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Cardinal Mooney's Blake Lutzky throws a pitch during the Catholic High School League Championship Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Jimmy John's Field in Utica.(Photo: Brian Wells/Times Herald)

The Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week poll has returned, and now it's up to you to pick which athlete is the most deserving of this honor.

Remember:Voting ends at 12 p.m.Thursday.You must have an active Twitter account to cast a vote.

Want to nominate an athlete for a future poll? Tweet to sports reporter Brandon Folsom (@folsombrandonj) and let him know who had a standout week.

Our last Athlete of the Week winner was Croswell-Lexington senior pitcher Tyler Johnson, who threw a perfect game against Laker High two weeks ago.

This week's nominees are...

Blake Lutzky, Cardinal Mooney: The pitcher struck out three in 6 2/3 innings during the Cardinals' 2-1 loss to top-ranked University Liggett in the Catholic League Cardinal championship on Thursday. He allowed just three hits, three walks and one earned run.

Kirsten Smith, Marysville: The pitcher tossed a perfect game during a 14-0 victory over Port Huron last week. In five innings, she struck out five and allowed no hits or runs while also collecting two hits and four RBIs at the plate.

Colin Zimmer, St. Clair: The senior lacrosse player scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Wednesday, helping the Saints edge rival Port Huron 9-8 at East China Stadium. The effort allowed St. Clair to win the Mark Daniell Trophy.

Owen Flaherty, Croswell-Lexington: The senior boys golfer shot 2-under-par 36 during a dual match against Thursday at Lakeview Hills in Lexington. Flaherty was the 2019 Blue Water Area Conference individual champion.

Brandon Folsom is the sports reporter at the Times Herald. Do you have a story idea? Email him at bfolsom@gannett.com. Click here to follow him on Twitter.

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