Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Laila Wang, Archbishop Mitty badminton

Archbishop Mitty badminton player Laila Wang is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for May 19-24.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Wang had 36.49% of the vote. Willow Glen softball player Katelynn Dilbeck finished second at 31.34%, and Dublin track and field athlete Emma San took third.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Wang went undefeated in the regular season for the second year in a row and placed fifth alongside sister Cynthia Wang at the NorCals on Saturday at Independence High. Theirs is the best finish any Mitty team or individual has ever had at the regional badminton competition.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.