AI-assisted summaryTwelve northwest Louisiana high school athletes have been nominated for the Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week award.The award, sponsored by Raising Cane’s, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics, recognizes student-athletes in LHSAA-sanctioned sports other than football.Voting is now open online for The Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the […]
AI-assisted summaryTwelve northwest Louisiana high school athletes have been nominated for the Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week award.The award, sponsored by Raising Cane’s, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics, recognizes student-athletes in LHSAA-sanctioned sports other than football.Voting is now open online for The Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Raising Cane’s, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics, which includes student-athletes in Louisiana high school sports other than football from 12 northwest 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 night with the winner announced Saturday.Weekly winners will receive a backpack, a boxed lunch combo and some additional swag courtesy of Raising Cane’s and Cosse and Silmon, along with a short feature story on their accomplishments, courtesy of The Times.
Week 10: Ainsley Weeks, Natchitoches Central volleyball
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Week 22: Bishop Doerge, Loyola soccerWeek 17: Holt Hamilton, Loyola soccer
Week 27: JP Cormier, Haughton baseball
Previous winners
These athletes were chosen because of their performance last week or because their names were submitted by their coach.Week 16: Ainsley Matlock, LoyolaWeek 29: Landyn Huddleston, Minden baseballWeek 7: Meagan Hill, Captain Shreve volleyball
Coaches and school administrators can submit their candidates for the recognition to jwatson@shreveporttimes.com.On the Week 30 ballot for the 2024-25 school year are Loren Sivils, Calvary softball; Emersyn Disotell, Benton softball; Makenzie Jagers, Northwood softball; Landon Foust, North DeSoto track; Ryan Lewis, Haughton track; Nolan Loftin, Stanley baseball; Hunter LeBlanc, Haynesville baseball; Jake Hawkins, Ruston tennis; Jeremiah Robinson, Parkway track; Elijah Dollar, Airline track; Andrew Sharp, Captain Shreve baseball and Jaxon Bentzler, Northwood baseball.Week 4: Lauren Taylor, Parkway cross countryWeek 26: Mateo Guerrero, Bossier basketballWeek 13: Analeigh Turner, Loyola soccer
Week 1: Tatum Kay, Natchitoches Central volleyballWeek 28: Jack Horton, Airline baseballWeek 3: Emersyn Disotell, Benton cheerleadingPreseason Volleyball Player of the Year – Kaitlen Cox, Caddo MagnetWeek 8: Maggie Massia, Natchitoches Central volleyball
Week 20: Seth Vale, Caddo Magnet soccerJimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.Week 14: Hudson Moore, Loyola soccerPreviously we announced a football, volleyball and cross country preseason fan’s choice athlete of the year. Those include Bossier’s Mateo Gurrero (football), Jack Patillo (Caddo Magnet) and Kaitlyn Cox (Caddo Magnet).Week 21: Graham Kyle, Loyola soccer
Week 23: Liam Smothers, Calvary soccerWeek 25: Madesyn Bedford, Captain Shreve basketballWeek 12: Logan Bennett, Evangel wrestlingPreseason Cross Country Player of the Year – Jack Patillo, Caddo MagnetWeek 5: Mallory Thompson, Loyola volleyballWeek 18: Zoe Brown, Caddo Magnet wrestlingWeek 2: Mark Henry, Loyola cross countryWeek 24: Karsyn Best, Benton soccerWeek 19: Peyton Lewis, Loyola soccerThe 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.Week 15: Stephen McCutcheon, Byrd wrestlingWeek 9: Baleigh Rivers, Loyola volleyball
