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Here are the candidates for The Bulletin’s Athletes of the Week for Sept. 18-23 as nominated by local coaches and The Bulletin sports staff.

Please read through the nominees and cast your vote for one male athlete and one female athlete.

Voting will conclude at 3 p.m. on Friday. The winners will be announced in Sunday’s sports section and online at bendbulletin.com.

Girl nominees 

Ava Simone, Summit soccer: In Summit’s first win of the season, Simone scored one of the three goals in the Storm’s 3-0 victory over Ridgeview on Sept. 19.

Mikayla Hatfield, Mountain View soccer: The freshman goalkeeper helped the Cougars start IMC play with a victory by making 12 saves in Mountain View’s 2-1 win over Redmond on Sept. 22.

Gracelyn Myhre, Sisters volleyball: Myhre had 12 kills, was perfect with her serves and led the Outlaws with a 2.6 (out of 3) pass rating in their 3-0 sweep of Siuslaw on Sept. 21.

Paige Stewart, Crook County soccer: In two games last week, Stewart had 18 saves, including a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Molalla on Sept. 21.

Jaycee Villastrigo, Crook County volleyball: In the Cowgirls’ wins over Molalla and Gladstone, as well as the Marist Round Robin Tournament, Villastrigo had nine aces and 43 digs.

Lillimae Brumble, Crook County volleyball: In the Cowgirls’ five matches last week, Brumble tallied 40 kills and three blocks.

Ella Jenning, Caldera soccer: In Caldera’s 2-1 win over Bend High on Sept. 20, Jennings scored both goals to help the Wolfpack start IMC play with a victory. The senior forward has seven goals through six games this season.

Boy nominees 

Justin Seung, Bend soccer: In the 77th minute of a 0-0 game against Caldera on Sept. 20, Seung broke the scoreless tie with a game-winning goal to lift the Lava Bears past the Wolfpack.

Houston Wittenburg, Culver football: Wittenberg completed 23 of 35 passes for 431 yards and seven touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 67-50 loss to Willamina on Sept. 21.

Johnny Brabb, Redmond football: Brabb did a little bit of everything in Redmond’s 21-18 win over Glencoe on Sept. 22. On defense, Brabb had 12 tackles and an interception. On offense, he caught a 56-yard touchdown, and he was 3-for-3 on PAT attempts.

Mason Morical, Caldera cross-country: At the Northwest Classic at Eugene’s Lane Community College on Sept. 23, Morical finished fourth and was the highest-placing sophomore in the 5A/6A 5,000-meter run. Morical finished in 15 minutes, 25 seconds, shaving 42 seconds off his personal best.

Alex Byler, Caldera football: With Caldera trailing Crook County 16-14 with less than two minutes to play on Sept. 22, Byler kicked the game-winning 35-yard field to give the Wolfpack the 17-16 victory.