{
  "id": 7078729,
  "title": "Vote here for the SJ-R's athlete of the week, sponsored by Heartland Credit Union",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/vote-here-for-the-sj-rs-athlete-of-the-week-sponsored-by-heartland",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:01:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vote-sj-rs-athlete-week-080113362.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The State Journal-Register is inviting readers to vote for their favorite high school athlete for the week of September 7-12, sponsored by Heartland Credit Union. The poll is set to close at noon on Friday, September 18. If you want your voice to be heard, you can submit your nominations by the end of each Friday to sports@sj-r.com.\n\nLast week, Nokomis' Mackenzie Mehochko emerged victorious in the poll. Now, it's time to cast your vote for the athletes excelling in their respective sports. Football top performers in the Springfield area include Jebb Mahan, Grant Kutscher, and Terrion Jackson.\n\nOther area performers to watch out for are Tony Boyd Jr. from Southeast, Amelia Hayes from Auburn (volleyball), Cal Hinds from Chatham Glenwood (boys soccer), Hannah Holliday from Williamsville (volleyball), Grant Kutscher from Rochester (boys soccer), Evrim Tabag from Rochester (football), Connor Mabus from Athens, Nolan Meyer from Carlinville (boys soccer), and Austin Rutter from Sacred Heart-Griffin.",
  "summary": "Vote here for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week for Sept. 7-12, sponsored by Heartland Credit Union. The poll closes on Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "SJ-R invites readers to vote for favorite high school athlete weekly",
    "Nokomis' Mackenzie Mehochko won last week's poll",
    "Top Springfield football players: Jebb Mahan, Grant Kutscher, Terrion Jackson"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This poll cements the State Journal-Register's role as a platform for local high school athletes to gain recognition, with Heartland Credit Union backing the initiative.",
  "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."
}