It's time to take a look at the standout high school performers from Stark County for the past week.
Your vote will determine who will be the Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark County High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 12-17. We will pick one girl and one boy. Each athlete’s credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 5 p.m. Thursday. The winners will be announced Friday morning on CantonRep.com.
Now, let's meet the candidates, who were selected by the Repository sports staff based on results submitted to the Rep.
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Here's a look at the girls nominees for Stark County Athlete of the Week, in alphabetical order:
Kyla Brinton, Lake soccer
Scored six goals in an 11-4 win over Riverside.
Haidyn Costello, Jackson soccer
Scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory over Kent Roosevelt.
Rylie Calvert, GlenOak volleyball
Surpassed 1,000 career assists for a loss to Marlington, totaling 14 assists to give her 1,008 for her career.
Justine Doringo, Marlington volleyball
Totaled 16 kills, 12 digs and four blocks in a win over GlenOak and 16 kills and 12 digs in a win over Perry.
Tristyn Edgein, Louisville soccer
Helped the Leopards go 3-0 last week, recording her seventh shutout as a goalkeeper in a 2-0 win over Canfield, shut out Warren Harding in the first half of a 6-0 win before moving into the field to score a second-half goal and was back in goal for a 2-1 win over GlenOak.
Irelyn Johnson, Marlington cross country
Won her sixth race of the season at the Eastern Buckeye Conference Championships, winning in 18:00.1.
Kamden Maninga, Lake Center Christian volleyball
Surpassed 750 digs for her career in a sweep of St. John, totaling 14 digs in the match.
Adelyn Peterson, Fairless cross country
Won at the PAC-7 Championships in 20:27.24.
Here's a look at the boys nominees for Stark County Athlete of the Week, in alphabetical order:
Nolan Bonner, North Canton Hoover football
Rushed for a career-high 194 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries in a win over Lake.
Noah Cooper, Northwest soccer
Scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Orrville.
Brice Fuller, Fairless cross country
Led the Falcons to their third straight PAC-7 Championships title as he won the race in 15:34.34.
Alex Hobe, North Canton Hoover cross country
Captured his first career victory at the Federal League Championships, winning in 15:53.3.
Jonathan Lemon, Perry football
Recorded his second straight game of at least 30 carries, 200 yards and four TDs, as he ran for 227 yards and four TDs against Green on 39 carries, pushing his season total to 1,504 yards.
Savior Owens, Massillon football
Ran for 232 yards and four TDs on 19 carries in a rout of Warren Harding.
Gleason Pfeffer, Sandy Valley cross country
Won the Inter-Valley Conference Championships in in 16:50.15.
Peter Snavely, Fairless football
Returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown in an upset of Northwest, as the defensive end made six tackles, including one for loss, as the Falcons allowed just 158 yards of offense and six first downs.
A look at the 2026-27 Stark County High School Athlete of the Week winners
- Date - girls winner | boys winner
- Aug. 28 — Peyton Beaumariage, Minerva golf | Cole Bates, Marlington football
- Sept. 4 — Ricci Mendoza, McKinley soccer | Noah Morckel, Minerva soccer
- Sept. 11 — Emma Haupt, Jackson soccer | Colin Harris, Northwest soccer
- Sept. 18 — Morgan Rosenberry, Jackson volleyball | Ontrell Hunter, Fairless football
- Sept. 25 — Reese Riley, Louisville soccer | Sam Baker, Hoover cross country
- Oct. 2 — Emery Sell, Minerva golf |Kyelin West, McKinley football
- Oct. 9 — Bailee Espenschied, Fairless soccer | Logan Samples, Northwest soccer
- Oct. 16 — Ally Sullivan, Minerva soccer | Brayden Venables, Northwest football
- Editor's note: Winners of the Stark CountyAthlete of the Week in the fall are not eligible to win again until the winter.
The Canton Repository sports department can be contacted via email at sports@cantonrep.com.
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