The high school conferences select their top players every season, and we select ours.
We even go so far as to pick our own Players of the Year.
But this is the reader’s chance to have their voice heard.
We will soon be coming out with our own Boys and Girls high school athletes of the year, voted on by our staff who spent hours pouring through stats, game highlights, and more. But this is your opportunity to pick your favorite.
This poll includes athletes who played sports during the 2024-25 school year, and many who played more than one.
Please, vote once per day.
The poll will stay open for two weeks, with the results being announced some time after 5 p.m. July 2.
Choose from these 15 high school male athletes:
2025 Rockford Register Star Male Athlete of the Year nominees
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.
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Reporting by Jay Taft, Rockford Register Star / Rockford Register Star
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