Each week during the school year, we will recognize a Michigan high school athlete for an outstanding individual performance on the playing field.
2021-22 School Year
- Sept. 16: Josie Bloom, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep volleyball - Read
- Sept. 23: Riley Hough, Hartland cross country - Read
- Sept. 30: Stella Chapman, Ann Arbor Pioneer, swimming - Read
- Oct. 7: Lilly Nelson, Negaunee tennis - Read
- Oct. 14: Kate Brody, Grand Blanc, golf- Read
- Oct. 21: Sachiv Kumar, Northville, tennis - Read
- Oct. 28: Jack Guggemos, Okemos soccer - Read
- Nov. 4: Arianne Olson, Holland West Ottawa, cross country - Read
- Nov. 11: Abby VanderKooi, Muskegon W Michigan Christian, cross country - Read
- Nov. 16: Harper Murray, Ann Arbor Skyline, volleyball - Read
- Nov. 25: Riley Nugent, Plainwell, swimming - Read
- Dec. 2: Lucas Dunn, Chelsea, football - Read
- Jan. 14: Nevaeh Williams, Mount Clemens, basketball - Read
- Jan. 21: Elle Craven, Traverse City Central, skiing - Read
- Jan. 28: Tyler Ray, Pinckney, swimming - Read
- Feb. 3: Emma Stewart, Salem gymnastics - Read
- Feb. 10: Ira Jenkins, Whitehall wrestling - Read
- Feb. 17: Christopher Kavanaugh, Petoskey, ice hockey - Read
- Feb. 24: Adelaide McRoberts, Kingsford, swimming - Read
- March 2: David Schaberg, Holt, bowling - Read
- March 11: Ja'Marcus Smith, Detroit Mumford, wrestling - Read
- March 18: Charley Bayer, East Grand Rapids, diving - Read
- March 25: Mya Petticord, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, basketball - Read
- April 7: Mason Docks, Williamston basketball - Read
- April 14: Kaitlyn Pallozzi, Farmington Hills Mercy softball - Read
- April 21: Theryn Hallock, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central soccer - Read
- April 29: Nonah Waldron, Oak Park, track & field - Read
- May 6: Bo Lockwood, Harland, lacrosse - Read
- May 11: Robert Burns, Flint Powers Catholic, golf - Read
- May 20: Brady Schultz, Menominee, track & field - Read
- May 27: Brock Porter, Orchard Lake St Mary's, baseball - Read
- June 3: Armon Howard, Rochester Adams track & field - Read
- June 10: Kaila Jackson, Detroit Renaissance track & field - Read
- June 17: Ella Boose, Brighton lacrosse - Read
- June 23: Ava Badallo, Bloomfield Hills, soccer - Read
2020-21 School Year
- Performance of the Week suspended for this school year
2019-20 School Year
- Sept. 12: Jordyn Shipps, DeWitt swimming - Read
- Sept. 19: Ariel Chang, Utica Eisenhower golf - Read
- Sept. 26: Josh Mason, South Lyon soccer - Read
- Oct. 3: Emily Paupore, Negaunee cross country - Read
- Oct. 10: Kaylee Maat, Hudsonville volleyball - Read
- Oct. 17: Jack Spamer, Brighton cross country - Read
- Oct. 24: Austin Plotkin, Brimley cross country - Read
- Nov. 1: Jameson Goorman, Muskegon WMC soccer - Read
- Nov. 8: Carter Solomon, Plymouth cross coutnry - Read
- Nov. 14: Taylor Wegener, Ida volleyball - Read
- Nov. 22: Emily Van Dyke, Southfield Christian volleyball - Read
- Nov. 28: Kathryn Ackerman, Grand Haven girls swimming - Read
- Dec. 5: Mareyohn Hrabowski, River Rouge football - Read
- Jan. 9: Seth Lause, Livonia Stevenson ice hockey - Read
- Jan. 16: Claycee West, White Pigeon basketball - Read
- Jan. 27: Kensington Holland, Utica Ford bowling - Read
- Jan. 31: Michael Wolsek, Trenton swimming - Read
- Feb. 7: Elena Vargo, Farmington United gymnastics - Read
- Feb. 14: Jamison Ward, Carson City-Crystal wrestling - Read
- Feb. 21: Kailee Davis, Detroit Renaissance basketball -Read
- Feb. 28: Aaron Grzelak, Marquette skiing - Read
- March 5: Austin Boone, Lowell wrestling - Read
2018-19 School Year
- June 20: Derek Clark, Petersburg Summerfield baseball - Read
- June 14: Audrey Whiteside, East Grand Rapids lacrosse - Read
- June 7: Kari Miller, Ann Arbor Pioneer tennis - Read
- May 24: Keshaun Harris, Lansing Waverly track & field - Read
- May 17: Gabby Sherman, Millington softball - Read
- May 13: Nathan Taylor, Muskegon Mona Shores golf - Read
- May 3: Ally Gaunt, Anchor Bay soccer - Read
- April 26: Kali Heivilin, Three Rivers softball - Read
- March 28: Rickea Jackson, Detroit Edison PSA basketball - Read
- March 21: Noah Wiswary, Hudsonville Unity Christian basketball - Read
- March 15: Cam Peel, Spring Lake swimming - Read
- March 8: Jordan Hamdam, Hudson wrestling - Read
- Feb. 28: Kevon Davenport, Detroit Catholic Central wrestling - Read
- Feb. 22: Reagan Olli, Gaylord skiing - Read
- Feb. 15: Jake Stevenson, Bay Reps ice hockey - Read
- Feb. 8: Molly Davis, Midland Dow basketball - Read
- Feb. 1: Chris DeRocher, Alpena basketball - Read
- Jan. 24: Imari Blond, Flint Kearsley bowling - Read
- Jan. 18: William Dunn, Quincy basketball - Read
- Nov. 29: DaQuan Finn, Detroit Martin Luther King football - Read
- Nov. 22: Paige Briggs, Lake Orion volleyball - Read
- Nov. 15: Hunter Nowak, Morrice football - Read
- Nov. 8: Jon Dougherty, Detroit Country Day soccer - Read
- Nov. 2: Jordan Stump, Camden-Frontier volleyball - Read
- Oct. 24: Danielle Staskowski, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep golf - Read
- Oct. 19: Adam Bruce, Gladstone cross country - Read
- Oct. 12: Ericka VanderLende, Rockford cross country - Read
- Oct. 5: Kobe Clark, Schoolcraft football - Read
- September 27: Jonathan Kliewer, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern soccer - Read
- Sept. 13: Judy Rector, Hanover-Horton cross country - Read
- Sept. 21: Kiera Lasky, Bronson volleyball - Read
- Sept. 28: Jonathan Kliewer, Forest Hills Northern soccer - Read
2017-18 School Year
- June 22: Kasey Jamieson, Lansing Christian soccer - Read
- June 15: Erik Fahlen Jr., GR NorthPointe Christian golf - Read
- June 7: Paxton Johnson, Escanaba golf - Read
- June 1: Lydia Goble, Schoolcraft softball - Read
- May 25: Corinne Jemison, East Kentwood track & field - Read
- May 18: Reagan Wisser, Richland Gull Lake soccer - Read
- May 11: Clayton Sayen, Houghton track & field - Read
- May 4: Autumn Roberts, Traverse City Central tennis - Read
- April 27: Thomas Robinson, Wyoming Lee track & field - Read
- March 29: Carlos Johnson, Benton Harbor basketball - Read
- March 22: Shine Strickland-Gills, Saginaw Heritage basketball - Read
- March 16: Skyler Cooks-Weeks, Holland Christian swimming - Read
- March 9: Dakota Greer, Howard City Tri-County wrestling - Read
- March 2: Camree' Clegg, Wayne Memorial basketball - Read
- Feb. 23: Aliah Robertson, Sault Ste. Marie swimming - Read
- Feb. 16: Austin O'Hearon, Eaton Rapids wrestling - Read
- Feb. 9: Sophia Ward, Muskegon Oakridge basketball - Read
- Feb. 2: Brenden Tulpa, Hartland ice hockey - Read
- Jan. 26: Brandon Whitman, Dundee wrestling - Read
- Jan 19: Derek Maas, Holland West Ottawa swimming - Read
- Nov. 29: La'Darius Jefferson, Muskegon football - Read
- Nov. 23: Ashley Turak, Farmington Hills Harrison swimming - Read
- Nov. 16: Bryce Veasley, West Bloomfield football - Read
- Nov. 9: Jose Penaloza, Holland soccer - Read
- Nov. 2: Karenna Duffey, L'Anse Creuse North cross country - Read
- Oct. 26: Anika Dy, Traverse City West - Read
- Oct. 19: Andrew Zhang, Bloomfield Hills tennis - Read
- Oct. 12: Nolan Fugate, Grand Rapids Catholic Central football - Read
- Oct. 5: Marissa Ackerman, Munising tennis - Read
- Sept. 28: Minh Le, Portage Central soccer - Read
- Sept. 21: Olivia Theis, Lansing Catholic cross country - Read
- Sept. 14: Maddy Chinn, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep volleyball - Read
2016-17 School Year
- June 22: Meghan Beaubien, Monroe St. Marcy CC softball - Read
- June 17: Isabelle Scane, Cranbrook Kingswood lacrosse - Read
- June 9: Hunter Eichhorn, Carney-Nadeau golf - Read
- June 2: Grace Stark, White Lake Lakeland track - Read
- May 25: Brendon Gouin, Gaylord golf - Read
- May 19: Hannah Ducolon, Bay City All Saints softball - Read
- May 13: Mason Phillips, Salem track & field - Read
- May 4: Lillian Albaugh, Farwell track & field - Read
- April 27: Amber Gall, Shepherd track & field - Read
- April 21: Sloane Teske, East Grand Rapids girls tennis - Read
- Mar. 30: Romeo Weems, New Haven boys basketball - Read
- Mar. 23: Jaycie Burger & Maddie Clark, Pittsford girls basketball - Read
- Mar. 16: Camden Murphy, Novi swimming - Read
- Mar. 9: Ben Freeman, Walled Lake Central wrestling - Read
- Mar. 2: Joey Mangner, Chelsea swimming - Read
- Feb. 28: Isabelle Nguyen, Grosse Pointe North gymnastics - Read
- Feb. 16: Dakota Hurbis, Saline swimming & diving - Read
- Feb. 3: Foster Loyer, Clarkston basketball - Read
- Jan. 27: Nick Jenkins, Detroit CC wrestling - Read
- Jan. 20: Eileene Naniseni, Mancelona basketball - Read
- Jan. 13: Rory Anderson, Calumet ice hockey - Read
- Dec. 15: Demetri Martin, Big Rapids basketball - Read
- Dec. 1: Rodney Hall, Detroit Cass Tech football –Read
- Nov. 24: Ally Cummings, Novi volleyball – Read
- Nov. 17: Chloe Idoni, Fenton volleyball – Read
- Nov. 10: Adelyn Ackley, Hart cross country – Read
- Nov. 3: Casey Kirkbride, Mattawan soccer – Read
- Oct. 27: Colton Yesney, Negaunee cross country – Read
Oct. 20: Varun Shanker, Midland Dow tennis – Read
- Oct. 13: Anne Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country – Read
- Oct. 6: Shuaib Aljabaly, Coldwater cross country – Read
- Sept. 29: Taylor Seaman, Brighton swimming & diving – Read
- Sept. 22: Maggie Farrell, Battle Creek Lakeview cross country – Read
- Sept. 15: Franki Strefling, Buchanan volleyball – Read
- Sept. 8: Noah Jacobs, Corunna cross country – Read
2015-16 School Year
- June 22: Erin Shuboy, Richmond softball - Read
- June 15: Andrew Walker, Battle Creek Lakeview boys golf - Read
June 8: Sekayi Bracey, East Kentwood girls track & field - Read
- June 1: Anna Jefferson, Oak Park track & field - Read
- May 25: Connor Bandel, Oxford track & field - Read
- May 18: Kalyn Breckenridge, Birch Run girls soccer - Read
- May 11: Morgan Beadlescomb, Algonac track & field - Read
- May 4: Abby Krzywiecki, Farmington Hills Mercy softball - Read
- April 29: Mike Mokma, Holland Christian baseball - Read
- April 21: Abby Devozzo, Cadillac girls soccer - Read
- March 31: Cassius Winston, Detroit U-D Jesuit boys basketball - Read
- March 24: Kierra Fletcher, Warren Cousino girls basketball - Read
- March 17: Jacob Montague, Grosse Pointe South boys swimming - Read
- March 10: Kyle Tuttle, St. Charles boys bowling - Read
- March 3: Brittney Schnicke, Caledonia girls bowling - Read
- Feb. 25: Kamari Newman, Detroit East English boys basketball - Read
- Feb. 18: Jason Whitens, North Central boys basketball - Read
- Feb. 11: Rachel Hogan, Grand Ledge girls gymnastics - Read
- Feb. 4: Nehemiah Mork, Midland Dow boys swimming - Read
- Jan. 27: Mardrekia Cook, Muskegon girls basketball - Read
- Jan. 20: Sage Castillo, Hartland wrestling - Read
- Jan. 13: Rob Zofchak, Dexter swimming & diving - Read
- Jan. 6: Tyler Deming, Caro wrestling - Read
- Dec. 15: Jordan Weber, East Jordan boys basketball - Read
- Dec. 8: Kaitlyn Geers, Kent City girls basketball - Read