Southeast Polk softball player Jesslyn Stairs voted SBLive Iowa high school athlete of the week (July 17-25)

Stairs dominated the voting

Nate Olson | Jul 31, 2023

Southeast Polk softball player Jesslyn Stairs voted SBLive Iowa high school athlete of the week (July 17-25) /

Southeast Polk softball player Jesslyn Stairs was voted SBLive Iowa High School Athlete of the Week for July 17-25.

Stairs ran away with the contest by taking 5,872 votes (68.22%). Davenport Assumption softball player Leah Maro was second with 2,398 votes (27.76%).

Stairs hit a two-run homer for the Rams in a 5-2 Class 5A quarterfinal win over Central Iowa Metro League rival West Des Moines Valley. Sydney Potter went 2-for-3 and Jada Long was the winning pitcher.

The Athlete of the Week contest will take a few weeks off until the 2023-24 school years kicks off with the fall sports season in a few weeks. Be watching and don’t forget to vote.

Published Jul 31, 2023

NATE OLSON

Nate Olson has covered prep and college sports in Arkansas since 1998. He has managed several newspapers and magazines in The Natural State and has won numerous awards for his work. Nate, who also has six years of public relations experience, has appeared statewide on radio and television throughout his career, and currently co-hosts a high school football postgame radio show.