Beginning in August the Caller-Times recognized some of the top high school performances by soliciting nominations and naming finalists for the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Athlete of the Week.
Weekly voting lasted throughout the school year and produced 36 Athletes of the Week.
Now, readers will have a chance to choose from those honorees to name a Caller-Times Driscoll Children’s Hospital Fan Favorite High School Athlete of the Year.
Voting will be broken down over three weeks beginning June 9 and will run Monday through Friday each week with voting wrapping up at 2 p.m. every Friday.
The 16 athletes who receive the most votes this week will advance to the second round of voting beginning June 16.
The eight athletes with the most votes from the second week advance to the final week of voting.
Voting totals will reset each week.
The athletes represent schools of every size across the Coastal Bend. The Driscoll Children’s Hospital Fan Favorite Athlete of the the year will be voted on and selected from the eight finalists beginning June 23.
Each athlete is listed alphabetically with the sport they were chosen for Athlete of the Week. Take a look at the 36 finalists and vote below for the 2024 Caller-Times Driscoll Children’s Hospital Fan Favorite High School Athlete of the Year.
First Round Results
• Gavin Lopez, Tuloso-Midway boys swimming — 12,542 votes
• Arisela Perez, IWA softball — 4,250
• Kylee Ward, Ingleside softball — 2,473
• Erin Gonzalez, John Paul II softball — 2,080
• Reese Rusher, Calallen football — 1,604
• Kynslee Carroll, Calallen girls soccer — 1,587
• Kylie Russell, Veterans Memorial girls soccer — 1,470
• Hailey McLaughlin, Tuloso-Midway volleyball — 1,461
• Keldon Kemp, Sinton baseball — 1,335
• Nathaniel Jaramillo, Falfurrias baseball — 846
• Carlie McClain, Refugio girls track & field — 727
• Andrew Charlebois, Veterans Memorial football — 633
• Dylan Reid, Ingleside boys basketball — 619
• AC Carpentier, London boys basketball — 601
• Jaron Banda, Beeville boys basketball — 345
• Sam Cecava, Calallen boys basketball — 262
33,904 total votes
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High school Athlete of the Year voting is broken down into three weeks with the athletes receiving the most votes advancing to the next round of voting. The top 16 athletes will advance this week.
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Gavin Lopez leads first round of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Athlete of the Year voting
Reporting by Quinton Martinez, Corpus Christi Caller Times / Corpus Christi Caller Times
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