Vote for Ames Tribune female Athlete of the Week for April 5-11

The week of April 5-11 saw Ames-area high school girls soccer, track and field tennis and golf teams and athletes have another productive week despite weather interfering with several events. Track meets featuring area teams were limited due to the weather, but Ames and Ballard competed at the Jim Duncan Invitational on April 11 in Des Moines. Roland-Story and Nevada ran at the Woodward-Granger Invite on April 10 in Woodward.

In girls golf, Ames placed sixth at the Northwest Invitational on April 6 at the Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk. The 3A No. 13 Ames girls soccer team tied Pella (1-1) and defeated Fort Dodge (4-0), 3A No.

12 Nevada defeated Central Iowa United (8-0) and fell to No. 7 Bondurant-Farrar (4-0) and 3A No. 14 Gilbert topped Ballard (7-1) and tied 4A No.

14 Southeast Polk (1-1). Several area female high school athletes stepped up with impressive performances during the week. Here are the Ames Tribune female Athlete of the Week nominees for the week of April 5-11.