Willamette soccer player Elijah Vergara is the winner of the Eugene-Springfield area high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Register-Guard readers.

A senior defender, Vergara earned first-team all-Southwest Conference honors after helping lead the Wolverines to an 8-5-4 season and a run to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs.

Vergara received 62.67% of the reader poll votes. Willamette football player Hunter Vaughn was second (35.43%).

Here are the other nominees.

Ozzy Canchola, Sheldon soccer

Sheldon senior goalkeeper Ozzy Canchola was named the Southwest Conference goalkeeper of the year after leading the Irish to a 7-5-4 record and a Class 6A state playoff appearance.

Canchola also earned second-team all-league honors as a kicker for Sheldon's football team.

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