the school year, The News-Press and the Naples Daily News select high school girls athletes who stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports sent to sports@news-press.com and sports@naplesnews.com and school nominations sent over email by noon Sunday. Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on news-press.com and naplesnews.com, and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best.
The winner of the Southwest Florida Girls Athlete of the Week poll will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by The News-Press and Naples Daily News. Voting ends at 10 a.m. Thursday each week. The winner will be announced on social media.
The previous SWFL Girls Athlete of the Week winner was Cape Coral High swimmer Makayla Hill..
Here are the Southwest Florida Girls Athlete of the Week nominees for Oct. 19-24:
Bowling
Mia Brooks, Bishop Verot
Brooks rolled a 583 series at the District 1A-11 championships to qualify for states as an individual.
Sophia Elkins, Cypress Lake
Elkins rolled a 489 series to help the Panthers win the District 1A-11 championship.
Irina Gamboa Prieto, Cape Coral
Gamboa Prieto rolled a 585 series at the District 1A-11 championships to qualify for states as an individual.
Cross Country
Kendyl Boutilier, Naples
The freshman won the CCAC championship race at Palmetto Ridge High School in a time of 19:46.87.
Aurelia Sciandra, North Fort Myers
Sciandra finished second at both the Lee County Under the Lights race (20:13.9) and the LCAC Championship (18:48).
Bryana Seitz, Golden Gate
The sophomore placed second at the CCAC championship race in a time of 19:47.05
Gabriella Vazquez, Dunbar
The freshman won both the Lee County Under the Lights (19:39.50) and the LCAC Championship (18:45).
Golf
Kate Johnson, Bishop Verot
Johnson shot a 1-under 30 to take low medalist and lead the Vikings to a win over Canterbury.
Savanna Odjick, Oasis
Odjick shot a 38 to finish as low medalist in a match versus St. John Neumann
Natalie Salka, Aubrey Rogers
Salka shot a 39 to earn low-medalist honors and lead the Patriots to a win over Gulf Coast.
Swimming
Ellie Correia, Fort Myers
The sophomore won the 100 fly (1:03.33), 200 free (2:06.91) and was part of winning relays in the 200 free and 400 free at the Green Wave won the District 3A-9 championship.
Taylor Tedhams, Cape Coral
The sophomore won the 200 free (2:01.41), 100 backstroke (1:02.54) and was part of winning relays in the 200 medley 400 free as the Seahawks won the District 3A-8 championship.
Volleyball
Sophia Baron, Seacrest
Baron had 18 kills, 12 digs and two aces as the Stingrays defeated Tampa HEAT in four sets to advance to the Region 1A-3 final.
Abigail Schimmel, Community School of Naples
Schimmel had a team-high 10 kills along with four digs, two aces and one black as the Seahawks defeated Canterbury in four sets to reach the Region 2A-3 final.
Evie Wood, Gulf Coast
Wood had six kills, two blocks and three digs as the Sharks swept Fort Myers to reach the Region 4A-3 final.