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Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
The girls Athlete of the Week poll will be published on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during high school sports competition and recognizes athletes across all sports.
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Athletes were nominated over the past few weeks for the vote starting Feb. 16.
Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.
Athletes are on this week’s ballot based on information made available to The Dispatch and nominations.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. If athletes haven’t won in the regular season, they can be nominated more than once.
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Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.
Here are this week’s Boys Athlete of the Week candidates:
Hunter McKinney, Utica basketball: Scored a school-record 44 points in a 77-42 victory over Granville Christian.
Ben Mirgon, Hilliard Bradley basketball: Had 19 points and five rebounds in a 47-37 win over Olentangy Orange.
Matthew Sagle, Olentangy swimming: Won the 100 freestyle and 200 free and was on the winning 400 free relay and runner-up 200 free relay in the Marion sectional meet.
Josh Sheets, DeSales wrestling: Finished 3-0 at 165 pounds, winning all three matches by pin in the OHSWCA Division II state duals.
Loc Webber, Dublin Coffman wrestling: Went 3-0 at 113 pounds in the OHSWCA Division I state duals. He won one match by pin in nine seconds, and two others by technical fall and major decision.
Alex Wu, St. Charles swimming: Won the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley at the Upper Arlington sectional and was on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays.
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