Vote Now: Pick Our Next Patch Athlete of the Week
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Oct. 23.
Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments):
Bolingbrook High School: Aaron Bailey, junior, quarterback. Bailey completed 6-of-8 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown and also rushed 10 times for 135 yards in a regular-season finale win over Lockport.
Lemont High School: Damon Aleman, senior, quarterback. Aleman helped Lemont complete a perfect regular season by completing 6-of-10 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the last game of the regular season.
Benet: Kim Simmons, senior; Madeline Carney, senior, tennis players: Simmons and Carney won three matches to earn Benet six team points in the state meet. The Redwings finished tied for 15th overall.
Downers Grove South: Amanda Thate, freshman, cross country runner: Thate finished third overall (17 minutes, 56 seconds) to help the Mustangs advance as a team from the Lyons Regional to the Lockport Sectional.
Hinsdale South: Sarah Leganski, freshman, cross country runner: Leganski helped the Hornets advance from the Lyons Regional to the Lockport Sectional with a team-best time of 18 minutes, 31 seconds. She placed ninth overall.
Romeoville High School: Aron Nava, senior, cross country runner. Nava became one of five individuals to advance from the Plainfield South Regional to the Lockport Sectional. He's the only Romeoville runner in sectionals.
Want to write in your own candidate? Go ahead! But be sure to explain your pick in the comments and be sure to vote by 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
The winner will be recognized on Patch sites in the southwest suburban network on Friday, Oct. 28. Weekly winners will also be eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month recognition.
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Bolingbrook High School
365 Raider Way, Bolingbrook, IL -
Lemont High School District 210
800 Porter St, Lemont, IL -
Benet Academy
2200 Maple Ave, Lisle, IL -
Downers Grove South High School
1436 Norfolk St, Downers Grove, IL
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Hinsdale South High School
7401 Clarendon Hills Rd, Darien, IL -
Romeoville High School
100 N Independence Blvd, Romeoville, IL
Mike Whatley
10:11 am on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
I understand you are looking for individuals to select, and the Lemont Boys Soccer team has a number of highly skilled players to select from. However, soccer is the ultimate team sport where one player rarely determines the outcome of a match. The LHS soccer team is a pleasure to watch as they work extremely hard as individuals which in turn results into a cohesive unit and good/winning results. They choose to play a highly competitive schedule and have won 17 matches while doing so. Therefore, I would like to nominate the entire team for player of the week. Coach Prangen and his staff led the team to a dominating win in the Regional Finals and completely shut down Joliet Catholic in a 6-0 win. Today they go after win number 18 in the Sectional Semifinals and we wish them the best of luck.
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Amanda Luevano
11:15 am on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Mike,
I'm not sure we can use the entire team as next week's nominee for Lemont, but we can certainly use one player. If you have any suggestions, please email our Athlete of the Week reporter, Brad Engel, at brad.engel@patch.com.
You can also email me at amanda@patch.com. Thanks!