Oregon volleyball player voted first Rockford Register Star high school athlete of the week
Oregon volleyball player Ava Wight was voted as the first Rockford Register Star athlete of the week for the 2022-23 school year.
Wight earned 45 percent of the 67,590 votes, beating out Harlem cross country runner Dylan Malmgren (25 percent). The full results are below.
Wight had three kills, 10 digs and one block in the quick sweep of Eastland last week that got Oregon volleyball off and rolling.
Voting for the next athlete of the week begins Tuesday. To nominate a player or group of players, email Jay Taft at jtaft@rrstar.com by noon each Monday.
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Athavion Coleman, Auburn football
Coleman caught six passes for 144 yards, second in Auburn history. But Harlem shut him down in the second half, holding him to two catches for 23 yards after he had 121 yards receiving in the first half. Harlem defeated Auburn 21-12
Evan Folk, Durand/Pecatonica boys golf
Folk shot a 39 on Thursday at Westlake Golf Course in Winnebago to not only take the top medalist honors, but also to help Du/Pec (6-0) knock off Forreston 179-189 and stay undefeated on the young season.
Ava Hackman, Oregon girls golf
Hackman shot a 40 on Thursday playing nine holes at Silver Ridge in Byron to help spark Oregon (6-0) to a narrow 202-203 victory over Byron. Hackman's short game was on as she parred three of the par-3s on the front nine.
Johnny Kobler, Forreston football
Kobler rumbled 120 yards on just 12 carries Friday to lead Forreston to 464 yards rushing in a 44-14 win over Stockton. Kobler is a converted lineman to fullback
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Dylan Malmgren, Harlem cross country
Malmgren won the Jefferson J-Hawk Invitational cross country meet individual title on Saturday with a time of 11:07.80. His performance sparked Harlem to the team title as well.
AJ Mulcahy, Durand/Pecatonica football
Mulcahy broke out with a 235-yard rushing performance in the season opener on Friday, doing all of his damage in just the first half while sparking Du/Pec to a 53-6 win over West Carroll. He scored five touchdowns, including a 39-yard burst into the end zone on his final carry of the second quarter — and his last of the game.
Cole Warren, Hononegah football
In his first varsity start, Warren threw for 181 yards and 3 TDs while completing 10 of his 15 passes during a 35-22 win over Jefferson on Saturday. His final pass of the game was an 8-yard TD throw to Quintin Morehouse midway through the third quarter that made it 35-8.
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Jack Washburn, Oregon football
The Hawks' QB threw the ball an area-high 37 times on Friday during a 34-6 loss to Dixon, completing 23 of his passes for 170 yards. His 5-yard TD pass late in the fist quarter cut the Dixon lead to 7-6, but the Dukes broke it open from there.
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and follow him on Twitter at @JayTaft. Sign up for the Rockford High School newsletter at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a wide variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears to youth sports, for more than 20 years at the Register Star, and for nearly 30 years all together. He was a four-sport athlete himself, and is the father of five that went on to be jocks of some kind as well.
This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Vote for the first athlete of the week poll of the 2022-23 school year
