Vote: The Arizona Republic's High School Athletes of the Week polls, March 31-April 5
Here are this week's nominees, followed by poll (scroll down on poll to vote):
The Arizona Republic's high school athletes of the week, sponsored by Diamond Kitchen & Bath.
Girls
Kaitlyn Tso, Flagstaff Coconino, softball, Sr.: She went 4-0 on the mound last week, recording 54 strikeouts and giving up zero earned runs and six hits in 24 innings pitched, also going 5 for 12 at the plate with five RBIs, one home run, two triples and one double, as the Panthers beat Bullhead City Mohave, Kingman Lee Williams, Cottonwood Mingus Union and San Tan Valley Poston Butte by a combined score of 35-1.
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Jade Hernandez, Maricopa, tennis, Sr.: She won both of her singles matches last week, first beating Casa Grande in two sets 6-2, 6-1 and then Mesa Desert Ridge in two sets 6-3, 6-0, also went undefeated in her doubles matches, 8-2 against Casa Grande 8-0 against Desert Ridge.
Ashlee Cowley, Phoenix Arcadia, tennis, Sr.: She won all of her singles matches last week, beating Phoenix Central in two sets 6-0, 6-0, Laveen Village Betty H. Fairfax in two sets 6-1, 6-0 and Scottsdale Coronado 6-0, 6-0, also went undefeated in her doubles matches, 8-0 against Central and 8-2 against Fairfax.
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Boys
Zarian Rodriguez, Chandler Hamilton, track and field, Jr.: He won the 1,600 meters at the Scottsdale Distance Classic last weekend, running 4:11.61 to set a state-leading time in the event.
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Erik Koehler, Tombstone, baseball, Sr.: He went 5 for 8 with nine RBIs at the plate last week, hitting one home run, two triples and one double as the Yellowjackets went 3-0, beating Tucson St. Augustine Catholic, Tucson San Miguel and Phoenix Christian by a combined score of 46-7.
Jack Lawler, Surprise Shadow Ridge, tennis, Sr.: He won all of his singles matches last week, beating Glendale Copper Canyon in two sets 6-3, 6-0, Phoenix South Mountain in two sets 6-1, 6-1 and Avondale West Point in two sets 6-0, 6-0, also going undefeated in his doubles matches, 8-5 against Copper Canyon, 8-1 against South Mountain and 8-5 against West Point.
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