Two volleyball players staged a terrific battle for the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week award for Oct. 5-11.
Brooklyn Berns of Jefferson won with 12,472 votes, narrowly edging Dundee’s Aubrey Federer with 12,083.
St. Mary Catholic Central golfer Lauren Tolliver was a distant third with 1,005.
A total of 26,859 votes were cast.
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It’s time to vote for the Oct. 12-18 winner.
Polls will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Hunter Barton, Jefferson football: Caught a 2-point conversion pass that turned out to be the difference in the game when he stopped a 2-point conversion try for SMCC.
Austin Bauman, Whiteford football: Racked up 68 receiving yards on two touchdown catches.
Jamil Brown, New Boston Huron football: Ran for 246 yards and three touchdowns.
Colton Childress, Monroe Milers boys cross country: Won the boys freshman-sophomore race at the Dave Bork Classic.
Dalen Cosby, Monroe football: Threw two touchdown passes as Monroe won its third in a row.
Christian Craanen, SMCC boys cross country: Won the boys junior-senior race at the Dave Bork Classic.
Leroy Cuykendall, Erie Mason football: Ran for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Olivia Eby, Bedford volleyball: Sparked win over Monroe with 19 assists.
Jordan Godfrey, Flat Rock football: Caught 9 passes for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Cory Gore, Bedford boys soccer: Netted the only goal in a 1-0 win over Saline in the District quarterfinals.
Audrey Grosteffon, Bedford girls cross country: Won the girls freshman-sophomore race at the Dave Bork Classic.
Addison Hill, Whiteford volleyball: Notched 37 assists Tuesday and 21 assists and 16 digs Thursday.
Brennan Hudson, Gibraltar Carlson football: Ran for 179 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Claire Miller, Jefferson girls cross country: Won the girls junior-senior race at the Dave Bork Classic.
Mac Mlotha, Flat Rock boys soccer: Logged 4 goals and an assist in a District win Tuesday and 5 goals and an assist Thursday.
Sophia Smith, Monroe girls swimming: Took first place in the 50-yard freestyle and breaststroke to spark a win over Ann Arbor Huron.
Mason Stoneburner, Airport football: Caught two touchdown passes, returned an interception for a TD.
Lauren Tolliver, SMCC girls golf: Placed 18th individually in the state finals to help her team take 10th place.
Alexa Turner, SMCC volleyball: Recorded 28 digs and 20 assists as the Kestrels beat Flat Rock to clinch their 16th consecutive Huron League championship.
Everett Wingate, Bedford football: Recorded 16 tackles against showdown for SEC Red title against Saline.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Polls now open for Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week Oct. 12-18