Help us select our high school Athletes of the Week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News and East Bay Times) girls and boys 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 11-16. Polls can be found on our websites — mercurynews.com/ sports/high-school-sports/ or eastbaytimes.com/sports/highschool-sports/ — where voting closes at 5p.m. Wednesday. Vote as many times as you'd like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.

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

On to the nominees:

GIRLS Hannah Ames, Leland softball:

Ames, a senior, hit two home runs and drove in five runs in Leland's back-and-forth 10-8victory over Live Oak on Wednesday. In a 5-0victory over Branham a few days later, she assisted on two outs.

Jewel Cooper, Liberty softball:

Cooper, a freshman, hit two home runs in the Lions' crazy 12-10win over Central CatholicModesto. The Lions came back from four different deficits, and Cooper's final two-run homer walked things off in the ninth inning.

Eden Enoru, Heritage track and field:

Enoru, a junior, placed first in the 400-meter race at the Eddie Hart Invitation after she ran it in a school-record 57.62seconds. That was 0.53 seconds faster than secondplace.

Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field:

McCuskeyHay, a sophomore, has picked up right where she left off to end her great freshman year. She placed first in the 100-meter event with a time of 11.62seconds, and also won the long jump and was part of the first-place 4X100-meter team.

Carley Hudson, Campolindo lacrosse: Hudson, a senior, scored four goals on four shots, and had one assist, in Campolindo's 11-8 victory over rival Acalanes. She got two goals past the keeper in a previous game against Granite Bay.

DJ Martinez, Cupertino softball:

Martinez, a senior, was 3for 4with a double and home run and three RBI in a victory for the Pioneers. On Thursday, Martinez went 2 for 2with a triple in Cupertino's 13-2 win against Palo Alto.

Karlina Meyer, Carondelet softball:

Meyer, a junior, hit a triple and a single in Carondelet's 18-0rout over Las Lomas. The Cougars improved to 3-1on the season with the victory.

Averi Peters, Gilroy softball:

Peters helped the Mustangs win their fifth straight game in a thriller. Her walkoff single up the middle that gave Gilroy the dramatic 6-5victory over Leigh. Gilroy trailed 5-0to start the seventh inning.

Hanalei Strub, Bishop O'Dowd softball:

Strub, a senior, pitched an eight-inning complete game as the Dragons defeated Redwood 7-5. She also had three hits at the plate in two games during the week, both O'Dowd victories.

Emma De Vicente, Hillsdale lacrosse:

De Vincent, a senior, scored five goals as Hillsdale narrowly defeated Carlmont 11-9. In a victory against Live Oak, she had an assist and a goal for the Knights.

Summer Young, Menlo School track and field:

Young, a senior, cleared five feet, eight inches in the high jump at the St. Francis Invitational to break her own school record of 5-5set last season. She also tied the West Bay Athletic League mark set by Notre Dame-Belmont's Melanie Castelli last season. Young's record is tied for sixth in the nation and tied for first in the state.

BOYS Tyler Alden, Valley Christian volleyball:

Led the way with 20 kills as Valley Christian outlasted host Archbishop Mitty 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-17, 17-15 in West Catholic Athletic League play. Also had 19kills in a five-set league victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral earlier in the week. Valley Christian began this week 9-7, 3-1.

Trent Amoroso, Woodside baseball:

Pitched a no-hitter with 14strikeouts and zero walks as Woodside defeated Mission 8-0in a nonleague game. Woodside began this week with a 6-1-1 record.

Maxime Anum, Northgate lacrosse: In his team's two victories — 11-3 over Foothill and 5-4in double overtime over Miramonte — the senior goalie had 14saves (66.7% save percentage) and two ground balls. Also caused a turnover as Northgate stretched its winning streak to four while improving to 7-1.

Sam Baumuller, St. Francis golf:

The senior shot 67to finish first at the (Marin Catholic) Wildcat invitational at Meadow Club in Fairfax. The low round helped St. Francis win the team competition.

Daniel Harper, El Cerrito track and field:

Finished first in the 100, 200and 4x100relay at the Gateway to Track and Field Invitational at Buchanan High in Clovis. Ran the individual races in personal-best and North Coast Section season-leading times, 10.66seconds in the 100and 21.54 in the 200.

Emmett Heath, Los Altos baseball:

Helped lead the Eagles to two league victories over Palo Alto and a nonleague win over Leland. Went 1-0 on the mound with five strikeouts and zero runs allowed. At the plate, he was 6 for 12with a home run, triple, two doubles and nine RBIs. Also scored three runs as Los Altos improved to 4-6, 2-0.

Carson Hedlund, Pioneer track and field:

Crossed the finish line first in the 1,600at the Dublin Distance Fiesta, covering the four laps in 4:12.89. Also placed third in the 800in 1:55.76. Both are Central Coast Section season-leading times.

JJ Kinnaird, Heritage baseball:

Allowed one hit, struck out 10and walked just one over six scoreless innings as the Patriots defeated Central Valley 6-2. Also went 2for 4with an RBI. Heritage began this week with a 6-1-1 record.

Aiden Perry, Moreau Catholic baseball:

Struck out 15 over 5 2/3 innings and allowed two hits as Moreau edged Castro Valley 2-0 in a nonleague game. Also had a hit and scored a run. Moreau ended the week 4-1.

Duncan Russell, Bishop O'Dowd baseball:

Pitched six shutout innings without allowing a hit, struck out 13and walked just one to lead the Dragons to an 11-0victory over Archie Williams. O'Dowd finished the week 7-2. Lukas Winn, Castro Valley volleyball: In his team's 3-1victory over Piedmont, the senior had 19kills in 29attempts (65.5%). Castro Valley won five of its six matches during the week to improve to 14-2. Winn is averaging 3.6kills per set.