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And the winner of this week's athlete of the week poll is ...

jay taft, rockford register star
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Hononegah swimmers and coaches jump in the pool Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Jefferson High School in Rockford to celebrate their record 13th consecutive NIC-10 boys swimming title.
Hononegah swimmers and coaches jump in the pool Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Jefferson High School in Rockford to celebrate their record 13th consecutive NIC-10 boys swimming title.

Hononegah swimmer Cale Miles was voted the Rockford Register Star athlete of the week for his performance from Feb. 6-11.

Miles earned just over 42% of the votes, beating out East swimmer Camden Taylor, who came in second with a more than 36% of the votes.

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Miles, a sophomore, won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly and swam on two winning relay teams to win the maximum four events at the NIC-10 meet. That helped Hononegah win its 13th consecutive NIC-10 title.

Voting for the next athlete of the week begins Tuesday. The full list of nominees runs online at rrstar.com on Tuesdays and in print Wednesdays. Winners are announced online Fridays and in print on Sundays.

To nominate a player or group of players, email Jay Taft at jtaft@rrstar.com by 9 a.m. each Monday. Please include statistics or coaches' comments to support the nomination.

The other nominees this past week were Taylor; Dakota's Finley Baks; Hononegah's Madison Davenport; Freeport's Cadence Diduch; East's Carl Harris; Belvidere's Brayden Teunissen; South Beloit's McKenah Tyrrell; and Dakota's Noah Wenzel.

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Swim and dive: East's Camden Taylor sets every individual NIC-10 swim record

Boys basketball: Two conference title showdowns and game vs. No. 1 team in state

Girls basketball: 7 Rockford-area girls teams reflect on the big prize

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, since the turn of the century at the Register Star, and for over 30 years all together.

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