Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Arizona High School Athlete of the Week?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Arizona High School Athlete of the Week for May 17-23 as nominated by coaches, fans and readers.
Read through the nominees and cast your vote. We’ll send a free SBLive T-shirt to the winner of the poll!Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday.
If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email regan@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveaz.
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Alyssa Aguilar, Salpointe Catholic softball: Aguilar socked a home run and pitched a complete game to lead Salpointe Catholic to the Class 4A championship with a 5-4 win over Vista Grande.
Carson Baker, Liberty baseball: Baker had two hits and three RBIs in Liberty’s 10-0 rout of Alhambra in the Class 6A final.
Riley Flynn, Xavier Prep softball: Flynn pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts in Xavier Prep’s 10-0 five-inning win over Red Mountain in the Class 6A championship game.
Wes Kath, Desert Mountain baseball: Kath homered, singled, scored two runs and drove in two as Desert Mountain defeated Sunrise Mountain 6-1 in the Class 5A championship game.
Macy Lee, Xavier Prep softball: Lee doubled twice and hit a grand slam, finishing with seven RBIs in Xavier Prep’s 10-0 rout of Red Mountain for the Class 6A title.
Riley Nielson, Sabino softball: Nielson struck out 10 as part of a six-hit complete game, pitching Sabino to a 4-1 victory against Payson in the Class 3A final.
Chris Robles, Mesquite baseball: Robles drove in both runs in Mesquite’s 2-1 win over Salpointe Catholic in the Class 4A title game.
Yesenia Romero, Sabino softball: Romero singled, doubled and drove in three to help Sabino defeat Payson 4-1 for the Class 3A crown.
Ashley Stewart, Sabino softball: Stewart was 3 for 3 with an RBI and two runs in Sabino’s Class 3A title-clinching 4-1 victory over Payson.
Tristen Turlington, Willow Canyon softball: Turlington doubled, tripled, scored twice and drove in three to help power Willow Canyon to a 12-4 win over Canyon View in the Class 5A final.
Jake Wiltshire, Sabino baseball: Wiltshire had two hits and two RBIs to help lead Sabino to the Class 3A championship with a 12-8 victory against Odyssey Institute.