Each week, the Herald-Tribune staff will select nominees for the Herald-Tribune Girls Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Network, Inc. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Sarasota and Manatee County coaches during the week to htincoming@gmail.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine the Girls Athlete of the Week.
The Herald-Tribune Girls Athlete of the Week sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Health Network for Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 2026, was Lakewood Ranch High volleyball player Isabella Lorenzo, who won the poll with 55 percent of the vote. Lorenzo had seven kills, five digs, three aces and one assist in Lakewood Ranch's 3-0 win over Hardee on Monday, Aug. 31.
A poll will be
posted at heraldtribune.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Friday each week.
The nominees for the week of Sept. 7-12, 2026 are:
Cross Country
Mackenzie Walker, Lakewood Ranch: Walker ran a 21:26.40, placing 13th at the Seffner Academy Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 12. Walker helped Lakewood Ranch to a second-place finish in the 20-team meet.
Golf
Keira McGrory, Out-of-Door Academy: McGrory finished fourth, shooting a 36 against Indian Rocks Christian, Northside Christian and St. John Neumann.
Daisy Quintal, Out-of-Door Academy: Quintal shot a 35 — tying the lowest score of the field — to help ODA win by 16 strokes over second-place finisher Northside Christian
Volleyball
Willow Bobik, Sarasota Christian: Bobik had 12 assists in a 3-0 sweep over Out-of-Door Academy. She added 21 digs in a 3-0 win over Imagine School at North Port.
Alexis Gallagher, Parrish Community: Gallagher had 10 digs in Parrish's 3-0 win over Manatee. She added 12 passes in a sweep over North Port.
Hailey Lane, Sarasota: Lane finished with 20 assists and five digs in a 3-0 sweep over Saint Stephen's.
Gemma Mulhollen, Sarasota: Mulhollen had seven kills and five blocks in a 3-0 win over Saint Stephen's.
Mila Poteralski, Riverview: Poteralski had four aces, eight digs and 20 assists in Riverview's 3-0 sweep of Braden River.
Khyler Reed, Parrish Community: Reed had 11 service points in a 3-0 sweep of North Port.
Swimming
Bella Fischer, Sarasota Christian: Fischer placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a 25.82 at a meet against Keswick and Indian Rocks Christian. She also competed in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:16.85 time.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: VOTE: CFBHN/Herald-Tribune Girls Athlete of the Week for Sept. 7-12
