Below, you’ll find each Athlete of the Week selected during WCIA 3’s Athlete of the Week contest. Each season at the end of the contest, one athlete is eligible to be honored as that season’s Athlete of the Year with a $1000 scholarship!
This year, one male and one female athlete will be selected to each be named
Athletes of the Year!

For complete rules and restrictions, click here.

WCIA 3’s Athlete of the Week for November 23rd, 2023

Karter Reiss, a senior from Rochester high school

Karter Reiss has paved the way for the team to play for a state title this weekend. The senior left tackle has 12 tackles on defense, to go along with two sacks at the nose guard position in a defense that’s only allowed 127 points in 13 games, holding six opponents to a touchdown or less in their games. With Reiss’s help the Rockets are averaging 222 yards per game.

Congrats to our 2023 WCIA 3 Athletes of the Year!

WCIA 3 Female Athlete of the Year:

Paxton-Buckley-Loda’s Trixie Johnson

WCIA 3 Male Athlete of the Year:

Salt Fork’s Garrett Taylor

Each receiving a $1000 scholarship thanks to our sponsor Loman-Ray Insurance Group.

View our Athletes of the Week and their achievements from past years below

Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Kailyn Wilson	Charleston, Senior	Softball	She helped lead the Trojans softball team to the school’s first trip to state with a batting average of .523 this season and a team high of 9 home runs. Wilson is also second on the team in hits with 56 and RBI with 43.
Daniel Lacy	Centennial, Senior	Track and Field	Daniel Lacy won three gold medals at the IHSA track and field finals, taking first in the Class 3A 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. He scored 30 out of the team’s 40 points, as Centennial brought home the third place team trophy.
Evan Foster	Maroa-Forsyth, Senior	Baseball	He threw a seven inning perfect game striking out 11 batters in just 84 pitches. He also scored two out of his team’s three runs to lead his team to a 3-0 regional title wins in the process. He’s the school record holder for strikeouts with 238 in his career.
Andrea Li	Uni High, Junior	Badminton	Andrea Li won the IHSA state badminton title for Uni High over the weekend. defeating Hannah George from Neuqua Valley 13-21, 21-9, 21-19. winning her second straight title.
Alexis Wike	Blue Ridge, Senior	Softball, Track and Field	She is the school record holder in the high jump at 5-foot-3, and set the new record breaking standard for the 4×100 team relay at 53.97 seconds. Alexis is the team leader in softball with a .623 batting average, 20 stolen bases, and 24 runs scored.
Shayne Immke	St. Joseph-Ogden, Senior	Softball	She set the all-time school record for triples in softball, hitting her 27th to beat the mark previously set by Hannah Bowen. Immke also broke the Spartans’ single-season record for triples, surpassing the previous high of 11.
Mitchel Myers	Arcola, Senior	Track and Field	He broke a 59-year school record in the discus, throwing 183 feet, passing former Illini multi-sport standout Terry Miller’s mark from 1964.
Maci Clodfelder	Villa Grove, Senior	Softball	She broke the Villa Grove softball program’s record for the most home runs after hitting a grand slam to mark her 20th career long ball.
Ethan McMasters	High School, Senior	Baseball	He threw his first no-hitter of the season and is leading the Westville Tigers Baseball team in several categories including a 1.62 ERA, 28 RBI, 4 home runs and is second in batting average hitting .527.
Kaylin Moreland	Meridian, Senior	Track and Field	She broke the Class 1A 60 meter dash with a time of 7.82 at the 2023 Illinois Top Times Meridian Track and Field Championship meet. Kaylin also placed 5th in the 400m with a time of 1:01.77 and 6th in the 200m with a time of 26.65.
Daryl Okeke	Judah Christian, Senior	Track & Field	Daryl Okeke won the Illinois Top Times title in both the 60 meter high hurdles (8.03 seconds) and the 60 meter dash (6.90 seconds), breaking the meet records in both events.
Lily Ghere	Mattoon, Senior	Soccer	She has scored eight goals in the first three games for the Mattoon Green Waves’.
Caleb Siemer	Teutopolis, senior	Basketball	He has averaged 12.8 points per game with a total of 300 rebounds this season and led the Wooden Shoes to win the third place IHSA tournament game scoring 32 points.
Nolan Miller	Champaign Central, Senior	Swimming	He won the IHSA 200-yard freestyle swim state title with a time of 1:36.22. and 5th in the 500 yard free-style with a time of 4:31.05. marking the Maroons’ first state championship since 2016 and just the sixth in school history.
Jurdan Tyler	Urbana, Junior	Wrestling	She took 3rd place at the IHSA state wrestling tournament in the 235 weight class to cap off her first year of wrestling.
Mateo Casillas	Mahomet-Seymour, Senior	Wrestling	Mateo Casillas won the Class 2A 195 pound wrestling state championship, finishing his final year with a 52-1 record, and is the first Bulldogs’ state champion since 2009.
Will Fox	Shelbyville, Senior	Wrestling	Will Fox won the Class 1A Carterville 160-pound wrestling sectional with a 5-2 decision in the championship bout, improving his record to 33-6 this season.
Ethan Conaty	Le Roy, Senior	Wrestling	He won the 1A Le Roy regional wresting title weighing in at 160 pounds, advancing him to the sectional finals with a record of 33-13 this season.
Kyla Bullington	Armstrong-Potomac, Senior	Basketball	She recently scored her 1,000th career point and is one of the top scorers for the Trojans this basketball season.
Cannon Leonard	Iroquois West, Senior	Basketball	He has lead team to 10 straight victories, putting up 20 more points and 15 rebounds in his latest game, and signed to play football at Iowa next year.
Nick Nosler	Unity, Senior	Wresting	Nick Nosler broke the Rockets’ all-time wins record over the weekend after going 7-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference Duals, being victorious for the 141st time in his career.
Haley Garrett	Cerro Gordo-Bement, Senior	Basketball	She set the school record for most points scored in a game with 36 at the Macon County basketball tournament. Garrett also leads her team in points averaging 17.4 per game and rebounds averaging 7.9 per game.
Connor Steidinger	Prairie Central, Senior	Wrestling	He is currently 18-4 individually on Prairie Central’s wrestling team and is ranked 6th in the top 10 in the state.
Mikayla Knake	Cissna Park, Senior	basketball	She has helped lead the T-Wolves to an 11-2 start to the season and are going on 4-0 in the conference. Knake also recently joined the 1000 points club in her high school basketball career.
Garrett Taylor	Salt Fork, Senior	Basketball	He has lead the Salt Fork boys basketball team to a 9-0 start this season, averaging team highs on the court with 18.7 points, 13.4 points per game, and shooting 60 percent from the field.
Kallie Evans	Fisher, Senior	Basketball	She scored her 1,000th career point in a 20-point game performance against Tri-Valley. Evans is an all-conference player and a three sport athlete participating in Basketball, Volleyball and Softball.
Ella Boyer	Tuscola, Senior	Basketball	She has aided the Tuscola Warriors Basketball team to an start 8-0 this season, and is considered as one of the best three-point shooters in Tuscola program history.
Richard Jackson	Sacred Heart-Griffin, Senior	Football	He aided the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones football team in winning the Class 4A state title with a game high of 112 yards, 9 tackles, and a touchdown. He also led SHG in scoring with a season total of 19 TD’s.
Joe Brummer	St. Teresa, Senior	Football	He led the Bulldogs football team to a Class 2A semifinal win over Johnston City completing 7-of-8 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown, while running five times for 79 yards and two more touchdowns.
Elle Richards	Taylorville, Senior	Volleyball	She aided the team to the program’s first appearance at state finishing 4th in Class 3A. She has led her team this season with 373 kills, averaging 4.1 per set.
Quenton Rogers	Mahomet-Seymour, Senior	Football	He had 136 all-purpose yards including 8 receptions for 64 yards, 4 carries for 72 yards and two touchdowns leading the Bulldogs to a 44-28 second round playoff win.
Mabry Bruhn	Monticello, Senior	Cross Country	She won the Class 1A St. Joseph-Ogden individual sectional title over the weekend with a time of 16:56.07 becoming the conference, regional, and sectional champion
Lexi Ellis	Danville, Senior	Tennis	She finished 5^th in doubles at the state tournament alongside Anna Houpt, aided the team in tying for 3^rd place, the best in school history for both the team and doubles finish, winning the first girls’ team state trophy in tennis for Danville. Lexi was also awarded the State Coaches Association Sportsmanship of the Year award.
Charley Condill	Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Senior	Volleyball	She leads the team with 231 kills, an average of 4.3 kills per set, and a .337 hitting percentage, aiding the Knights to a 22-4 record.
Wade Schacht	Central, Senior	Golf	Won the Class 2A state golf individual championship in a playoff to become the first golfer in his school to win a state title since 1925.
Jonathan Willenborg	St. Anthony, Senior	Golf	He shot a 75 at the Class 1A Golf Sectionals tying second individually, and helping send the Bulldogs to state.
Michael Hackman	Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin, Senior	Football	He has achieved 882 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns, averaged 11.3 yards per carry and 22 yards per reception this season.
Marin McAndrew	Centennial, Senior	Swimming	She has been consistently winning events in both dual and invitational meets.
Trixie Johnson	Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Senior	Cross Country	She broke PBL’s cross country course record setting a new course record for the first time since 2015.
Grant Powell	Oakwood, Senior	Soccer	He broke the school’s record of 43 career goals scored and holds the single season assist and goals scored school records

Fall 2021- Spring 2022

Fall 2020 – Spring 2021

Congrats to Charleston’s Shae Littleford and Monticello’s Chris Brown, the 2020-2021 scholarship winners!

Fall 2019 – Winter 2020 Winners

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Alaina Bowie	St. Thomas More High School, Senior	Golf	Set a new school record and a career low of 63 to win the Blue Ridge Invitational, her second win this month.
Makayla Klann	Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School, Senior	Volleyball	Helped team win Cissna Park Tip-Off tournament and was named to the all-tournament team, leading her squad in digs.
Diego Camarena	Iroquois West High School, Senior	Soccer	Scored 31 goals in 8 games, and last year he had the most goals scored among high schoolers in the country.
Pedro Gauna	Arcola High School, Senior	Football	Led team to a 2-1 start with an interception and volunteers daily in a fifth-grade class.
Tyler Wilson	Fisher High School, Senior	Football	Ran 452 yards on 28 carries to break the school record.
Haley Reynolds	Deland-Weldon High School, Senior	Volleyball	Nominated by Millikin University to represent Team Illinois for an international tourney.
Sage Davis	Mt. Zion High School, Senior	Football	Rushed for 278 yards and two touchdowns in a win over a previously unbeaten team.
Zach Rogers	Bement High School, Junior	Golf	Scored just two strokes behind the individual medalist at sectionals with a 76.
Makail Stanley	Argenta-Oreana High School, Senior	Football	Led his team with 206 rushing yards on 14 carries and four touchdowns.
Santi Rodriguez	Central High School, Senior	Soccer	Set program record with 48 goals in one season, with a career total of 101 goals.
Olivia Rosenstein	Urbana High School, Senior	Cross- Country	Won both regional and sectional individual titles while qualifying for state for the third time.
Sally Ma	University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Sophomore	Swimming	Won two first-place medals at sectionals and holds the state’s top qualifying mark in 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle.
Jacob DuRocher	Rochester High School, Junior	Football	Rushed for 75 yards and 3 TD’s along with r Recs and a score to help defeat Mascoutah in Class 5A semis.
Katelyn Young	Oakwood High School, Senior	Girl’s Basketball	Leading Her team with 26.7 pts/game & 12.1 rebounds per game. Committed to Murray State.
Tayler Berry	Tri-County High School, Junior	Girl’s Basketball	Leading Her team with 16 pts, 3 assists and 4 steals per game
Avery Still	Sullivan High School, Senior	Girl’s Basketball	Averaging 12pts, 7 rebs and 6 steals per game for the state ranked Redskins
Jacob Dust	St. Anthony High School, Senior	Basketball	The All-Conference pick and honorable mention All-State selection is leading his team in a 13-2 season.
Emily Meidel	Bismarck-Henning- Rossville-Alvin, Senior	Volleyball	The Blue Devils senior recently scored her 2,000th career point and set a new school career record for kills, leading BHRA to a 17-4 record.
Sarah Isaf	Paris High School, Senior	Basketball	The team leader has guided the Tigers to a perfect season so far and a No. 1 ranking in the state in Class 2A. Paris has dominated this season and Sarah is a big reason why.
Griffin Andricks	Central A&M High School, Senior	Basketball	Andricks is averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds a game this season for the 18-2 Central A&M Raiders, one of the favorites to win the Class 1A state title.
Ashlyn Sturdy	Sangamon Valley, Senior	Basketball	Sturdy scored her 2,000th career point on Tuesday night and is averaging 20 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals per game
Matt Kerr	Monticello, Senior	Wrestling	Kerr defeated Unity’s defending state champion Micah Downs by a slim 3-2 decision to take the 182 pound title at the IHSA Class 1A Robinson Regional
Abel Colunga	Hoopeston Area, Sophomore	Wrestling	Colunga pinned all three of his opponents to win the Class 1A 182-pound sectional title at Olympia. Now he’s heading to his second state appearance with a 41-7 record after going 1-1 last year as a freshman
Hayden Copass	Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Junior,	Wrestling	Won his first state title, taking the Class 1A 285-pound crown with a 3-1 OT decision. Copass finished his season undefeated at 26-0, a first in more than four decades for the Buffaloes
Micah Downs	Unity High School Senior	Wrestling	Senior Micah Downs went 3-0 after finishing 3rd at the individual meet. The Rockets’ 3rd place trophy at Dual Team state is the highest for the program since 1989.
Martrice Brooks	Lanphier Senior	Basketball	Brooks is second in school history for points with 1,770, had more than 550 career rebounds and set the new school record for steals in a season with 155 this year

Winter/Spring 2019 Winners

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Kennedy Bauer	Watseka High School, Senior	Basketball	Became the 8th girl in school history to score 1000 points and has led her team to a 19-2 record so far this season.
Skylar Hayes	Mt. Pulaski High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke school’s 41-year-old scoring record with 2,227 points over her career.
Erin Houpt	Danville High School, Sophomore	Basketball	Set the girl’s basketball record for most points in a game, 43, with 24 in a single half.
Ezra Elliott	Hoopeston High School, Senior	Wrestling	Ranked number 1 in the state in his weight class with an undefeated record.
Cade Scott	Unity High School, Junior	Wrestling	Has a season record of 41-2 and won his sectional title.
Luke Luffman	Urbana High School, Senior	Wrestling	Won the state title for three years in a row.
Capria Brown	Schlarman High School, Junior	Basketball	Helped team win second straight state title, scoring 40 points in two games.
Christian Stadeli	Cissna Park High School, Senior	Basketball	Scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in team’s super-sectional win.
Jacob Paradee	Central A&M High School, Junior	Basketball	Scored 32 points in two games at state helping the team win the school’s first trophy in the sport.
Kenli Nettles	Arthur-Lovington– Atwood-Hammond High School, Junior	Track and Field	Three first-place finishes in the Charleston Indoor Invite at EIU.
Jorden Tedford	Warrensburg- Latham High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won second straight indoor title, clearing 6-foot-8.
Elijah Hall	Rantoul High School, Senior	Track and Field	Achieved team and personal records at Illinois Top Times while setting an example on and off the track.
Lucas Chittick	Fisher High School, Senior	Track and Field	Took second place at the Illinois Top Times track meet in the two mile and qualified for the Boston Marathon.
Gage Romack	Salt Fork High School, Senior	Baseball	Has a .455 batting average with 17 RBI and 0.82 ERA in 17 innings.
Kaitlyn Mathews	Paris High School, Junior	Softball	Helped team reach a 17-game winning streak with an 8-1 record as starting pitcher and a .608 batting average.
Sarah Perkinson	Judah Christian High School, Senior	Soccer	Tied for school record of career wins with 32, and in the Top 10 in single season and career assists.
Wade Baillon	St. Thomas More High School, Junior	Tennis	14-0 singles record this season and a two-time state qualifier.
Reagan Cheely	Villa Grove High School, Junior	Softball	.461 batting average with 47 RBI and 3.9 ERA with 60 strikeouts.
Payne Turney	Clinton High School, Junior	Track and Field	Won the Class 2A 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.54
Mitch Hemmen	Teutopolis High School, Junior	Baseball	Threw a no-hitter to bring the team to the statewide tournament.

Winter/Spring 2019 Athlete of the Year:

Luke Luffman

Fall 2018 Winners

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Sydney Walker	Cerro Gordo High School, Senior	Volleyball	Led team to a Blue Ridge Invitational tournament title with 40 kills.
Reynaldo Zarco	Central High School, Senior	Soccer	Led team to 9-1 start this season, scoring hat tricks in two games in one week.
Jared Trantina	GCMS High School, Senior	Football	Scored eight touchdowns in three games, including four in one game, helping the team start 3-0 this season.
Jacardia Wright	St. Teresa High School, Senior	Football	Rushed 287 yards on 18 carries, including a 102-yard interception, in one game.
Kasie Anderson	Georgetown- Ridge Farm High School, Senior	Volleyball	Set a school record with 20 kills in one game (along with 17 digs).
Asher Bradd	Monticello High School, Senior	Football	Scored three touchdowns in one game to secure a spot in the playoffs.
Kira Wolf	Mattoon High School, Junior	Golf	Had medalist finishes at both the regional and sectional meets.
Preston Smith	Charleston High School, Senior	Golf	Led his team to win the school’s second straight team state title, winning by one shot with a score of +28.
Chian Scott	Urbana High School, Junior	Cross Country	Won the Class 2A Danville Regional meet with a time of 18:40, paving the way for her team to advance to sectionals.
Kayla Brandon	St. Thomas More High School, Senior	Volleyball	Let team to second straight sectional title.
Mathias Powell	Mahomet-Seymour High School, Senior	Cross Country	Won the Class 2A state championship alongside sectional and regional wins.
Lizzie Gile	Centennial High School, Senior	Swimming	Part of the sectional champion swimming and diving teams, and advanced to the state meet in three events.
Lane Ohlemeyer	Maroa-Forsyth High School, Senior	Football	Lead the team’s 2000-yard rushing line this season and has been part of back-to-back state finalist teams.
Alek Bundy	Monticello High School, Senior	Football	Made a game-clinching interception to lead the way to the Class 3A state title.

Fall 2018 Athlete of the Year:

Jared Trantina

Spring 2018 Winners

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Jake Frost	Unity High School, Senior	Wrestling	One of the best grapplers so far this season with a 34-0 record.
Paige Robinson	Okaw Valley High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke the school all-time scoring record with nearly 2000 career points.
Oliver Binion	Arthur Christian School, Senior	Basketball	21 points and 5 rebounds against Tuscola; leads his team in multiple scoring categories
Tim Finke	Central High School, Senior	Basketball	Achieved 1907 career points after tying the school’s single game scoring record.
Justin Cardani	Centennial High School, Senior	Wrestling	Won his second state title after an undefeated regular season.
Landon Wolfe	Effingham High School, Junior	Basketball	Leads his team in scoring, having already surpassed 1,000 points.
Connor Heaton	Central A&M High School, Sophomore	Basketball	Led team to their first sectional title since 2007.
Shaniya Howard	Urbana High School, Senior	Track & Field	1st place at the Big 12 conference indoor meet, and part of the winning 1600-meter relay team.
Luke Stokowski	Monticello High School, Senior	Baseball	Lead his team to a perfect 6-0 record at the beginning of the season.
Hunter Woodard	Tuscola Community High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won the Illinois Top Time Indoor State Championship in the shot put with a distance of 57’8″
Becca Clanton	Fisher High School, Senior	Softball	Batting .400 so far this season with three home runs and nine RBI in six games.
Brianna Hopper	The High School of St. Thomas More, Senior	Soccer	Eight shutouts this season, with 23 over her career. Led team to 8-2 record so far.
Sam Duggins	Blue Ridge High School, Senior	Baseball	Pitched a no- hitter game in which he hit a home run and 6 RBIs.
Jacob Spitz	Mattoon High School, Junior	Baseball	In his first start of the season, pitched a perfect game helping to lead his team to a 10-0 win.
Evan Fritcher	Neoga High School, Senior	Baseball	Hit three home runs, scored 11 RBIs, and pitched 3 scorless innings in one week.
Meredith Johnson- Monfort	Mahomet- Seymour High School, Senior	Soccer	Holds school records for goals in a season and career. Led the team to an undefeated Apollo conference championship.
Arielle Summitt	University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won sectional titles in 800- and 1600-meter races. Broke school records for 800-, 1600-, and 3200- meter races.
Atleigh Hamilton	St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Freshman	Track and Field	Scored 36 of her team’s 43 points to help them win the Class 1A state title.
Ronald Reed	MacArthur High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won the Class 2A 100-meter dash with a time of 10.72 seconds.
Cody Jansen	Teutopolis High School, Senior	Baseball	Led team back to state title game. Batted .411 this season and had a 8-1 record on the mound.

Winter/Spring Athlete of 2018

Justin Cardani

Fall 2017 Athletes of the Week

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Carter Burgener	Monticello High School, Senior	Soccer and Football	Finished the week with 8 goals and 2 assists over 4 games, and was 6 for 6 on PAT.
Caleb Lahey	Bismark-Henning High School, Sophomore	Football	Carried the ball 34 times for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 342 yards are a Bismark-Henning single game record. The Blue Devils beat Momence 55-39.
Connor Milton	Central High School, Sophomore	Football	330 all-purpose yards, 138 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
Steven Migut	Unity High School, Senior	Football	Lead Unity to a 41-0 win over SJO. Throwing for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns, while running for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns. Rockets moved to 4-0 on the year.
Alek Bundy	Monticello High School, Junior	Football	Bundy caught a one- handed 75 yard touchdown pass late in the first half. Then he returned the opening kick in the second half and ran 91 yards for a touchdown. Monticello beat BBC 49-28.
Terrence Hill	Effingham High School, Senior	Football	Ran for 263 yards on 39 carries, scored 5 touchdowns in the Flaming Hearts 41-6 win over Mahomet- Seymour.
Turner Pullen	Shelbyville High School, Senior	Football	Threw for 1 touchdown and ran for 5 more in the Rams’ 40-0 win over Clinton.
Skylar Bolton	Oakwood High School, Senior	Football	Carried the ball 18 times for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Comets 45-8 win on Friday night. Also recorded 9 tackles.
Devin Burton	Blue Ridge High School, Senior	Football	Rushed 17 times for 253 yards and three touchdowns.
Lily Anderson	Pana High School, Senior	Volleyball	3 blocks and 3 kills in the Panthers’ regional championship match, helping win their 3rd straight regional title.
Cameron Nicholas	Westville High School, Senior	Football	Ran for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Tigers’ 46-28 win over Carlyle. He also had 3 solo tackles, 5 assists, and 4 extra points.
Megan Schlechte	Windsor-Stew-Stras High School, Junior	Volleyball	Schlechte lead the Hatchets to a 2nd place finish in 1A with 35 kills in two matchest, including an IHSA single match record with 29 kills in the semifinal.

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Brooklyn Stadeli	Cissna Park, Senior	Volleyball	She led the Timberwolves volleyball team to a 4th place finish in the Class 1A state tournament. Stadeli was the team’s captain with 187 kills and 223 digs on the season, to go along with 41 aces and 17 blocks.
Erica Woodard	Unity, Senior	Cross Country	She helped lead the Rockets to the Class 1A cross country state championship over the weekend finishing 14th overall with a time of 17:45.26.
Gabby Vonderheide	Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg, Senior	Volleyball	She’s leading the Hatchets volleyball team this season to its first sectional title since 2017.
Brooklynn Sweikar	Centennial, Senior	Cross Country	She won the Class 2A Olney Regional over the weekend with a time of 18:51.78. Brooklynn also won the Twin City Championship earlier this year.
Becca Heitzig	Lincoln, Senior	Cross Country	She won the Central State Eight cross country title with a time of 16:33. She’s also the two-time defending state champ in the 800 and owns the state record.
Lane Ludwig	St. Anthony, Senior	Golfer	He lead the St. Anthony Bulldogs to their second-straight Class 1A state golf title, six shots clear of second place. Lane tied for 11th individually carding a two-day score of 152, along with his teammate Joey Trupiano.
Blair Powers	Mattoon, Junior	Golf	She won the IHSA Class 2A Rantoul Regional firing a two-under 70, leading her team to an appearance at the sectional. Blair carded a 74 at the Normal West Sectional and now heads to the state tournament.
Jackson Barrett	Tuscola, Senior	Cross Country	He set the cross country meet record at the SJO Spartan Classic over the weekend, finishing with a time of 14 minutes, 12.45 seconds, currently the second fastest 3-mile time in the state of Illinois, regardless of class leading the Warriors to the title in the 23-team event at SJO.
Owen Root	Hoopeston, Senior	Soccer	He has scored 19 goals along with 8 assists, and has completed 20 saves at the net to help lead the team to 4 wins so far this season.
Rachel Divan	Judah Christian, Senior	Volleyball	She leads the team in kills with 95, averaging 3.5 per set, she’s also second on the squad in aces leading to an undefeated 13-0 record so far this season.
Jayce Parsons	Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Senior	Football	He rushed for 230 yards and scored five touchdowns leading to a 43-35 victory over the Villa Grove Blue Devils.

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Sydney McTaggart	Watseka, Senior	Volleyball	She hit the 1,000 dig mark in her career last week, the first player in program history to accomplish the mark.
Jed Jones	Arcola, Senior	Football	He rushed nine times for 154 yards and three touchdowns, to go along with six tackles.
Wade Schacht	Champaign Central, Junior	Golf	He won the Big 12 boys’ golf tournament on Monday, carding a 2-under 70.
Addison Oyer	Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Senior	Volleyball	She went past the 1,000 career kill mark last week and broke her own school record for kills in one match with 32.
Noah Barkley	Urbana, Senior	Soccer	He is leading the team to a 14-0-1 record, with the Tigers outscoring opponents 73-12 so far this season.
Ainsley Winters	Mahomet-Seymour, Junior	Golf	She finished tied for 13th individually at the Class 1A girls’ state meet over the weekend, following a regional championship and sixth place showing at the sectional.
Dylan Ginalick	Monticello, Senior	Soccer	He scored 38 goals this season to go along with 25 assists
Max Lynch	Pana, Junior	Football	He has thrown for 1,243 yards this season to go along with 16 touchdowns to just one interception. He’s also run for 1,110 yards and 16 more scores.
Kate Ahmari	Uni High, Junior	Cross Country	She won the Class 1A sectional over the weekend with a time of 18:05.09, nearly 30 seconds ahead of second place.
James Paradee	Central A&M, Senior	Football	He led Central A&M to a win over Camp Point Central, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns, catching two passes for 53 yards, while also recording a game high 11 tackles and a TFL.
Mallory Monahan	St. Thomas More, Junior	Volleyball	She played a key role in the Sabers winning the Class 1A state championship over the weekend, leading the team with 19 kills in the semifinal and final matches.
Austin McDaniel	Unity, Senior	Football	He was named all-state after recording 93 tackles this season to go along with a team high six sacks.
Bella Dudley	Tri-County, Senior	Basketball	She is having an outstanding final year of high school, averaging 17 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, leading the Titans to an 8-1 record so far.
Connor Brown	Cerro Gordo, Senior	Basketball	He is averaging 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game and was named to the All-Tournament team in the CG Turkey Tournament
Kaitlyn Rauch	Clinton, Senior	Basketball	She surpassed 1,000 points for her career and is a big reason for the Maroons’ success this season.
Jalen Quinn	Tuscola, senior	Basketball	He went over 2,000 career points this week, scoring 21 points in a win over Arthur Christian
Cale Steinbaugh	Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Senior	Basketball	He scored his 2,000th career point on Friday night, becoming the first player in school history to accomplish the feat
Auston Miller	Iroquois West, Senior	Wrestling	He won the Class 1A Wrestling Regional with a 9-4 decision in the final bout
Kiefer Duncan	Mattoon, Senior	Wrestling	He won the 145 pound sectional title, becoming the Green Wave’s first four time state qualifier in school history
Berlin Kiddoo	Westville, Senior	Wrestling	She qualified for the first girls state wrestling tournament, winning her sectional
Trista Moore	Neoga, Senior	Basketball	She hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to give the team its first lead since the start of the game, completing a huge comeback
Jillian Hamilton	Pana, Senior	Basketball	She is the first team all-state selection and led the Panthers to the state tournament and a third place finish in Class 2A
Ben Cresap	Monticello, Senior	Basketball	As captain he led the Sages to their best season in school history with a runner-up finish at the Class 2A boys’ basketball state tournament
KeShon Singleton	Sacred Heart-Griffin junior	Basketball, Football	The two-sport standout hit the game winning shot in the Class 3A state championship game, the only 3 of the game to lead the Cyclones to a 53-50 double overtime win over Metamora
Christian Keyhea	Mt. Zion, Senior	Track, Football	The Braves football and track standout won the 60m dash with a personal best time of 6.90 in the Top Times Indoor State Championships
Blake Wolters	Mahomet-Seymour, Junior	Baseball	He has already thrown a perfect game this season and has struck out 37 batters over 18 innings with a 0.39 ERA.
Brynlee Keeran	Salt Fork, Senior	Track & Field and softball	She has won titles at multiple events in track and field, taking gold in the triple jump, long jump and pole vault.
Karah Moore	Charleston, Junior	Softball	She is leading the team with a .488 batting average this season. She also has four home runs, to go along with a 0.82 earned run average pitching
Brianna Dixon	Rantoul, Junior	Track & Field	She is the defending champ in the Class 2A 100-meter hurdles, she also finished third in the high jump.
Beau Edwards	Arcola, Senior	Track & Field	He broke the school record in the 3200-meter run. He now holds three Purple Riders track records in the 3200, 1600 and 800
Karena Mayfield	Danville, Senior	Track & Field	She won the Big 12 title in the discus throwing a new personal best of 32.19 meters, helping the Vikings to a third place finish in the meet
Meg Rossow	Central, Junior	Soccer	She has 80 saves this season and five shutouts
Alyssa Williams	Tuscola, Senior	Track & Field	She won state titles in the Class 1A 100 and 200-meter dashes for the second straight year, to go along with a 4×200 relay gold
Garrett Slack	Lincoln HS, Senior	Track & Field	He won two state titles with victories in the 4×800 where he ran the anchor leg, to go along with a new Class 2A state record in the 800 clocking in at 1:51.42
Taylor Henry	Unity, Senior	Softball	She threw 135 innings this season, only giving up 45 earned runs, while striking out 202 batters.

Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
Hannah Hong	Centennial, Senior	Diving	Broke the school and Unit 4 pool record with a 523.65.
Macy Probst	Teutopolis High School, Junior	Tennis	Finished sixth in state last year in doubles, this year she’s undefeated in No. 1 singles play at 7-0, and No. 1 in doubles at 11-0.
Natalie Schroeder	Watseka High School, Senior	Golf	Won the Twin Valley Conference tournament title shooting an 84, six shots better than second place
Gabe Huddleston	Schlarman Academy, Senior	Golf	Won medalist honors at the Class 1A Schlarman Regional with a score of 76, nine clear of the field.
Callan Haldorsen	Mattoon High School, Senior	Golf	Tied for 7th at the Class 2A Centennial sectional and birdied three out of her last five holes, shooting 79
Maddy Swisher	High School of St. Thomas More, Sophomore	Tennis	Won the Class 1A Central tennis sectional in singles play
Reed Broaders	Uni High School, Senior	Swimming	Finished first in the 50 and 100 freestyle, in addition to the 100 backstroke.
Layton Hall	Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School	Cross Country	Won the Class 1A St. Teresa sectional over the weekend, clocking a time of 15:27
Layne Smith	Chrisman High School, Senior	Basketball	Scored 26 points against Hoopeston, leading his team to a close 55-51 victory.
Ali Watson	Hoopeston Area High School, Senior	Basketball	Scored her 1,000th career point, will continue her career at Lake Land
Nolan Miller	Central High School, Senior	Swimming	Finished first in every race this season, helping the Maroons to a perfect 8-0 record
Quincenia Jackson	MacArthur High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke the school record for career points with more than 1,400 points and 1,000 rebounds and counting
Carson Brozenec	Fisher High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke two school records this season, scoring 40 points to set the new single game mark while also setting the new career scoring record finishing with 1,328 points in a three-year varsity career
Shae Littleford	Charleston High School, Senior	Basketball	As captain, led the Trojans to a perfect 15-0 record this season, set the program’s all-time record for points, steals and assists
Kyleigh Block	Villa Grove High School, Senior	Volleyball, Basketball	Set a school record after scoring 47 points in her last home game. In volleyball through two matches so far this season she has 11 kills and 21 assists.
Eli Warren	Mahomet-Seymour High School, Senior	Soccer	Became the Bulldogs’ highest scoring player in program history
Wade Jostes	Maroa-Forsyth High School, Senior	Football	Completed 40 of his 44 passes for 551 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Nate Drennan	Unity High School, Senior	Football	Received an 81-yard touchdown, helping the Rockets to a 3-0 start
Chris Brown	Monticello High School, Senior	Football	Had four rushing touchdowns, two receiving touchdowns, and 234 all purpose yards in a single game
Jacob Stoneburner	Effingham High School, Senior	Football	Led the team with 43 tackles, averaging 8.6 per game, to a perfect football season this spring
Kaitlyn Reifsteck	Tuscola High School, Senior	Softball	As pitcher, is 7-0 with 95 strikeouts so far, that’s an average of 13.5 per game.
KayLee Hohlbauch	Arcola High School, Senior	Softball	Has a .545 batting average to go along with a team best 18 hits, 23 RBI and 4 HR’s
Chloe Moyer	Meridian High School, Senior	Track and Field (Hurdles)	One of the area’s leading hurdlers, finishing 6th in state as a freshman in the 300 meter hurdles. In 2019, she was 5th in the 100 and 300 hurdles.
Gage Reed	Oakwood High School, Senior	Wrestling	Is a returning State Champion, and has a record of 15-0 this season
Aaron Banning	Milford High School, Senior	Baseball	He’s led the Bearcats to a No. 1 sectional seed this season, hitting .472 to go along with a 2.80 ERA on the mound.
Evan Cooper	Mt. Pulaski High School, Sophomore	Baseball	He threw a complete game in Wednesday’s sectional win over St. Thomas More, only allowing two earned runs, leading the team to a 19-1 record.
Gracie Jessup	Salt Fork, Senior	Track and Field	She took first place in the 100 meter hurdles.
Daniel Mboyo	Urbana High School, Senior	Track and Field	He won the Class 2A state long jump title, then ran the opening leg of the 4×100 meter relay team that also finished first, as well as the second leg of the 4×200