Athletes from Minerva and Northwest high schools won the voting for the Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark County High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 5-10.
Ally Sullivan of Minerva is the girls winner and Brayden Venables of Northwest wins for the boys. Sullivan, who plays soccer, received 57.1% of the votes cast. Venables, a football player, received 62.6% of the votes cast.
A total of 27,432 votes were cast overall.
Look for more on each athlete below. Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark County High School Athlete of the Week returns to CantonRep.com next Tuesday.
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Ally Sullivan, Minerva soccer
Made nine saves in a 5-0 win over Aquinas, her fourth shutout of the season.
Brayden Venables, Northwest football
Completed 13 of 16 passes for 220 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions as Northwest scored a season-high 55 points in a road win at Tuslaw.\Noah Cooper, Northwest soccer
A look at the 2026-27 Stark County High School Athlete of the Week winners
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Date – girls winner | boys winner
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Aug. 28 — Peyton Beaumariage, Minerva golf | Cole Bates, Marlington football
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Sept. 4 — Ricci Mendoza, McKinley soccer | Noah Morckel, Minerva soccer
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Sept. 11 — Emma Haupt, Jackson soccer | Colin Harris, Northwest soccer
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Sept. 18 — Morgan Rosenberry, Jackson volleyball | Ontrell Hunter, Fairless football
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Sept. 25 — Reese Riley, Louisville soccer | Sam Baker, Hoover cross country
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Oct. 2 — Emery Sell, Minerva golf | Kyelin West, McKinley football
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Oct. 9 — Bailee Espenschied, Fairless soccer | Logan Samples, Northwest soccer
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Editor’s note: Winners of the Stark County Athlete of the Week in the fall are not eligible to win again until the winter.
The Canton Repository sports department can be contacted via email at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Ally Sullivan, Brayden Venables win Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark Athlete of the Week vote
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