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Voting is now open for the Nashville area Ponce Law Girls Athlete of the Week, featuring standout performances in TSSAA softball and flag football. Polls close on April 23 at noon.
There were some huge TSSAA softball and flag football performances last week.
So who should be the Nashville area Ponce Law Girls Athlete of the Week? You get to decide.
Vote in our poll below. Voting will close April 23 at noon.
The Tennessean athlete of the week presented by Ponce Law
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Madison Pinkelton, Beech: Pinkelton was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs in a 6-3 loss to Mt. Juliet.
Amelia Richardson, Davidson Academy: Richardson pitched a complete game with 13 strikeouts, allowing three hits and no earned runs in a 2-0 loss to Ezell-Harding. She also surpassed 800 strikeouts for her career during the game.
Allie Moore, Ezell-Harding: Moore pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts, allowing one hit and no runs in a 2-0 win over Davidson Academy.
Racquelle Welch, Father Ryan: Welch was 4-for-6 with a triple, three doubles, six RBIs and two runs in a 16-15 win over JPII.
Norah Box, Friendship Christian: Box was 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs in a 17-1 win over Clarksville Academy.
Jazmyne Groves, Lawson: Groves set a new MNPS City Meet track and field record with a time of 41.46 in the 300-meter hurdles.
Jaede Wilson, Loretto: Wilson was 3-for-4 and hit a walk-off two-RBI single in a 9-8 win over Lexington, while also adding a double and two runs.
Hana Kajihara, Overton: Kajihara went 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple and eight RBIs in a 24-0 win over Cane Ridge.
Chyna Harris-Rucker, Pearl-Cohn: Harris-Rucker set a new MNPS City Meet track and field record with a time of 54.02 in the 400-meter run.
Kloe Quigle, Stewarts Creek: Quigle was 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs in a 16-0 win over La Vergne.
Albany Evans, White House Heritage: Evans recorded seven interceptions in a flag football doubleheader. She had two against Merrol Hyde and five against Portland.
Tyler Palmateer covers high school sports for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for Tyler? Reach him at tpalmateer@tennessean.com and on the X platform, @tpalmateer83.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TSSAA flag football stars up for Ponce Law Girls Athlete of Week
You can vote in the poll provided in the article, which will be open until April 23 at noon.
The voting includes performances from TSSAA softball and flag football.
Voting will close on April 23 at noon.

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