Burlingame volleyball standout Emma Madden has been named the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Sept. 13-19 after receiving 47.6% of the vote.
Menlo School volleyball player Zoe Gregory (36.3%) was second and St. Mary’s-Berkeley volleyball player Karis Van Noord (15.7%) was third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Madden, a 5-foot-9 senior, helped Burlingame win five of six matches for the week, with 10 kills in a 3-0 sweep of Woodside and 11 more in a 3-0 sweep of Aragon. She began this week with 108 kills on the season, averaging 3.7 per set.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites.
Past winners
Sept. 6-Sept. 12: Isabella De Leon, Benicia volleyball
Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Lauren Hett, Carondelet water polo
Aug. 23-Aug. 28: Kendall McCallum, Heritage water polo
June 7-12: Lydian Li, Lynbrook basketball
May 31-June 5: Geriah Bradley, San Leandro basketball
May 24-29: Mikayla Garrison, Heritage softball
May 17-22: Aunika Hornung, James Logan basketball
May 10-15: Jamie Baum, Los Altos basketball
May 3-8: Olivia Carlino, Archbishop Mitty lacrosse
April 26-May 1: Ella Carlino, Archbishop Mitty lacrosse
April 19-24: Avery Lee, Menlo School basketball
