Candidates are from schools like Benton, Loyola, Magnet, Parkway, Shreve, Haynesville and Ruston.
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, which includes student-athletes in Louisiana high school sports other than football from 15 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.
Previously we announced a football, volleyball and cheerleader preseason fan’s choice athlete of the year. Those include Caddo Magnet’s Violet Collier as Preseason Volleyball Player of the Year, Plain Dealing’s Jeremy Fisher as Preseason Football Player of the Year and Captain Shreve’s Zaria Hall as Cheerleader of the Year.
On the Week 17 ballot for the 2025-26 school year are Shelby Ledet, Airline cheer; Jakalyln Pouncy, BTW basketball; Orianna Edwards, Bossier basketball; Karsyn Best, Benton soccer; Georgia Gulett, Byrd soccer; Baxter Carroll, Providence soccer; Analeigh Turner, Loyola soccer; Emily France, Caddo Magnet soccer; Ahmad Hudson, Ruston basketball; Sanaa Lyles, Plain Dealing basketball; Kaleb Williams, Parkway basketball; Ja’Dell Demery, Natchitoches Central basketball; Isaiah Washington, Haynesville basketball; Cameron Duncan, Captain Shreve basketball and Kade Tinsley, North DeSoto wrestling.
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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 [email protected].
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
Previous winners
Week16: Ryleigh Cram, Captain Shreve soccer
Week 15: Tyler Warren, Haughton soccer
Week 14: Alex Thaxton, Providence basketball
Week 13: Audrina Wade, Benton wrestling
Week 12: Brody Snider, Haughton soccer
Week 11: Gabi Hamic, Providence soccer
Week 10: Kyndall Salone, Captain Shreve volleyball
Week 9: Nick Kampert, Loyola cross country
Week 8: Owen Thomason, Natchitoches Central
Week 7: Maggie Schoenborn, Parkway volleyball
Week 6: Tenley Hesson, Benton volleyball
Week 5: Ka’Mya Allen, Airline volleyball
Week 4: John Ferguson, Byrd cross country
Week 3: Hunter Hayden, Parkway swimming
Week 2: Claire Allen, Benton XC
Week 1: Brody Hutchison, Benton XC
Preseason Cheerleader of the Year: Zaria Hall, Captain Shreve
Preseason Volleyball Player of the Year: Violet Collier, Caddo Magnet
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Vote here for your Times Week 17 Athlete of the Week candidates
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