Vote for the Florida Power & Light Athlete of the Week
Up for Athlete of the Week are Justin Didier, Asa Loicano, Charlie Perkins, Shelby Plasier, William Sloan and Saylor Tolbert. Vote now, vote often.
In the swing of the spring sports postseason, we have another talented crop of Florida Power & Light Athlete of the Week nominees. Postseason darling Izzy Douglas was last week's AOTW, joining a lauded list of past AOTW winners that includes Breanna Williams, Macy Borgen, Eric Stouder, Brian Velazquez, Sawyer Downs and Diandre Mayes; Choctaw's Blake Peters , Carter and Jack Marracco, Camry Johnson, Tamen Zabetakis and Jordan Figueroa; Niceville's Ryder Hodgkinson, Shelby Plasier, Chloe Bailey, CJ Bolden, Delaney Diehl, Abbey Kuritz, Camrin Pearson, Teray Geiger and Jakobe Gilyard; South Walton's AK Wickman, Connor Rooney and Maci Jones; Paxton's Wade Borgesen, Cade Stewart and Kenzie Lassiter; Navarre's Maleeya Brammer; Walton's Kaden Fuentes and Whitton West; Baker's Wyatt Straight; and Freeport's Emily Doi. Who'll join them?
That's for you to decide. Voting runs through noon Saturday, with the winner announced here. Vote now, vote often.
State Champs: Niceville dominates field events, wins 5th title in 6 years Region Champs: SoWal baseball advances to Final 4; Choctaw, Niceville eliminated ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES Justin Didier, South Walton: The junior went a collective 5-for-7 in the Seahawks' sweep of Suwannee to win the Region 1-3A championship for a third straight year. He walked off Game 1 with two-run single to back Coleman Borthwick's complete-game gem, and then he went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in a 10-0 win in the nightcap. Asa Loicano, Niceville : Loicano cleared 4.
80m for gold in the pole vault, helping lead the Eagles to a 3A team state title. Charlie Perkins, Niceville: The junior won the 3A shot put with a PR throw of 17. 80 meters and finished second in the discus with a throw of 56.