Vote now for the SJ County Martin Dentistry AOTW for April 20-25

The Record will nominate several high school athletes in San Joaquin County for the Martin Dentistry Athlete of the Week award. It’s up to you, the readers, to choose the winner for April 20-25. The Martin Dentistry Award highlights top performances from 209-area schools — excluding boys baseball, which has its own poll.

This week’s ballot features seven nominees from Stockton, Ripon, Manteca, and Oakdale. Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Dylan Ackermann at dackermann@gannett.

com. Please include the player's stats and, if possible, a photo. The poll at the bottom of this page closes at noon on Thursday, April 30 .

There are no voting restrictions, so vote now and vote often. Here are the April 20-25 nominees (Athletes listed in alphabetical order by last name) : Aaliyah Abrams, Softball, Venture Academy When Aaliyah Abrams takes the mound, strikeouts usually aren’t far behind. The freshman has made that a habit all season.