Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
Each athlete is then entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week vote.
Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their performance from last week, and then vote for who you think deserves the top honor.
Readers are allowed to vote multiple times. Voting ends at midnight, but final totals aren’t always immediately reflected due to processing.
BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VOTING
The overall winner will be announced on Friday, September 23.
Voting poll at bottom of the page.
Chase Koepke, Los Alamitos: The opposite hitter recorded a combined 19 kills and six blocks in three-set victories against Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar and helped the Griffins finish 5-2 in the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas.
Grace Hazelton, El Camino Real: Hazelton was the catalyst for El Camino Real’s two West Valley League victories last week. She tallied 22 kills and four aces in a five-set win over Granada Hills Charter and added 11 kills and five aces in a sweep of Cleveland.
Tanon Rosenthal, Mira Costa: Rosenthal had six kills in a three-set sweep of Peninsula. She followed that with 24 kills, five blocks and eight digs in a five-set win over Palos Verdes.