Vote for Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week for September 21-27

Summer break is officially over for all, and that means the most anticipated of them all:

The Gainesville Sun's Athlete of the Week poll!

Once again, we are asking for your help with the nomination process. Please click here to see how to nominate. Nominations are due Monday morning, and they can be sent in by anyone — coaches, administrators, friends, family. It is imperative to send in nominations, so we can continue to honor the best! Please send nominations to Gainesville Sun Preps Reporter Noah Ram at nram@gannett.com .

We are relying solely on this process for nominations for the 2026-27 season, so if names are not sent in, we will not be able to conduct athlete of the week polls and honor the best in the area.

This week, we're honoring the best from September 21-27. Voting closes Saturday at 12 p.m., and you can vote as many times as you'd like, so please share this poll with friends and family.

Last week's winner was Macie MacLaren from Fort White volleyball. MacLaren had 16 assists, 15 digs, 4 kills, 2 aces, 90% serve-receive success.

16 digs and 28 assists in the Buccaneers 3-0 win over Fort White.

200 freestyle and 100 butterfly wins at the Rob Ramirez City Championship.

260 total yards (144 passing and 116 rushing) and three total touchdowns (two passing and one rushing) in the Bobcats 38-20 win over Forest.

Buchholz football stars shine in second half to knock off Forest

11 kills, 12 digs, 3 aces, 2 assists and a block assist

Ariana Parks-Howard, The Rock volleyball

27 Kills and 18 digs in The Rock's win over Foundation Academy.

331 total yards (194 passing and 137 rushing) and four total touchdowns (three passing and one rushing) in the Eagles 33-7 win over P.K. Yonge.

Four catches for 141 yards and a touchdown in the Indians 21-14 defeat to Trenton.

15 carries for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the Fightin' Tigers 46-26 win over Parker.

17 assists, 5 blocks, and 8 kills in The Rock's 3-0 win over GHS, followed by 35 assists in the win over Foundation Academy.

Six catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns in the Tornadoes 52-24 win over Madison County.

Carson Long, St. Francis Catholic football

247 total yards (137 receiving and 110 rushing), five total touchdowns (two rushing and three receiving), 14 tackles and two interceptions in the Wolves 51-27 win over Munroe.

500 freestyle and 100 backstroke wins at the Rob Ramirez City Championship.

Four catches for 45 yards and a touchdown, plus three interceptions, in the Bulldogs 40-6 win over Eagle's View.

Nine carries for 79 yards and two touchdowns in the Hornets 37-0 win over Williston.

Seven catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats 38-20 win over Forest.

Hawthorne football beats longtime rural rival Williston in Week 6 football.

Three carries for 87 yards and a touchdown in the Indians 27-20 win over Taylor County.

10 kills, 29 digs and 26 assists in the Raiders 3-1 win over Bishop Kenny.

200 IM and 100 breaststroke wins at the Rob Ramirez City Championship.

17 carries for 111 yards and three touchdowns in the Tornadoes 52-24 win over Madison County.

24 digs in the Bobcats 3-1 win over city rival Gainesville High.

Reactions, big moments from Buchholz-Gainesville volleyball rivalry match

19 carries for 137 yards and three touchdowns in the Raiders 47-0 district win over North Marion.

26 assists in the Eagles 3-0 win over Bell.

11 carries for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the Bears 55-20 win over South Marion.

16 kills, 22 digs and 29 assists in the Fightin' Tigers 3-1 win over Branford.

200 and 500 freestyle wins at the Rob Ramirez City Championship.

49 assists in the Eagles win over Lafayette.

Newberry hosts St. Francis in early-season volleyball action

Olivia Williams, St. Francis Catholic volleyball

30 assists in the Wolves 3-0 win over Dixie County.

16 carries for 101 yards in the Buccaneers 26-2 win over Crescent City.

100 butterfly and 100 backstroke wins at the Rob Ramirez City Championship.

32 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers 21-14 win over Chiefland.

Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@usatodayco.com . Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 , Instagram @Ramreporter and Facebook Noah Ram - Reporter .