The results are in.
University Christian senior Dixie Tessier is the new Florida Times-Union Girls Athlete of the Week for Northeast Florida high school sports for the 2025-26 season, covering the week of May 18-23, 2026 in the Jacksonville area.
In her final high school game, she pitched a four-hitter in the Class 1A championship against Casselberry Geneva to help University Christian to the team’s second state trophy in four seasons.
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For the season, she went 11-0 with an 0.78 ERA and 71 strikeouts, allowing only 33 hits in 63 innings pitched. She also batted .348 with five doubles, and has committed to play college softball at Catawba Valley Community College in North Carolina.
She placed first in a vote of top Northeast Florida performers that included Emily Delgado (Columbia softball).
Watch for the Times-Union’s Athlete of the Week polls to resume in late August with the start of the 2026-27 school year.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Times-Union Girls Athlete of the Week winner, June 1