{"id":354434,"date":"2026-06-29T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354434\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:36:10","slug":"houstons-best-high-school-athletes-of-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354434\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston&#8217;s best high school athletes of 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"articleBody mb32\">2025-26 Girls Athlete of the Week Nominees: The following athletes were nominated for Girls Athlete of the Week throughout the 2025-26 school year. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"articleBody mb32\">Rebecca Ajong, Dickinson, Volleyball<br \/>Eguonome Akpobassa, Bridgeland, Track and Field<br \/>Ellie Alquicira, Cypress Springs, Cross Country<br \/>Anisa Allen, Travis, Basketball<br \/>Carla Angueira-Colombani, Seven Lakes, Track and Field<br \/>Ariel Arambula, Cypress Ridge, Softball<br \/>Braeon Arceneaux, Galveston Ball, Basketball<br \/>Elanor Atkinson, Dawson, Water Polo<br \/>Brooke Atkins, Summer Creek, Soccer<br \/>Laney Barnes, Cypress Woods, Cross Country<br \/>Valentina Barnett, Montgomery, Soccer<br \/>Georgia Bass, Episcopal, Cross Country<br \/>Ashley Baxter, Friendswood, Soccer<br \/>Emily Beltran, Katy, Wrestling<br \/>Adlaia Beverley, Bellaire, Basketball<br \/>Naomi Booker, Tomball, Track and Field<br \/>Brithany Bodden Mejia, Scarborough, Soccer<br \/>Carinne Bouie, Goose Creek Memorial, Basketball<br \/>Larissa Bracken, Brazoswood, Water Polo<br \/>Alissa Bryant, Cypress Creek, Basketball<br \/>Macie Bryant, Barbers Hill, Softball<br \/>Hailey Jones-Calais, Spring, Softball<br \/>Madison Carlton, Seven Lakes, Basketball<br \/>Ava Castillo, Chavez, Softball<br \/>Leah Chavez, Pasadena Memorial, Soccer<br \/>Natalie Chavez, La Porte, Water Polo<br \/>Ahona Chowdhury, The Woodlands, Tennis<br \/>Courtland Cloud, Shadow Creek, Basketball<br \/>Camdyn Cole, Clear Creek, Volleyball<br \/>Tatiyana Cole, Nimitz, Basketball<br \/>Aniston Collins, Lutheran South, Volleyball<br \/>Audrey Cook, Stratford, Volleyball<br \/>Carrie Cresser, Jersey Village, Track and Field<br \/>Everly Cumpian, Conroe, Basketball<br \/>Emma Davis, Tomball, Softball<br \/>Lindsey DeLeon, Cinco Ranch, Softball<br \/>Johanna Diaz, Grand Oaks, Soccer<br \/>Keira Do, Seven Lakes, Volleyball<br \/>Christina Donahue, Kingwood, Swimming<br \/>Clara Dye, Kingwood, Cross Country<br \/>K&#8217;ydence Easterling, Randle, Basketball<br \/>Reagan Eldred, Klein Oak, Softball<br \/>Jastine Escamos \/ Angela Shu, Clements, Tennis<br \/>Faith Etienne, Dawson, Basketball<br \/>Carmen Evans, Clear Lake, Basketball<br \/>Abbie Finch, Sweeny, Volleyball<br \/>Alice Floyd, Clements, Softball<br \/>Alexi Ford, Willis, Softball<br \/>Cailin Fountain, Galena Park, Softball<br \/>Jade Francis, Westfield, Basketball<br \/>Kierstin Gilbert, Paetow, Softball<br \/>Jaylyn Gomez, Northbrook, Soccer<br \/>Lauren Gonzalez, Lamar, Water Polo<br \/>Erin Goodson, Deer Park, Volleyball<br \/>Garlynn Grant, Westside, Basketball<br \/>Gabby Gray, Bridgeland, Softball<br \/>Maddie Green, Friendswood, Softball<br \/>Claire Guydon, The Woodlands, Wrestling<br \/>Trinity Hamilton, Alief Taylor, Basketball<br \/>Tamiah Harrison, Cypress Springs, Basketball<br \/>Makayla Holman, Crawford, Volleyball<br \/>Ally Hong, St. John&#8217;s, Softball<br \/>Gemma Hopkins, Tomball, Volleyball<br \/>Kenley Housman, Lake Creek, Soccer<br \/>Haylee Hughes, Lake Creek, Cross Country<br \/>Kenli Irwin, Barbers Hill, Volleyball<br \/>Gisselle Jackson, Cypress Falls, Basketball<br \/>Janiyah Jackson, Yates, Basketball<br \/>Cadence Johnson, Bellaire, Swimming<br \/>Madelyn Johnson, Ridge Point, Volleyball<br \/>Masiah Johnson, Nimitz, Basketball<br \/>Gwyn Katterhenry, Stratford, Softball<br \/>Sasha Keys, Waller, Volleyball<br \/>Jayden Kimble, Atascocita, Track and Field<br \/>Kyndall King, Clear Falls, Basketball<br \/>London King, Manvel, Volleyball<br \/>Avery Koonsen, Dawson, Volleyball<br \/>Gwen Koss, Stratford, Volleyball<br \/>Kim Kulow, Fort Bend Austin, Swimming<br \/>Alexis Lacombe, George Ranch, Soccer<br \/>McKale Lee, Alief Taylor, Track and Field<br \/>Emerson Lechler, Foster, Volleyball<br \/>Allison Lewis, West Fork, Volleyball<br \/>Ashtyn Lewis, Iowa Colony, Track and Field<br \/>Da&#8217;Niyah Lewis, Shadow Creek, Basketball<br \/>Winnie Liu, Dulles, Swimming<br \/>Caylee Londono, Ridge Point, Water Polo<br \/>Baylee Lopez, La Porte, Softball<br \/>Stephanie Lopez, Mayde Creek, Wrestling<br \/>Lily Lott, Seven Lakes, Volleyball<br \/>Aaliyah Maldonado, La Porte, Softball<br \/>Brooke Mansour, Lamar, Basketball<br \/>Jayda Marks, Kashmere, Basketball<br \/>Ivy Maxwell, Summer Creek, Volleyball<br \/>Concepcion Maya, Kingwood, Soccer<br \/>Lily Meeker, Tomball, Basketball<br \/>Drew Merrell, Tompkins, Volleyball<br \/>Elizabeth Milbrandt, Kingwood Park, Volleyball<br \/>Kiley Milligan, Grand Oaks, Softball<br \/>Amariah Molden, Magnolia, Track and Field<br \/>Caryme Molina, Pasadena, Volleyball<br \/>Brynlee Mooney, The Woodlands, Wrestling<br \/>Jordan Morrow, Atascocita, Volleyball<br \/>Maci Mote, Klein Oak, Basketball<br \/>Emmelia Murphree, Dayton, Volleyball<br \/>Megan Murphy, Cypress Ranch, Water Polo<br \/>Erin Newsom, Summer Creek, Basketball<br \/>Willtrace Ngoh, Seven Lakes, Volleyball<br \/>Jahnae Nickerson, Porter, Basketball<br \/>Pearson Noone, Cy-Fair, Volleyball<br \/>Maci Nowak, Lake Creek, Softball<br \/>Ogechi Okeke, Hightower, Basketball<br \/>Addison Olson, Foster, Water Polo<br \/>Greysen Ortmeier, Tomball, Volleyball<br \/>Emily Ottele, Baytown Sterling, Cross Country<br \/>Sophie Peterson, Memorial, Cross Country<br \/>Jordan Pitzer, West Fork, Basketball<br \/>Anna Radwanski, Emery-Weiner, Cross Country<br \/>Amari Randel, Worthing, Track and Field<br \/>Layla Reese, St. Francis, Soccer<br \/>Jenesis Ridley, Katy Freeman, Soccer<br \/>Brooklynn Roberson, Barbers Hill, Basketball<br \/>McKenzi Roberson, Shadow Creek, Track and Field<br \/>Natalie Roberson, Katy, Wrestling<br \/>Jayden Robinson, Ridge Point, Volleyball<br \/>Eryn Roberts, Hightower, Basketball<br \/>Natalie Russo, Cypress Lakes, Softball<br \/>Rowan Saacke, Bridgeland, Cross Country<br \/>Alexa Salazar, Westfield, Volleyball<br \/>Anjalena Salazar, Spring Woods, Basketball<br \/>Gabriella Salazar, Spring, Basketball<br \/>Casey Scherpereel, Katy Taylor, Cross Country<br \/>Ellis Schiel, Oak Ridge, Water Polo<br \/>Haley Schmitt, Katy, Softball<br \/>Lindsey Scott, Dickinson, Basketball<br \/>Catherine Shen, Memorial, Tennis<br \/>Aniya Simmons, Wheatley, Basketball<br \/>Jamie Solomon, Wheatley, Basketball<br \/>Elsa St. Rose, Tompkins, Volleyball<br \/>Alana Strever, Clear Springs, Softball<br \/>Penelope Strohl, Fort Bend Austin, Softball<br \/>Kendall Swims, Conroe, Water Polo<br \/>Jenna Thedford, Dawson, Volleyball<br \/>Jayde Thomas, La Marque, Basketball<br \/>Makenzie Thomas, Clear Springs, Softball<br \/>Tycee Thubeaux, Pearland, Basketball<br \/>Shelby Tortorici, Deer Park, Basketball<br \/>Candice Tsiang, The Village School, Basketball<br \/>Landri Von Gonten, College Park, Wrestling<br \/>Hazel Vowell, Travis, Cross Country<br \/>Zoey Vuong, Dobie, Swimming<br \/>Caroline Walden, Cypress Woods, Volleyball<br \/>Aurellia Watson, Klein Collins, Water Polo<br \/>Tyler Weaver, Kingwood, Soccer<br \/>Grace Wehring, Second Baptist, Basketball<br \/>Tinsley Welker, Fort Bend Austin, Volleyball<br \/>Latavia White, Kempner, Basketball<br \/>Addison Wilson, Bay Area Christian, Volleyball<br \/>Delaney Wright, Montgomery, Volleyball<br \/>Harlie Wright, Clear Creek, Softball<br \/>Yeiry Zamudio, Caney Creek, Basketball<br \/>Bella Zaragoza, Dawson, Softball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025-26 Girls Athlete of the Week Nominees: The following athletes were nominated for Girls Athlete of the 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