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Florida Power & Light Pensacola Girls Athlete of the Week Sept. 14-19

Cast your vote for eight nominees for this week's Florida Power & Light Girls Athlete of the Week until 11 a.m. Saturday.

Pensacola Catholic girls volleyball maintained their strong performance with a 3-0 week, while Jay secured a significant district victory over Baker on September 15. Gulf Breeze, who were ranked No. 2 in 5A for the previous week, suffered a defeat to Niceville in a District 1-5A matchup on September 17. Several area cross country teams journeyed to Daphne to participate in the Invitational, with Gulf Breeze emerging as the fourth-place finishers.

Gulf Breeze girls golf demonstrated their district prowess by defeating Pace in a tri-match against Milton. The nominees for this week's Florida Power & Light PNJ Girls Athlete of the Week have been selected. Marcela Dos Santos from West Florida swimming emerged as the top winner, garnering an impressive 30.7 percent of nearly 48,000 votes cast in the poll.

Voting remains open until 11 a.m. on Saturday, with the winners set to be announced each Monday following the poll closure. The weekly winner will receive a PNJ Athlete of the Week shirt provided by BSN SPORTS. An athlete is only eligible to win once per season, and nominations can be submitted via phone or email, though the final decision is made by the PNJ staff, with submissions due by Sunday night.

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