Bay Area News Group girls high school athlete of the week: Rachel Stephens, Los Gatos water polo
Los Gatos water polo player Rachel Stephens is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week of Nov. 14-19 after she received 7,047 votes (36.31%) by the 5 p.m. deadline on Wednesday
Alhambra cross country runner Renae Searls grabbed 6,027 votes (31.05%) to finish second behind Stephens.
Dougherty cross country runner Sabrina Noriega finished third.
Stephens, Los Gatos’ junior goalkeeper, had 244 saves over the course of the Cats’ season. Stephens had 15 of those in a 10-5 win over Granite Bay in the NorCal Division II playoffs. Los Gatos bowed out in the second round with a loss to Arroyo Grande.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 28 by 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites.
Past winners:
Nov. 7-12: Raquel Calderon, Mercy-Burlingame volleyball
Nov. 1-5: Lily van Putten, Los Gatos water polo
Oct. 24-30: Tiana Osuna, Archbishop Mitty field hockey
Oct. 17-22: Kira Clark, Mission San Jose water polo
Oct. 10-15: Brooke Dombrowski, Menlo volleyball