Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Jan. 6 and 11. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday. The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.

This past week was the first full week of high school athletic competition for Ames Tribune-area high schools since the end of the winter break. There were several outstanding performances from male high school athletes from the area during the week.