Ava Brooks, Braden Holdford are Aug. 17-23 Akron-Area Athletes of Week

Athletes from Norton and Twinsburg high schools won the voting for the Akron-Area High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 17-23.

Ava Brooks is the girls winner and Braden Holdford wins for the boys. Brooks, who plays tennis for Norton, received 61.50% of the votes cast. Holdford, a soccer player for Twinsburg, received 82.80% of the votes cast.

A total 20,674 votes were cast overall. Look for more on each athlete below.

The athlete of the week returns to beaconjournal.com next Tuesday.

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The Panthers' No. 1 singles player defeated an opponent from Louisville 6-2, 6-0 in a 5-0 match victory and beat an opponent from Wadsworth 6-3, 7-5 for her team's only point in a 4-1 match loss.

Scored with 10 minutes left to lift the Tigers to a 1-0 win over 2025 state runner-up St. Ignatius.

• Date - girls winner | boys winner
• Aug. 14 - Preseason Football Game of the Year: Dalton at Mogadore (Week 3)
• Aug. 21 - Amrita Deo, Revere golf | Braden Gunter, Norton golf
• Aug. 28 - Ava Brooks, Norton tennis | Braden Holdford, Twinsburg soccer

Editor's note: Winners of the Akron-Area Athlete of the Week in the fall are not eligible to win it again until the winter sports season begins. Coaches and athletic directors: Submit nominees for Akron-Area High School Athlete of the Week at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Ava Brooks, Braden Holdford are Aug. 17-23 Akron-Area Athletes of Week

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