Pick from 28 Gastonia, Shelby high school Athlete of the Week nominees
Here are nominees for boys and girls Athlete of the Week in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the week of April 13-18. Vote for your favorite before 11:59 p. m.
Friday.
Who did enough to be recognized as the top athletes over the past week in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties ? Here’s your chance to decide the area’s boys and girls Athlete of the Week for April 13-18, 2026. The polls close Friday at 11:59 p.
m. Multiple votes are allowed. South Point baseball’s Brody Crawford and West Lincoln softball’s Kaitlyn Carpenter were voted the area’s top athletes during the last round of voting prior to spring break.
Nominations are compiled courtesy of information obtained by The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors and statisticians through emails, MaxPreps, game results or highlights posted to social media. If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette. com or sports@gastongazette.