The 2026 North Carolina high school fall sports season is in the closing stages.
The NCHSAA volleyball season wraps up with state championships on Oct. 30-31. Week 11 is the last week of the North Carolina high school football regular season.
With that, 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
.Reece Shuman, Asheville Christian Academy: Shuman recorded 14 kills, 10 digs and two blocks in a 3-0 win vs. GRACE Christian.
Harper Day Fouse, Asheville High: Fouse won the MAC three-mile run with a time of 18:59.91.
Molly Forbes, Avery County: Forbes finished tied for second at the NCHSAA 1A/2A West Regional, shooting a five-over-par 79.
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Merritt, Brevard: Merritt won the 5,000-meter race at the Mountain Eight Conference Championship with a time of 20:02.34.
Reagan Adams, Hendersonville: Adams recorded eight kills and seven blocks in a 3-2 win vs. Polk County.
Natalia Cogdill, Aubrey Gilliland, North Buncombe: Cogdill and Gilliland won the NCHSAA 5A doubles state championship.
Carlee Grace Stewart, Owen: Stewart won the Western Highlands Conference championship 5,000-meter race with a time of 26:37.16.
Giselle White, West Henderson: White had 13 kills, 12 digs and 4.5 blocks in the victory.
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. 19-25
