Shreveport Times Week 37 athlete of the week ballot features 15 area athletes
Voting is now open online for The Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Raising Cane’s, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics. The poll includes student-athletes in Louisiana high school sports other than football from 15 North Louisiana schools.
Fans of those students, their schools or their particular sport can vote at shreveporttimes.com under “sports” for their favorite. Voting will continue through Thursday evening with the winner announced Friday. The poll comes on the heels of the release of the Shreveport Times All-City and All-Area softball teams.
Weekly winners will receive a duffle bag, a boxed lunch combo and some additional swag courtesy of Raising Cane’s. Previous winners include Caddo Magnet’s Elena Pizarro, Benton’s Claire Allen and Brody Hutchison and Airline’s Sicily Fontaine.
On the Week 37 ballot for the 2023-24 school year are Roy Morris, Evangel track; Akirah Curry, Airline cheer; Kate Bording, Benton cheer; Addison Norcross, Parkway cheer; Colie McCaa, Northwood cheer; Morgan Ashley Spradling, Byrd cheer; Camille Branton, Haughton cheer; Abigail Clark, Glenbrook cheer; Sarah Ellis Genovese, Loyola cheer; Nate Johnson, Ruston tennis; Anthony Erdelac, North DeSoto baseball; Jack Pattillo, Caddo Magnet track; Mallory Carver, Calvary softball; Andrew Sharp, Captain Shreve baseball and Camille Branton, Huntington cheer.
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These athletes were chosen because of their performance last week or because their names were submitted by their coach.
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The High School Athlete of the Week includes athletes from all LHSAA-sanctioned sports other than football. In the fall, that includes volleyball, cross country, swimming and cheerleading.
Coaches and school administrators can submit their candidates for the recognition to jwatson@shreveporttimes.com.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week 1: Elena Pizarro, Caddo Magnet swimming
Week 2: Claire Allen, Benton cross country
Week 3: Brody Hutchison, Benton cross country
Week 4: Josiah Dang, Parkway swimming
Week 5: Sidney Hicks, Natchitoches Central volleyball
Week 6: Raylon Bailey, Airline volleyball
Week 7: Jackson Burney, Calvary cross country
Week 8: Alexandra Campanella, Calvary volleyball
Week 9: Ava Frith, Airline volleyball
Week 10: Zachary Seaton, Caddo Magnet cross country
Week 11: Analyse Fuqua, Northwood cheer
Week 12: Audrey Jordan, Caddo Magnet soccer
Week 13: Logan Olsen, Airline wrestling
Week 14: Blake Guin, Providence Academy basketball
Week 15: Danon Walker, Airline wrestling
Week 16: Abbie Hooper, Haughton basketball
Week 17: Mikey Washington, North DeSoto wrestling
Week 18: Kingston Charles, Airline wrestling
Week 19: Caden Robison, North DeSoto wrestling
Week 20: Jackson Larkins, Airline wrestling
Week 21: Abigail Jacobs, Benton soccerGWeek 22: Natalie Davis, Haughton wrestling
Week 23: Ethan Plunkett, Parkway wrestling
Week 24: John Rushing, Byrd soccer
Week 25: Kalli Cosse, Byrd soccer
Week 26: Rodrieon Dillard, BTW basketball
Week 27: Abby Friday, Converse softball
Week 28: DJ Lynch, Calvary softball
Week 29: Grace Chaisson, Caddo Magnet softball
Week 30: Kayleigh Goss, Haughton softball
Week 31: Alston Zhang, Caddo Magnet tennis
Week 32: Loren Sivils, Calvary softball
Week 33: Christina Gegg, Benton softball
Week 34: Ashton Neighbors, Haughton baseball
Week 35: Reni Mason, North DeSoto baseball
Week 36: Brody Turnipseed, Evangel baseball
Preseason POY: Sicily Fontaine, Airline volleyball
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