{
  "id": 3391907,
  "title": "Leflore, Foster, Gilbert voted Daily Journal Athletes of the Week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/leflore-foster-gilbert-voted-daily-journal-athletes-of-the-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T01:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/leflore-foster-gilbert-voted-daily-010300408.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ann Leflore of East Union was named the Daily Journal Female Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance during the week of August 17-22. As an outside hitter for the volleyball team, Leflore achieved remarkable success, recording a total of 91 kills across six matches. Notably, she scored 52 kills during the Union County Tournament, which East Union won. Her impressive performance earned her 59.4% of the vote in the Female Athlete of the Week Twitter poll, narrowly surpassing Myrtle's Ally Murphy and Walnut's Molly-Kate Rolison.\n\nCo-Athletes of the Week for the same week were Coen Foster of New Albany and Tyler Gilbert of Nettleton. Foster, a cross country runner, claimed victory in the Myrtle Invitational race on Saturday, completing the race in an impressive 16 minutes, 23.47 seconds. This achievement earned him 38.5% of the vote in the Male Athlete of the Week poll. Gilbert, a member of Nettleton's football team, contributed significantly to his team's victory with two touchdowns in a close 16-15 jamboree win against Mantachie on Friday. He also received 38.5% of the vote in the poll. Hamilton's Sebastian Joslin was another nominee for the award.",
  "summary": "East Union’s Ann Fleming Leflore has been voted the Daily Journal Female Athlete of the Week, while New Albany’s Coen Foster and Nettleton’s Tyler Gilbert are Male co-Athletes of the Week for Aug. 17-22. Leflore, an outside hitter for the volleyball team, had a huge week. Over the course of six matches, the junior notched 91 kills, including 52 during the Union County Tournament, which East ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Ann Leflore named Female Athlete of the Week for East Union.",
    "Coen Foster and Tyler Gilbert named Co-Athletes of the Week.",
    "Votes: Leflore 59.4%, Foster 38.5%, Gilbert 38.5%."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This recognition for Leflore, Foster, and Gilbert underscores their standout contributions to their respective teams' successes during the week of August 17-22.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}