Poll: Vote for the Southwestern Illinois Athlete of the Week

Prep fall season in the metro-east continues.

Now’s your chance to vote for the Belleville News-Democrat’s High School Athlete of the Week. The poll closes at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29.

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Want to nominate an athlete? The BND Athlete of the Week highlights high school varsity players who put in outstanding performances from the week prior to the opening of the poll. If you want to suggest someone to be included, send an email to Ahmad Lathan at alathan@bnd.com

Please include the athlete’s name, school, class, position, and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.

To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers. People also may submit the same athlete from week to week.

We’ll post the results later this week after the poll closes.

Thanks for your responses!

Here are this week’s nominees:

Allie Russo, Highland High School, Junior, Libero

Russo had 21 digs in Highland’s win over Waterloo.

Abby Shanafelt, Breese Central High School, Senior, Outside Hitter

Schroeder notched 11 assists with 25 serves in the Cougars 2-0 win over Wood River.

Maddie Hime, Highland High School, Senior, Setter

Hime had 11 assists, 7 digs, 2 blocks, and 9 kills with a .28 hitting percentage in Highland’s victory over Waterloo.

Charlie Gentemann, Triad High School, Senior, Defense Midfielder

Gentemann scored two goals, one of them the game-winner, and had an assist in Triad’s 12th-straight victory over Highland, 8-0.

This story was originally published September 28, 2023 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Poll: Vote for the Southwestern Illinois Athlete of the Week."