Each week, the Naples Daily News nominates standout high school athletes based on coach reports and school submissions for the Athlete of the Week poll on naplesnews.com. Winners receive a T-shirt from BSN Sports and a tote bag from USA Today High School Sports Awards, with voting closing at 10 a.m. on Thursdays. The announcement is made on the @ndnprepzone Instagram page and @NDN_PrepZone.
In the latest poll, Grace London from St. John Neumann secured the title with 1,200 votes, claiming 28.65 percent of the total in a nine-way competition. Notable performances included Anthony Del Sol of Palmetto Ridge hitting two home runs with four RBI, JP Martin of Naples pitching a stellar game, and Jolie Booth of Seacrest Country Day delivering an impressive offensive display. Other standouts were Aniyah Martinez from Immokalee, Maxcias Saint-Hilaire and Brady Clark of Palmetto Ridge, Kala Valerias of Gulf Coast, and Liusmar Rivas Velasquez of Barron Collier excelling in their respective events at recent meets.