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Vote for the area High School Athlete of the Week

All nominations are voted online by the readers. Only one vote per IP address is recorded during the polling period. Poll closes at 8 a.m. Thursday morning and the winner will be announced in that day's print edition.

Kaylee Whatley (Sturgis Brown girls’ basketball): Whatley scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 53-49 win over Spearfish.

Maraia Kruske and Taylor Graveman (Spearfish wrestling): Kruske and Graveman both became state champions this past weekend, and won all their matches by pinfall.

Wren and Reese Jacobs (Sturgis Brown wrestling): Wren and Reese Jacobs both won individual state titles this weekend in back-to-back matches at the SD State "A" Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City. Wren upset the #1 ranked and undefeated wrestler to win his state title. Reese capped off an undefeated season by winning a state title as a sophomore. Together they helped boost the Scoopers to a 6th place team finish.

Tyler Huber (Spearfish boys’ basketball): Huber, a senior, has helped the Spartans win six of the last seven games, including a 66-62 win over Rapid City Steven where Huber scored 17 points on, 7-14 shooting, with three 3-pointers.

Chloe Crago (Belle Fourche girls’ basketball): In a 53-48 win against RC Christian, Crago scored 10 points, pulled down 4 rebounds, had 2 assist, and 3 defensive charges.