Help us choose our high school Athletes of the Week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) Athlete of the Week poll.

For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.

This week, we consider performances from May 19-24.

Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Vote as many times as you’d like until then at mercurynews.com and eastbaytimes.com without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.

Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.

Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.

Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.

We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday. We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.

On to the nominees:

GIRLS

Amirat Temi Aganju, Pittsburg track and field: Aganju won three events at the NCS track meet and finished second in another.

Ava Bulanti, St. Francis softball: Bulanti pitched six no-hit innings and had a pair of RBIs to beat Los Gatos 7-0 in the CCS opening round.

Mia DeMartini, Hillsdale softball: DeMartini knocked in three runs and hit a triple and a home run to top Branham 10-0 in the first round of the CCS playoffs.

Katelynn Dilbeck, Willow Glen softball: The senior drove in the only run in Willow Glen’s 1-0 CCS quarterfinal win over Archbishop Mitty, homering in the second inning.

Kira Gant-Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley track and field: Gant-Hatcher won the triple jump and the long jump at the NCS meet.

Miley Gradney, Alameda softball: Gradney went 3 for 3 in Alameda’s win over Granada in the first round of the NCS playoffs. She added two hits in a 6-4 quarterfinal loss to Livermore.

Daniella Hughes, Los Altos track and field: Hurdles won the 100-meter hurdles and topped the triple jump at the CCS championships.

Brianna Lopiccolo, Capuchino softball: Lopiccolo’s two-out single in the bottom of the ninth beat Valley Christian 4-3 in a CCS quarterfinal matchup.

Jules McCafferty, Livermore softball: The freshman had a game-tying hit in the sixth inning as Livermore rallied to beat Alameda 6-4 in the NCS quarterfinals.

Olivia Mixco, Live Oak softball: Mixco drove in four runs with three hits, including a home run, as Live Oak beat Homestead 11-1 in the opening round of the CCS playoffs.

Laila Morales, Independence softball: Morales had a pair of hits and two RBIs to beat Greenfield 12-5 in the opening round of the CCS Division V playoffs.

Jade Orta, San Leandro softball: Orta had four RBIs to beat Moreau Catholic in the opening round of the NCS playoffs. She added a pair of hits and scored a run to help upset No. 3 Arroyo in the quarterfinals.

Ariana Romo, Newark Memorial softball: The freshman pitched a two-hitter against Redwood in the opening round of the NCS playoffs.

Saira Ramakrishnan, Saratoga softball: Ramakrishnan pitched a complete game in the Falcons’ 3-2 CCS quarterfinal win over Mills. She also drove in two runs.

Emma San, Dublin track and field: The UC Davis commit completed her successful return from an ACL injury, winning the 100-meter hurdles at the NCS meet.

Regan Steele, Westmont softball: Steele pitched a complete game with three strikeouts to beat Los Altos 4-1 in the opening round of the CCS Division III playoffs.

Hailey Truong, Notre Dame-Belmont softball: Troung knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh and pitched two shutout innings in a 2-1 win over Piedmont Hills in the first round of the CCS Division II playoffs.

Laila Wang, Archbishop Mitty badminton: Wang went undefeated in the regular season for the second year in a row and placed fifth at the NorCals.

Sam Zimmerman, Sobrato softball: Zimmerman drove in a run and allowed two hits in six innings in a 2-0 win over Prospect in the CCS playoffs opening round.

BOYS

EJ Boeschenstein, Foothill track and field: The senior won the 300-meter hurdles at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions, recording a time of 38.90.

Raul Henriquez, Oakland volleyball: Henriquez totaled 14 kills and five digs in Oakland’s sweep (25-23, 25-23, 25-20) of Stockton’s Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy in the NorCal Division IV playoffs.

Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle track and field: The University of North Carolina commit set a new section record in the 100-meter dash, winning first place at the NCS Meet of Champions with a time of 10.30. He also won the 200 in 21.11.

Mattheo LaCasia, Woodside track and field: LaCasia won the 400 at the Central Coast Section finals, crossing the finish line in 46.92.

Chase McMullen, San Ramon Valley track and field: McMullen won the 400 at the NCS Meet of Champions, crossing the finish line in 48.90.

Tommy Moran, Willow Glen baseball: Moran went 3 for 3 with two RBIs in Willow Glen’s 7-6 win over The King’s Academy in the CCS Division III opening round game. Willow Glen will play Los Altos at Mission College in the semifinals on Wednesday.

Jonas Petty, Piedmont Hills track and field: Petty took first place in the 100 at CCS finals with a time of 10.75. He also won the 200 in 21.36.

Ryan Shen, Monta Vista track and field: The junior won the long jump at the CCS finals with a mark of 23-7 ¾. He also won the high jump, leaping to a height of 6-6.

Noah Sison, Las Lomas baseball: Sison struck out six across six innings in Las Lomas’ 7-1 win over Moreau Catholic in the NCS Division IV quarterfinals. The Knights will host Healdsburg in the semifinals on Wednesday.

Ethan Williams, Los Gatos baseball: Williams pitched a complete game, scattering four hits and a walk and striking out five to lead Los Gatos to a 3-0 win over Bellarmine in the CCS Division I quarterfinals. Los Gatos will play Valley Christian in the semifinals at Excite Ballpark on Wednesday.