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MILPITAS – Willow Glen pitcher Alanna Clincy throws a pitch. Milpitas and Willow Glen played in a CCS Open Division softball game at Milpitas high school in Milpitas, Calif. on Saturday, May 20, 2023 (Joseph Dycus/Bay Area News Group)
MILPITAS – Willow Glen pitcher Alanna Clincy throws a pitch. Milpitas and Willow Glen played in a CCS Open Division softball game at Milpitas high school in Milpitas, Calif. on Saturday, May 20, 2023 (Joseph Dycus/Bay Area News Group)
Darren Sabedra, high school sports editor/reporter, for his Wordpress profile. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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Willow Glen softball player Alanna Clincy is the Bay Area News Group’s girls athlete of the week for March 18-23.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Clincy received 41.99% of the votes. Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse player Olivia Abbott finished second at 31.79%.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Clincy, a sophomore, struck out eight in four innings and added a home run and three RBIs in a 13-1 win over Leigh. The Rams extended their winning streak to four after an 0-3 start.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

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 and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.