Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Marin Lnenicka, Granada flag football

Alameda flag football player Marin Lnenicka is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Oct. 7-12.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Lnenicka finished with 32.92% of the votes. Willow Glen flag football player Natalia Valerio placed second with 20.43%, and Carlmont golfer Tessa Lee was third.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Lnenicka, a junior, had eight receptions for 130 yards and three touchdowns in a 26-14 victory over Monte Vista. This win improved the Matadors to 9-3.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.