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The Orange County girls athlete of the week:
Name: Maia Helmar
School: Newport Harbor
Sport: Flag football
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: Helmar threw four touchdown passes, intercepted a pass and recorded several tackles to lead the Sailors, ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps, to a 27-0 victory against No. 4 Corona del Mar in the Surf League. Newport Harbor improved to 22-1.
Please send nominees for Orange County girls athlete of the week to dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram
