Here are the Record Searchlight Athlete of the Week winners
Ethan Hanson
A University Preparatory School team shares the limelight for the Record Searchlight's female Athlete of the Week, while a Redding Christian School football player runs away with male Athlete of the Week.
Male Athlete of the Week winner: Carson Piper (Redding Christian)
Sophomore Carson Piper won 59% of the fan vote for male Athlete of the Week.
Piper rushed for 258 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Lions, who beat Greenville 58-18 in the CIF Northern Section 8-man playoffs first round.
Along with junior Clark Smith, running back Piper has been key in generating offense for Redding Christian. The Lions will face Chester on Friday for the CIF title.
Female Athlete of the Week winners: U-Prep girls tennis team
Members of U-Prep's tennis team share the win for female Athlete of the Week.
Freshman Shaniah Soares, sophomores Maggie Barth and Meredith Pinkston, and juniors Kylie Hokanson, Amber Anderson, Natalie Bickmore, Abbie Goss and Vianna Medina won 45.3% of the vote after helping U-Prep win the CIF Northern Section Division title against Chico.
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The team is competing in the CIF Northern State championships this week in Sacramento.
How to vote for your favorite athlete each week
Nominees are chosen based on highlight performances from the previous week and voted on by fans and subscribers of the Record Searchlights.
Go to https://www.redding.com/sports/ to vote for your favorite athlete each week. The polls come out every Tuesday.
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.