The Herald-Tribune Boys Athlete of the Week sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Health Network for Oct. 12-17, 2026, was Sarasota High golfer Braden Fernandez de Castro, who won the poll with 46 percent of the vote. Fernandez de Castro shot a 36 — the third-lowest score — in Sarasota's 141-155 win over Riverview.

A poll will be posted at heraldtribune.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Friday each week.

The nominees for the week of Oct. 19-24, 2026 are: