Cast your vote for Monroe County Athlete of the Week for Sept. 21-27
Polls are now open for Monroe County Athlete of the Week for Sept. 21-27, 2026.
The Monroe County Athlete of the Week poll for September 21-27 has been announced, with Karis Beaton of Monroe High emerging victorious. Beaton received 48.4% of the votes cast in the Sept. 14-20 poll, garnering 2,394 votes. Her fellow Trojan, Marquis Wilkerson, had previously claimed the title. Grant Pfeiffer of Ida High secured second place with 1,282 votes.
The voting period remains open until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30. Among the other notable candidates are Ashken Aaron, Monroe girls golfer who earned a medal in the county championships; Ella Baker, Airport girls cross country champion in the first Huron League jamboree; and Grady Brooks, Jefferson football player who scored two touchdowns and threw for one, completing seven of thirteen passes for 108 yards.
Other winners include Christian Craanen, SMCC boys cross country first place at the first Huron League jamboree; Leroy Cuykendall, Erie Mason football for 40 carries for 202 yards and a touchdown; Tre Eitniear, Whiteford football for 93 yards and two touchdowns; Sarah Giroux, Flat Rock volleyball for 34 kills and 28 digs; Jaelyn Horton, Erie Mason cross country for the first place junior-senior race; Grayson Malec, Gibraltar Carlson football for a kickoff return touchdown and a touchdown catch; Aileen McNamara, Flat Rock girls swimming for the butterfly and fourth in the backstroke; Claire Miller, Jefferson girls cross country for Division 2 girls at the Jefferson Invitational; Cash Moczydlowsky, New Boston Huron football for four touchdowns and 162 yards; Masyn Moran, Bedford football for three touchdowns and 70 yards on eight carries; Emily Moreno, New Boston Huron volleyball for 29 assists in a five-set win; Grant Pfeiffer, Ida football for 223 yards and two touchdowns; Darby Philbeck, Airport volleyball for 42 assists and three aces; Mason Stoneburner, Airport football for six catches for 152 yards and a 60-yard touchdown; Cole Reinhardt, SMCC football for 157 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner; Claire Ryan, SMCC volleyball for three kills in the final eight points of the fifth set; Joel Scully, Flat Rock football for 331 yards and four touchdowns; Lauren Tolliver, SMCC girls golf for second place to help her team win the Monroe County Championship.
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