Each week throughout the season, the Howard County Times will select Athletes of the Week in each winter sport. At the end of every month, a public vote will be held to select the Athlete of the Month in each sport. Here are the Athletes of the Week for Feb. 17-23:

The past week in New Orleans area high school sports included several outstanding performances in many different sports.

Here are the candidates for the Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 17-Feb. 22 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page.