The Post's Girls Athlete of the Week: Vote on the best of Oct. 12 - 17

Welcome to Athlete of the Week voting from The Palm Beach Post!

Congratulations to last week's winner, Elle Travers of Benjamin cross country. The sophomore paced the field in the Benjamin Invite, running 22:48.91 to take first place.

Each week, The Post will highlight the best boys and girls high school student-athlete performances in Palm Beach County. The polls will be open until noon Friday.

Nominees are accepted via email or phone, but will be selected by staff in the absence of submission. Is your team or athlete missing? Send nominations to deputy sports editor Eric J. Wallace ([e-mail]) and high school sports writer Alex Peterman ([e-mail]).

Here's a look at the best girls performances from the the most recent

week of high school competition:

Voting will be open until Friday, Oct. 23 at noon.

Volleyball: Alexa Arenson, Sr., Dwyer ― Paced the Panthers with 17 kills on a .586 kill percentage in a district championship 3-0 sweep of Seminole Ridge

Volleyball: Amelie Fortinho, Jr., Spanish River ― Contributed seven kills and a team-high five blocks to help Spanish River beat Western in a 3-2 district championship win

Volleyball: Delaney Leite, So., Dr. Joaquín García ― Led the Bulldogs with 15 kills and 23 assists in a 3-1 district championship victory over Wellington

Golf: Sara Valentine, Fr., Cardinal Newman ― Paced the field with a 37 in a regular season match against Dwyer

Golf: Sofia Clay, Sr., Park Vista ― Paced the field with a 35 in a regular season victory over Olympic Heights

Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [e-mail].

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