Vote for Record Searchlight Athlete of the Week (Oct. 29 - Nov. 2)

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The Record Searchlight has brought back Athlete of the Week. The newspaper chooses the nominees based on the prior week's performances.

Five student-athletes are competing for the distinction, including three football players and two volleyball players.

Be sure to read up about this week's nominees before voting online at Redding.com/sports before the ballot closes Saturday at 12:01 a.m. You can vote once per day.

Male Athlete of the Week nominees

Joshua Aguilar (West Valley)

The West Valley Eagles prevailed over the Anderson Cubs 60-29 on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.

Last week, Aguilar propelled the Eagles to their first undefeated regular season in program history. Aguilar had both of his team's touchdowns including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter against Lassen. He finished the game with 10 carries and 131 rushing yards.

Cole Abel (U-Prep)

Cole Abel is one of this week's Athlete of the Week nominees after rushing for 205 yards and scoring four touchdowns last week against Trinity

Abel had his best individual performance of the season racking up 206 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries for U-Prep against Trinity. Abel leads the Panthers with 14 touchdowns.

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James Weaver (Shasta)

Record Searchlight Athlete of the Week nominee Junior running back James Weaver scored three touchdowns and rushed for 158 yards against Foothill

Last week, Weaver exploded for 158 rushing yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns against Foothill. Weaver's touchdowns all came before the third quarter against the Cougars who have one of Shasta County's best defensive lines.

Female Athlete of the Week nominees

Kennedy Kremer (U-Prep)

U-Prep senior outside hitter Kennedy Kremer had 13 kills and 10 digs in her team's CIF Division IV quarterfinal matchup against Yreka

Kremer had the volleyball double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs in the CIF Northern Section Division IV quarterfinals match on Oct. 31 against Yreka.

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Courtney Oilar (Shasta)

Despite breaking her right hand, Shasta senior outside hitter Courtney Oilar had 17 kills against Las Plumas in the CIF Northern Section Division III quarterfinals.

Despite playing with a broken hand the last five weeks, Oilar has managed to fight through the pain by putting down 17 kills in the CIF Northern Section Division III semifinal match against Las Plumas on Oct. 29.

Ethan Hanson started working for the Redding Record Searchlight after four years with the Los Angeles Daily News as a freelancer. His coverage includes working the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in South Bend, Indiana, and writing about the St. Louis Rams' move to Los Angeles with the Ventura County Star. He began his career as a play-by-play broadcaster for LA Pierce College from 2011-2017. Follow him on Twitter at @EthanAHanson_RS.