Vote for the Athlete of the Week for May 18-24, presented by Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

BATTLE CREEK — Meet the most recent nominees for Battle Creek Enquirer Athletes of the Week, presented by Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.

Each week during the high school sports season, we will ask our readers to vote for the top performance of the week in all high school sports, taking a look at events from Monday-Saturday.

MORE: Enquirer Top Performances for high school sports for May 18-24

Make sure to vote early and often for your pick, as the winner will be featured in an Athlete of the Week spotlight story in the Sunday edition of the Enquirer. Fans can vote for their favorite athlete until Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Nominees for Bronson Battle Creek Athlete of the Week

Brendan Daugherty

Harper Creek Boys Golf

Harper Creek senior Brendan Daugherty and Harper Creek junior Mack King shared medalist honors as they finished tied for first at the 2026 All-City Boys Golf Tournament at Marywood Golf Club. Both Daugherty and King finished with a round of 83 for the 18-hole tournament. Those two golfers helped Harper Creek win the team title for the fifth season in a row. Harper Creek finished with a team score of 346.

Mack King

Harper Creek Boys Golf

Harper Creek senior Brendan Daugherty and Harper Creek junior Mack King shared medalist honors as they finished tied for first at the 2026 All-City Boys Golf Tournament at Marywood Golf Club. Both Daugherty and King finished with a round of 83 for the 18-hole tournament. Those two golfers helped Harper Creek win the team title for the fifth season in a row. Harper Creek finished with a team score of 346.

Josh Ilgenfritz

Harper Creek Boys Track

Harper Creek claimed the Interstate 8 Conference championship in boys track as the Beavers finished first at the league meet. The No. 2 state-ranked Harper Creek squad had 165.5 team points to outdistance second-place Parma Western with 130. Josh Ilgenfritz won the 800 (1:58.4). Harper Creek took first in the 3,200 relay (8:19.19) with the team of Ilgenfritz, Logyn Katsarsky, Cooper Gardner, Christian Ayres.

Lola Saber

Marshall Girls Soccer

Lola Saber helped the Marshall girls soccer team clinch the Interstate 8 Conference title after earning a tie with Harper Creek 1-1. Saber scored the lone goal for the Redhawks in the game off pass from Nyla Whittaker. With the result, Marshall finished the league season at 5-0-1 for the outright title.

Bill Broderick can be reached at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @billbroderick

This article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Vote for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week for May 18-24