​The fall sports season is heating up, and athletes throughout the Eugene-Springfield area have continued to deliver outstanding performances. Every week, you get to vote for The Register-Guard’s Athlete of the Week.Here are the nominees for this week’s girls Athlete of the Week based on performances from Sept. 12-18.Lucy Alkire, South Eugene volleyballJulianne Bawden, South Eugene cross-countryTempe Bottalico, South Eugene soccerPayton Buschelman, North Eugene soccerSofia Collins, South Eugene volleyballGrace Hankins, Marist Catholic soccerEmerson Hill, Pleasant Hill soccerLexi Hudson, Marist Catholic soccerLauren Rohman, Marist Catholic volleyballBrynn Smith, Sheldon volleyballNellie Smith, Pleasant Hill cross-countryKhloe Tesauro, South Eugene soccerBella Wells, Springfield cross-countryInformation about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.Lucy Alkire, South Eugene volleyballSouth Eugene senior Lucy Alkire accumulated 32 assists, eight digs and two aces Sept. 17 in a 3-0 win at Springfield.Two days earlier, in a 3-0 win at Willamette, Alkire tallied 20 assists.Julianne Bawden, South Eugene cross-countrySouth Eugene junior Julianne Bawden ran a 5,000-meter personal best of 19 minutes, 2.7 seconds Sept. 12 at the Ash Creek Invitational. Bawden’s time is the 25th-fastest in the state this season, regardless of classification, and ranks 16th among Class 6A girls. Tempe Bottalico, South Eugene soccerSouth Eugene freshman Tempe Bottalico dished out an assist Sept. 17 in the Axe’s 2-1 win at Ida B. Wells.Two days earlier, Bottalico scored in a 5-0 home win over McNary. Payton Buschelman, North Eugene soccerNorth Eugene senior midfielder Payton Buschelman scored a brace Sept. 17 in the Highlanders’ 2-0 home win over Putnam. Three days earlier, in a 2-0 win at Tualatin, Buschelman scored a goal and had an assist. Sofia Collins, South Eugene volleyballSouth Eugene senior Sofia Collins had 14 kills on a .667 hitting percentage Sept. 17 to help the Axe to a 3-0 win at Springfield.Earlier that week, in a 3-0 win at Willamette, Collins produced eight kills on a .467 hitting percentage. Grace Hankins, Marist Catholic soccerMarist Catholic junior forward Grace Hankins scored two goals and had an assist Sept. 17 in an 11-0 win over Elmira.Emerson Hill, Pleasant Hill soccerPleasant Hill sophomore midfielder Emerson Hill delivered a pair of second-half assists Sept. 17 to help the Billies to a 2-2 draw at Central Linn. Lexi Hudson, Marist Catholic soccerMarist Catholic junior defender Lexi Hudson scored the opening goal Sept. 15 in Class 4A No. 1 Marist Catholic’s 2-1 win over Class 5A No. 3 Silverton. Lauren Rohman, Marist Catholic volleyballMarist Catholic senior Lauren Rohman racked up 14 kills, 12 assists, four digs and one ace Sept. 17 to lead the Spartans to a 3-0 home win over Marshfield. Brynn Smith, Sheldon volleyballSheldon sophomore Brynn Smith ha