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 March 17-22.

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

Delaney Aumua, Granada softball: Aumua hit two home runs and drove in four runs as Granada lost 8-7 in a tight matchup with Foothill. In a 9-1 win over Dublin, she added another home run, a double and four more runs batted in.

Eden Chuang, Menlo School swimming: The senior, an Army commit, won and qualified for CCS in three events at a West Bay Athletic League meet on Wednesday, topping the 100 breaststroke, the 200 individual medley and 200 free relay.

Alanna Clincy, Willow Glen softball: Clincy tossed a two-hitter in the circle, striking out 10 as Willow Glen shut out Branham 5-0.

Leah Gonzales, Mt. Pleasant softball: Gonzales drove in five runs and tripled twice as Mt. Pleasant toppled Overfelt 35-18 in a wild game.

Melody Gonzales, Valley Christian softball: Gonzales, a freshman, pitched a two-hitter as Valley knocked off Branham 8-0 in nonleague play.

Juliana Hammons, California School for the Deaf softball: Hammons broke the CSD school strikeout record, punching out 15 in an 8-5 win over Tomales. She also hit a double and triple, drove in two runs and scored twice.

McKenzie Ortega, Pinole Valley softball: Ortega continued her excellence in the circle, spinning a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over De Anza and a two-hitter in a 4-0 win over Albany one week after spinning a no-hitter in a win over St. Patrick-St. Vincent. She also drove in and scored three runs with a home run and double against De Anza.

Mary Rangel, Notre Dame-San Jose lacrosse: Rangel scored seven goals in each of NDSJ’s games last week, adding three assists as the San Jose school knocked off Presentation 24-13 and Notre Dame-Belmont 13-9.

Tyler Scott, Wilcox softball: Scott compiled three hits and three RBIs as Wilcox knocked off Sobrato 11-3 to improve to 4-3.

Arlie Tatum, El Cerrito softball: Tatum hit two doubles and drove in three runs as El Cerrito routed Swett by a score of 15-2.

Ellie Novitske, Foothill softball: Novitske had two hits and an RBI in an 8-7 victory over Granada and doubled and drove in three runs as Foothill took a 5-3 loss to Livermore.

BOYS

Aaron Baum, Los Altos baseball: Baum pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 10 and allowing just four hits in Los Altos’ 6-0 win over Pioneer. Los Altos (6-1) opens league play against Los Gatos on Wednesday.

Nate Hui, Serra baseball: Hui drove in the winning run on a double to center field in the ninth inning to lead Serra to a 2-1 win over Bellarmine. Serra has won its first 10 games and will play St. Francis today.

Anteo Matlosz, Santa Teresa track and field: Matlosz crossed the finish line in 4:45.77 to take first place in the 1600-meter race at the Garlic Classic Invitational at Christopher High.

Noah Medina, Silver Creek baseball: Medina hit a walk-off single to lift Silver Creek over Gunderson 11-10 in eight innings. Silver Creek (5-1) hosts Independence today.

Jack Mullen, Bishop O’Dowd baseball: Mullen hit a three-run homer in O’Dowd’s 13-6 win over Oakland Tech at the Bip Roberts Classic. O’Dowd is 5-3 and will start league play against Castro Valley today.

Larry Powell, Berkeley track and field: Powell took first place in the 110-meter hurdles at the Swenson/Werne Invitational at San Ramon Valley with a time of 15.36.

Jaxson Saribay, American baseball: The senior stole home in the bottom of the seventh inning to notch American’s first win of the season in a 5-4 victory over Mission San Jose.

Dionisios Vorrises, Burlingame baseball: The senior pitched a complete game, striking out five and allowing just four hits and an earned run in Burlingame’s 3-2 win over Sacred Heart Prep. Burlingame (5-3) is scheduled to play at Sequoia on Wednesday.

Michael Walton, Clayton Valley baseball: Walton went 2 for 3 and knocked in two runs in the Ugly Eagles’ 13-3 win over Tokay. Clayton Valley is undefeated through six games and will play Las Lomas today.

Couraji West, Oakland baseball: The senior walked twice, had a three-run hit and stole two bases to lead Oakland to a 12-2 win over Mt. Diablo. Oakland is 2-0 this season.