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The Orange County girls athlete of the week:
Name: Ava de Leest
School: Troy
Sport: Soccer
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: The Boise State-bound goalie blocked a penalty kick in the 70th minute and made four stops in a penalty shootout to help Troy defeat No. 4 seed Los Alamitos in a CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal match that was scoreless after regulation and overtime. In a victory against Westlake in the semifinals, de Leest recorded two saves in a penalty shootout as the Warriors again won after a scoreless regulation and overtime.
Send nominees for girls athlete of the week to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram
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