It was another thrilling week of Iowa high school sports in the Iowa City area.
Week 6 of the Iowa high school football season featured standout moments, while tennis and volleyball included elite performances.
Here are the nominees for the Iowa City Press-Citizen's high school Athletes of the Week for Sept. 29- Oct. 5. Press-Citizen.com readers vote to decide this week's winners. Voting closes at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Girls
Sophia Austen, Jr., Iowa City West
Austen led Iowa City West volleyball in kills in its 3-2 comeback win (15-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-23, 15-9) over rival Iowa City High on Oct. 2.
The Iowa State commit totaled 16 kills against the Little Hawks. She also tallied the second-most digs (20) on the team with two b