Who wins? Oak Hall volleyball's Pene Moser wins Athlete of the Week
It's high school sports season once again, and time to vote for top standouts.
Each week, the Gainesville Sun curates an Athlete of the Week poll that highlights the week's top performers from Gainesville-area high school sports teams. The poll will be released on Monday and voting will be open through Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
Readers may vote once per hour and are encouraged to share the poll on social media.
The winner will be announced every Friday morning.
For the week of Aug. 22 to Aug. 27, Gainesville-area volleyball players made big returns to the hardwood, while a Buchholz golfer also strung together a successful week.
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But after four days of voting and more than 27,000 total votes on the poll, it was Oak Hall volleyball's Pene Moser who beat out Santa Fe volleyball's Jalyn Stout to win Athlete of the Week.
Pene Moser, Oak Hall volleyball
Pene Moser, a junior at Oak Hall, led the Eagles to a 5-1 record last week with wins over Chiefland, Countryside Christian, Williston, Saint Francis Catholic and Christ's Church.
In the process, the Eagles' standout outside hitter compiled 82 kills, 71 digs, 35 service points and seven blocks. She also notched two career-high performances in kills.
Other nominees and final results
Cassidy McDonald, Oak Hall volleyball
McDonald, a sophomore at Oak Hall, overcame a sprained rib she suffered in Tuesday's game win against Countryside Christian and appeared and five of Oak Hall's six matches this week.
Prior to her injury, McDonald tallied a career-high 30 assists against Chiefland. As a whole, the Eagles' sophomore setter tallied 115 assists, 19 kills, 26 digs, four blocks and a team-high 13 aces.
Braydn Smith, Buchholz golf
Braydn Smith, a junior at Buchholz, helped the Bobcats get out to a 3-0 start to their season with wins over Ocala Forest, Keystone Heights and Oak Hall.
Against Forest, Smith notched a 2-under to earn low-medalist honors.
In Wednesday's match against Keystone Heights and Oak Hall, Smith went for par at 35 strokes to lead the way for the Bobcats.
Jalyn Stout, Santa Fe volleyball
Jalyn Stout, a senior at Santa Fe, helped the Raiders get out to a flawless 3-0 start to their season, including a monumental win against Trinity Catholic on Tuesday night.
In the win over Trinity Catholic, Stout led the charge with 21 kills on 39 attempts.
On the week, Stout finished with 60 kills, 20 digs, 38 assists and four blocks.
WHO DID WE MISS? Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to nominate student-athletes for Athlete of the Week. Please send names and statistics to alee@gannett.com by Sunday evening to be considered.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: High school sports: Who won Athlete of the Week for Aug. 22-27?
