Vote: Who should be the SBLive/SI Idaho Girls Athlete of the Week (10/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for the SBLive/SI Idaho Girls Athlete of the Week

Each week during the high school sports season, SBLive/SI will gather the best performances acrossIdaho with the help of fans, readers and staff.

Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.

Here are the nominees for the SBLive/SI Idaho Girls Athlete of the Week for Oct. 21-27. Voting closes Sunday, Nov. 3, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced the following Monday. 

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Want to nominate an athlete? Please email Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com. 

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

1. Bellamie Beus, jr., Skyview volleyball

Beus had 22 kills, five aces and eight digs in a four-set win over Centennial. Later in the week, she added 20 kills and 10 digs in a sweep of Owyhee. 

2. Brinley Bybee, jr., Rigby volleyball

Bybee piled up 28 kills, 16 digs and two blocks in a five-set win over Thunder Ridge. 

3. Lacey Dougherty, sr., Columbia volleyball

Dougherty led the way with 25 kills, 26 digs, three aces and a block as Columbia defeated Middleton in four sets. 

4. Kenzie Hill, so., Bishop Kelly soccer

Hill netted two goals and added an assist in a 7-1 Class 6A state consolation victory over Madison. 

5. Madison Jensen, jr., Rigby volleyball

Jensen had 48 assists, 12 digs and two blocks in the win over Thunder Ridge. 

6. Juliette Langlet, sr., Boise soccer

Langlet didn’t surrender a goal at the 6A state tournament. She recorded seven saves in the semifinals against Owyhee and kept a clean sheet in the finals against Rocky Mountain. The Grizzlies went on to capture the state title on penalty kicks. 

7. Lydia Lindsey, sr., Fruitland soccer

Lindsey scored both of her team’s goals as Fruitland took third place at the 3A state tournament with a 2-0 shutout of American Falls. 

8. Abby Lusk, jr., Pocatello volleyball

Lusk had 28 kills, 19 digs and two blocks in a five-set victory over Century.

9. Addison McKarcher, sr., Lewiston volleyball

McKarcher put up 23 kills, seven digs, two blocks and an ace in a five-set win over Moscow. 

10. Shaynee McWilliams, sr., Owyhee volleyball

McWilliams had 33 assists, 14 digs, five aces and four blocks in a three-set victory over Eagle. 

11. Lily Meservier, so., Timberline volleyball

Meservier shined with 22 kills, eight digs, two aces and one block as Timberline fell to Boise in five sets. 

12. Ellie Sandoz, jr., Wood River volleyball

Sandoz dominated with 22 kills and three blocks in a four-set win over Burley. 

13. Caitlin Staats, jr., Bishop Kelly soccer

Staats also had two goals and an assist in Bishop Kelly’s consolation win over Madison. 

14. Eliana Ti’a, sr., Centennial volleyball

Ti’a had 25 kills and two blocks in a four-set loss to Skyview. 

15. Campbell Wilson, jr., Rocky Mountain soccer

Wilson netted two goals in the team’s 2-0 6A state semifinal win over Timberline. 

16. Elsie Wyatt, sr., Middleton soccer

Wyatt scored for goals at the 6A state tournament. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports