24-02-2025
Large group of nominees for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week Poll for Feb. 17-23
It's crunch time for South Dakota high school's winter sports athletes.
That's a good reason why we've boosted our list of candidates for this week's Public Opinion Athlete of the Week Poll (Feb. 17-12) to a record 15 candidates.
There's a heavy dose of high school boys wrestlers, boys and girls basketball players and a girls hockey player for the voters to choose from.
Now it's your turn to decide. Voting continues through midnight on Sunday.
Congratulations goes to Estelline-Hendricks state champion gymnast Portias Trias, who won the Public Opinon Athlete of the Week poll for Feb. 10-16.
Dec. 2-8: Reganne Miles, Doland girls wrestler.
Dec. 9-15: Olivia Anderson and Brooklynn Randall, Watertown girls wrestlers.
Dec. 23-Jan. 5: Josh Kannegieter-Cooper Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake wrestlers.
Jan. 6-12: Harper Hendricks, Watertown girls hockey.
Jan. 13-19: Carson Vavruska, Florence-Henry boys basketball.
Jan. 20-26: Jack Howard, Milbank boys basketball.
Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Kassen Keough, Langford Area boys basketball.
Feb. 3-9: Amree Vander Vorst, North Central girls basketball.
Feb. 10-16: Portia Trias, Estelline-Hendricks gymnastics.
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown, Aberdeen weekly Athlete of the Week poll
