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, Oct. 6.
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Here are this week’s nominees:
Aidan Welch, Althoff Catholic High School, Senior, Midfielder
Welch scored 4 goals — including a goal that was ranked No. 3 on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 — and 2 assists as the Crusader went 5-1 during the week.
Grace Carter, Alton High School, Senior, Outside Hitter.
Carter had 8 kills in 23 attempts with 15 points and 6 service aces during the Redbirds’ 1-1 stint against Lutheran North and Belleville West.
Liam Bivins, Columbia High School, Junior, Defensive Midfielder
Bivins scored 2 goals in the Eagles’ 5-1 victory over Highland.
Ella Artis, Alton High School, Senior, Setter.
Artis notched 17 assists as the Redbirds went 1-1 against Lutheran North and Belleville West.
Karen Lewis, Alton High School, Senior, Middle Blocker.
Lewis had 9 kills in 19 attempts with 8 points and 3 service aces this past week as the Redbirds went 1-1 against Lutheran North and Belleville West.
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!
This story was originally published October 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Poll: Vote for the Southwestern Illinois Athlete of the Week."