Voting is open for first winter version of our Athlete of the Week

The Thanksgiving turkey has been digested. The fall sports season has given way to the winter. And The Desert Sun's Athlete of the Week has returned.

This is where you get to vote for our Athlete of the Week.

To all the coaches and parents of a winter sports athlete, we love to get nominations, so if you know an athlete who has had a particularly hot start to the new season, please e-mail us the details to sports@desertsun.com.

Before we look at our first batch of winter sports candidates, let's give kudos to our final Athlete of the Week winner of the fall season. You voted and you chose Marley Winston, the Palm Desert boys' water polo goaltender for his excellent postseason performance.

This week's winner, as always, is up to you. Simply vote in the poll at the bottom of this article