Here’s the WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 11th, 2026:
The Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is senior boys soccer player, Jose Tomas Cortez. Jose had two goals in the Titan’s 6-2 win over Quad Cities Christian. He’s starting to heat up as the postseason nears. Jose is second on the team in goals for the season.
The United Red Storm Athlete of the Week is sophomore girls golfer, Kennedy Martin. Kennedy had a fantastic week on the golf course. First, she shot an 87 at the class 1A sectional meet at Valley View. That placed her in a tie for 11th overall and sent her to the state finals at Red Tail Run in Decatur. Kennedy shot a 96 on the first day of the finals, just missing the cut to play in the final round by two strokes.
The West Central Heat Athlete of the Week is junior volleyball player, Lilly Higgins. In a week that contained a busy eight matches, Lilly was a beast at the net in every one of them. She totaled 114 kills for an average of over 14 per match. Lilly showed her versatility, as well, getting 32 digs and 7 service aces.
The Galesburg Silver Streak Athlete of the Week is junior girls swimmer, Faith Warren. Faith participated in 8 events last week and had at least a top-four finish in all of them. She had a great day at the highly competitive 10-school United Township Invite, where she was 3rd in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 breaststroke, as well as a 1st and 2nd in relay events. Earlier in the week, Faith had a pair of wins in a 3-team meet vs. Metamora and Pekin.
The Abingdon-Avon Tornado Athlete of the Weekis junior boys cross country runner, James Shuey. James placed 4th at the Lincoln Trail Conference Championship Meet at Midland Golf Course, finishing just 3 seconds out of 2nd place. His time placed him on the LTC All-Conference First Team. Later in the week, James was 17th out of 77 total runners at the Delavan Small School Invite.
Thanks to our AOTW sponsors…….. Midwest Bank, McDonough Telephone Cooperative – MTC and Tompkins State Bank
