Choose the top effort in Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week polls for April 14-19

Choose the top effort in Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week polls for April 14-19
A busy week of high school sports produced plenty of standout efforts from Tuscarawas-area student-athletes worthy of recognition.
Cast your vote for the top performances from local student-athletes during the week of April 14-19 action from which to choose in the Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week polls for boys and girls sports.
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High school sports fans can vote in two polls this week to pick their top performance. The polls run until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Nominations for Athlete of the Week can be sent to sports@timesreporter.com by noon Sunday. Please include the athlete's name, school and sport and a little about their accomplishment that week.
Winners will be announced on The Times-Reporter website. You can see the full list of spring winners so far below this week's polls.
Times-Reporter Spring Athletes of the Week
Mar. 31-Apr. 5: Austin McCreery, Indian Valley baseball and Miley Reifenschneider, Strasburg softball
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Apr. 7-12: Bo Black, Newcomerstown baseball and Kara Lint, Dover softball
Here are this week's boys nominees:
Here are this week's girls nominees:
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This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Vote for the Boys and Girls Athletes of the Week from April 14-19.

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