{
  "id": 5898834,
  "title": "Vote now for Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week Aug. 31-Sept. 6",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/vote-now-for-monroe-county-region-athlete-of-the-week-aug-31-sept-6",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T03:34:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-now-monroe-county-region-033452623.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mason Cousino of Dundee has been recognized as the inaugural Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week for the 2026-27 school year. From August 24 to 30, he garnered 63.7% of the 12,657 votes cast, amassing 8,062 votes to surpass Summerfield football player Austin Taylor, who accumulated 2,984 votes. Voting for the next week, August 31 to September 6, is now open. The voting period has been extended due to the Labor Day holiday, concluding at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, September 10. Candidates for the award are listed alphabetically: Hunter Barton (Jefferson football), Maverik Bazzy (New Boston Huron boys soccer), Karis Beaton (Monroe girls swimming), Jamil Brown (New Boston Huron football), Hudson Crots (Summerfield football), Cam Dessellier (Milan football), Levi Duran (Monroe boys tennis), Livius Guellmeister (Milan boys soccer), Trey Heaton (State Line Christian boys soccer), Addie Homrich (Erie Mason volleyball), Josslyn Jones (Monroe volleyball), Tavin Parkhurst (Monroe football), Grant Pfeiffer (Ida football), Brady Reinhardt (SMCC football), Jared Tunison (Erie Mason football), Carson Welker (SMCC boys soccer), and Luke Whetstone (Bedford football).",
  "summary": "Vote now for Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week Aug. 31-Sept. 6.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mason Cousino received 8,062 votes, surpassing Austin Taylor's 2,984 votes.",
    "Voting period extended to September 10 due to Labor Day holiday."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}