The 2026 Western North Carolina high school fall sports season is entering Week 10 while football is heading into Week 9.
It's time to vote for this week's Ingles Western North Carolina girls Athlete of the Week.
Vote for the girls athlete who had the best performance last week. The poll closes on Oct. 15 at noon.
Hadley Merritt, Brevard: Merritt won the 5,000-meter run at the Armentrout Invitational with a time of 20:17.81.
Lilly Lossiah, Cherokee: Lossiah recorded 33 assists in a 3-0 win vs. Robbinsville.
Sydney Cannon, Enka: Cannon tallied 12 digs and 12 assists in a 3-0 win vs. North Buncombe.
Savannah Burch, Hayesville: Burch broke the school record for career assists, surpassing 2,200 assists in a 3-0 win vs. Andrews.
Meredith Gault, Madison:
Gault collected 46 assists and 14 digs in a 3-2 loss vs. Mitchell.
Maggie Neill, Mountain Heritage: Neill recorded 11 kills, four blocks and 12 digs in a 3-2 win vs. Mitchell.
Kenzie Robinson, Owen: Robinson collected 38 assists in a 3-0 win vs. Madison.
Zaelyn Phillips, Robbinsville: Phillips recorded 18 kills and two blocks in a 3-0 win vs. Rosman.
Zachary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Vote for the Ingles WNC high school girls Athlete of the Week, Oct. 5-11
