LAKELAND — Particular person county and district titles had been on the road in girls and boys golf, swimming and cross nation and lots of athletes rose to the event and are among the many nominees on this week’s Large 10 ballot.
Volleyball gamers noticed motion within the regional playoffs, whereas soccer gamers are winding down the common season. There’s yet one more week within the common season.
In final week’s ballot, Winter Haven volleyball participant Taylor Warren got here away with 57 p.c of the vote to take first place, adopted by Marcos Cabrera with 15.4 p.c. This week’s ballot shall be open till midday on Thursday.
1 McKeel junior Georgia Grace Spence (ladies golf) shot 1-under 71 to win the ladies title on the 2026 Polk County Championship at Cyprepsswood Golf Course.
2 All Saints eighth-grader Charlotte Roy (ladies cross nation) received the ladies race in 18:39.3 on the 2026 Polk County Championship at Holloway Park.
3 Lake Wales senior Gabriel Harris (boys cross nation) received the boys race in 16:04.1 on the 2026 Polk County Championship at Holloway Park.
4 George Jenkins senior Nico Lee (boys swimming) set private information within the 100-yard butterfly and the 100 breaststroke on the Class 4A, District 7 swimming and diving meet. He received the 100 fly 53.4 in and end second within the 100 breast in 59.89.
5 Haines Metropolis senior quarterback Blake Herrington (soccer) completed with 163 yards of complete offense within the Hornets’ victory over Davenport. He accomplished 5 of 8 passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 97 yards on eight carries.
6 Winter Haven senior Sophie Whitaker (volleyball) completed with 14 kills and 4 aces within the Blue Devils’ 3-1 victory over West Orange within the 6A-2 regional semifinals. For the season, she leads Winter Haven with 208 kills and in addition has 26 aces.
7 Lakeland Christian senior quarterback Brody Brenneman (soccer) accomplished 18 of 25 passes for 227 yards with two touchdowns. For the season, he has accomplished 104 of 147 passes for 1,785 yards with 29 touchdowns and two interceptions.
8 Winter Haven senior operating again Tiberius O’Neil (soccer) rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries. For the season, he has 925 yards and eight touchdowns on 115 carries.
9 Frostproof quarterback EJ Stoudemire (soccer) accomplished 8 of 15 passes for 126 yards and one landing within the Frostproof’s 14-6 victory over Fort Meade.
10 All Saints junior Alex Kruschwitz (boys golf) shot 3-over 75 to win th boys title on the 2026 Polk County Championship at Cypresswood Golf Course.
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