Athletes of the Month

The Register is on the lookout for our area’s top athletes! Whether it’s on the court, field, course, track or otherwise, we want to honor the best our area has to offer.

Each month, we’ll pick three male and female athletes as nominees for our Allen County Area Athletes of the Month. Readers can vote for their choices right here on this page. The poll will go live at the end of the month and will remain up until Thursday at midnight.

We’ll announce the winners that Saturday in both our print and online editions. The Allen County Area Athletes of the Month also will receive a gift certificate from Rookies Sports Bar and Grill.

Now, most athletes will come from the high school ranks, but if you know a seven-year-old who’s the Babe Ruth of tee-ball or a 57-year-old who is pickleball’s Serena Williams, we will happily include them as well.

Know a superstar you think should be nominated? Email us at [email protected]. Be sure to include stats and reasons why they deserve to be honored. Include a picture if they’re not a high school athlete, and they very may end up a nominee!

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MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s memorable basketball season had both its boys and girls teams ascending heights they hadn’t reached for several years. The Wildcat boys advanced to the Class 1A-II State Tournament, the school’s…

(Note: To cast your vote, click here.) The conclusion of the winter sports season means area high-schoolers are donning their ball gloves, track and field uniforms, golf clubs, and even tennis rackets for the spring…

HUMBOLDT —Taevyn Baylor was afraid, if ever so briefly, that history was repeating itself. Baylor was in the midst of her Class 4-1A Regional Wrestling Semifinal against Girard’s Kaylen McAteee Saturday. The winner would earn…

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(To cast your vote for the Iola Register’s athletes of the month, click here.) As the winter sports season hits the home stretch, several standout performers on the athletic stage are up for consideration of the…

HUMBOLDT — Sam Hull understands there is a finite number of times he’ll continue to don the orange and black in his high school career. The Humboldt High senior has made the most of his…